Well the creators of Xeno series work with Squaresoft in the 90s before to created the studio Monolith Soft, but Square say to Xenogears the game is too much Darl the storyline to becoming a potential FFVII or even VIII.

@@LeGamerduNordOuest xenogears: talk about nostalgia! I had no idea the history that was shared between monolith and square. Makes sense, though.

This blows Final Fantasy out of the water, speaking as a 31 year old FF fan.

Xenoblade Chronicles 11 Online - an MMORPG. Can't wait! Just 12 more years to go!!! ^^

Golden Sun Fan :'(

I said the same thing in my head

I hope we see our boy Rex and Shulk in this story or maybe possibly a DLC content for this game if planned.

@@sonicgalaxy27 We’ll definitely see them like in Xc2 Land of Challenge. You can see Pyra’s sword and the Monado REX in the DLC part of the video.

@@poogiekoko Yeah I saw that at the end of the direct.

They come with the expansion pass, there's 3 monados in the image of it

And then they have something like casual or safety mode to make sure you never need to use any of those complex mechanics. You can probably slide these options on or off whenever you want too, to make it too tempting to not use immediately when you get stuck.

@@zemocon2868 man’s got no self control

YES THE BATTLE SYSTEM MAKES ME TINGLY ALL OVER OOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAHHHHHHH

Did you enjoy it?

Brother....? Is that you?

@@OCabbage so there is another...

7

It will make it very messy to be honest. To confusing and your under pressure so you can’t sit and think about it.

You've always been able to do that in Xenoblade 1, X and 2, haven't you?

Noah can be a Monado boy.

@@dynamicsketch But not THE Monado boy

Bring back the Monado III most underrated weapon imo meanwhile it’s literally god levels of strength and it looks awesome

@@Fermin-hw5pd but D do be having metal face vibes/angles like at 19:41. That particular placement is definitely referencing that moment before metal face does murdery tthings with his claws. I get the same kind of low key horror.

Mfs really want to play as Rex 😭

😂😂😂

This was me in the pre-release hype to Xenoblade 2… you won’t regret it!

You have to try it! I wasn't sure at first but I am SO glad I decided to play it! You won't regret it:)

I started on the definitive edition and I enjoyed it, had a solid story with heaps to do

Play Blade 1 and Blade 2 before this

on goddd i wish im that battle ui right now 💦

Not gonna lie, but Yasunori Mitsuda and other composers really out did themselves with the games soundtrack. I'm really gonna enjoy this game on my TV.

strives for what?

I am beginning to really love this Fusion Power thing.

You think it’ll be similar to Kirby And The Forgotten Land, where as long as it looks like hit the enemy from a certain camera angle, it counts?

Is it a sequel or can I play it alone?

I thought I'd be Forever by your side Protecting you

@@Decidueye6 STOP THE MUSIC!!!

@@Decidueye6 assuming that’s want you wanted to

Takahashi finally getting a chance to tell the story he's been trying to for over 2 decades.

Eh, I'd argue they're missing the best parts of X. Namely the skells exploration in the overworld (super fast, able to fly) and also the ability to focus on enemy parts during battle where destroying those give more drops or prevent the enemy from using certain arts. I understand why these things aren't present, but imo those were what made X my favorite in terms of gameplay.

Three Houses is still better than this thanks to more variety and ambition instead of just the usual real time combat.

@@dfre102 Its lacking X's level of customization too. Gems got ruined by the looks of things and they still won't bring back slotted equipment or make a replacement to allow even more interesting builds and customization. and instead they insist on sticking with the inferior accessory system that greatly neutered customization. Afraid 3 is just a better Torna and nowhere near on the level of fun X is.

@@FuzzyDlop three houses is a different kind of game anyways though, the gameplay in three houses is regular fire emblem, unless you meant three hopes which is a hack an slash

@@dfre102 Skells were the only thing about X that was enjoyable to me. It was an okay game but my least favorite of the series’s. This looks to be the best in the series’s honestly.

You can tell they also took the criticisms to heart about XC2's hyper-sexualization. I never had issue with it personally but I respect that they took feedback seriously and these character designs are still 🔥

@@bloodbond3 But i want a loli killing machine!

@@jj8762 fair point, I don't recall Xenoblade 1 or X being *that* over the top with sexualization

@@bloodbond3 Ahem female armors ahem

This is about to be the best Xenoblade game to date

We eating good!!!!

