.First releaseJune 10, 2010Latest releaseSeptember 21, 2018Xenoblade Chronicles is a series of and developed by and published. It is a part of the meta series created by, but was formed after Nintendo's acquisition of Monolith Soft. The series began with the original game, published for the Nintendo in 2010; it was a critical success and spawned sequels.

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. A port for the New Nintendo 3DS, titled Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, was released worldwide in April 2015. It features StreetPass functionality, as well as compatibility with the Shulk Amiibo. The port was originally announced in August 2014 alongside the New Nintendo 3DS.

Contents.The series has been both commercially and critically successful. Xenoblade Chronicles was well-received for its world design, music, and stories. The series has been represented in other gaming franchises, including the and series. Games Release timeline 2020There are four main games under the Xenoblade Chronicles series.

Each game features their own cast of characters, setting, and story. And his friends embark on a quest to get revenge against the Mechon for the assault on their home. As they journey along the backs of the titans, they unravel the secrets of a powerful weapon known as the Monado. It was originally released on the and later ported to the as Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and remade as Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on the. An interstellar war forces humanity to flee their home planet.

After crashing on the uncharted planet Mira, Elma and her team race against time to retrieve the Lifehold, a structure that contains thousands of lives. It was released on the Nintendo. In a world of dying titans, Rex meets the living weapon Pyra and promises to bring her to the fabled paradise Elysium. It was released on the.

Set 500 years before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Lora and Jin fight against Malos and his army before the inevitable fall of their kingdom, Torna. It was released on the as both a standalone game and as an expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. FutureIn October 2018, the 1st production division of Monolith Soft, led by series creator, started hiring for a new role-playing game project in the style of previous Xenoblade Chronicles titles. Takahashi said that while a continuation to is possible, the next game may go in a different direction as he often gets bored with the last project.

In addition to pursuing a new direction for the series, series producer Koh Kojima expressed an interest in making Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles X2. Common elements GameplayThe gameplay within the Xenoblade Chronicles series uses a, where the player manually moves a character in real-time, and party members will 'auto-attack' when enemies enter their attack radius. Manually input attacks, called 'Arts', may also be performed, but in a limited fashion. 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. Both party members and enemies have a finite amount of, and attacks deplete this value. 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. 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.

Winning battles earns the player, which allows the characters to grow stronger by and learning new Arts. Arts for each character must be set by the player on their respective set up, called a 'Battle Palette', outside of battles.Exploring large environments is a defining aspect of the series. SettingsWhile the games within the entire Xenoblade series do not share any direct connections, it is heavily implied that the universes are somehow linked. The two colossal titans known as the Bionis and the Mechonis serve as the setting for Xenoblade Chronicles. Xenoblade Chronicles X takes place on an alien planet known as Mira. In Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, the world of Alrest contains several titans which house many different nations. ThemesA recurring element of the series is the concept of 'blade'.

In Xenoblade Chronicles, it is represented in the form of a powerful sacred sword known as the Monado. The 'blade' suffix in Xenoblade Chronicles X is represented by a private military organization known as BLADE. For the world of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, 'Blades' are beings that grant their powers to their Drivers.

CharactersThe series has several recurring character archetypes, including some originating from the metaseries. The most famous examples are Vangarre (Vandamme in Japanese) from and Vandham in Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xenoblade Chronicles 2; they are all loosely based on Vanderkam from and the games. Despite the character names beginning with 'Van-', they are not directly related as they each have their own personalities and appearances. Female leads with at least one alternate form are another character archetype—they are typically revealed alongside a major plot twist or an integral story moment.A race of small furry creatures known as the Nopon have appeared in every title in the series.

In contrast to their appearances, the Nopon race, in general, tend to be greedy and selfish by nature. In every game, the names of Nopon 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. 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. Much like the 'Van-' characters of the series, the Nopon characters do not share any similarities other than their names. Development Origin. See also:The staff at was left in a state of low morale after the commercial failure of the series which ultimately led to its premature end.

