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Xanadu Next

Xanadu Next encapsulates the design philosophies of the early-to-mid 2000's Falcom, culminating in one of the best PC games I've played in years. You owe it to yourself to give this game a shot.
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46%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
46% User Score Based on 6 reviews
Critic Score 83%Based on 5 reviews

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PC
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About Xanadu Next

Xanadu Next is a single player and multiplayer hack and slash game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Nihon Falcom and was released on June 24, 2005. It received positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Xanadu Next is an exploration-centric action RPG from Nihon Falcom, the acclaimed creators of the Ys and The Legend of Heroes RPG franchises. A late entry in their immensely popular Dragon Slayer series and a spiritual follow-up to the late ‘80s cult classic Faxanadu, Xanadu Next puts players in the shoes of a gravely injured knight given a new lease on life through ancient magic who must now seek…

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46%Audience ScoreBased on 6 reviews
atmosphere1 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions

  • graphics

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  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
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Xanadu Next is a hack and slash game with fantasy theme.

Xanadu Next is available on PC.

Xanadu Next was released on June 24, 2005.

Xanadu Next was developed by Nihon Falcom.

Xanadu Next has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Xanadu Next for its atmosphere but disliked it for its graphics.

Xanadu Next is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Ys I & II Chronicles+, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, THEATRHYTHM FINAL BAR LINE, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight, Realms of Arkania 1 - Blade of Destiny Classic and others.