Xenoblade Chronicles X Trailer Shows New Content For Switch
WITH Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive EditionThe latest major Wii U exclusive will find a new home on Switch. But this isn’t just an elegant port of a cult classic. The new trailer reveals that the 2025 version will add new characters to battle, pilotable robots, areas to explore, and a significantly improved user interface.
Instead of reacting to the current stream of Switch 2 leaks, Nintendo decided to release a new one Xenoblade Chronicles X The trailer shows what’s going to change when the open-world RPG hits Switch on March 20th. In addition to showcasing the game’s vast geography of alien planets and setting up the stakes for its sci-fi story, the trailer also gives longtime fans a look at new content, including a section Chrono triggerThe very end teased floating islands in the style that weren’t part of the original game.
But the most important addition to the 2015 game is probably the overhaul of its user interface. On-screen HUD for Xenoblade Chronicles games are notoriously busy and tiny, and Xenoblade Chronicles X was perhaps the worst offender in the series, with tiny character portraits and stat bars on the left side of the screen, and ability cooldowns wedged into the bottom.
IN Complete editionthe fonts are larger, the elements are more spread out, and there’s more information on screen explaining what bonuses players will get from which abilities, as well as a combo guide for the game’s all-important but very dumb Overdrive system. It’s still busy, but it’s much easier to analyze and we hope it becomes part of an overall attempt to make Xenoblade Chronicles Xcountless systems that make it easier for new players to navigate.
The trailer also ends with a glimpse of a hooded figure on the beach, suggesting new story content that could continue the story of the decade-old Wii U game. Fans are already speculating that this could be on par with Xenoblade Chronicles 3‘s The future is redeemed an expansion that helped connect the game to other games in the franchise. At least it looks like it Xenoblade Chronicles X will be a complete package worthy of the Switch’s final year as Nintendo’s primary console.
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2025-01-09 15:40:00