Xenoblade Chronicles X remains in Wii U jail
There is a myriad of ways Nintendo could have endedtoday’s jam-packed Direct. It could have given us some new footage and release dates forThe Sequel to The Breath of the WildorBayonetta 3. It could have presented the first footage ofMetroid Prime 4or a sequel toSuper Mario Odysseyor thatDetective Pikachuport/sequel that may or may not still be in the works. It could have revealed a revival ofMole Mania. So many options with so many highly anticipated titles in the works, but Nintendo decided to end its first Direct of 2022 by throwing a bone to theXenobladefans out there with itsXenoblade Chronicles 3reveal.
From developer Monolith Soft,Xenoblade Chronicles 3will put players in control of Noah and Mio as they navigate a treacherous world and two nations at odds with one another. In aletterpublished shortly after the game’s reveal, Executive Director Tetsuya Takahashi explained some of the visuals seen in the trailer, including the broken sword of the Mechonis and the Urayan Titan’s body, were conceived years ago following the completion of development on the first game in the series. The central theme ofXC3will be “life.”
Masatsugu Saito, who designed the cast ofXenoblade Chronicles 2, is back on character design duty for the upcoming sequel. Koichi Mugitani created some of the key art for the game that will be revealed at a later time. As for the soundtrack, musicians from pastXenobladetitles, including ACE, Kenji Hiramatsu, Manami Kiyota, Mariam Abounnasr, and Yasunori Mitsuda, will compose the score.
Mr. Takahasi ended the letter stating:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3is a new adventure bringing together the worlds ofXenoblade ChroniclesandXenoblade Chronicles 2to take players into the future.
I’m not 100% sure how that’s going to work having not completed either of the previous games in the series, but I’m sure it’ll be interesting nonetheless.Xenoblade Chronicles 3launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch this September.
