Nintendo has revealed Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and is expected to hit the Switch this September.
Closing Nintendo Direct today, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has caused quite a surprise. That’s because it shows a lot of visuals that look like Xenoblade Chronicles X, the spinoff to the first Xenoblade Chronicles. Considering it’s one of the last major Wii U games that haven’t made its way to the Switch, it looks like today’s live has finally revealed that port. However, that is not the case as Nintendo and Monolith Soft are ready to continue the story with a third.
The trailer starts with a lot of flute sounds – who doesn’t love a good flute solo? – before jumping straight into the action. Of course, Noah, the game’s protagonist, is seen fighting across the battlefield with a Xenoblade in hand.
From there, our protagonist and his party embark on a grand adventure that seems to take them all around Mira (unless 3 takes place elsewhere). Like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and the Xenoblade games before it, Chronicles 3 seems to have a large and open world.
Here’s what Nintendo had to say in a press release released shortly after the Direct: “A huge world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, the next game in the popular RPG series from Monolith Soft. The player will take on the role of protagonists Noah and Mio amidst the chaos between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus.Six characters from those countries will participate in a grand story with the main theme of ‘life’. live’. Discover a new world that will connect the future of both Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, launching for Nintendo Switch in September 2022.”
While we wait to learn more about Xenoblade Chronicles 3, check out our thoughts on its predecessor in Game informant Review Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and then read Game informant Reviews on Xenoblade Chronicles.
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