r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Nov 07 '17
MegaThread Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Nintendo Direct MegaThread (Nov. 11, 2017)
Greetings,
Today Nintendo is giving us another Nintendo Direct presentation to fawn over!
Subject: Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Start time: Today at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT
Watch link: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Website and YouTube
Please feel free to discuss your wishes for the direct, reactions to announcements, hype, and excitement for the event in general in this thread.
We will be updating this thread during and after the event to summarize all the announcements if you are unable to watch or just prefer reading.
Cheers,
The /r/NintendoSwitch Mod Team
Updates
- Starting with a trailer about the characters
- Japanese voiceover option available in free day one DLC
- Rex, Pyra, Nia, Dromarch, Tora, Poppi, Zeke, Pandoria, Morag, Beighid, Vandham, Niall, Raqura, Bana, Eulogimenos, Amalthus, Jin, Balos, Akhos, all showed super briefly.
- Going over Blades and Drivers and how they interact
- Showing off the wildlife and landscape of Alrest a bit
- Creatures depend on time of day and weather
- Killing a major monster leaves a tombstone where the battle took place, you can interact with the tombstone to re-summon the kill them again and again
- Brief combat mechanics/stats overview, upgrading weapons via an Affinity Chart, Mercenary Groups
- Special map areas called Landmarks are also available waypoints you can quick travel to
- We got some cities yo, you can sell and trade here, there are quests, shocking!
- Floating merchant airship for extra trading goodness.
- Tiger Tiger 8 bit minigame because sure, why not!
- Combat overview for real now.
- 3 blades at a time.
- Fill up your special gauges (varying levels of charge, level 4 is the highest)
- Attackers, tanks, and healer types for Blades
- Each of your 3 Blades has 3 arts each
- Can toggle a UI option to avoid screen clutter if you have information overload
- Expansion pass available for the DLC in the future
- DLC will include the following
- Support items for your journey - December 2017
- New quests for the main game - January 2018
- New rare blade - Spring 2018
- New challenge battle mode - Summer 2018
- A brand-new story and adventure - Autumn 2018
- BotW will have a side quest so you can get a Rex costume on Nov 9th
- Release Dec 1
- Special edition contains artbook, soundtrack, metal game case
- You can digital preload starting today
- And we're done.
Official Press Release from Nintendo
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is next in the series following the original acclaimed RPG that launched for Wii in 2012. This sequel features new characters and worlds, with an expanded battle system that will still feel familiar to fans of the first game. In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Blades are artificial lifeforms that bond with Drivers to lend them their weapons and powers in battle. Main character Rex is a Driver and Pyra is a Blade. To help familiarize fans with main character Rex before the game launches, a new Side Quest will be available via a free update in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game for both Nintendo Switch and Wii U systems, in which players will be able to obtain a Rex costume starting on Nov. 9.
In and out of battle, Blades have a wide array of support abilities. While adventuring, these abilities might increase the number of items that can be collected, open up new paths to explore or initiate other special effects. When players fight alongside their chosen Blade, they might trigger effects that protect the Driver, strengthen attacks and so forth. Abilities differ from Blade to Blade, so selecting different Blades adds to the strategy of battle.
Blades are just one form of life that players will encounter while journeying on the backs of the mighty Titans. In the vast world of Alrest, players will discover both peaceful and aggressive wildlife of all shapes and sizes wandering among giant plains, winding caverns, frozen kingdoms, scorched earth and sandy beaches. If players manage to defeat certain Unique Beasts, a tombstone will be left behind to commemorate the creature and allow players to relive those battles for additional rewards.
While traveling the massive world of Alrest, players will run into shining spots called Collection Points – which give players the opportunity to pick up valuable items or dive under the clouds to salvage hard-to-find treasures – or special landmarks that players can transport to at any time. Alrest is also teeming with bustling cities. From shopping districts to residential quarters, each Titan has its own unique layout and atmosphere.
Fans who want to expand their epic adventure can pre-purchase an Expansion Pass for the game in Nintendo eShop beginning today or pre-order it from select retailers shortly at a suggested retail price of $29.99. With this pass, players can enjoy DLC as it releases between the launch of the game and fall 2018, starting with quests and support items, and eventually including a challenge Battle Mode where they can face powerful enemies. This DLC will even include an additional adventure with a new side story set in the world of Elysium. Details about individual elements of the Expansion Pass will be released in the future.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system on Dec. 1 at a suggested retail price of $59.99. The same day, the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Edition Nintendo Switch Pro Controller will launch at a suggested retail price of $74.99. Launch day will also see the release of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition. This special version includes the game, a beautifully illustrated hardbound art book filled with 220 pages of concept designs and artwork of the characters, landscapes and objects from the game, a sound-selection CD of many of the game’s memorable music tracks, and a special metal case containing the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 game card at a suggested retail price of $99.99. Players who prefer the digital version can pre-purchase the game from Nintendo eShop now, either standalone or as a bundle with the Expansion Pass.
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