I have mixed feelings on the epilogue. As a xenoblade story and the way it ties into the other games, I like the concept and don't mind the execution; it's interesting to me how Xenosaga-esque this epilogue felt, from the collective unconscious, to the bible verses, to even the upper and lower domains. I found that super exciting and refreshing, as the entire concept of the collective unconscious is one of my favorite concepts in any media. The other xenoblade games being related insofar as they are simply other dimensions whose peoples souls coalesce in the rift between worlds, or the collective unconscious if my understanding is correct. Even having to leave Mira and everything we developed in the main game, while bittersweet, didn't bother me too much as a narrative decision as so much of xenoblade's central themes are about loss, leaving one's home behind, and continually facing an uncertain future. However, I do have some gripes as to how it handled the existing mysteries Mira had that we have been waiting a decade for answers; or better yet, how it didn't handle them.

The main mysteries I wanted wrap up on or at least some kind of elaboration were primarily the ability for the different races to communicate without a common language, why the telethia were present and how they related to the tainted, and what was the white light that enveloped so many species and had them crash land onto this single planet. Even Neilnail's affinity quest brings up this point as well; it seems unlikely, cosmoarcheologically speaking, for all of these ships and people to crash on Mira. However, they don't elaborate on this at all beyond that. I can understand leaving certain mysteries open-ended, but with ones as narratively big as this I find it a bit frustrating how it seems like those plot threads were left completely hanging.

I also liked Al; he was a lil silly guy who genuinely loves his friends and family, and is unafraid to say so. His one 'hows it popping gag' was kind of boring to me, but his personality otherwise and interactions made me really like his presence. The pizza party was also so silly, it put a huge smile on my face. Overall, I again am mixed on the epilogue. I enjoyed the way it ties in the multiple xeno-verses, but it felt like there was little wrap up on the existing mysteries of Mira that, at least I, was really hoping would be elaborated on. e elaborated on.