I'm not saying you're wrong, but the intensely bad marketing and the Wii hardware held back Xenoblade 1 so badly. I mean god knows that Xenoblade is such an awesome rpg series, but back then I remember finally being able to rent the game once and being turned off by how dated it felt even back then visually. The definitive edition really saved the day for me in terms of getting to enjoy the game as it truly should have looked from the start. I just hope someday Nintendo doesn't take half a decade or more to catch up in graphical fidelity >.

@@narius_jaden215 No, the Wii hardware didn't hold back Monlith because even on PS3 and 360 there weren't bigger JRPGs than Xenoblade. Monolith held back itself like they're still doing. They're not great at creating engines, that's a fact. And they are the ones who choose to create big but mostly empty open worlds. Because other than monsters and creatures there's nothing else in their worlds.

@@FuzzyDlop You’re kidding right? Xenoblade effectively had the illusion of an infinite draw distance for massive environments running on the Wii and EVEN the 3DS. Achieving Gaur Plains on the Wii with the entire geography being visible on screen (less textures/foliage/monsters) and no loading zones was technical wizardry. Compare that to Elden Ring, which has noticeable “fog” the farther you look into the distance. Other than key landmarks like the Elden tree, your actual view of the map is fairly constrained around the player. Further out, there’s fog. Xenoblade achieved what it did…running on Wii! You can be at one end of Gaur Plains and see the mountains/terrain on the other end. No loading between the different elevations either. That’s just the technical magic. On top of that, they design visually artistic environments and geography. They pioneered the modern design principles of open world games having visually iconic landmarks to help orient the player and make the world visually interesting. The opposing mountain arches of Gaur Plains is iconic. In BOTW…Dueling Peaks, Death Mountain, or Hyrule Castle centered on the map, visible from everywhere and visually iconic. That design paradigm has been highly influential on the industry, and was really fleshed out by Monolith and then BOTW. So even regardless of visual fidelity and graphical effects, their environmental art design is second to none. I imagine they played a big part in designing a lot of the iconic geography in Breath of the Wild, and helping the technical team achieve that one massive seamless environment with an infinite draw distance (for the geography). That is why I said Monolith is the best acquisition Nintendo is made. Not just for Xenoblade, but for their work on Breath of the Wild as well.

Rainfall only applies to North America. Europe and the UK got those games from September 2011 onwards (which explains why they were dubbed in London). Now, you might think we got lucky in this case, but Xenoblade 1 was the first Xeno game we ever got. We missed out on both Xenogears and Xenosaga, which never saw the light of day in Europe. While I can play Xenogears via the American PS3 storefront, we have no means of playing the Xenosaga trilogy besides emulation. Just one of the many instances of Europe missing out on Japanese games America didn't.

I'm a little disappointed that new outfits are part of the expansion pass and they won't be added until 2023 but this is gonna be a masterpiece in all cases lol

@@3abdooogamer734 there are some new outfits with the dlc on release date

@@sushi287 Just color variants...

@@3abdooogamer734 at least the original outfits are already drippy

@@Bylethisop Indeed

Rpg of the year and soundtrack of the year

Most mid game of the year

@@kirbykirb9197 Kirby was resdient sleeper.

​@@kirbykirb9197 Kirby kirb most ratiod commenter of the year

@@3abdooogamer734 Definitely a strong contender for soundtrack of the year although RPG of the year will go to Elden Ring.

Worst*

YES

@@kirbykirb9197 you

You’re on crack if you think this mid franchise can surpass something like ff or persona.

@@kirbykirb9197 Yea you're trolling bud

and that’s why we play in japanese only

@@wdviolet8434 of course it’s the anime profile pic that says it LMAO

@@wdviolet8434 and miss out on riku's suprisingly smooth voice? Noooo thank you

@@wdviolet8434 Riku’s voice is good

I literally was like "oh Lord the grind is gonna be more than xc2" and I'm not complaining. Looks like hundreds of hours of stuff to do

Me too man. Love every single character!

@tiggy wiggo Facts.

@tiggy wiggo Yeah I feel like a lot has already been revealed. I also think it's pretty obvious who the masked characters in the trailer are.

i would post saul goodman right now if there was gifs

@@VenomSnakeMGS who?

@@TheToni9234 sorry but are you drunk or what? this game is releasing in July 29

The BGM is going OFF in the background, I mean, just listen to the start of the Battling It Out Section!

@@garrettyoung7406 xenoblade? 🤔

Except the framerate was seruously unstable. This needs to be delayed to fix the framerate imho

Not gonna lie, but Yasunori Mitsuda and other composers really out did themselves with the games soundtrack. I'm really gonna enjoy this game on my TV.

