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Xenoblade Chronicles X

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Xenoblade Chronicles X
ゼノブレイドクロス
Zenobureido Kurosu
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Developer(s): Monolith Soft
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform: Wii U
Category: Action role-playing
Players: 1-4
Predecessor: Xenoblade Chronicles
Successor: N/A
Release dates
N. America: December 4, 2015
Japan: April 29, 2015
Europe: December 4, 2015[1]
Ratings
ESRB: RP
CERO: C

Xenoblade Chronicles X is the sixth installment in Monolith Soft's Xeno franchise developed for the Wii U, and a spiritual successor to the previous game, Xenoblade Chronicles, making it the second original installment in Monolith's Xenoblade Chronicles series of games. Originally unveiled under the working title of "X", the game was originally planned to be released in 2014 but was pushed back.

Blurb

E3 2015 website

Explore an exotic world and save humanity

Fight for survival while exploring the vast expanses of an unknown planet where anything you see is reachable in your weaponized mech, called a Skell. Customize a lethal skill set of combat and defensive skills, called Arts, to strengthen your strategies and defeat enemies efficiently. Attack your enemies from multiple directions using melee weapons, guns, and your greatest asset—your tactical mind.

Features:

  • Explore a seamless open world filled with unknown creatures of all sizes.
  • Features a unique battle system that builds on the triumphs of the Xenoblade Chronicles game.
  • Ride and control a giant mech, called a Skell, to fight against aliens and unknown creatures.
  • An all-new story involving intergalactic war between aliens and human survivors.
  • Rich character and weapon customization.
  • Join an online squad to share and receive information about items, quests and local wildlife with other players.
  • Recruit other player’s avatars and use them in the single player story.
  • Join an online squad with other players to battle powerful World Bosses and share information about items, quests and enemies.

Nintendo website

X Marks the Spot

The next massive sci-fi role-playing game from Monolith Soft, the creators of Baten Kaitos and Xenoblade Chronicles, comes exclusively to Wii U. A terrible intergalactic war leaves just a handful of Earth survivors trying to live in a beautiful yet hostile environment. Players engage in battles against powerful creatures of all forms and sizes using the deep battle system that builds on the triumphs of Xenoblade Chronicles for Wii.

FEATURES:

  • Riding and controlling a weaponized mech, players can explore every inch of the massive open world displayed in gorgeous high-definition graphics. The world is filled with strange and imaginative creatures, from small bugs to giant dinosaurs.
  • As characters improve in different classes, they will learn new combat and defensive skills, or Arts. Players can customize the Arts palette as their characters learn new Arts. All Arts have a “recast" time – once cast, the player must wait out a “cooldown" period before that Art can be used again.
  • Players can customize everything about the main character's appearance, including gender, shapes, height, skin color, voice and tattoos.

Story

In the year 2054, the Earth has been destroyed after being caught in a war between two alien races. Humanity evacuates the planet in the form of massive ships carrying them through space. One of the ships, the American ship, crash-lands on the planet Mira, and must survive against the indigenous life and one of the warring alien races as they attempt to establish their colony of "New Los Angeles".

Gameplay

Xenoblade Chronicles X features similar gameplay to the original title, with an emphasis placed on exploring the world. The objective of exploring each area is to find stasis capsules which have landed all over the planet and recover them. Players can travel on foot or in massive robots called Skells, which can fly and transform into other vehicles.

Using the Wii U GamePad, player can access information on the native life forms that has been collected, view the map, warp to previously visited locations, or play using Off-TV Play.

Technical details

Technical details
Media: Wii U optical disc, digital download
Download size: 27.2 GB
Supported features: Nintendo Network (online play)
Input / compatible controllers: Wii U GamePad, Wii U GamePad

Additional content

Updates

Version Number Date Released Description
1.01[2] Changes to the UI, changes to the Union mechanic, gameplay changes.

Downloadable content

Four free "data packs" are available for download for use with the physical version of the game, which improve the game's performance:

  • Basic High-Speed Data Loading Pack - Installs frequently used game data to improve city and field load times.
  • Enemy High-Speed Data Loading Pack - Speeds up loading times for enemies by saving field data
  • Player High-Speed Data Loading Pack - Installs the data for character graphics and equipment; speeds up city and character load times.
  • Skell High-Speed Data Loading Pack - Installs the data and graphics for Skells to load them faster.

None of the data packs are required to play the game. Note that the download version comes with the data packs.

External links

References

  1. Star Fox Zero, Mario Maker Wii U Bundle Release Dates Announced. GameSpot (August 24, 2015). Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. Xenoblade Chronicles X receives Version 1.01 update in Japan. Nintendo Insider (July 23, 2015). Retrieved August 11, 2015.