Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Could Open the Door For a Baten Kaitos Revival
The latest Nintendo Direct announced release dates for several titles, not least of which was Xenoblade Chronicles 3. This iteration of the popular action-RPG series from Monolith Soft debuted over a decade ago and will receive its conclusion in September, according to the February 2022 Direct. With such a momentous milestone approaching soon, it begs the question of what Monolith's next game series will look like. The finale of the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise may very well lead to a renewed possibility for a Baten Kaitos revival.
Baten Kaitos was a title created by Monolith in 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. Its unique fantasy world featured a variety of characters and complex battle mechanics that the studio would deliberately move away from in Xenoblade Chronicles. It received a sequel, Baten Kaitos Origins, in 2006, but Monolith has not touched the series since. Now, some 18 years later, the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 signifies a chance for Baten Kaitos to come back.
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Xenoblade Chronicles has been Monolith Soft's primary focus for the past 12 years. The original title debuted on Wii in 2010, and its re-releases and sequels have appeared on the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Switch. Since the team at Monolith consecutively developed these games, the last time it would have had a chance to think about a Baten Kaitos sequel was before the first Xenoblade. The upcoming finale means several resources at Monolith should now be freed up to begin a new project. Baten Kaitos would be an excellent series for Monolith Soft to revisit and apply the lessons it learned from creating the Xenoblade games.
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