Xenoblade Chronicles isn't the most well-known RPG out there, but those who've given it a chance often walk away with a new favorite game. My experience with it is very much the same. I have over 2 hours worth of thoughts & feelings detailing why it's such an impressive title even 10 years after it originally came out on the Nintendo Wii. If you're interested, I welcome you to kick back and relax as I take a dive into Xenoblade Chronicles!
Timestamps:
Intro: 00:00:00
Chapter 1 (World-building and World Design) - Ancient Mysteries: 00:06:54
Chapter 2 (Combat) - Engage the Enemy: 00:39:07
Chapter 3 (Future Connected) - Unfinished Business: 01:03:08
Chapter 4 (Story & Characters) - You Will Know Our Names: 01:15:58
Conclusion - Once We Part Ways: 02:04:25
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_qQuucoOHFVQRqEvS0BomQjyzlm_9Ja-Ajwc2I6wLvE/edit?usp=sharing
Sources Used:
[1] - Tronk - A Dive Into Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vv5c0gQ7A
[2] - Cinnacal - Xenoblade Chronicles Critique - Of Gods and Homs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL3BaBNvO0Y&pp=ygUdeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgYW5hbHlzaXM%3D
[3] - KBash - Obliterating My Mental Health with Xenoblade Chronicles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjyNxtpLvh0&pp=ygUdeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgYW5hbHlzaXM%3D
[4] - KingK - Why Xenoblade Chronicles is a Masterpiece - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEB6piuCQYI&pp=ygUdeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgYW5hbHlzaXM%3D
[5] - Snugboy - Xenoblade Chronicles Is The BEST JRPG Ever Made - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yh9N6pPJDg&t=32s&pp=ygUceGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgc251Z2JveQ%3D%3D
[6] - Kayjulers - 5 Years Later... | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition REVIEW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOdz4SKnm_Y&t=2s&pp=ygUeeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMga2F5anVsZXJz
[7] - Iwata Asks - Xenoblade Chronicles - Volume 2: Story - https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/xenoblade/1/0/
[8 & 9] - Xenoblade.fandom.com -
Bionis Leg Map - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Bionis%27_Leg?file=Bionis_Leg_DE_Map.png
Makna Forest Map - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Makna_Forest?file=Makna_Forest_DE_Map.png
[10] - NakeyJakey - Rockstar's Game Design is Outdated - https://youtu.be/MvJPKOLDSos
[11-14] - Xenoblade Wiki -
Level (XC1) - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Level_(XC1)
Level (XC2) - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Level_(XC2)
Level (XC3) - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Level_(XC3)
Chain Attack (XC1) - https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Chain_Attack_(XC1)
[15 & 16] - @NE_Brian - Nintendo Everything -
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gets message from director Tetsuya Takahashi - https://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-3-gets-message-from-director-tetsuya-takahashi/
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - message from Takahashi, says Future Connected linked to series' future - https://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-definitive-edition-message-from-takahashi-says-future-connected-linked-to-series-future/
[17] - informationphilosopher.com - https://www.informationphilosopher.com/freedom/history/
[18] - Wikipedia.com - Operation Rainfall - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rainfall
[19] - Nam's Compendium - Learning to LOVE Xenoblade Chronicles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhvRnr9Ef4s&t=2390s&pp=ygUdeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgYW5hbHlzaXM%3D
[20] - Phantomheit - Xenoblade Chronicles: Learning to Live Authentically - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Djvd_ihVU&pp=ygUpeGVub2JsYWRlIGNocm9uaWNsZXMgYW5hbHlzaXMgcGhhbnRvbWhlaXQ%3D
Music Used (listed chronologically):
Intro
- Main Theme
- Prologue B
Chapter 1
- Colony 9 (Day)
- Satorl Marsh (Day)
- Face
- This Way That (Mario Party 2)
- Where the Ancestors Sleep
- Colony 6 - Silence
- Colony 6 - Rebuilding
- Colony 6 - Hope
- Colony 6 - Future
- Frontier Village (Day)
- Satorl Marsh (Night)
- Valak Mountain (Day)
Chapter 2
- Time to Fight
- Urgency
- Tephra Cave
- In The Pipe (Mario Party 2)
- Treasure Trove Cove (Banjo Kazooie)
- The Battle Is Upon Us
- During the Exams (Persona 3: Reload)
- The God Slaying Sword
- Vivaldi's Four Seasons (Spring)
- Gaur Plains (Night)
- You Will Know Our Names (Original)
Chapter 3
- Unfinished Business
- Twelfth Street Rag (Euday L. Bowman)
- Death Match with Torna (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
- Jump Towards the Morning Sun (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
- Fogbeast Battle
- Bionis' Shoulder (Night)
Chapter 4
- The Fallen Land (Day)
- Engage the Enemy
- Prison Island
- Zanza the Divine
- Central Factory
- Eryth Sea (Night)
- Gran Dell (Night)
- Towering Shadow
- An Obstacle in Our Path (Original)
- Valak Mountain (Night)
- Main Title (Banjo Kazooie)
- Alcamoth, Imperial Capital (Night)
- Bionis Interior (Pulse)
- Hidden Machina Village
- The End Lies Ahead
- Beyond the Sky
Outro:
- Thoughts Enshrined
- A Friend On My Mind
- Once We Part Ways
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