MonolithSoft Is Preparing for BIG THINGS

[@amateraceon5202]

We did it guys, Arlo is talking about Xenoblade, we never have to ask him about it ever again

[@Druid-T]

Probably a good thing to. We Xenoblade fans are like Gremilns, feed us too much, and suddenly you'll find a whole colony out of nowhere

[@psychokinrazalon]

@@Druid-THe’s always prattled on about wanting more story in Nintendo games, yet ignores those Nintendo series rich in story. 🫠

[@fenrirIO]

@@Druid-T A whole Colony 9 of us!

[@PedroMatos482]

Well no he still needs to play it now :p

[@sansnom5269]

Now he needs to cover Fire Emblem, how Sakurai saved it, and how Nintendo is sinking it again

[@LleytonSPD]

OH MY GOD HES TALKING ABOUT XENOBLADE!!!!!!!

[@lukers9819]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT!!!

[@monolithsoft_guy]

Arlo acknowledging Xenoblade's existence? Miracles can happen after all.

[@TainoMoya]

alexa play hulvey - miracles

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

No matter what kind of Nintendo fan you are, it absolutely can't be ignored on how much of a powerhouse Monolith Soft is within Nintendo. They're always studying the latest 3D tech on their website, and pushing what their latest game does beyond the last. Watching the Xenoblade series evolve as it progresses is a fascinating process, and really hits home that Monolith is limited by only the hardware they create on. And don't get it twisted, this isn't a slight on Monolith OR Nintendo at all. Despite how limiting the Wii was, the first Xenoblade game was artistically STUNNING to look at when you travelled through all the environments. The jump to Wii U with Xenoblade X was INSANE, and with the entire Trilogy (No X unfortunately) now made for the Switch hardware, you can STILL see limits being pushed on Switch restraints. If anyone wants to know what the Switch 2 will be capable of, I'm only saying that Monolith Soft is the one to look at when it comes to Nintendo titles, especially their own IP.

[@chiquita683]

Xenoblade was originally a game on PlayStation

[@slegiardryke7103]

@@chiquita683 you're thinking of Xenogears, which technically is still a "Xeno" game, however there is no direct story connection, easter eggs like kos mos in Xenoblade 2 and other stuff aside.

[@T045-TERR]

@@slegiardryke7103 Yup. Xenogears, Xenosaga, and Xenoblade all share the "xeno" part in their names and are technically part of a "series" in that respect, but they more or less at most share some easter eggs / references / concepts and aren't directly connected. Xenogears and Xenosaga were on Sony platforms, but Xenoblade has solely been on Nintendo hardware.

[@FrancisYorkMorganFBI]

@@slegiardryke7103 xenogears is also technically not a monolith soft game. the team left square after it released and formed their own company called monolithsoft. they later made xenosaga under bandai namco. that is probably why they never directly do stuff with gears. also square is probably just not letting them work with the IP despite them just sitting on them.

[@davidtitanium22]

considering they help with the 3D zeldas, they really seem to be the masters of really squeezing the hardware in nintendo

[@KeroKaminaX]

ARLO IS TALKING ABOUT MONOLITHSOFT IN RELATION TO XENOBLADE FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@chiquita683]

Plot Twist: Monolith Announces Layoffs

[@KeroKaminaX]

@@chiquita683 they aren’t a western dev team :P

[@byronlyons3548]

@@chiquita683 The bigger plot twist, was that there was no plot twist to begin with.

[@shefalichow7917]

@@KeroKaminaX Right. They'll place them in an empty room until they quit out of shame, instead.

[@Kobupon_46]

​@@chiquita683The plot twist is that they keep hiring people

[@kurry8196]

Xenoblade is one of my favorite game series of all time. I cannot wait for whatever they do next

[@chiquita683]

Havent played it since PS1 but that game was very good

[@speven123]

@@chiquita683 You're in for a treat. Begin with Xenoblade Chronicles 1, of course, then play the next two in order. I'd love to experience those games for the first time again. IMO, MonolithSoft is the current king of high-quality story rich JRPGs.

[@imbored1179]

Never touched the series is it really that good

[@Kepunen]

​@@imbored1179I would say that Xenoblade is so unique in it's systems that it totally depends on the person, more than normally with other games. If you like it's system it's more than "that good" it's like perfect meal made just for you with all of your favorite things. Also if you like how Xenoblade plays, looks and feels there is no other game that offers you similar experience. For me it's my favorite series, but what it's for you is something you just have to try.

[@kolbra4170]

@@imbored1179it’s perfect

[@dukeminty]

Love hearing good things about Monolithsoft. Tetsuya Takahashi is a strange and ambitious, but really passionate and artistic man; him and his team really just needed a buyout like Nintendo in order to shine without typical industry woes and bad management hurting their visions. It’s really been a win-win. Monolithsoft gets to make the games they want, and Nintendo gets their AAA JRPG franchise, as well as some great devs who assist in all their big projects. I hope we see a lot more from them next generation.

