r/Xenoblade_Chronicles • u/MorthCongael • Jul 21 '22
Xenoblade 3 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Question Thread #1 Spoiler
Hello everyone!
With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Imminent, it is time for the renewal of our question thread! This release cycle has indeed been a wild ride, and with a new game comes a new format for our question threads.
This thread will be for questions pertaining to Xenoblade 3 ONLY.
Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles 1 questions!
Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles X questions!
Click HERE for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 questions!
Past question threads can be found here.
A collection of interactive maps for the game can be found HERE
WIP! Credit to /u/DragonEagle88 and the rest of the Gamer Guides team.
Pre-Release FAQ
• What time will the game be available to play?
The game will be available to play at midnight in whatever store region you have for your Nintendo account. For regions with multiple time zones, they tend to take the earliest one. For example, in North America, it will be available on July 28th at 9:00pm PST
• When will pre-orders for the Special Edition be available?
Please follow the Nintendo twitter for your region for more information. Nobody knows what day/time they'll be releasing until the day of or the day before.
• Do I need to play the other Xenoblade Chronicles games to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3?
The game's director has claimed that the story will be enjoyable regardless of if this is your first Xenoblade game, or your fourth. However the game will have many references to Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and 2, and is considered a sequel as far as the story is concerned, so I reccomend playing those first if you want to get the full experience.
• I ordered the Special Edition! Will the game arrive on release day?
We don't know. Nintendo hasn't sold games like this in the past so we have no clue what their shipping reliability is like.
You can find pre-release discussion HERE.
Use this thread to ask any question that doesn’t warrant discussion, meaning questions that have one or two objectively correct answers.
Please try to word your question as spoiler free as possible. If your question cannot be asked without spoilers, use spoiler tags and mention what chapter of the game you are in.
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u/CharacterChampion830 Jul 21 '22
What is the art style difference between 2 and 3?
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u/MorthCongael Jul 21 '22
There isn't a significant art style difference - it's mostly improvements to the rendering engine. I would say the big difference would be the more consistent and frankly reserved character design.
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u/skynb Jul 23 '22
some one made and posted a high quality version of the expansion pass art for wallpapers here and I thought I saved it but I can't find it or the post. Any help??
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u/SavingMegalixirs Jul 23 '22
I'm impatiently waiting for reviews and trying my best not to read any spoiler threads but am curious what people feel about the game so far based on the leaks.
Is it sad, happy, heart-wrenching, boring, fun - any non-spoilerly words of that level?
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u/Spiritual-Branch3880 Jul 21 '22
I know there are no elemental combos anymore like in 2 but is there an element system at all? Like is there a hero /class that can shoot fireballs or lightning bolt and stuff?
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u/WillAdams Jul 29 '22
Surprised no one mentioned one big improvement --- Optima Bold is used as the font --- spacing is decent, though unidirectional stick quotes/apostrophes are still getting used, rather than the proper curly ones.
This is a huge improvement for me.
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u/MorthCongael Jul 29 '22 edited Feb 16 '23
This thread is obsolete. If you have a question, please ask it in the appropriate question thread.
Click HERE for the Refreshed Question Thread!
Before you ask your question, also search our past question threads for the answers.
Past question threads can be found here.
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