Xenoblade is no less linear than any Jrpg before it ( except the extremes like ff13)
Meaning that it isn't.. Now you can argue that wrpgs aren't because they have a totally different structure that's missing the point ...
Argue like you want , the game is not linear like pong ..that statement is dumb
A jrpgs doing jrpgs is hardly a problem or a reason for saying stupid things...
I already said the pong thing was a stretch and you even acknowledged it. I'm not sure I follow why you are bringing this again. In the very first line of my first reply I said his comparison was a stretch but I still thought it was a linear game then proceeded to explain why.
It's also not all JPRGs that are linear. There are also non linear JRPGs like some the SaGa games. In RS3 you can close the abyss gates in any way you want for instance. You're bringing the debate in an entirely different direction now.
And you're also in no postion to blame him for saying a stupid thing like the pong comparison while you were condescending with him saying no human being that understood the concept of logic would call the game linear. You can't ask for something you're not following yourself.