In July 2006, was struck by the idea of people living on top of enormous titans, so he wrote the concept down and turned it into a 3D model. The project was initially called Monado: Beginning of the World, but was changed to Xenoblade in Japan to honor 's previous work on the series and for his hard work on the game. Nintendo of Europe announced that they were publishing the game, adding Chronicles to Xenoblade. Due to no plans to release the title in North America, the fans launched a fan-campaign known as to convince Nintendo to bring Xenoblade Chronicles to North America along with. After months of silence, Nintendo of America confirmed that the title was headed for North America in April 2012.began development of, an for the Nintendo that was released in Japan on June 10, 2010. The game was later localized by Nintendo of Europe and was released in Europe and Australia on August 19, 2011 and September 1, 2011 respectively.

It was then brought over to North America as a exclusive on April 6, 2012. Some time after its initial reveal as Monado: The Beginning of the World, then-Nintendo president changed the title to Xenoblade to honor 's previous work on the series.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, a port handled by, was released worldwide in April 2015 for the. Reception Aggregate review scores Game(Wii) 92 (3DS) 86(WIIU) 84(NS) 83(NS) 80Xenoblade Chronicles sold nearly 200,000 units in Japan by the end of 2013.

In a later interview, the game sold better in the west than it did in Japan. As of December 2015, Xenoblade Chronicles X sold roughly 377,000 units between Japan, France, and the United States.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sold 1.42 million copies as of June 2018, which became the best-selling title ever developed by Monolith Soft. Its sales performance exceeded the company's expectations in western territories. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country was also noted for surpassing their sales expectations in Japan as well. Xenosaga is a role-playing video game series developed by Monolith Soft and primarily published by Namco.

Forming part of the wider Xeno metaseries, Xenosaga is set in a science fiction universe and follows a group of characters as they face both a hostile alien race called the Gnosis and human factions fighting for control of the Zohar, an artifact connected to a god-like energy called U-DO. Gameplay across the series is similar, with the characters being guided through a linear narrative and fighting enemies using a turn-based combat system. The party fights both on foot and in a variety of mechs. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and tri-Crescendo, and published by Namco, for the Nintendo GameCube.

In it, the player assume the role of a 'guardian spirit' - an unseen player avatar - who guides protagonist Kalas and his party of companions in an adventure across an aerial floating island-based kingdom in the clouds. The game is focused around the concept of 'Magnus' - magical cards that capture the 'essence' of items found in the in-game world. The concept is used as a plot device, for in-game item management, and as a basis for the card-themed battle system.

The game was noted for its unique battle system, which included aspects of turn-based and action-based battle systems, collectible card games, and poker. Tetsuya Takahashi is currently the head of his own game development company Monolith Soft, Inc.

In the past, Takahashi has worked at Square, participating on such games as Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI and Chrono Trigger. His most notable works are those within the Xenogears (Square), Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles series, all of which he directed. He is married to Soraya Saga, who also worked with him at Square Enix, as well as on Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Soma Bringer. He is the co-founder and director of Monolith Soft. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2; the game was released in 2002 in Japan and 2003 in North America. It is the first entry in the Xenosaga trilogy, and forms part of the wider Xeno metaseries.

Gameplay features exploration of environments through a linear narrative, while battles use turn-based combat with the player characters fighting both on foot and piloting large mecha dubbed A.G.W.S.; combat in turn features a system of button combinations for attack types, and multiple leveling systems. Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra is a role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. It is the final entry in both the Xenosaga trilogy and the larger Xenosaga series, which forms part of the Xeno franchise. Concluding the narrative of Xenosaga Episode I and Episode II, Episode III sees Shion Uzuki and the battle android KOS-MOS search out the origins of the hostile alien Gnosis while being hunted by Shion's former employers and four powerful humans called the Testaments. Gameplay is carried over from the first two games, featuring exploration of environments through a linear narrative, while battles follow a turn-based system featuring multiple leveling systems and combat with both a human party and mecha. Nintendo Software Planning & Development Division, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo SPD, was a research, planning and development division housed inside the Nintendo Development Center in Kyoto, Japan.

