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Xenoblade Chronicles 2
This article is about the upcoming sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles. For information about the actual second title in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, see Xenoblade Chronicles X.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the third installment in Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles series, and a follow-up to the original Xenoblade Chronicles. The game is currently slated for release in 2017 for Nintendo Switch.
Story
The game stars a new set of protagonists, with the goal of trying to reach "Elysium".[1]
Gameplay
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 uses a similar gameplay style to the previous installments, featuring players traveling across large, explorable environments.[1]
Development
Nintendo announced Xenoblade Chronicles 2 during the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 event. Tetsuya Takahashi once again served as the game's director. The character designs for this installment were done by Masatsugu Saito.[3]
The game's music was handled by Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE (Tomori Kudo and "CHiCO"), Kenji Hiramatsu, and Manami Kiyota, who had all previously worked on Xenoblade Chronicles.[3] Mitsuda was the lead composer for the game, writing all of the music.[4] Recording began by the end of March 2017[4], and was finished by early April.[5]
Like the original title, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is being localized by Nintendo of Europe.[6]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - Official Game Trailer - Nintendo E3 2017. Nintendo (YouTube; June 13, 2017). Retrieved June, 2017.
- ↑ "The journey to Elysium begins in #Xenoblade Chronicles 2, coming to #NintendoSwitch this winter! #NintendoE3" Nintendo UK on Twitter (June 13, 2017). Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. Nintendo (YouTube; January 12, 2017). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 seems like it’ll have a bunch of music. Nintendo Everything (March 14, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ Xenoblade Chronicles 2 composer says it’s the largest production he’s worked on, trying to top the original. Nintendo Everything (April 6, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ↑ Xenoblade Chronicles X's Director On Localization Changes: 'I Didn't Mind Much At All'. Kotaku (June 16, 2017). Retrieved June 17, 2017.
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