Every Engage the Enemy Cutscene [Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition]

[@ramahermawan4598]

You're one of the cultured Xenoblade fans. We can be friends.

[@winster32]

Yes.

[@iblamekurby111]

I play XENOBLADE CHRONICLES DEFINITE EDITION

[@ZoraVisions]

Yay

[@ὄντος]

I have played all Ze Xenoblade games including definitive edition

[@mihir2480]

Indian anyone?

[@vincentlevilumanog6701]

seriously, engage the enemy is one of the things that makes this cutscenes all the more engaging and thrilling

[@xenobladefanboy1340]

My left ear after 5 years is no longer lonely

[@salmonfishman]

The fuck happened to your right ear?

[@ForgedCalamity]

@@salmonfishman in the previous version of this video this guy put up for the Wii version the right ear has no audio if you’re listening with headphones.

[@PerkyPyra]

@@ForgedCalamity But ofc where we were blessed with two channel audio, we were cursed with the brightness of the video being way too high to the point of desaturating the colours. Must have wished for better audio with the monkey's paw.

[@ForgedCalamity]

@@PerkyPyra Legit. He'll get the brightness right when Xenoblade Chronicles Remake comes out in 2030. But at what cost....

[@enyorjrmengana8191]

Lol😂

[@zeke2388]

The first cutscene hits different.

[@buggyfun1060]

Yeah

[@FlyingEbi]

I bought the switch because of this scene

[@lexiaowu3413]

@@FlyingEbi

[@weirdo7319]

It didn't hit Fiora different

[@winster32]

It does.

[@B-Mag]

Everybody gangsta till the piano starts playing

[@bubbles8067]

That’s how you know shit’s going down

[@nikosdimitriadis3520]

Usually that line is used when giorno's theme plays, but I totally agree with that

[@B-Mag]

@@nikosdimitriadis3520 Who the fuck is Giorno?

[@gachalibra9243]

@@B-Mag a UM

[@bigoompa9005]

@@B-Mag the greatest gangstar of all time

[@omarreyes7626]

damn I always get the chills when fiora goes all Ripley on metal face, yeah he "kills" her but damn the sheer amount of balls she displays.

[@themonkeyman2910]

She pulled out the Skell.

[@dantelawrence4676]

@@themonkeyman2910 And eventually... (Spoiler alert) SHE BECAME PART OF THE SKELL... kinda.

[@0axis771]

If it just wasn't a Faced Mechon, that blow might have worked.

[@puracheach]

Yeah and that the soundtrack too give me chills everytime

[@Cerbleur07]

Ovaries... But yeah, those were big ones.

[@reignknight6504]

After knowing that the definitive edition was in the making, I couldn't wait for a remaster of this video!

[@maxrichards3881]

Reign Knight Yeah, and Melia looks so much better in that thumbnail.

[@duncecan3047]

This anime has one of the best English dubs tbh

[@rexxel8867]

true especially shulk but rex's XC2 dub on the other hand....

[@nickkrasny1562]

Rexxel “Yaaaa.” “hyaaa.”

[@PhazonKing]

@@rexxel8867 Don't know what everyone's problem is. I really like Rex' voice. Yeah, he needs more training, but the voice is good. Think YOU could do it better? Well then, why don't you try to be the next Xenoblade main character's voice actor???

[@PhazonKing]

@Bionis’ Finest Feat. Marianne *Finally* , someone who gets it :-)

[@duncecan3047]

@@PhazonKing agree but doesn't change the fact that Xenoblade chronicles 1 was an anime with one of the best English dubs

[@pknepps]

Shulk in the beginning: "It's not me, it's the power of the Manado" Shulk in the end: I am the power

[@ephraimallen234]

Thats mad dedication, 5 years and same thumbnail but in high definition

[@conyXcony253]

The “Who’s Going to Die Today” song

[@agate865]

After looking at the original game graphics, dear god this is beautiful

[@bobthebuilder609]

what you really meant to say is, "damn, the original sure looked like ass. no idea why anyone liked it, but the definitive edition sure is excellent"

[@beatziegraham6928]

@@bobthebuilder609 the original version had some charm. For the Wii, I thought it looked great. Sure, this looks way better, but the original had the Wii flair to it.

