Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Announcement Trailer (September 2022)

Thread: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Announcement Trailer (September 2022)
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A vast world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next game in the acclaimed RPG series from developer Monolith Soft. Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. Six characters hailing from those nations will take part in a grand tale with "life" as its central theme. Explore a new world that will connect the futures of both Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, launching for Nintendo Switch in September 2022.
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Hi everyone, this is Tetsuya Takahashi from Monolith Soft.

Just over four years since the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and one and a half years since the release of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, we now bring to you news regarding the latest game from Monolith Soft: Xenoblade Chronicles 3. As the name indicates, it's the third installment in the Xenoblade Chronicles series. We are currently making final adjustments to ensure we create the best game possible based on everything we've learned from the past entries in the series.

The key visual features a broken great sword of Mechonis and the body of the Urayan Titan with a gaping wound. I imagine everyone who saw the trailer was quite surprised by the final scene. What is this visual hinting at? I can't reveal that just yet. What I can tell you is that this visual was conceived quite some time ago. More precisely speaking, we came up with it sometime between the end of development of Xenoblade Chronicles and the beginning of development of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. So, it's not something we recently added to the series.

We believe the game will be enjoyable for both those who've played Xenoblade Chronicles or Xenoblade Chronicles 2, as well as those who will be playing a Xenoblade Chronicles game for the first time.

The characters were designed by Masatsugu Saito, who also designed the characters for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. While we can't reveal them at this time, Koichi Mugitani created some of the game's key artwork. As you can see, familiar staff members with the Xenoblade Chronicles series have once again come together to create this game.

The game music was also handled by artists who've contributed to the series in the past. The music for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, Manami Kiyota, ACE (TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO), Kenji Hiramatsu and Mariam Abounnasr.

The music in this game maintains the unique Xenoblade Chronicles touch while also taking on a new challenge, namely that of integrating a flute-based melody as its motif. The flute is actually one of the key themes in this game. A variety of other elements and themes are hidden in the trailer and we'll be revealing the details a bit at a time going forward.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a new adventure bringing together the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to take players into the future. While there is still some time left before the release of the game, I hope you'll look forward to it.
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This looks just amazing. How they get such huge and beautiful environments out of the Switch never ceases to amaze me.

If this holds up to the previous 3 games, it'll cement the series as the best JRPG's currently being made. Bloody love them.

God this year has too many good games coming out.
 
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I wish I liked this series more. Maybe this isn't fair, but it is just a bit *too* fantastical for me. I really loved the detailed worldbuilding they did in Xenogears and the Xenosaga games, but Xenoblade and Xenoblade X (the only two I've played) just didn't seem to bother with making the worlds feel believable in favor of throwing all sorts of fantastical shit your way.
 
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Zefah said:
I wish I liked this series more. Maybe this isn't fair, but it is just a bit *too* fantastical for me. I really loved the detailed worldbuilding they did in Xenogears and the Xenosaga games, but Xenoblade and Xenoblade X (the only two I've played) just didn't seem to bother with making the worlds feel believable in favor of throwing all sorts of fantastical shit your way.
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You're not wrong, but that's also kind of what I like about it. I like fictional universes that are completely bloody ridiculous, but everyone in them just gets on with it.
 
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Zefah said:
I wish I liked this series more. Maybe this isn't fair, but it is just a bit *too* fantastical for me. I really loved the detailed worldbuilding they did in Xenogears and the Xenosaga games, but Xenoblade and Xenoblade X (the only two I've played) just didn't seem to bother with making the worlds feel believable in favor of throwing all sorts of fantastical shit your way.
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If I had not spoiled it for myself by osmosis over the years the reveal
of Saturn and the other planets on the screen on the screen as the party readies location of the final battle in 1, and that Xenoblade takes place in humanities future would have been among the greatest plot twists I've ever seen in a work of fiction, on par with the Statue of Liberty in Planet of the Apes, Darth Ravens reveal, the true antagonist of Jade Empire revealing themselves, and Darth Vaders line.
 
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After waiting for them to show this at so many Directs it is finally here.
 
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Zefah said:
I wish I liked this series more. Maybe this isn't fair, but it is just a bit *too* fantastical for me. I really loved the detailed worldbuilding they did in Xenogears and the Xenosaga games, but Xenoblade and Xenoblade X (the only two I've played) just didn't seem to bother with making the worlds feel believable in favor of throwing all sorts of fantastical shit your way.
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The irony is that the Xenoblade-games are based on the most believable, realistic plot of any jrpg. @Zeta Dragoon mentions it in his spoiler. While the appearance of the world and its inhibitants in xenoblade 1 and 2 might looks fantastical, it all is rooted in facts and logic, it's just that the story starts after that point in history. Xenoblade 3 actually seems to converge towards a more technology-based world, so I think it's something you'd enjoy more. Takahashi just wrote in a text towards the audience that 3 will be enjoyable for both veterans and newbies, so maybe just give it a try. Going into this game without knowing the lore is a different experience, too, one that I dont get to enjoy.
 
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I added Tetsuya Takahashi's full message to the OP. Here are the character designs by Masatsugu Saito:

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I absolutely loved XB1 and 2, but X never hit home for me. Here's hoping 3 is solid.

I really like the character design and world design so far, but I'm really hoping that they drop the Gatcha system from 2. It didn't ruin the game by any means, but it wasn't my favorite design decision.
 
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I finally published my first video reacting to Xenoblade 3's reveal. Instead of just commenting on the trailer, I chose to go in deep and present one of my theories that I haven't seen anywhere else on youtube ^^ Enjoy:

 
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