It was originally released on the Wii and later ported to the New Nintendo 3DS as Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and remastered as Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch. As they journey along the backs of the titans, they unravel the secrets of a powerful weapon known as the Monado. Xenoblade Chronicles Shulk and his friends embark on a quest to get revenge against the Mechon for the assault on their home. Despite the loose connections between each entry, they each feature their own cast of characters, setting, and story. Each game depicts a single episode within the flow of a larger time and space. There are three main games under the Xenoblade Chronicles series. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Much like the "Van-" characters of the series, the Nopon characters do not share any similarities other than their names. Coincidentally, the Xenoblade Chronicles X incarnation of Tatsu has a major rival known as Tora, who also appears in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as a playable Nopon character. In every game, the names of Nopon non-player characters have been carried over to the next installment as the main Nopon character: Satata (Tatsu in Japan) from Xenoblade Chronicles appears in Xenoblade Chronicles X. In contrast to their appearances, the Nopon race, in general, tend to be greedy and selfish by nature. Characters Ī race of small furry creatures known as the Nopon have appeared in every title in the series. Shortly following the announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles X, the developers confirmed that it is not a direct sequel to the first game and is instead considered a spiritual successor, sharing many of philosophical concepts as its predecessor.
Its prequel, Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country is set 500 years before the events of the game. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 takes place in a parallel universe, occurring simultaneously to the events of Xenoblade Chronicles. Its epilogue, Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected is set one year after the events of the first game. In the series's fictional chronology, Xenoblade Chronicles is the first game to take place. In Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and its prequel Torna - The Golden Country, the world of Alrest contains several titans which house many different nations. Xenoblade Chronicles X takes place on an alien planet known as Mira. Two colossal titans known as the Bionis and the Mechonis serve as the setting for Xenoblade Chronicles while only the Bionis's shoulder in the case of its epilogue titled Future Connected. While the Xenoblade games do not share any setting directly, its universes are directly linked, except for the case of Xenoblade Chronicles X which is regarded as a spiritual successor. Įxploring large environments is a defining aspect of the series. Arts for each character must be set by the player on their respective set up, called a "Battle Palette", outside of battles. Winning battles earns the player experience points, which allows the characters to grow stronger by leveling up and learning new Arts. Health may be restored by the player by using healing Arts in battle, or the player may let characters' HP regenerate automatically outside of battle. Combat is won when all enemies lose their HP, but the game is lost if the player's character loses all their HP and has no means of being revived. Both party members and enemies have a finite number of health points, and attacks deplete this value. Battle Arts are only available after a "cool down" period that occurs after every use, while character specific "Talent Arts" only become available after enough auto-attacks are executed. Manually input attacks, called "Arts", may also be performed, but in a limited fashion.
The gameplay within the Xenoblade Chronicles series uses a real-time action-based battle system, where the player manually moves a character in real-time, and party members will "auto-attack" when enemies enter their attack radius.