Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Overview trailer, sneak peek at new story content, new music by Hiroyuki Sawano and Misaki Umase
With less than a month left until release (on March 20th), Nintendo has just shared the overview trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. As usual, this trailer gives us a good, long look at all the game has to offer, showcasing the story, gameplay features, and more.
Here’s the overview trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (English and Japanese versions are available):
Monolith Soft. has also confirmed that Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition will feature brand new music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano (the original composer) and Misaki Umase (who composed the music for Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, To Be Hero X, and more).
Also, if you’re curious about what the additional story (the Epilogue) entails, here’s a sneak peek:
The official website in Japan provides some additional details. First, we learn that you can play the Epilogue once you’ve cleared Chapter 12, which implies it’s not available right away as a separate menu like the Future Connected epilogue in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition.
Shortly after the conclusion of the final battle in the Lifehold Core, a mysterious phenomenon starts occuring all over Planet Mira, causing people to disappear. It soon begins to spread, swallowing everything in its path, leaving nothing but sheer emptiness, void of any light, in its wake. And to make things worse, a new enemy known as the Ghost suddenly appears from the void, and starts attacking Blade members.
The Ghost is the name of one of the alien factions that caused the destruction of Earth.
Just as Elma and her team are about to be wiped out, a mysterious Skell swoops down from the skies to save the day. That Skell, an Ares model, is none other than the very Skell that defeated the incoming enemy and protected the White Whale just before it crashed on Planet Mira. Its pilot was thought to be missing, but they suddenly reappear just in the nick of time to face this new threat.
The Epilogue takes place in a brand new region: a floating continent that suddenly appears high up in the skies.
With people disappearing left and right, the remnants of Ghost launching an attack on humankind, Blade is once again tasked with a critical mission: protect the remnants of humankind at all costs. To do so, they head towards this mysterious content.
Finally, here’s the latest press release from Nintendo, with some screenshots:
In Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, the year is 2054 and Earth has been destroyed. A colony ship of human survivors has narrowly escaped a devastating intergalactic war – only to crash land on the hostile planet of Mira. Customize your main character – including their features, clothes and hair – and follow the story of these survivors as you fight to carve out a future for humanity on this mysterious, dangerous world.
Originally released in 2015 as Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Wii U system, this updated version of the game includes enhanced visuals and more, such as:
- Exploration: Mira is a sprawling world with five massive continents, each with its own distinct biomes, weather and diverse array of organisms. You can move seamlessly between these continents, travelling to any location or point of interest you like. Of course, the journey won’t be without its dangers, so prepare accordingly.
- New Los Angeles: Your new home and one of the last bastions of humanity. New Los Angeles (NLA) is the center of human activity on Mira. In this large city, the survivors of the wrecked USS White Whale live their lives. NLA is divided into districts – including commercial, industrial, BLADE and residential – where you can take in the sights, interact with allies and residents, purchase new weapons and gear, and much more.
- Battle System: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition features a fast-paced, action-packed battle system. While in combat, you can freely move around to gain a tactical advantage and employ a variety of customizable special attacks and skills called Arts. These Arts will vary based on the Class of each character. Fight, gain experience and take down enemies of all shapes and sizes – you may even cross paths with some particularly nasty (and enormous!) foes.
- Missions: Early on, you’ll join the Builders of the Legacy After the Destruction of Earth (BLADE) organization to assist the residents of NLA and Earth’s survivors. Throughout the game, you’ll help with various requests given to you by characters you encounter as well as by BLADE itself. These missions will further the story, strengthen your affinity with your party members, confer various rewards and more.
- Skells: Skells are powerful armored vehicles developed by humanity that can fly, transform into a vehicle and wield immense strength in battle. Once you prove yourself to the BLADE organization, you’ll unlock the ability to pilot your own Skell. There are multiple Skells that can be obtained, each with different characteristics and customizable to suit your combat style.
- Online Features: Join a squad of up to 31 other players online* and work together to complete tasks such as collecting a certain number of items or felling specific enemies. Up to four squad members can also team up online and face off against powerful foes. You can even recruit the avatars of other players to your team in the main story.
- Uncover More Story Content: New adventures await on Mira, featuring a new location to explore, new characters to encounter and newly added story content to experience that’s exclusive to Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The fight isn’t over yet – humanity still needs you!
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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch) comes out on March 20th worldwide!
Source: Nintendo PR (26/02/2025)
