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Nintendo has released a newXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editiontrailer, shedding more light on the game’s plot. Titled “The Year is 2054,” the video features Elma, one of the main protagonists, narrating the events that brought players to the world of Mira. The trailer also showcases snippets ofXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editiongameplay and how it’s been adapted now that it no longer has the support of the Wii U’s GamePad.
Xenoblade Chroniclesis a JRPG series created by Monolith Soft’s Tetsuya Takahashi, exclusive to Nintendo consoles. The firstXenobladewas almost a Japan-only release, but thanks to the fan campaign Operation Rainfall, Western audiences eventually got a chance to experience it. The game’s success led to three more entries in the series: two mainline titles,Xenoblade Chronicles 2andXenoblade Chronicles 3, and a spinoff,Xenoblade Chronicles X. With the release ofXCX: Definitive Edition, all games in the series will now be playable on the Nintendo Switch.
Today, Nintendo shared a new trailer highlightingthe plotof Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. In 2054, Earth was caught in an intergalactic war between two alien races. Before the planet was destroyed, a select group of humans boarded the White Whale ark, escaping in search of a new home. Their journey, fraught with challenges, eventually led them to the planet Mira. However, a crucial piece of technology called the Lifehold, which houses most passengers in stasis, was lost during the crash landing. It’s up to the player to locate the Lifehold before its battery runs out.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Will Add New Story Elements
The original game ended on a cliffhanger, but the definitive edition promises new story segments, potentially continuing the unresolved ending.Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionis one of themost ambitious and expansive RPGs on Nintendo consoles. Beyond the primary mission of the BLADE, the user-controlled character tasked with finding the Lifehold, players must also explore Mira, plant probes, and battle both native and alien creatures to secure humanity’s new home.
On the Wii U,Xenoblade Chronicles Xused the console’s GamePadextensively, functioning as both a map that continuously tracked the character’s surroundings and a tool for interactions in single-player and online multiplayer modes. The new trailer offered glimpses of how these interactions have been streamlined for the Switch. The GamePad interface has been transferred to a dedicated menu. There’s now a mini-map in the upper-right corner, similar to otherXenobladetitles, and other UI elements previously found on the GamePad have now been relocated to the main screen. Overall, the UI doesn’t appear cluttered, though this adaptation may slightly alter the dynamics of the definitive version compared to the original.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
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Rebuild humanity on the mysterious planet Mira in this action RPG.
The year is 2054. Earth has been destroyed by an intergalactic war between two alien races, and humanity is on the brink of annihilation. A small number of survivors, aboard the USS White Whale, crash land on the vast and untamed planet Mira—and now it falls to you, as a member of BLADE, to help bring humanity back from the edge of extinction…with the aid of powerful giant robots called Skells!Choose from a huge variety of special attacks, skills, and classes in a combat system that’s as deep as you want it to be. Once you’ve proven yourself to BLADE, you’ll earn the right to pilot and personalize your very own Skell—a powerful machine that can fly, transform into a vehicle for fast overland travel, and wield immense strength in combat with customizable weapons and armor.As you go about the reconstruction effort, getting to know the people of New Los Angeles (NLA), you’ll build affinity with your party members and unlock quests for gear and other rewards. Join your choice of military organization within BLADE to take on even more missions—or even team up with up to 32 players from near and far online* in Squad Tasks, Online Missions, and extra-challenging Global Nemesis Battles!