[@mastertjt56]

@@beatziegraham6928 exactly

[@mastertjt56]

@@bobthebuilder609 well the original basically pushed the Wii to it's very limits. At least it looks better than most morden rpgs that come out, for example the Sword Art Online games

[@m.m.2341]

I played the original on the Wii U digitally. You start ignoring the janky graphics really fast, because the game is just so much fun.

[@yamisean3298]

I like it when it transitions into "You will know our names"

[@networkplayer01]

I like ho you used the same thumbnails of 5 years ago

[@guimon78]

Something has always bothered me about the Monado Shield and Monado Speed cutscenes. Monado Shield affects the whole team in combat, but only activated on Reyn in the cutscene. Monado Speed can only be activated on one team member, but affects all three in the cutscene. I think it might be a thing left over from the designing phases, because granting physical immunity to the whole team is a lot more powerful then granting a one time shield against certain moves. Idk, anyone else notice that?

[@prince.fatalis]

Well, yeah. Balancing wise, the game would've been broken that early if you could cast high physical evasion on all your party and it lasts several seconds. Speed lasts for a duration whereas shield lasts for a duration but is gone once it absorbs a talent art. Lore wise, he could protect everyone easily but gameplay wise, they have to nerf it.

[@guimon78]

@@prince.fatalis that's what I was saying, it just seemed strange is all.

[@MultiOwyn]

Yeah, Monado Speed should be able to heighten the party's evasion and attack rate, and grant them chances of double attack. Monado Shield should block not just Enemy Talent Arts, but also Enemy Ether & Physical Battle Arts while lasting up to 16 hits. Also, Imagine Monado Smash as a Physical Monado Art inflicting Break, Topple, and Daze all at once without the need of a Chain Attack. And imagine Monado Jump increasing the party's jump height and reducing fall speed and fall damage.

[@bobthebuilder609]

Speed is arguably one of the worst monado arts in the first place. it lasts for like, 7 seconds, ONLY affects 1 party member, and takes a shit ton of your gauge. The ONLY use for it is if you get a vision where there's a physical attack on dunban(your agility tank), and for some reason, warning him to use his serene heart somehow DOESN'T give him enough evasion for it to miss. I think for it to be useful, they'd need to double it's duration.

[@guimon78]

@@bobthebuilder609 well, leveling it up ONLY increases the duration, so TECHNICALLY you can make it last much longer... Or you can use Monado Armor at level 10 and not have to care

[@ezekielmcclure5673]

DunsparceAndDiglett is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer fucking will for remaking their video 5 years later

[@afish3356]

The VAs in XC1 did such a good job!!

[@howardlam6181]

the best part is the RP accent.

[@johnsteinback8220]

He can't even pronounce monado lol. Such a great job.

[@dantelawrence4676]

@@johnsteinback8220 Who can't?

[@Style_224]

@@johnsteinback8220 it british idiot

[@sirmiluch6856]

@@dantelawrence4676 dubshit actor.

[@JlBUNROCK]

"I swear I won't stop until I scrapped each and every one of you" Sharla is probably my least favorite party member (Not bad per say, just has some major problems) but that line is fucking amazing

[@JlBUNROCK]

@Kieran WASTIE both gameplay and story

[@ike8028]

@@JlBUNROCK I disagree very much. Just give her every healing art available and level them up as much as possible, and she makes your team practically immune to death. Especially if you buff up Reyn's HP and have him take all the aggro

[@ike8028]

@@JlBUNROCK Yeah I found the game incredibly easy due to the way I set up my team Shulk had like an entire kit of Strength Up gems, to the point where he did ridiculous damage. I played as Shulk and my sole goal was to fight (although I kept light heal around in case Reyn started to get a bit too low or Sharla was getting attacked) Reyn had multiple HP Up gems (which maxed out at 9999 HP pretty early in the game) and some aggro up gems, so enemies would always stay on him. I also gave him the highest defense armor I had at any given time, and in the late game he had a couple HP recovery up gems. Sharla had like 3 attacking moves and the rest of her kit was healing moves, as well as debuff immunity and a stat booster. She would continuously spam heals and almost always bring Shulk and Reyn back to full health regardless of how hurt they were I used this team throughout the entire game and could consistently take out opponents ~30 levels ahead of me once I had it set up. It was actually really fun

