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[NanaMiku]

HOLY SHIT SO HYPEEEEEEE
Thank you Nintendo for the random announcement.

Please buy it so we can get more plastic models of the Skells. We got only Formula.

No way... I stopped believing. This is imo by far the best Xenoblade game because it has the best endgame and build variety.

I hope they fixed the sound mix a bit, sometimes the music was so loud that you couldn't understand any dialogue in cutscenes. lol.

I just hope we get all outfits, because iirc the Japanese had a couple we didn't but I could remember wrong here. If we get the censored outfits then I hope they did a better job this time around, they were terribly edited and looked hideous in the original game.

On the other hand the censorship never made sense to me because

They also removed the boob slider. I hope it come back

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Yeah I remember having a good time with it and that the music was insanely good in some of the levels.

Crafted World is such a trash fire in comparison.

Yeah, it’s not a bad game it’s just such a letdown compared to Woolly World. Hard to imagine how both games came from the same dev team.

 

[MagiusNecros]

That… would be a lot. I think it’ll get the typical Definitive Edition treatment, and get an epilogue. Like 1 got. It’s a 300+ hour game, other than tweaks and updates it really doesn’t need a bunch more content. It’s packed to the brim with stuff as it is. It’s a gargantuan game.

XCX is my favorite of the Xenoblade games so I'm just hoping for too much. Then again Monolithsoft gave us Torna and Future Redeemed so you never know.

And XCX ends on such a cliffhanger. It would be amazing if they let us explore what we see in the "ending".

 

[ultrazilla]

Just in time for Switch 2


.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Day 1. This is my most wanted port from Wii U. And Nintendo just drops it out of nowhere. Today is a good day.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

XCX is my favorite of the Xenoblade games so I'm just hoping for too much. Then again Monolithsoft gave us Torna and Future Redeemed so you never know.

And XCX ends on such a cliffhanger. It would be amazing if they let us explore what we see in the "ending".

Maybe this game is gauging interest in a sequel! I’d love that

 

[Lorianus]

It's a great game but replaying it with the knowledge that they will likely never return to it and resolve all the hanging plot points and cliffhangers is pure torture

 

[NanaMiku]

XCX is my favorite of the Xenoblade games so I'm just hoping for too much. Then again Monolithsoft gave us Torna and Future Redeemed so you never know.

And XCX ends on such a cliffhanger. It would be amazing if they let us explore what we see in the "ending".

The title have Definitive Edition. The teaser at the ending also confirmed they do something with the story.

 

[Ridicululzz]

Yes!!!! Very nice, never had a chance to play the original so this is day 1

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

"This visually enhanced version includes newly added story elements and more," Nintendo says as part of its announcement, and that's the extent of the information we've got so far.

Forgotten JRPG Xenoblade Chronicles X is finally getting a Nintendo Switch remaster after 10 years, and it's only a few months away

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition will feature "newly added story elements"

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Shake Your Rump]

It’s kind of weird to see such positive reactions. I remember the game was universally panned back when it was released.

 

[jshackles]

The title have Definitive Edition. The teaser at the ending also confirmed they do something with the story.

My impression as well. Might be interwoven, or could be a standalone "chapter" similar to how XC1's Definitive Edition got the Future Connected storyline

 

[wvnative]

So with this, Star Fox Zero is the only major Wii U game that hasn't been ported right?

That's pretty cool that nintendo brought nearly the whole library of 1st party games forward.

 

[NanaMiku]

My impression as well. Might be interwoven, or could be a standalone "chapter" similar to how XC1's Definitive Edition got the Future Connected storyline

Oh, I just realized with the Future Redeemed radio stuff, are they gonna retcon something else too?

 

[Sgt.Asher]

I spent to much time customizing skills and armor in this. I got used to the night time NLA music. Ugh yea ugh yea

 

[GateofD]

Hell yea. I discovered the Xenoblade games on Switch like 2 summers ago, and was blown away.
That year, I consumed Xenoblade 1 and 2 right after the other, and then Xenoblade 3 was released right after. Maybe I'm alone, but I liked Xenoblade 3, but it wasn't my favorite. I actually liked Xenoblade 1 the best.

How related is this one to the 3 mainline games? Is it just like a side thing?

 

[SegaSnatcher]

Was this basically the last big Wii U exclusive that finally is seeing a Switch port?

 

[Celcius]

dat framerate tho, yikes

 

[jshackles]

Hell yea. I discovered the Xenoblade games on Switch like 2 summers ago, and was blown away.
That year, I consumed Xenoblade 1 and 2 right after the other, and then Xenoblade 3 was released right after. Maybe I'm alone, but I liked Xenoblade 3, but it wasn't my favorite. I actually liked Xenoblade 1 the best.

How related is this one to the 3 mainline games? Is it just like a side thing?

It's thematically similar, but unrelated story-wise. Similar to how Xenogears and Xenosaga are set in the same universe but also have nothing to do with Xenoblade. Or do they? There are a lot of fan theories.

