Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

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Description

Life in the world evolved on the bodies of two giant motionless world-gods named Bionis and Mechonis. In this world, Shulk, a young man with mysterious origins, comes across a magical sword named Monado, that allows him to see glimpses of the future. Shulk finds himself caught in the struggle between the humans from Bionis and the machines from Mechonis. Along his quest to defeat the machines he will have to help the inhabitants of Bionis rebuild their world.

Xenoblade Chronicles is a Japanese-style role-playing game with several distinguishing characteristics. Exploring the vast world takes a significant part in the gameplay. Weather and day/night cycle influence the availability of quests and characters. In such an open world it is not uncommon to encounter creatures much stronger than what Shulk and his allies can manage. When the player dies he is teleported to the last save point with no penalty. Objectives can be completed in any order and many side quests are available.

The fighting system resembles the one from Final Fantasy XII. There is no "battle screen"; battles happen directly in the open field without transition. During the battle attacks are launched automatically at regular intervals. The player selects his actions via a menu. Aside from Shulk, the player can control a team of characters with various abilities. Team attacks are available to inflict extra damage. However, once the player enters a battle, characters cannot be switched, and all other allies are AI-controlled.

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Alternate Titles

• "Xenoblade" -- Japanese title
• "Monado: Beginning of the World" -- Working title

Part of the Following Group

• Middleware: CRI

User Reviews

A massive and highly ambitious game that is truly stunning in many ways!	Rensch (203)
Quality, Vision, Innovation, Adventure.	So Hai (338)

The Press Says

ZTGameDomain	Apr 06, 2012	10 out of 10	100
Quarter to Three	Apr 19, 2012		100
Legendra	Aug 26, 2011		100
Cubed3	Aug 15, 2011	10 out of 10	100
Impulse Gamer	Sep, 2011	9.5 out of 10	95
Hooked Gamers	Apr 05, 2012	9.5 out of 10	95
GameSpot	Aug 19, 2011	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Apr 03, 2012	9 out of 10	90
GamerGen	Sep 07, 2011	18 out of 20	90
Gamesbeat	Apr 01, 2012	82 out of 100	82

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Awards

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  • 2011 – Best Wii Game of the Year