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Getting excited about a game’s release is no easy business, but Nintendo and Monolith Soft have made it their mission to release a small amount of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 information almost every day for at least the past few months.
With the game releasing tomorrow, one can only assume that today’s teaser is the last, and it’s the final chapter of an interview with the game’s main developers: Tetsuya Takahashi, Koh Kojima, and Genki Yokota.
The interview, available on Nintendo’s official news site, shows the trio unpacking just how big the latest installment in the Xenoblade series is compared to those that have come before. Explaining the growth of the franchise’s world, Kojima confesses, “So I actually did the math, and it turns out that the total walking area in this game is more than five times larger than in the second title.” Imagine the numbers Noah and Mio’s Fitbits must be pushing!
“It turns out that the total walking area in this game is more than five times larger than in the second title.”
#XenobladeChronicles3 developers discuss the concept of “volume” in the final chapter of our Ask the Developer interview: pic.twitter.com/pILhMBd39R
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With a game of this size, the interview also wants to make it clear that this doesn’t diminish accessibility for those who haven’t played any of the previous installments in the franchise. Referring to the new menus and training options, Takahashi comments, “In this title, we’ve put our efforts into developing a system that will help first timers avoid getting lost.” It seems there’s no excuse not to try Xenoblade Chronicles 3, at least to our ears!
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Although there is one piece of information that rounds out the interview that we’re even more excited about, as Yokota confirms that there are still many more additions to the franchise. While this release was said to act as a culmination of everything that has come before, that doesn’t mean the end is in sight.
Be sure to check out the full interview on Nintendo’s official site to get as excited as possible for tomorrow. With our glowing review giving the game a full 10/10, we think the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will be worth the hype.
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