10 New Things In Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition | Breakdown & Analysis

[@duo1666]

If they somehow manage to sneak in a coop campaign, we will reach peak xenoblade levels. Of all the games, this would be THE GAME for multiplayer coop in the story itself.

[@JBspherefreak]

Precisely, the Ability to play with Friends through the main game would be incredible and just to have the ability to run out and maybe even race with the new Skell

[@ltb1345]

They'd have to rewrite the story somewhat for that to work, unless only your character showed up in the cutscenes.

[@NintendoSegaGuys]

Only if it's purely optional like the Tales of franchise.

[@suenosrojos2233]

@@ltb1345No they wouldn’t. There’s always been the ability to recruit player avatars on your team.

[@wayofthekodiak3118]

I very rarely buy games a second time. I have Xenoblade X on the WIIU. It's one of the main reasons I kept it. Along with being able to play WII games that are stuck on the system. The added content on this version absolutely make this worth a second buy and playthrough. I LOVE this game. How Telethia the endbringer was introduced was one of the greatest moments in gaming history. I wished they would've done the same with Pharis the Everqueen. That big dome in sylvanum was so menacing.

[@JBspherefreak]

Pharsis almost feels like the actual Super Boss of the game seeing as its much harder then Telethia but then again who knows. The Yggrilith Race which is what Pharsis has actually has Lore in the Enemy-pedia about pretty much feeding on Stars going Supernova so they are plenty dangerous

[@Lawrencelucky13]

I noticed the jump mechanic also on the Skells too, whoohoo!

[@andrewowens4421]

I love "Don't Worry" but I don't love hearing it every time I so much as need to get over a moderately high dirt mound. It might seem small but being able to jump without flying is a _big_ deal.

[@codename618]

"Is it possible this is their native planet?" Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this just what Chausson, Nagi, or Vandham say after the party's encounter with the Prone (so Chapter 3)?

[@JBspherefreak]

You are 100% right on closer inspection. I could've sworn this wasn't in the game before but it seems I was wrong...all the same, it doesn't change my thoughts on what that new area was or is

[@mistressminerva3382]

@@JBspherefreak most of the dialogue in the trailer is spliced together , out of context , from multiple scenes that existed in the original. the only new dialogue is what comes after the title drop.

[@mobes8876]

This is the best breakdown of what we’ve been shown so far. Good job!

[@JBspherefreak]

I try 😉 there was a little more that we uncovered but most of it was Minor Details that would have turned this into a Luxin Length Video 😂 I'll likely be looking at doing some Theory stuff in any upcoming videos and overanalysing look again

[@SparksOpus]

I can't put into words how hyped I am to finally get my hands on this game in around 2 months :D The UI looks so clean, everything looks so much more colorful, not to mention all those QoL improvements... I can't wait dude. This will be such a fun time once it releases :)

[@JBspherefreak]

I will be playing so much of this once it comes out 😂

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Spookusoopus

[@SuperSavajin]

It's incredible how everything from the artbook is coming around. We will finally get answers and we will finally get what the game was supposed to be!

[@JBspherefreak]

It makes me curious for the things we haven't seen yet also 😁 we still need L's True form and the Dreadnaugt ship that was there also

[@joebarrett29]

Awesome vid! I’ve played all the mainline xeno’s but not this one so I’m so excited!

[@Lawrencelucky13]

Non Skell piloted party characters are now enlarged with more visible "Holograms?" For visibility because it was very difficult to see your party members attack positions or if they lost their Skells in battle.

[@6maronas]

that hub structure in the new area also makes me think of like some mirror version of the lifehold. I could see that having something to do with yknow, the mysteries of Mira

[@waltercardcollector]

One thing it looks like a lot of people are sleeping on, is that it looks like they fixed the indoor camera! Turning the camera indoors and in caves was a nightmare in the Wii U version, but in the Switch version it looks so snappy.