[@sushi287]

@@ike8028 for me riki’s healing move always seemed to heal the party a lot more than sharla, and because I found him to be a lot more useful than her in the long run. Also shulk, dunban and riki can do an insanely good chain combo (I can’t remember the name of the move but the one where riki deals damage based on the amount of debuffs) carried me through the latter half of the game, so reyn as a tank and sharla as a healer are not as useful to me. But tbh i think every character can be good as long as you put in the effort, and that’s one of the things I love the most about xenoblade

[@ike8028]

@@sushi287 I just put all of Sharla's AP into her healing moves throughout the game, so they were almost always enough to heal 75%-100% of my team's damage taken I also used the chain combo of Shulk to break, Reyn to topple, and Sharla to daze. Then after the chain attack Shulk could use head shaker to extend the daze as we all inflict large amounts of damage

[@romacalor]

The majority of deaths in this game are because people didnt listen to shulk yelling at them.

[@matthewwylie2735]

"I'LL KILL YOUUUUU!" "Can I save her?" _Of course you can._ "I swear I won't stop until I've scrapped each and every one of you!" "The men you lost... I can tell they were dear to you. I know only too well that desire for revenge. And the crushing pain of losing those close to you. I can't stand by and let another person experience what I have. This monster is going down!" "Mechon. It's not over. The people of Bionis will never let you triumph!" "Dunban, you'll never win! Get on your knees and worship me!" "Never. I will strike you down and all that you have become, you wretched fool. The Monado will stop you. And then you will know the shame of all that you have done, traitor!" "I will never forgive what he's done. And yet... Your words. They ring true. I feel their weight." "The Homs are nothing but bacteria clinging to my body." "They are living beings! If you can not understand this, you have no right to call yourself a god!" "And who decides that? A god. Because only a god may decide." "Stand up, Fiora! Did you not say you wanted to be with Shulk?! Do not throw your life away for this scoundrel!" "She's right! You have to take what you want! There's no point in dying!" "Shulk! Show him what you're made of! Come on, man! You don't need the Monado to take down this piece of scum!" "Riki know! Riki know Shulk brave! Riki want to see the old Shulk! Shulk is real Heropon!" "Shulk! Real power comes from within! Believe in your own true strength, Shulk!" "I will not fail. With your faith in me, and our strength combined... We can do this."

[@davidmaxwell4696]

Melia always coming in clutch with the Mind Blast

[@TheJaredPunch]

My favorite move to use on Melia. Big Damage dealer.

[@amaze_z1953]

Mumkhar: Has killed entire colonies of Homs, also including causing Dunban's sister to be brainwashed, just for the Monado Shulk: nOoOoO yOu CaN'T kIlL hIm He'S a HoM tOoOoO Dunban: ok

[@maxrichards3881]

Conglaturations, you missed the point of the damn scene.

[@roisin2004]

I get why people take that away from the scene but imo what shulk is actually saying is “Hey We don’t know what’s going on mumkar could be brainwashed like fiora and their deaths would be pointless” It’s less of shulk saying “killing people is bad” because he was willing to kill Dickinson and did kill zanza and more wanting to understand their reasons

[@0axis771]

@@roisin2004 Exactly. Shulk, at his heart, is someone that wishes to understand the truth. After learning that Fiora and Mumkhar were Homs placed in Mechon for a war, Shulk snapped out of his desire for revenge and instead wanted to understand why everything was happening. He wanted to learn just why all this fighting was even happening.

[@Eifion]

Don't fuck with Xenoblade fans, we don't pay attention to our games and just post bad memes.

[@maxrichards3881]

@@Eifion I actually pay attention to the stories these games are trying to tell.

[@jacobmonks3722]

I just played Xenoblade Chronicles for the first time through Definitive Edition, and I gotta say Engage the Enemy is one of my new favorite video game tracks ever.