@@avaforlife4141 bruh why are you replying to every comment 🤨

@@linkwolf2196 I don't know why is he doing it in the first place. Maybe just to likes in his comments?

@@avaforlife4141 for it to be as seriously unstable as you think it is, it would look more like Hyrule warriors on the 3DS.

Unfortunately jrpgs are kind of niche and Elden Ring was this year, so I doubt it will win goty :( I could see it winning a best ost or best jrpg thiugh

@@d_44 bro Elden ring was good but I don't think that time will look favorably on the last 1/3

@@jstar3382 on the last 1/3? What do you mean?

in japanese he sound cute though. But this still very good

Yeah. I don't hate it, just gonna take some getting used to. 😅

😂😂😂

I hope we get some good tutorials.

what do u mean interlink? (is it the Ouroboros thing?)

@@ayasolaris4971 yep

With the 6 main characters being able to play every class I'm guessing it'll take that long to max everything out lol.

@@Confron7a7ion7 Thought the same thing. This is going to take multiple NG+ runs :D

Gonna REPLAY the ENTIRE game with EVRYONE

I spend 200+ on Xenoblade 2 alone, 100 hours is a low ball

Anime style games like these are always so great these days comparing how much Xenoblade and Fire Emblem series has gotten much reception these days.

100 hours might be the time it takes to just make it through if you rush. That's one of my favorite aspects of Xenoblade. Just so much content. Worth every penny

@@Wolf950 True, but even so this new game does feature a twist and connection from both previous games which is kinda nice. I bet the story will be a little interesting then the second game.

What a bunch of jokers!

THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME?

don't forget 1, that games a masterpiece too

@@characterchampion830 but the game play was boring bad not like 2,3 sadly if only they make it like 2 when they remake it

@@222wesker Respectfully I'm disagreeing. Xenoblade 1 had the better, more natural flow of a story and the gameplay wasn't overbearing with 20 hours of tutorials. XC2 is still good, but I dunno if I'd compare it to XC1.

@@222wesker comparing a genre defining RPG with its glorified waifu simulator sequel that just served to remove everything that made the original great is kind of hilarious. XC2 is not at all comparable to XC1.

@@222wesker I'd hard disagree on this. I'm a big fan of the Xenoblade series but I always found the gameplay in 2 really boring. The combat system is just way too simple for me to enjoy. It's interesting to see everyone talk about 1, 2 and 3 as if X doesn't exist. In my opinion X is by far the very best game in the series, the combat is just way too good and the open world is the best the series has had. Was really hoping for an X2 instead of 3, but hey that's just my humble opinion!

Yeah, Heroes looks like what the rare blade system would've probably been with a healthy dev cycle.

handholding for the noobs lmfao

Not gonna lie, but Yasunori Mitsuda and other composers really out did themselves with the games soundtrack. I'm really gonna enjoy this game on my TV.

@@zegunugu3162 Well, I do like having to figure out the quests on my own, but the way XBC 2 did it was very cryptic and tedious. The quest log did not really explain much about each quest and tracking a quest would more often than not lead you astray or not even show up at all because the map system was broken. The expansion Torna The Golden Country fixed most of these issues, but I think the remastered XBC 1 made questing and using the world map a lot more straight forward. These games are pretty complex as they are, so a little bit of handholding I think is fine. I still remember how hard it was getting back into XBC 2 after not having played it for some time, so I had to resort to searching for tutorials online on how to play again since the game lacked in-game tutorials until the expansion. Not exactly an ideal experience.

@@Frozen_Death_Knight yea i prefer no handholding at all but to each their own.

The environment, the characters and soundtracks are so vibrant. Anime style games are always so great these days comparing how much Xenoblade and Fire Emblem series has gotten much reception these days.

I think there was a Mario Strikers: Battle League "Direct" as well.

@tiggy wiggo, what do you mean? How so?

We had an Animal Crossing Direct in October.

@tiggy wiggo In five years they have barely shown anything of the next Zelda.

Right with that one is the track at 21:17

You have my prayers mate 🙏

Wow, only scarcely could I imagine what that must feel like. There's just not much one fan say, but I hope everything goes well for you and that you have accepted Jesus into your heart.

Stay strong and prayers for you brother. God bless 🙏

I'm very sorry to hear that. I hope things will be able to go well for you.

Please stay strong and live a happy life 🙏

AHHHHH Same here, my goddd! XD I getcha!

Not gonna lie, but Monolith Soft really out did themselves with the games soundtrack.

