Unless you live under a piece of Mechon rubble, you'll know that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 got a brand new trailer yesterday out of nowhere. But, even more exciting than that, the game is coming a lot sooner than we thought it would be — 29th July! Pre-orders are already open, too!
There were a lot of new story beats dropped in the new trailer, which shows off characters, environments, the battle system, and even the music. Multiple locations from the game are reminiscent of a few locations from Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, too. Frankly, it looks and sounds bloomin' gorgeous.
While we were all foaming at the mouth at the new trailer, the Japanese website for the game opened up. And if you're not arrested and frozen in your seat by the gorgeous main theme that chimes out of your speakers, dig a little deeper, and you'll find some brand new screenshots. Luckily, we've compiled a bunch of them here for you, so take a look at what your future might be like in Xenoblade Chronicles 3:
Battles look chaotic as ever, and the story looks like it's going to be filled with that Xeno-style drama and stakes that we know and love. We talked about what makes the Xenoblade series so beloved and why you should be so excited that 3's launch has been brought forward, which you should give a read:
We've also got some more info on some of the new characters we met in yesterday's trailer. The summaries have all been machine-translated, so may not be totally accurate, but they should give us a good idea of who we'll get to meet in Aionios.
Ethel
Keves's "Colony 4" military commander. Dual wield with a slender sword.
Isulgi
Army chief of Agnus's "Colony Lambda". He used to be Tion's boss, but now he's aiming for Tion and his friends in the name of revenge.
Cam Navi
Chief of the Army of Agnus' Colony Delta. A user of a fiery long spear.
Guernica Van Damme (Vandham)
A mysterious man who appeared in front of Noah fighting in the battlefield.
Mysterious giant
A giant who suddenly appeared in front of Noah and Mio. He overruns Noah and his friends with overwhelming power.
Riku
A Nopon of the Keves army who acts with Noah and others. He is in charge of mechanics.
Manana
A Nopon of the Agnus army who acts with Mio and others. He is in charge of cooking and loves to eat.
Nope. Definitely don't recognise anyone there. No way.
There's so much juicy info to come for Xenoblade Chronicles 3, so to say this is only the tip of the iceberg is an understatement.
We'll be sure to keep you up to date on the game, but for now, let us know how excited you are in the comments!
[source topics.nintendo.co.jp, via nintendoeverything.com]
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In the trailer, Riku and Manana share a health bar. Along with 6 other health bars, that's actually a party of 8! Wonder what is going on there. Anyhoo, feel free to post Xenoblade articles every day Can't wait.
The one thing I'm worried about is the resolution. XC2 and XC:DE already struggled hard when it came to resolution and XC3 looks even more demanding
Van Damme is not a suspicious name, at all
@TommyTendo
"Vandham" or variations of that name have been a recurring theme in all of the Xenoblade games.
https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Vandham
In the first game, old "Square-stache" named "Vandamme" in Japan was localised as "Vangarre".
@RupeeClock So it isn't necessarily Vandham from XC2? I guess he doesn't have white hair in 3... But the cross on his face and his physique seems very similair.
Mysterious Giant just looks like an Eva unit from Evangelion.
@RupeeClock So Vandham is like the Cid of the Xenoblade games, is he?
I can't wait. With BotW's sequel being delayed into next spring and now this game launching early, I've gone from worried I wouldn't have enough time between the two games' release dates to enjoy them thoroughly, to now feeling like I'll have time for a relaxing first play through and a completionist new game plus. Mid-summer: the hype is real. 😁
Pretty hyped for XBC3, game looks great even better than 2
You know, I totally forgot to even put Vandham's localised name there — so thanks for focusing on that, folks, I've popped it in the article.
He's also based on Vanderkam from -saga, right? https://xenosaga.fandom.com/wiki/Vanderkam
Silly coincidence that I'm sure means nothing, but you can rearrange the letters in the name "Isulgi" to spell "Luigis." I wonder if Isulgi gives you a death stare or is afraid of ghosts.
@RupeeClock So it´s like Cid from the FF games, then. Interesting XD
Huh, Manana is male, too? Either my first impression is jossed or the credited machine translation is being machine translation again.
And Van Damme better be dubbed by his Belgian namesake, or else!
@CactusMan pretty sure Nopon are a lot more comparable to moogles than chocobos.
Great for fans of the series, but this is a pass for me bc I still need to finish the last one.
@TommyTendo
This is part of the mystery of Xenoblade 3, there are very clearly recurring elements and possibly even characters from both 1 and 2.
Things like Blades and Flesh Eaters, Mechon and High Entia, and different kinds of Titans.
The recent trailer also suggests a connection to the "Fog King" from Xenoblade Chronicle Definitive Edition's extra story: "Future Connected".
@the_beaver @Ralizah
Yes, I suppose it's like Cid!
It's also like Biggs and Wedge
The day they port XCX is the day I will buy XC2
I'm still on the fence on this one
Three things:
1. I hope the HUD size will be adjustable
2. I cannot imagine to control 7 characters at the same time
3. I hope the game's level design will be on par with 2's
@BlackenedHalo In Torna we "controlled" 6 characters, so it´s not that weird.
"Van Damme". Nope, not sus at all.
@TommyTendo could be zeke since he had a eyepatch.
@nhSnork @GrailUK
I was just pondering the Nopon myself.
I'll be pretty amused if it turns out Riku and Manana have an Ouroboros transformation themselves!
Manana's name though, also made me wonder if they're this game's "Bana", or if Xenoblade 3 will have its own villainous Bana that's not yet introduced.
@RupeeClock Yes! That would be ace. But not a proper transformation. More a Nopon-made one
@GrailUK
The whole Ouroboros thing suggests two halves coming together, from opposing sides unifying.
It could be much like Xenoblade 2's "aptitude" for whether or not someone can become a Blade's Driver, and there were Nopon with Aptitude!
"Van Damme" has the same voice actor as Vandham from XC2. It's one of the first things I noticed.
I can't contain my excitement for this game. It looks like it'll be combining the best attributes of 1 (story direction), X (world design), and 2 (expressive character models) into one perfect package. This really is the culmination of years of work and I'm so happy to see this IP continue.
Kinda looks more promising than the first two games. Ig we will see.
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