The division had two departments: Software Planning & Development Department, which primarily co-produced games with external developers; and Software Development & Design Department, which primarily developed experimental and system software. The division was created during a corporate restructuring in September 2003, with the abolition of the Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo R&D2 departments. Soma Bringer is an action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. The player, controlling one of the eight main characters, explores dungeons and fights enemies in real-time combat across three-dimensional plains from a top-down perspective. Multiplayer functions allow up to three players to participate in exploration and combat. The story focuses on the continent of Barnea: the principle magical energy, Soma, is being disrupted by the arrival of monsters called Visitors, prompting a military group called Pharzuph Division 7 to defeat the Visitors and restore the balance of Soma. Xenoblade Chronicles is an open world action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii.

Initially released in Japan in 2010, it was later released in the PAL region in 2011 and then in North America in 2012. A port for the New Nintendo 3DS was released in 2015, and a remaster for the Nintendo Switch is scheduled to be released in 2020.

Xenoblade Chronicles is the first entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, a subseries which forms part of the Xeno metaseries. Although no direct narrative connections exist to previous Xeno games, it incorporates aesthetic and narrative elements from both fantasy and science fiction. The game features navigation through an open world split into zones, side-quests tied to party members' affinity, and a real-time action-based battle system which incorporates the main character's ability to see glimpses of the future. Operation Rainfall, commonly known as oprainfall, was a video game-oriented fan campaign founded to promote the release of Japan-exclusive titles. Initially aimed at promoting the North American localization of three Japan-exclusive titles on the aging Wii home video game console, it later transitioned into a community blog dedicated to niche Japanese titles and further fan campaigns aimed at the localization of other Japan-exclusive titles. From inception, its stated intention was to show publisher Nintendo the demand for the three chosen titles.

Shulk is a fictional character and protagonist of Monolith Soft's 2010 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles, part of the Xenoblade Chronicles series of video games. Shulk gained an increase in attention and popularity upon his inclusion in Nintendo's 2014 crossover fighting games Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

While future Xenoblade entries are not centered around Shulk, Xenoblade Chronicles X features a character creation tool that allows the player to create characters that resemble Shulk, complete with his voice actor Adam Howden, and he was featured in Xenoblade Chronicles 2's 'Challenge Mode' downloadable content (DLC). Xeno is a Japanese science fiction video game meta series created by Tetsuya Takahashi. The first entry was developed by SquareSoft, and subsequent entries have been developed by Monolith Soft, a company founded by Takahashi after he left Square in 1999. While the various games have no direct story connections, they have common thematic links and all sport the ' Xeno' prefix, which Takahashi has variously described as a means of identifying his games and a symbolic representation of the series. All the games in the Xeno meta series take place within a science fiction setting with some fantasy elements, with its stories frequently featuring psychological and religious themes. Xenoblade Chronicles X is an open world action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Wii U home video game console in 2015. Xenoblade Chronicles X forms part of the Xeno metaseries, being a spiritual successor to Xenoblade Chronicles without any narrative connections to prior Xeno titles.

Carrying over several gameplay elements from Xenoblade Chronicles, players explore the open world planet Mira, completing a variety of quests and unlocking new regions to explore and gather resources from across Mira's five continents. Lin Lee, full name Lin Lee Koo, is a fictional character from Monolith Soft's 2015 role-playing video game Xenoblade Chronicles X, part of their overarching Xeno series of video games.

The character herself was generally well received by critics, though Nintendo's alteration of some of her more revealing outfits between the original Japanese and her Western release in North America and Europe received more of a mixed response, eliciting much discussion about censorship and differences between cultures from journalists. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an open world action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch video game console. Released worldwide on December 1, 2017, it is the third installment in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, and the seventh main entry in the Xeno meta series; although it features a different setting and characters than the first Xenoblade Chronicles, it marks a return to a story-driven game, unlike the previous game in the series, Xenoblade Chronicles X, which was oriented towards open world exploration. Megan Farokhmanesh. From the original on April 15, 2015.

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