Agree but nervous about the framerate

@@key81885 with 6 characters + enemies firing off abilities, there will surely be drops

Anime style games like these are always so great these days comparing how much Xenoblade and Fire Emblem series has gotten much reception these days.

Voice overs are horrific, graphics are PS2 level. This game won't be better than xenosaga 3

Tanya Ca`berro average xenoblade hater, let people enjoy what they like, if you prefer something else good for you

Not gonna lie, but Yasunori Mitsuda and other composers really out did themselves with the games soundtrack. I'm really gonna enjoy this game on my TV.

I wanted to buy Definitive Edition as my first Xenoblade but I couldn’t wait for the release date and ended up buying Xenoblade 2 and Torna before that. This is one of my most wanted games ever. I am going to be SO mad if this game isn’t recognized at the game awards after this is a smash hit.

Too many people got angry at 2 but I devoted the time into it and loved the game. I tried to get people to at least look into trying it for themselves as it's is a game that should get better attention than it has. I'll be definitely insta buying three in a couple of weeks.

RIGHT?!!!

I’ve been rewatching the video just to listen to it lol

what about 15:22 ?

@@3abdooogamer734 there hasn’t been a track I havnt liked yet and I’ve went through this direct just to hear all the music. XC3’s OST is going to be something :)

@@Pullthatshark That’s why I am here now😂

Looks like Keves characters are Human (Homs), High Entia and Mechon and Agnus Characters are different types of blades.

Highly reccomend the first xenoblade. It's so good. A 10/10

@@jameskozy7254 The whole series is good, 1, 2, and even X! (depending on your mileage)

@@BoltMoonSteven I can only speak on the one I've played. I own the others but haven't had the time yet.

Both of the previous games are on switch. You do whatever you want with that information.

@@jameskozy7254 fair enough

lol

Also seems like you can start with this one without playing 1 and 2 :) you'll only miss out on some things but not much

These people (Monolith Soft) were actually a huge part of BoTW too!

You mean ouroboros?

Xc2 seems more complicated tbh

@@showmeyourmoves8551 Trust me it’s not, xc2 just does a horrible job at explaining it.

@@showmeyourmoves8551 honest XC2 is not as complicated as it looks once you find a proper explanation for its system, the in game tutorials are just horrendous at explaining how its own combat system works

cough* monster hunter rise combat system *cough

@@lolo-kp1le not really, the game might have 2 or 3 weapons with complex move sets to learn, but the combat system itself isn't very complex, it really depends on which weapon you choose.

I just wanna meet reyn. It's reyn time

I hope it's boundless as they say.

AND THEN MAKE THEM FIGHT EACH OTHER FOR NOTHING

Let’s see what happens in less than a week!

Ikr I get chills every time it plays

Heroes are basically taking the place of blades, there are going to be a ton of them.

We know who the blurred out hero is. (spoilers) It's Ethel

@@krimsonkatt I think it’s probably Cammuravi

@@JalenZachhM They blurred character seemed mostly grey. It’s incredibly likely that [spoiler] will be a hero, just not that one. Tbh, I’m hoping that it’s Poppi

@@sushi287 That would hurt so good. Considering Poppi's longevity was actually angsted over a little in XB2.

P A I N

Oh my God, imagine!

Same man. I was disappointed when I heard XCX2 wasn't coming out and it was this instead, but this one looks promising.

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 XCX2 needs to happen. Monolithsoft can't leave us on that cliffhanger forever. X is even supposedly Takahashi's favorite xenoblade and he proved it because he pops up in the x servers a lot. We need an X port as well though to introduce it to newer audiences. Hopefully Monolith and Nintendo wouldn't obsess about mainstream appeal with an X 2 and X port though cause that would aggrivate me. Tired of losing options and customization features because they want the games to appeal to a larger audience.

@@jellycore1316 Fully agreed, Jelly

2 more weeks!

Buy the PAL version.

Ok but who asked?

@@d_m_toob They don't have to ask.

@@eyesofdeathperception6730 ratio

Thankfully the art style makes the game look beautiful despite hardware limitations

In line with the first game’s philosophy on graphics power then! (Lol) For Xenoblade Chronicles, their highest priority was the draw distance for the expansive map areas, and the art style carried hard for the rest

If you want a hint about how cool this would be, try playing Xenoblade X on CEMU (the Wii U emulator). It's unbelievably gorgeous in 4k/60fps with some other graphical upgrades people have added. The one consolation is that at some point it'll be possible to play this with an emulator with better resolution/framerate, though that'll probably be a while since I think Switch emulation is kinda iffy right now.

