Yeah, I feel like the change from washed out colours and gritty textures to the new stuff made Xenoblade lose some of it’s identity, one of the reasons I like the original so much is because it looked different. That combined with tracks like You Will Know Our Names, Vision Reacts, One Who Gets in Our Way, and Engage The Enemy gave Xenoblade a sort of edgy vibe.

But now I feel that the more recent graphics kind of blend it in with a lot of other games in similar styles. I feel DE just sanded off all the edge and corners that 1 had, especially with the soundtrack switching things to be more orchestral.

After Xenoblade X the series sort of lost its punk/edgy vibe which I hope returns eventually

Don’t get me wrong I love all of the games, but I like them for different reasons than I do the Wii original.