[@LumboDumbo]

By putting the eyepatch on Dunban, I can already tell you are a cool fan

[@mmert138]

Damn, I never grow tired of watching these cutscenes.

[@151TheMew]

Imagine if Shulk was in Smash Brawls Subspace Emissary. The cutscenes would be crazy

[@dantelawrence4676]

Honestly I wish World of Light was more like Subspace. Then when Shulk shows up, all the Smash fans who thought he was a generic virgin JRPG protagonist could see how badass he really is.

[@cmwaves]

This is one of the best tracks of the game, and one of my personal favorites. I love how well it ties in with each cutscene that it is used in, it almost feels like the devs based the pacing of the cutscenes with the song itself.

[@yinyang452]

It's why even the Definitive Edition uses the old unreleased version of A Tragic Decision.

[@seraphinw1]

Mumkhar kills Fiora during a scene where Shulk couldn't prevent the future. Mumkhar dies during a scene where Shulk couldn't prevent his future.

[@TheJaredPunch]

The irony…

[@plasticlance9418]

He gets impaled too

[@HeidiSprite]

cant wait to see "You went too faaf...you foof..." in HD

[@zturtle1630]

You can't forget, "I hate memes, Dunban!"

[@Sam-sw2pf]

‘when we set out, i wanted to destroy ALL memes!’

[@tds1428]

Garge That was my aim. But no-ow I know there are people inside!

[@MattAlchemy]

That's Dunban over there!

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

lady mey mey

[@rockmacher]

When I played definitive edition I had to FORCE myself to turn the game off and be productive with my life

[@corporealaegis9634]

Holy shit this video exists specifically for me. Thanks!

[@metal_joe6698]

Whenever this song plays you KNOW shit is about to go down.

[@jxristop]

26:08 Melia is a fictional character, but she deserves the world for this.

[@JlBUNROCK]

Using her power to protect one of her closest friends to ensure she and the man they both love can have a happy future Melia

[@TheJaredPunch]

2:28 Me when someone is about to eat the last Pizza I was saving for Lunch.

[@CrazyWS]

1:03 is where men cried.

[@RaisinBr4n]

I love xenoblade 2 and all, but hearing Shulks screams is so refreshing from the Aaaaaaaaiyah

[@toba_2029]

God the Guitar at the beginning of ETE makes it so good!

[@yate0128]

Song with the biggest kill count

[@roisin2004]

18:00 I get why people take away that shulk is saying “nooo we cant kill him he’s homs and that would make us just as bad :(((“ from the scene but imo I don’t think that’s what shulks saying at all. what shulk is actually saying is “Hey We don’t know what’s going on mumkar could be brainwashed like fiora and their deaths would be pointless” It’s less of shulk saying “killing people is bad” because he outright says he wants revenge on mumkar too and was willing to kill Dickinson and did kill zanza and more wanting to understand their reasons

[@MoeruOkamii]

You know shit got real when you heard this song kick in

[@SkaillerLPE]

One thing thats always bothered me about the cutscene where you unlock Speed is that the boss afterwards doesnt use Engage the Enemy. The build up is perfect, the fight starts at just the right time for the music to go all in, and it just... doesnt. They did use Engage the Enemy later for the Telethia, so I really dont get why this is a thing.

[@4137Swords]

I think it did in the original. One of the very few things Definitive Edition did worse is sometimes it messes up the music transitions from cutscene to gameplay. It also happened with Unfinished Battle, which was disappointing.

[@SarahKey]

omg thank you

[@massimilianodelrosso5495]

Shulk running down Bionis's wrist while screaming at Egil they're gonna save Fiora, all with EtE's climax in the background (especially after Dunban's best moment) makes that cutscene the one i loved the most about this enchanting game. Xeno truly is THE Nintendo's JRPG.

[@Justforvisit]

0:26 and onwards is so damn epic, how the whole party encourages Shulk and that "Hero Walk" of Shulk and Fiora at the end walking heroic directly towards the camera + the music reaching it's absolute apex there....just brilliantly done by Monolith Soft!

[@dusk7484]

The munkar and dunban scene is my favorite usage of the cutscene. That and colony 9, for nearly opposite reasons

[@lewis9s]

This is the counterattack of this game and I love that.