Just wait for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Swap in 8 years or something lol I dunno Yeah this game is definitely pushing the Switch to the limit, but if there’s one thing about Nintendo specs I appreciate it’s that it brings out a lot of creativity with the art style of games. I’m glad not everything is photorealistic and all that

I love how they are able to get around this. This forces innovation. I also am not a crazy photorealistic type of guy it can work for some games, not all. The game still looks good despite the limitations.

I just realized you are a xenostan 💀

Me too bro. Broke my leg and couldn’t walk for a long time. This game got me through some serious crap. Good health to you going forward man

Ditto, lost my mum back then. 2s soundtrack is imbedded into my soul, this one looks like it will be the same.

That's the second person I've seen on the internet say that about it helping get through rought times with health, and I think that is very amazing that a Xenoblade game did that.

I absolutely agree! Xenoblade 2 is absolutely the best game made for Nintendo Switch so far. I have extremely high expectations for Xenoblade 3, and after watching this Nintendo Direct I don't think I will be disappointed at all!

@@Jikangire957 I agree. It's my favorite Switch game at the very least for sure! The only thing that bugs me for Xenoblade 3 is that they are re-using a lot of the same voices from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and at least one that I noticed from the first for different characters. It's one thing having the same voice for characters from a different series, but when there are two different characters in the same series and story with the same voice, it is very annoying to me. I'm not going to be able to hear the voice from these characters without thinking of the other characters from the series. Rex, Nia, Xenoblade 2 Vandham, and Dunban's voice are all in the game, and there might be one or two others that I'm forgetting. I'm confident that I'll still love the game, but that is going to lower the enjoyment for me quite a bit.

Yeah, agreed! ^^ And same here, I'm super excited! Thank you from me as well!

You definitely should. I ignored Xenoblade until Definitive Edition came out and I am kind of mad at myself for doing that now.

Watch ‘em turn out to be Elma and Fiora

Juju and Sharla

@@mowerthelawn451 Gadolt and that one kid who steals Roc’s core crystal

Probably Shulk and Rex, but I think that picture is more about the extra story that will also have Shulk and Rex.

Fiora in XC2 was like top 2 in the game

Would recommend if you love big worlds, complex but engaging combat, and a captivating and deep story.

Same! 2 turned me off a bit just from the voice acting and character designs, but this looks phenomenal. Time for me to finally try Xenoblade. I'm excited!

Botw is beter

@@Seven-gn4fu xenoblade beter

They're both different games for different audiences. This is literally an apples to oranges comparison. I'm hyped for both. Tribalists can cope and seeth lol.

Well i hope the main game links them together already...

​@@theonesithtorulethemall Me too, I suppose it already does considering the leaders of the nations are so obviously Melia and Nia. Perhaps the expansion story will be a more overtly cross-world thing. Who knows. Please inject Xenoblade Chronicles 3 into my veins.

@@tangentfish I really hope its a bait-and-switch, so that I don't have to deal with two beloved characters having very clearly turned evil.

@@brandonquist8394 have a feeling they will both be initially presented as aggressors then be redeemed at some point. Could be wrong, cannot actually wait to find out.

Oh really?

Also waiting on a continuation of the Xenoblade X spinoff. I need to go back and play 1 and 2, but since this game is a standalone with what looks to be very little connection to the others, it should be no issue to start from here. A lot of the world design for this game SCREAMS X design, even with the way the plains have those wispy, arching structures. Xenoblade X was also one of the games that truly utilized the gamepad as a mechanic better than others in my personal opinion. Having an actual map to look down at rather than clutter the screen was SO nice.

@@anthonymondragon5043 Honestly I don't know where your getting "Very little Connection" from because all the trailers this far have been rammed full of references to XB1 and 2 and it screams Xenoblade in general with those "wispy, arching structures" those are found in all of the games... Xenoblade X is one of my favourite games I would love for them to give it a slightly newer coat of paint in some new content.

I have very little ground to stand on having only played X. What I meant by no connection is while it has a 3 in the title, I would not miss out on anything besides the references. PLEASE correct me if I am wrong here, so I can play the other two first. I plan to regardless, but if the story is better told playing them in order, that is what I want to do.

@@anthonymondragon5043 I believe it's best if you play the other two, in order. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was believed (and marketed) to be it's own thing, separate from the first game. And for the most part, it's true. But there's a point where the two stories (and worlds) connect. So yeah, you'll definitely get more enjoyment if you play all of them in order.

x was just a spin off lol

Nintendo has been trying to kill this series

I'd recommend checking the games out they are some of the best RPGs ever.

@Chicken Nugget FORTNITE BATTLE PASS