[@JBspherefreak]

Thats a good point, it's QOL stuff that really make these games XD

[@mistressminerva3382]

Good Video Well Hræsvelgr in the concept art was titled as the Black Knights Skell , but seeing that the Black Knight probably got scrapped entirely and replaced by the Girl with the funny helmet , i assume she now has some of the content that the Black Knight Originally should have had. Obviously the Beach scene now has the Lone Hero and not the Black Knight anymore , judgeing by the spoken dialogue , the gray hair and the fact that the Original Tandem Ares re-appears. But all of that said , and this is speculation , but i think the White Suit Girl with the Funny Helmet is actually the daughter of the Sakuraba CEO. My reason being that her BLADE Logo looks nothing like the NLA one , so i think that because she isnt from NLA but from a different Exodus Ship , the japanese one to be precise. Which was in the concept art and should house the Sakuraba HQ with the CEO and his daughter. They dont need to add another Exodus Ship either , they can just tell some plot about it being also destroyed and the Qlu having saved some of them ... which would tie in with the new Qlu content. But we will see when the game comes out.

[@benineight4750]

Really enjoyed the vid, and have to commend you for being one of only a few youtubers I've seen who actually recognised the original Ares and didn't just freak out thinking they've seen an Ouroboros :P You've been a real champion for X, so I hope it releasing gets a ton of attention on your channel.

[@JBspherefreak]

I've researched this game way to much to have been fooled by something like this 😅 theres still a lot more Lore and info we're missing but I'll be sure to cover it when I can

[@benineight4750]

@JBspherefreak definitely looking forward to when you do! I love X's lore so the more videos on it the better 😛

[@ric8248]

jumping on skells yes! now we won't have to interrupt the majestic Sylvalum theme every time we need to get to higher ground.

[@JBspherefreak]

Honestly, just maintaining the super fun movement in the game is enough for me

[@trashaimgamer7822]

Honestly that is an easy fix, just make the music only play at high altitudes.

[@ric8248]

@@trashaimgamer7822 Agreed, that would be ideal.

[@giygas_9577]

12:49 I hope you're right, but it looks to me like what's happening here is they went into flight mode briefly to scale that rock and then landed. It looked like they drifted straight forward across the ground rather than just falling down. Again, I hope you're right, but I would also say don't get your hopes up too much. Also, are we sure the player has flight gear yet at that part?

[@RealBrain]

The ares isn't guaranteed to be connected to ouroboros. There is old concept art from the X art book that looks like an unarmored version of the skell

[@JBspherefreak]

Correct and this has always been reminiscent of the Ourboros Forms previously which we talked about years ago when XC3 was first being released. Now however, we have concrete that the joints do in fact have Ouroboros Cores as they are the EXACT same so it's almost certainly going to be the case

[@averagesoul8256]

game of the year 2025 incoming. this the only xeno game i havent finished (only played like 5 hours) cuz i never had a wiiu so i had to emulate it but then i heard its supposed to be played in player squads so i really hoped for them to rerelease this. alas here it is , my excitement for this is unbelieavable, xeno chuds stay winning

[@wayofthekodiak3118]

It's so good man. Stay away from spoilers because there are some truly epic moments in the game.

[@ltb1345]

Gem.

[@Decubitus]

11:58 What if finishing Neilnail's Affinity Missions unlocked the ability to paint your (neil)nails... It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@JBspherefreak]

A very convoluted but interesting reward I guess 😂

[@andrewowens4421]

I loved grinding away at the old game and I'm going to absolutely fall in love grinding away at this new one. So many more secrets to unlock!

[@JBspherefreak]

I hope that some QOL changes have been made to make that grind not as long as before tho XD

[@cavummusictheory]

also for those curious about the customization drama years ago, female chests look bigger than the last time. they also mentioned that the en and jp versions will be the same this time, so there is chance that they will let that through this time lol

[@shatteredsentient5321]

F to flat homies 😢

[@0.e-xerith841]

Still nothing on New Tokyo, Reina Sakuraba, or anything new about L yet. Maybe they're waiting to reveal it all

[@JBspherefreak]

Theres not really much evidence to support this just yet but peeps are speculating that the White Skell Pilot could Reina from the Tokyo Colony ship (Although there really isn't much evidence for that just yet)

[@monolithsoft_guy]

Until it's disproven, I will hold onto my theory that the new area is a reminder of Xenoblade 3. Lots of disconnected landmasses hovering above an abyss? That's Aionios! Perfectly fitting to my theory that Mira is the recombined original Earth with Origin at its core. We'll see ^^

[@Elijah_Morning_Wood]

The fact that this game has Mia already makes it GOTY by default, but all of these improvements are welcome too.

