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lihlih posted...

I've stopped halfway into XC2 because the story is bad(I heard it gets better towards the end, but f*** that) and has a s***load of pacing issues.

It's very back-loaded with the exposition. A sizable chunk of the game is basically just "rawr we bad!" "oh noes don't take my girlfriend!" before it finally starts delving into deeper world-building and character explorations (especially on the villains' side, which is actually where the vast majority of meaningful character development/exposition happens), which is when the story starts to feel like it actually has a point. Strip out the pacing issues, and I would actually say that the story's roughly on par with the first one's, but the pacing is indeed a bit of a slog, and there's never much by way of character development (most of the party is the same person at the end of the game as they are at the beginning), compared to that being a huge part of the first one's story.

You may find it worthwhile to look up the cutscenes and watch everything after you gave up. In that form, it doesn't take very long to get to the good stuff (especially if you skip around a bit to avoid filler), so you could enjoy it without nearly as much time investment. That could also let you get back into the game and skip cutscenes as desired without worrying about missing anything, letting you enjoy the gameplay more.