[@qrowthebird7496]

So far Nintendo has only approved Xenoblade games so far for Monolith Soft. Out of the projects that they have presented to Nintendo.

[@PhenomUprising]

@@qrowthebird7496 False. Soma Bringer and Disaster: Day of crisis. And somehow they even let them develop games for Bandai Namco like Project X Zone and Project X Zone 2, as well as some Super Robot Wars games, after purchasing them.

[@qrowthebird7496]

@@PhenomUprising A Interview from 2019 with Harada and Takahashi, says that Monolith Soft has sent 10+ proposals over the years with Nintendo only approving Xenoblade games

[@twincherries6698]

​@@PhenomUprisingthose games are like a decade+ old now, man. Things have changed.

[@-lord1754]

​@@qrowthebird7496then how do you explain the games he literally just listed

[@SB-ex8nt]

The blank checks they're getting from assisting with Zelda, Splatoon, and Animal Crossing are probably a big help.

[@IdiotRace]

Looks like Monolith soft wants something meatier

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I'm still shocked Chronicles X never came to Switch...

[@Batterskull]

Odds are it’ll get the remaster treatment for the next console. Its 10th anniversary is next year after all

[@clap2973]

I for one am kind of glad. I mean what if it’s for the next system with a bit more juice and they can finally realize X and include the cut content. But for real we NEEEED X on the next system.

[@totalradlad]

That game was very much built for the Wii U, so it might have been hard to optimize it for the Switch. I definitely think it’s coming to the next system, though.

[@maddinzf7967]

Yeah implementing the gamepad features without the gamepad without hindering the games flow is probably the biggest reason why they haven't released a remake yet

[@whentheyD]

​@@maddinzf7967 the gamepad features was just an alternate map though

[@Magic_Ice]

Monolith Soft talking about how they want to make games for 500 more years and i love their ambition and drive.

[@TrinityCore60]

It’s the best example of ambition that I’ve ever heard of. Even though I personally think it’s unrealistic, I respect them so much for their drive, and wish them the best.

[@samt3412]

I'm gonna be in the retirement home in 60 years playing Xenoblade 10 (Xenoblade X is finally back guys!) and loving every second of it

[@MaxM210]

Listening to Arlo talk about Monolithsoft is akin to listening your grandmother try to you about talk about superhero movies. In the sense that you know she's never seen one but they've become omnipresent enough for her to suddenly be aware of them.

[@NeoNN1mbus]

They said f this and dropped X

[@MusicSkeletonKeys]

XC3 is an all-timer for me. Splendid to imagine the MonolithSoft art direction getting juiced even further.

[@but_iWantedTo_speakGerman]

Why do you speak like a black man? Is it to help you feel better about being White?

[@a-zadri]

Congrats Xenoblade fans, you won.

[@reeseseater12]

Having an in-house engine optimized for their projects will not only speed them up but make them look and perform better. This is just great news

[@Aftokraftor]

Welp it looks like we got 1 big thing announced lol

[@Condor-gb1xp]

This aged well

[@jolt3021]

I think us Xenoblade fans are fully aware of just how lucky we are

[@keeysOST]

Monolithsoft is one of the few devs I will gladly blindly buy whatever they put out, because that's how good their stuff is. The fact that they feel like Xenoblade 3 wasn't their peak is extremely exciting.

[@-lord1754]

I agree lol

[@16xthedetail76]

Xenoblade 1 was their peak in terms of narrative. Xenoblade 2 and 3 were pretty generic in that department. Not only that but Xenoblade 3 had a worse combat system than 2.

[@frostyblade8842]

@@16xthedetail76 Say you didn't understand 3's story without using those exact words. 2s combat was good, but it was needlessly complicated and never explained those complicatiosn properly aside from the tool tip when they popped up first. I love the game, it's amazing, but it has really rough moments combat wise, especillai Aesthas' core and the first boss fight in Mor Ardain. 3 has the best combat by a mile imo, since it takes the best parts of 1 and 2'd combat and blends them together

[@byronlyons3548]

@@frostyblade8842 The whole Aestha's Core is mostly the tutorial, or lack thereof, and not on the combat itself. And I wouldn't say needlessly either, but again it's on the poor tutorial. Also I don't know, other than the ability to switch playable characters, I still say 2's combat is better than 3's. All because the worst part of 1's is weighing 3's combat down. Those timed cooldowns are aweful. Also stutter step is no longer there. That and fusion combos in 2 is still mostly better than everything that 3 has. The last one brought up a question, which is, what does 3 do if it ever had a Bringer of Chaos Difficulty? Because in 2, it not only made enemies stronger, beefier, with your attacks not doing as much as before. But also your party (in this case chain attack) gauge built up much slower, and the enemy sometimes had attacks that drained or lock you out of party gauge. It didn't hindered 2 as much, due to the fusion combos. But 3 doesn't have anything like that, and therefore Smash combos are nerfed a whole lot. Made much worse when most enemies are also even beefier than 2's are, even with a higher damage cap. But those higher damage caps are only reachable through chain attacks. So what now? The answer is, you just die. And that's the long point of why I think 3's combat is not as a good as 2. Game has a pretty poor damage efficiency, outside of Chain Attacks. Almost the same problems 1 has.

