How Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Can Tie Together The First Two Games
After months of anticipation, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has finally been announced. The game has been rumored for months, ever since Jenna Coleman, voice actor for Melia, let slip there was a new Xenoblade project in the works. Fans can finally start getting excited about the next step in this epic series.
As confirmed by the producers and the trailer itself, this game is set in a world that pulls together those of the first two games. Characters from both games were either teased or outright shown, and the party looks to be heroes from both worlds coming together for a common cause, which has significant implications for the plot.
What Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Should Improve To Stand Out
The first two Xenoblade Chronicles games were set in separate worlds that ran parallel to each other, so it's unclear how these worlds are now one and the same. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 confirmed the strong link between the two worlds, and both games' endings have the protagonists start their life in a brand-new world. While it was never explicitly confirmed by the developers, it's been long speculated by fans that the world both protagonists go to at the end of their respective games are, in fact, the same world. What is for sure is that there will be plenty of time to explore this, as Xenoblade games have garnered a reputation for being extremely long.
The announcement trailer shown at the February Nintendo Direct showed elements from both worlds coexisting, reformed in new ways, shaped by the new world. The most striking image is that in the title cards, which shows the gigantic sword of Mechonis from the first game, pierced through the skull of the Urayan Titan, from the second. How such a thing happened is a marvel in and of itself. Was it
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