 

[NanaMiku]

Hell yea. I discovered the Xenoblade games on Switch like 2 summers ago, and was blown away.
That year, I consumed Xenoblade 1 and 2 right after the other, and then Xenoblade 3 was released right after. Maybe I'm alone, but I liked Xenoblade 3, but it wasn't my favorite. I actually liked Xenoblade 1 the best.

How related is this one to the 3 mainline games? Is it just like a side thing?

At first, it's a side thing. Have you played Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed? There was a radio scene

Spoiler: Future Redeemed spoiler

The radio mentioned stuff from Xenosaga and Xenoblade X.

 

[Brigandier]

Was hoping this would be a switch 2 game i sold my switch oled last week

 

[NanaMiku]

Was hoping this would be a switch 2 game i sold my switch oled last week

It's coming in March 2025, so probably gonna be one of the Switch 2 launch titles

 

[chakadave]

Dang nice. I’ll be picking this up. Loves Xenoblade. Sort of fell off of 2. Haven’t dove into 3 yet but will be getting this and playing it before 3.

 

[NanaMiku]

CAN'T CONTAIN MY HYPE!!!

 

[keefged4]

About time! Literally no reason at all to have a Wii U now outside of the HD Zelda remasters

 

[Krathoon]

I just fired up the WiiU. I had to hard reset it to get it to work for some reason.

 

[Kings Field]

 

[Maestr0]

They did it, they fucking did it, I can't believe it.

 

[nikos]

I keep buying these games and never finishing them.

I'll wait until they finally run at a decent resolution and frame rate.

 

[GateofD]

Got hyped and ended up pre-ordering the Mio and Eunie figurines to be released next year.
my wallet!!

 

[jshackles]

Interview from 2018:

X Marks the Spot: Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch?​

As the sun set on our conversation, I ask Takahashi a question that's admittedly predictable, but burns my soul nevertheless: "Is there a chance we'll see a port of the Wii U's Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch?" Like many excellent games on the failed console, Xenoblade Chronicles X faded into relative obscurity and is deserving of new life on the Switch.

"Well, the future at present is unclear," Takahashi says, which is the same answer I received when I ask about the possibility of a Xenoblade Chronicles 3. "Personally speaking, I'd love to play the game on the Switch, but it would be really difficult to make it."

When it comes to roadblocks that stand in the way of Xenoblade Chronicles X on the Switch, Takahashi's answer is simple.

"Money," he laughs. "It's a massive game. Re-creating it would be really difficult."

With so many Wii U ports popping up on the Switch, it's easy to forget developers can't just wave a magic wand that dumps code from one console to the next. Still, let's hold onto the hope Xenoblade Chronicles X comes to the Switch. The world deserves to have the New Los Angeles theme pumped into their ears.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Postmortem: Breaking Down the Inaugural Switch RPG's Success With Tetsuya Takahashi

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for the Nintendo Switch is a sometimes-inaccessible game dotted with inconsistent character designs and visual glitches. It was also o...

www.vg247.com

So my reaction to this news:

 

[touchfuzzy]

It’s kind of weird to see such positive reactions. I remember the game was universally panned back when it was released.

Xenoblade Chronicles X Reviews

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...

www.metacritic.com

84 critic score, 87 user score.

"Universally panned"

 

[LordOcidax]

Wow, one of the more complex JRPG ever and one of the most amazing stories for sci fi lovers. Day 1 again.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I keep buying these games and never finishing them.

I'll wait until they finally run at a decent resolution and frame rate.

 

[Brigandier]

It’s kind of weird to see such positive reactions. I remember the game was universally panned back when it was released.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Holy shit balls!

 

[Big Baller]

WWHD an TPHD am cry

 

[nial]

I legit thought this was going to be on Switch 2, which means that the console is not releasing in Q1 2025.

They even fixed the faces!

They removed the soul.

 

[mèx]

I'm gonna be there. Day one.

 

[Moses85]

 

[jshackles]

 

[FoxMcChief]

Read the 130+ responses before yours.

 

[nial]

Dude what is up with you and that game?

It was pretty good. I don't get how in the world you would port a game with such great HD art direction on the fucking 3DS like 1.5 months before the Switch launched.

 

[MagiusNecros]

They removed the soul.

Mimeosomes finally got new models on the product line. Your faces will be more lifelike then ever.

 

[Krathoon]

Wasn't this game like really Japanesey? Like very anime.

 

[Fake]

We are almost there to take all Wii U titles to Nintendo Switch.

Zelda Twilight Princess next please.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Finally!!

 

[Portugeezer]

The original .gif king

 

[Musashipan]

Omfg
Finally
Where that came from?
Deserved a Nintendo direct announcement

 

[Ulysses 31]

I legit thought this was going to be on Switch 2, which means that the console is not releasing in Q1 2025.

They removed the soul.

Dolls don't have souls.