Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) was a masterclass Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG), released on the Nintendo Wii. It took an entire year for the game to receive an official English localization. Xenoblade Chronicles is a part of the larger Xeno series, pioneered by Testuya Takahashi, that features Xenogears and all the Xenosaga games. The game takes place on the backs of two frozen titans, who struck each other down in a legendary battle eons ago. The story of Xenoblade depicts the struggle between the Mechon, a bloodthirsty race of autonomous machines, and the Homs, a species of humanoid beings.
This video is an in-depth Xenoblade Chronicles critique. In it, I'll be examining everything about the game--the story, characters, music, level design, etc. This video can serve as both a review/critique/analysis/retrospective of Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii and its release on the Switch--Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (DE). Below, you can find timestamps for each section in the video, allowing you to watch the critique in small, digestible chunks.
Script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gwo7aXI92TpfbsYVGaQfmE_-hYvdNElYPkuUR6pJJbQ/edit?usp=sharing
Before you read any further, MAJOR SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW! Proceed at your own risk.
Sections:
Introduction - 0:00:00
History - 0:04:14
Prologue - 0:06:33
Colony 9 - 0:09:58
Tephra Cave - 0:28:33
Bionis' Leg - 0:32:36
Colony 6 - 0:39:38
Ether Mine - 0:40:52
Satorl Marsh - 0:48:13
Makna Forest - 0:51:55
Frontier Village - 0:56:00
Eryth Sea - 1:01:09
High Entia Tomb - 1:09:34
Alcamoth - 1:12:03
Prison Island - 1:15:51
Valak Mountain - 1:21:52
Sword Valley - 1:29:15
Galahad Fortress - 1:33:12
Fallen Arm - 1:35:26
Hidden Village - 1:39:50
Mechonis Field - 1:43:48
Central Factory - 1:47:52
Agniratha - 1:50:31
Mechonis Core - 1:58:59
Return to Colony 6 - 2:09:36
Bionis' Interior - 2:15:25
Return to Prison Island - 2:17:40
Memory Space - 2:24:10
Bionis' Shoulder - 2:32:15
Story Conclusion - 2:50:23
Shulk - 2:51:10
Reyn - 2:54:45
Sharla - 2:57:38
Dunban - 3:00:21
Melia - 3:03:14
Riki - 3:05:48
Secondary Characters - 3:11:47
Shulk (FC) - 3:34:05
Melia (FC) - 3:36:38
Kino - 3:38:51
Nene - 3:40:38
Combat - 3:41:55
Quest Design - 3:49:19
Exploration and Level Design - 4:00:14
Music - 4:03:18
Localization - 4:10:00
Definitive Edition Changes - 4:13:09
The Story's Meaning - 4:21:11
Special Thanks - 4:26:16
Sources:
Engadget article "Nintendo sneaks out Monado: Beginning of the World trailer" - https://engt.co/3sXjmHS
NintendoEverything "Xenoblade is Monado: Beginning of the World" - https://bit.ly/3sXjBCY
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) 2010 Japanese Website - https://bit.ly/3ccxvu0
NintendoWorldReport "Xenoblade Chronicles Not Coming to North America" - https://bit.ly/38z47NR
PCWorld "Operation Rainfall: How a fan campaign brought Nintendo to its knees" - https://bit.ly/3rqDim2
Against Heresies, a book written to critique formal Gnostic thought and one of the last remaining primary sources on Gnosticism - https://bit.ly/2NZn3hD
Mysticism and Science in the Pythagorean Tradition (Continued) by F. M. Conford - https://www.jstor.org/stable/635621?seq=1 (This source is, unfortunately, not an open-access source, meaning that you will need to either pay or be associated with a university to read it. I apologize for that, but it was quite difficult to find detailed, open-access sources on the topic.)
Unofficial Xenoblade: The Secret File: Monado Archives English Translation - https://xeno-underground.net/media_xenoblade_secretfile_en.html
Mentioned Channels:
セナ (Sena) - https://www.youtube.com/user/sena7329
KayJulers - https://www.youtube.com/user/KayJulers
SiG-Net - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmRlBdSnren4c0X5vdNKww
Luxin - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I5XizNmugjIMRJWxPLyuw
Enel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGV2mFhXZ2s8pSKAzejDrBQ
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