[@HibiTeamQueso]

More like the opposite but yeah

[@elimccarthy4807]

@@HibiTeamQueso 👍

[@hmminterestinginterestingi3023]

This and Counterattack in XC2 really give these games so much energy. I love XC3 and it’s slowly becoming one of my favourite games ever, even surpassing XC1 and XC2, but it lacks that 1 single song to tie all those major moments together, there are 2-3 great tracks that I feel got underused slightly that could have all been that. I love of these games, what a trilogy

[@3abdooogamer734]

Yeah the weight of life was wasted

[@omnislack]

I'm playing Xenoblade 3 at the moment and I could say this is still the best Xenoblade soundtrack ever.

[@eggy7346]

Mumkhar's fall is by far the most intense in my opinion

[@rainoftime37]

Listening to Engage the Enemy by itself feels kind of strange without Shulk yelling in the background lmao

[@xavierkittreles1998]

21:23 Yep, Mumkhar got what he deserve at the end.

[@rodseller9936]

Yeah and there will be no Frieza begging with him.

[@xavierkittreles1998]

Yeah, But y'know, compared to Mumkhar, Frieza is no better than anyone else in all twelve universe because he has no principles.

[@adumbtshhh9355]

This was the best game ive ever had the pleasure of playing, on the wii as a kid and on the switch as a 15 yr, the only thing i want is to play this true masterpeice of a game blind again, to be absolutely blown away with the story, to have goose bumps all over my body after listening to engage the enemy for the first time, and experience the incredible plot twist at the end. Oh well the only way ill be able to do this is when im old and have dementia, ig ill have to wait till then, and thats a price worth paying.

[@limhx-6734]

you are underrated as fuc-

[@brycehudson6135]

This is so awesome when you've played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and know what's going on in that alternate universe

[@CriIp]

Such a great game

[@Flashkirby99]

Extreme supercut edition: Every line spoken when the main riff starts up: 1:24 "Urgh! " ~Fiora 4:14 "'Course! Leave it to me!" ~Reyn 6:27 "I ate them all up!" ~Xord 8:22 "The Monado?" ~Xord 10:01 "I'll trap him with the Monado!" ~Shulk 11:26 "But that's impossible!" ~Duncan 13:18 "Give me the power I need!" ~Shulk 15:28 "I will strike you down and all you have become, you wretched fool." ~Dunban over there 17:21 "Mumkhar!" ~Duncan 19:09 "They're people! Like us!" ~Shulk 21:03 *gets impaled* ~Metal Face 22:54 "And who decides that? A god." ~Zanza 25:20 "Who knows how much life it's got in it?" ~Dickson 27:14 "Everyone..." ~Shulk

[@TheAntiYuu]

Yeah, there’s just something about this song that hits just right.

[@Kurayamiblack]

In other words "All the Scenes That Dominate Your Complete Attention"

[@itsasecrettoeverybody]

This music is so good, anything looks epic with this song playing.

[@OdinDerSehnsucht]

The Dunban-Mumkhar fight & Egil reveal cutscene is one of my favorite cutscenes from a videogame ever

[@davidsanz7605]

a perfect game

[@seanlowrey6371]

Honestly, one of the dopest lines in this entire vid is shulk questioning if he can do something, and the Monado/Zanza responding “of course you can” The confidence of a god saying I can make my will reality, and then making it reality. The writing of this game dwarfs the others and it’s not even remotely close.

[@davidgeorge1943]

7:39 Behold, pretty much the only time Sharla has a badass moment.

[@ihuegi9789]

Same thumbnail lmao

[@bynezal9293]

3:09 "aaaaahhh"

[@DenisCreatorBreaker]

Ah yes, the theme that first plays when someone is about to die, and last plays also when someone is about to die except this time it's the bad guy who is about to die

[@JustaPancake]

god i love this game

[@rodseller9936]

I've been this game three times already. I'm on the 4th playthrough.

[@mattimeister1100]

Shulk's "I'll Kill You"! gave me so many chills

[@pineapple3798]

That metal face scene is peak fiction.

