Less than a full month separates us from the publication of “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition“For the Nintendo Switch family – reason enough to push the drum for the return of the celebrated Wii classic. That is why Nintendo and Monolith Soft are currently in full swing with new information and game scenes, so that no day has to do without further details on the longingly awaited remaster. Now we have put together the freshest news about the JRPG epic for you to let your anticipation grow even further.
As is so often the case, reading is at your own risk. If you want to embark on your adventure completely impartially, you shouldn’t read or see much until the release on May 29th. Alternatively, impatient or interested people can only read through what appeals to them – for this we have divided our article into several sections.
Japanese overview trailer and new commercials
A plethora of game scenes from “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition” were published for the Japanese region today. Im freshly uploaded Overview trailer Japanese fans are familiarized with the basic gameplay systems of the game and gain insights into the combat system as well as into the exploration of the upper world and the completion of side missions. At the end of the more than 6-minute video, further scenes from the newly developed epilogue “The Connected Future” can be admired.
Furthermore, two Japanese commercials published for “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition”, which alternatively arrange the new video material of the overview trailer and want to make it attractive to potential buyers. If you are interested, watch the promotional videos here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KXXEnO30jY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5isBBJTkvjU
Xenoblade Chronicles: The Connected Future
In addition to the numerous video impressions, the Japanese branch of Nintendo also gave more details today “Xenoblade Chronicles: The Connected Future” with – the epilogue specially designed for “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition”. The additional story takes place a year after the events of the main game and represents a new adventure with Shulk and Melia. In search of the imperial capital Alcamoth, the duo has to make an emergency landing after being attacked without warning. This new area is called the shoulder of Bionis and consists mostly of floating land masses.
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Here you will meet two extraordinary nopons who will join you in the fight. On the one hand it is about movie theater, a young Nopon who is looking for his father. Despite his shyness, he hopes to be a hero. It is said that the ether cannon that his father bequeathed to him was full of unexpected potential. On the other hand you will be from Nene accompanied, a reliable Nopon who watches over cinema like a mother. On the outside, Nene may seem cute, but in combat she shows that she can also hand out.
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Just like in the main game, numerous villains can be found on the shoulder of Bionis, which you can button up with your newly formed group. Since Shulk no longer has the ability to look into the future, fights in “The Connected Future” are different from the original. Some enemies can now even send out waves of energy that attract other nearby opponents and involve them in the fight. Then extreme caution is required.
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Fortunately, Shulk can rely on new allies leave. Spread over the shoulder of Bionis you will come across Nopon inspectors who are part of a larger Nopon squad. If you help them, you win them as helpers in combat, where they either carry out individual special attacks or team up with Shulk to initiate even more powerful attacks.
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Focus on characters and environments
In “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition”, characters and environments shine in new splendor. The character models have been completely revised and correspond more to the modern look of the series. At the same time, the varied sceneries that you roam on your journey are peppered with more details than ever before. In line with this, Nintendo and Monolith Soft have launched a series Render artwork and screenshots published, which you can find in their entirety in our game gallery for “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition”.
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Various optimizations ensure a more pleasant gaming experience
Already during the Nintendo Direct Mini presentation last March we were promised a completely revised gaming experience for the remaster. Now concrete adjustments and improvements have been mentioned that should contribute to this. We summarize all the details you have given.
The Quest screen has been revised and now shows relevant information more clearly. Fittingly, quests can now be marked as an active task, so that the game leads you to quest-relevant locations. In order to never lose the overview, you can also view the location of quest-relevant locations on the map and enlarge them if necessary. Materials required for the game’s large colony 6 quest can now be viewed directly from the menu, which should make quest progress easier.
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The is also directly accessible from the menu Harmony diagram screen. Here you can check the bond between different people, but also the bond within your own group. Conveniently, all sorts of useful information about the people you meet on your trip are recorded on this screen. For each person met, a profile is created, which records various data such as the active hours, the location, items to be exchanged and more.
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A function newly implemented in “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition”, which was borrowed from the Wii U title “Xenoblade Chronicles X” the division into equipment and appearance in the equipment of your characters. Thanks to this separation, you are able to determine the appearance of your group members regardless of what they actually equipped. This allows you to put on your strongest equipment and at the same time look how you like it.
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Unimagined freedom of choice
Even in terms of Game settings was improved by Monolith Soft for the remaster. So far, we have not yet been shown the full extent of new options, but statements about the sound settings can already be made. This time they are extremely extensive.
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In addition to setting the voice output, there are volume controls for background music, sound effects, sequences and exclamations in combat. Already hinted at recently and now officially confirmed: You can switch between the original and the newly arranged soundtrack at any time. In fact, for combat and ambient music, you can individually determine whether you prefer old or new.
Other settings include tabs for camera, notifications, display, screen brightness and gameplay. We will probably only find out at a later point in time what options are available to us.
Last but not least: the download size
As the last point of this massive wave of information we can give you the Download size of “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition” revealed. Nintendo’s official American website lists the game with a memory consumption of 13.7 GB. So if you want to rely on the digital version, you should make sure that you have enough storage space in the internal system memory or on the microSD card. “Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition” will be released on May 29th exclusively for the Nintendo Switch family.
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Source: YouTube (Nintendo 公式 チ ャ ン ネ ル) (1), (2), (3), Nintendo (1), (2), Gematsu, Nintendo Everything, Perfectly Nintendo, Twitter (@XenobladeJP) – News picture: © Nintendo / Monolith Soft
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