[@MaxAutoAttack]

Of course I want the new music to be done by Sawano, but if it's not him, then I definitely think Kenji Hiramatsu would be able to emulate X's music style while still being distinct

[@omgray]

14:13 … wait a second. What’s going on here??? 😂😂😂😂

[@shatteredsentient5321]

I remember some person modded their wii u online. They were even more huge than that with maxed out bust.

[@JBspherefreak]

Yea, me an my friends eventually found how to do it and were messing around with it 😂 it was funny to see these giants face against these bosses in this way

[@JustJulyo]

The greatest game is about to get even better

[@filedward87]

Hopefully letting us expand new districts in New L.A so it doesn't look empty

[@ghostfacekhila]

I can't believe I get to play this game again. I know I didnt do all the Celica, Murderess, L, or Doug missions... So I will do all of them forsure.

[@Polmo1997]

I think the new area is located in a place between Primordia and Sylvalum, you can see both primordia arches and sylvalum floating ball

[@JBspherefreak]

I'm not so sure The Primordia portions seem to have no bottom from different angles so I believe they may just be other Floating Islands and the Sylvalum Ball appears more as a "Hole?" or something compared to a ball, possibly the way we make it in here?

[@knightofwind2929]

When do you predict Xenoblade Chronicles 4 or the next game with come out? Like what year?

[@shinxshinra]

Mate I'm so ready for Xenoblade X it's wild

[@Leroy._.]

Great video man! But damn I was working on a similar video as well but you beat me to it haha. Great catch on the details on the combat UI btw with the different Art icons for Melee and Ranged, didn't notice that myself ^_^

[@JBspherefreak]

I had to work quick and yea, the finer details like that are really neat. Theres even more we've found tbh but most of it was just minor stuff so I wanted to cover all the big bits here

[@ryangrill7322]

'Look Leland there are your vapor trails! Leland loves his vapor trails. Today is a day for vapor trails....."

[@JBspherefreak]

GO VAPOR TRAILS!

[@Terron29]

Its looking like everything i could have wanted and more. So impressed. Cant wait. A 60fps version for switch 2 would be perfect but I will happily take a regular switch version. Hopefully it can maintain the 30fps.

[@JBspherefreak]

I have noticed that some in the extra footage used on the website, the game does look like its dropping frames BUT I can't confirm that the footage simply hasn't been slowed down slightly either so that remains to be seen

[@dash_frame]

I can't wait to put hundreds of hours into this on the Switch 2

[@JBspherefreak]

Hundreds? I'm going to be looking at Thousands 😂

[@dash_frame]

@ dude you’re so right though, it’s the small things that are the difference a good and a great game. Your analysis is only making me more hyped for it, certainly reminds me of the pre Xenoblade 3 release content.

[@Nerdinyan]

I really hope they add an easy mode for people like me who friggin' suck.

[@JBspherefreak]

I'm already planning a ton of Video Guides and Builds relating to the game which should help but the new Tutorials are going to make it much easier

[@ShadowSkyX]

Get better so you'll never have to use it. I hated how in the first game the prompt sometimes came up after one loss. Zero faith and frankly felt low key insulting.

[@SpideyfanX]

​@@ShadowSkyX Also, it would be impossible to include a difficulty setting for a game with online multiplayer.

[@conorb.1901]

@ShadowSkyX it's especially silly when you look at it with the context of what casual mode actually does. It halves all damage taken and doubles the damage you deal, which is absolutely insane, enemies will just fall over in front of you at that point, you don't even need to lift a finger.

[@JBspherefreak]

We discussed this before actually cos it might actually be possible. All the devs would need to do is lock the only actual multiplayer elements to lets say the "Normal" Setting and then people can choose whatever for their own Worlds

[@indenthshsh2408]

THE JUMP!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[@ShadowSkyX]

Its probably just online. They haven't shown anything of it. Im just glad that customization clip that its much smoother and faster

[@JBspherefreak]

On the wesbite, it does actually centre around the new DLC area and there is actually a kinda hidden tab on Online Features already but who knows, I imagine the next trailer will centre around it a lot

[@Frostycrypton]

I too am on the copium train that we’ll be able to fully explore Mira in multiplayer. Highly doubt it’ll happen but I want to so bad!