[@robinthedragonhunter64]

Engage the enemy into you will know our names is such a boss combo

[@nickhoude21]

"We are Homs, waiting to be eaten"

[@kloudzzz3152]

everybody gangsta till engage the enemy comes on

[@Trix_are_for_kids]

25:47-25:53 How it feels speedrunning a large toilet session.

[@sem_aki]

4:29 what the hell is Shulk on to make these moves, damn!

[@hound0928]

18:10 I love this scene

[@Thesisomoly]

THIS IS THE POWER OF THE MONADO

[@z33chie]

You tryna make me cry?

[@justinamakwe6187]

Blocking is really cool guys

[@LucinaMarthLowell]

What a fucking tutorial mode

[@Kat-Kobold]

Fiora tokyo drifted the mobile artillery round that corner huh

[@kazuichisouda2026]

11:02 "How do you know me?" Gee, I dunno, maybe Melia said your name 15 seconds ago?

[@pokeblue596]

I’m not saying the remastered Engage The Enemy is bad, but in my opinion, the original just feels more impactful. The remaster of the song is still good, I just prefer the original version

[@notthatthenamematters6163]

In my honest opinion i kinda like it more, it is less of the "something important is going to happen" to (insert cheesy line about how the future is not written and fate is not set in stone) it feels more positive without losing many of the emotional side, It's basically xenoblade's version of you say run or giorno's piano

[@jacobmonks3722]

I like the definitive edition more. Every instrument sounds like it has more presence. At certain points in the original I felt like I had to really listen hard to figure out the melody of some parts. All the measures just kind of blended together, making it harder to hear the difference between what each instrument is doing. The Remaster makes each instrument sound so crisp and clear, and the melody is even played with a bit to make it sound more dynamic, particularly with the electric guitar. I just think it's overall way better, though I do like how the original had the vocal chorus following the melody of the last refrain.

[@octocat734]

That first one made me cry the first time, I like had a crush on pheona not gonna deny it

[@raven12333]

I' m still baffled Fiora and Tataru from ff 14 have same VA

[@SamuelSamuelSamuel]

shulk fiora alvis gadolt vangarre lorithea egil and mumkhar all voice characters in ff14

[@ὄντος]

So when is the anime coming out

[@ὄντος]

Did I stutter

[@rockmacher]

This song is Nintendo’s version of You say run from My Hero Academia

[@deathbyautoyt171]

You missed tephra cave

[@gamerofgamers1417]

This game is really good. If it weren't for the gameplay, I would've probably gone as far as to actually finish the game. I kind of got tired of the gameplay when I got to around Galahad Fortress.

[@sharkt9877]

If only Rex yelled like this... While I enjoy xenoblade 2 more with gameplay. Story and voice acting... goes to one. But x actually wins in gameplay But music looks cutscenes and story go to definitive... music in 2 isn’t bad but it doesn’t stick with toy

[@bobthebuilder609]

please up the bitrate. you can barely tell what's going on in the monado speed cutscene because it's pixelated as hell

[@repeekyraidcero]

Gotta say. XBC 1st chapter was depressing

[@gianpetr]

I'll ask here 'cause it won't be spoiler for anyone viewing this video. Why does the Makinas' sword for Shulk work as the Monade?

[@PorgLord]

It's a replica made using the Machina's technology, but it isn't explained very well.

[@Vapor817]

It's probably just a laser sword by itself but shulk uses his own power to channel monado moves through it in the same way he eventually manifests monado iii

[@m.m.2341]

What is the last one? Is it part of "Future connected"? I can't remember that scene AT ALL.

[@AlexBowesVideos]

Nope. Have you completed the full game?

[@isaacchase564]

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[@toro4271]

15:20

[@nicolaslasselin3353]

Fiora/Mio get same traitement, Meynarh and M passastion

[@JustRooster]

Pixel-ly

[@octocat734]

So many spoilers

[@phantom3668]

butchered arrangement of the song

[@anthonymignano8194]

False

[@theaccount27]

You can choose the original one now with the new update!!!

[@phantom3668]

@@theaccount27 amazing update

[@domyeet2684]

Maybe you prefer the old one but g o d this isn't butchered

[@hushsecrecy3284]

Not if your going to the opera