Xenoblade Chronicles (universe): Difference between revisions

After the success of the seminal entry, Monolith Soft sought out to develop a new entry in the series. This new entry was teased with the codename "X" by in early 2013. The successor's title was finalized during E3 2014 as ''{{iw|xenoserieswiki|Xenoblade Chronicles X}}'' and released for [[Wii U]] in Japan on April 29, 2015 and on December 4, 2015 overseas. While not a direct sequel to the first entry, this game is instead a spiritual successor with an unrelated story that utilizes similar gameplay mechanics. However, their are some subtle connections to the first entry found in-game implying a shared universe, which was confirmed in later entries. Gameplay is largely similar to the first entry, with its major gimmick being characters can use both melee and ranged weapons and can pilot humanoid mechs called Skells to fight and traverse the game's enormous world, complete with smaller supplementary tools to aid in exploration and discovery. ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' received mostly positive reviews and is generally received as a solid entry in the series with enough differences to play it over the others, although some elements like the soundtrack and obtuse user interface can be hard to swallow at times. The game sold roughly 400,000 copies, which was significantly less than the previous entry, though this can partially be attributed to the overall poor sales of the Wii U. This game did receive some controversy after release. Fans outside of Japan noticed that some content was removed during the localization process, including scantily clad costumes for canonically underage characters and a character creation slider for breast size. This caused some outrage that international players were getting an inferior product, though Tetsuya Takahashi has claimed that he personally does not mind these changes.<ref>[https://kotaku.com/xenoblade-chronicles-xs-director-on-localization-change-1796157409 Xenoblade Chronicles X's Director On Localization Changes: 'I Didn't Mind Much At All']</ref> The game was also the largest first party Wii U game ever made at 23 gigabytes, which was inflated even more with DLC packs that existed solely to fix performance issues, outright preventing many potential players from playing the game.

The ''Xeno'' franchise has also received a few crossovers, largely in other games that Monolith Soft had a hand in development. The most prominent is the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, which contains Shulk from ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' in the base game of both ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' alongside the stage [[Gaur Plain]], and {{SSBU|Pyra}} and {{SSBU|Mythra}} added as downloadable fighters in ''Ultimate'' in 2021 alongside the stage [[Cloud Sea of Alrest]]. Other additions include music tracks, [[trophies]], [[spirit]]s, and [[Mii Costume]]s, including a special [[Rex]] costume for purchasing the ''Ultimate'' Fighter Pass 1. To commemorate the the launch of ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'', Rex's Salvager Armor Set was also released as [[zeldawiki:Salvager Armor Set|free equipment]] for [[Link]] in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'', which Monolith Soft helped develop. Outside of first-party titles, the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|Namco x Capcom}}'' and its spiritual successor ''{{iw|wikipedia|Project X Zone}}'' series, all developed by Monolith Soft contain {{iw|xenoserieswiki|KOS-MOS}} and {{iw|xenoserieswiki|T-elos}} as playable characters characters alongside Bandai Namco, [[Capcom]], [[Sega]], and Nintendo characters in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Project X Zone 2}}'', as it is also containing Fiora.

In the base game, the series has received a massive boost in representation with the addition of elements from the two ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' games released between ''4'' and ''Ultimate'', primarily in the form of Mii Fighter costumes, music tracks, and Spirits. Otherwise, all of the previous representation has been maintained in the transition. One of the Mii Fighter costumes is also featured as a bonus for purchasing the first Fighters Pass. Then in March 2021, Pyra and Mythra from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' were added as downloadable fighters, bringing with them a new stage and even more music tracks and Spirits. Much later in 2024, a new spirit from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3'' was added to the game.

:*79. [[File:PyraIcon(SSBU).png|50px|right|link=Pyra (SSBU)]]'''{{SSBU|Pyra}}''': The fiery half of the Aegis appears alongside Mythra as the fourth downloadable newcomer in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2. Pyra falls into the slow-but-strong archetype, boasting high KO power and flame effects when dealing damage. However, her attacks are significantly laggier than her counterpart's. Her Final Smash, [[Burning Sword]], can catch multiple opponents in a whirlwind of fire before launching them.{{clr}}

**{{gameIcon|SSBU}} Pyra and Mythra appear as a fighter spirits.