[@JBspherefreak]

Same!

[@imperfectworks7064]

Cross? You mean Ryan? Ryan Cross full name confirmed

[@JBspherefreak]

You mean Rook

[@l-dracocobra2738]

website link please

[@JBspherefreak]

Updated the description but here it is also: www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/bas6a/index.html

[@Bullminator]

7.14 --- Nopon spaceship and origins.... probaly.

[@RanmaEX]

I’m sorry but that structure at 7:11 looks like the tower from sword art online?!?

[@JBspherefreak]

Aincrad is reminscent but perhaps thats just been used for some inspiration?

[@evenstarelectricrailway3281]

Wait, Fresberg?! Isn't that the name of the mercenary village in Xenoblade 2?!

[@JBspherefreak]

No, that was called Garfront and Fresberg isn't actually the name anyway (Its just the Silly Machine Translation). The actual name turns our to be "Hraesvelg" from the post on Twitter

[@franciscor390]

Practically everything looks better, just Elma's hair annoys me a bit. It looks shorter and stiffer.

[@AzureMoebius22]

Skells, the closest Xenoblade fans will get to piloting 3's Levnises/Ferronises.

[@JBspherefreak]

Still the coolest thing you can do in any Xenoblade Chronicles Game

[@Movel0]

Siren inspired Skell please. It's already a pretty close fit with X aesthetics, maybe a few touches here and there to be more in line with the others. It's the perfect callback to Elma being a guest character in XC2.

[@conorb.1901]

@@Movel0 I would absolutely love a Siren skell. THE coolest Xeno mecha, across all the games, including Gears and Saga

[@pedrobeckup456]

Or Face Mechons "machines are so cool"

[@UltimateTobi]

1:20 No idea what you were talking about.

[@JBspherefreak]

In Xenoblade X, you have both a ranged and melee weapon which you can swap between at will and you choose your arts from both of these Weapons. Each of the Art Icons on the outside have a little addition to showcase whether they are for a ranged weapon or Melee weapon with either the Hitmarker effect or the slash icon in the bottom left and top right

[@UltimateTobi]

​@@JBspherefreakI see it now. Cheers!

[@nishquikpops]

What if the new area is Alcamoth in the future 😳👀

[@JBspherefreak]

It looks slightly different but it was a thought we had also. Whilst I would be down for this, we've already had a Definitive Edition DLC story centered around it but yea, it would be super interesting

[@Bylethisop]

I hope they release the switch 2 near the X releases because I really do not want to play this on my 2017 switch bruh

[@JBspherefreak]

I see the Switch 2 still coming out soon but the game will still likely be out before it releases anyway so...

[@redbirdtribe]

God i hope ace isnt down with xenoblade i hope thats just misinformation BECAUSE ITS SO GOOOD

[@mattgezockt2596]

Yeah, the Cores in Ouroboros and in the original Ares lokks similiar, but i still dont see that the Connection is confirmed with that. The Concept Art of the Ares already showed this Orbs. For now they just look similiar, nothing more

[@whereswarren3719]

Spoken like a true saga coper

[@conorb.1901]

I'm with you, X is unlikely to be outright connected to the main trilogy (too many contradictions as of now), but I'm in more of a "we'll see what happens when the game comes out" kind of mood. Don't really feel like speculating when the game is already only two months out, you know?

[@JBspherefreak]

Originally, this was just concept Art but now its actually in the game, in my mind, it means a fair bit more. We'll learn some more of course when it comes out but seeing as that scene was very specially chosen for the Trailer where they are clearly visible, I think its likely

[@ltb1345]

In the original art the orbs just had round rings inside. Now they look like Moebius rings formed by two Ouroborous rings each. Definitely a big change.

[@Perplexum]

@@conorb.1901 That's why I'll probably hold off on buying the game at launch. I can well imagine them trying to tie everything together more, as that seems to be the direction the whole franchise is going in, but I can only imagine it ending in a very messy story, so I will wait and see.

[@steelframer]

Over analyze every frame of it 😂😂😂

[@JBspherefreak]

Bro, we go frame by frame on these trailers and try to find as much as possible 😂

[@Banoffle]

i didn’t watch this video

[@JBspherefreak]

😔