Nintendo has revealed in a live presentation focused on Xenoblade Chronicles 3 that the next third entry will get a $ 30 expansion pass.
The pass includes a roadmap, and what will excite players the most is the “Brand-New Story Scenario” which will be released sometime in 2023.
Nintendo Switch owners who pick up the game and the expansion pass will get four waves of content, including launch day – useful items and color variations of clothing. In two separate releases, Expansion Pass players will also have a battle of challenges, new characters or hero missions, and new costumes, which will arrive for the first time later this year and again in April 2023. The latest wave is the expansion of the aforementioned story that will be published on December 31, 2023. Below is a picture of the full roadmap.
Source: Nintendo
The 20-minute live broadcast gave players anticipating Xenoblade Chronicles 3 a better idea of the history of the role-playing game, including a more focused look at the game’s six main characters and their character classes in the game. The full list of classes includes Swordfighter, Zephyr, Medic Gunner, Tactician, Heavy Guard and Ogre, which players can change and level up as they play the game.
As part of the presentation, we also delved into the great open world of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the enemies you will encounter along the way. Nintendo Direct also revealed that the game will include fast travel, search routes and the ability to change the weather. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will also be compatible with amiibos. For example, players who own the figure of Shulk can touch it during the game to use the Monado sword of the first game of Xenoblade Chronicles.
The story of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 where players will star Noah and Mio “in the midst of the turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus.” Nintendo says the next game will unite the future of the worlds as seen in Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was officially scheduled for September, but in an unpredictable move, Nintendo eventually decided to advance the release of the Nintendo game Switch until July. 29, giving players less time to wait to play the third inning.