When discussing the pantheon of legendary Japanese Role-Playing Games (JRPGs), few titles inspire as much passionate—and often frustrated—debate as Xenoblade Chronicles X . Released in 2015 for the Wii U (and famously trapped there for nearly a decade), this title by Monolith Soft is frequently overshadowed by its more famous siblings, Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) and the later Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3 .
In the year 2054, two alien factions—the insect-like Prone and the robotic Ganglion— attack Earth during an intergalactic war. Humanity is nearly wiped out. The only survivors are aboard the White Whale , a colossal colony ship that crash-lands on the planet Mira . Xenoblade Chronicles X
This is the "Wow" moment of the generation. Soaring over the jaw-dropping landscape of Sylvalum (a ethereal, mushroom-studded white plain) while a sweeping Hiroyuki Sawano soundtrack blasts "Wir fliegen" (We fly) is a gaming memory that rivals Ocarina of Time leaving Kokiri Forest. Humanity is nearly wiped out
Mira is arguably the greatest open world ever designed in a JRPG. It is seamless—no loading screens once you land. It features five distinct, hand-crafted continents: Soaring over the jaw-dropping landscape of Sylvalum (a
If there is one superlative that holds true nine years later, it is this:
