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When compared to the games that came before them, the Xenoblade series is more game-play oriented than their predecessors: Xenogears and the Xenosaga series.
I believe it was Tetsuya Takahashi himself that stated that they wanted to create a more game-play centered game with the original Xenoblade, as one of the

...Why is Buzz Lightyear fighting demons in hell with a shotgun?