[@Novarcharesk]

The way they portrayed humanity in XC3 was amazing. Chapter 5 is famous for a reason. Almost a whole fucking half an hour of a cutscene, and it never overstays its welcome.

[@Aster-zmods]

Super hyped to see whatever their next big reveal is. Whether it’s Xenoblade 4 or a whole new IP, they’ve always done amazing work on their titles and collaborations. I’m hoping for them to be included in the games showcase for early switch 2 titles, when that inevitably happens

[@MikeDrewitt]

It will never not hurt me every time I hear Arlo talk about things he likes in games (mostly story, gameplay, music) and knowing that he doesn't care for Xenoblade. I know he's tried (at least) Xenoblade 1 before, but man, these games are just such experiances that it hurts that it's not up his ally. Shocking really.

[@jacobmonks3722]

I don't know if he's really even given the series a fair shot. I'm not judging because I don't know his story with them, but knowing what he often praises and complains about in games, I would be surprised to hear he spent more than 1 hour in any Xenoblade game.

[@yoso378]

Has he ever tried 3? I feel like it gets the story and gameplay hooks in you pretty damn fast and it's much more streamlined than the previous games. I could see the clunkier systems of 1 turning people off, and 2 takes a little too long for the story to pick up and the entirety of the battle systems to unlock IMO (but it's fantastic once you get to that point)

[@Zorgot.]

idk his reasons but it can be very grindy or just overwhelming for some people because of how massive the games are. like back when Xenoblade 2 released, I played it for awhile but then dropped it, and would try again later and get farther but then drop it again. Once 3 was announced was when I decided to sit through and binge 1 and 2 and then I finally fell in love with it, so glad I finally got through it because now they are one of my favorite games of all time now but yeah idk, it's such a big commitment getting through those games

[@byronlyons3548]

I heard that he was ultimately turned off due to the fans. But really, that's not a good indicator or reason, considering how every fanbase can, and will be like what he experienced. Also he enjoys thousand year door of Paper Mario, so he doesn't have much room to complain about quality. If I'm gonna be absolutely honest here. Also yeah, the whole things he praises and likes, and wants out of games. Xenoblade has all of that. So him not liking them just only really makes him a hypocrite really, if it was just the games themselves.

[@ShallBePurified]

@@yoso378 He's only ever tried the first game. I think he tried the Wii version, though I'm not sure. He never touched 2 because Arlo, directly quoting him, hates anime art styles. So one look at Xenoblade 2 and he would immediately never touch it. But he did play both Fire Emblem Three Houses and Engage, so idk. It feels weird he wouldn't give Xenoblade another shot but he played through Engage.

[@tom-ate]

Can confirm that it is nice being a Xenoblade fan

[@lukethephantomthief]

I am hyped i didn’t play Xenoblade until 2022 when 3 was announced and it was on my backlog for a while and i loved the whole trilogy. 3 being one of my favorite games of all time.

[@Shroomlet]

I’m going through this process right now, around 30 hours into XC2, love these games so much so far

[@Alban_Blade_Memer]

​@@ShroomletI'm glad xenoblade 2 flaws wasn't that impacting enough to stop your enjoyment of the game 😊

[@SparksOpus]

It is very late in the evening right now. I'm also very tired. And now I see a Xenoblade related video from Arlo!? Did I fall asleep or something? This is rad :D

[@sebas041296]

Omg hi sparks opus

[@KittyLitterYT]

If we're comparing ubisoft to monolith, I feel like one of Nintendo's greatest assets as a producer of art and as a business is that they're okay with moderate success - and that means they can just make games for a specific smaller audience, and because of that, games like xenoblade and fire emblem don't have to compromise what they are, while ubisoft's games keep getting blander and blander for the sake of "Mass Appeal"

[@armintargaryen9216]

It also reminds me of EA and the smaller studies it sucked the soul out of, particularly Maxis. This seems like the opposite kind of business relationship, where the creative work of both conpanies becomes reinforced

[@harrisonwhaley7872]

They deserve it man. There’s some genuine artists and story tellers over there, and they really deserve whatever success comes their way

[@shay3878]

8:50 hey if you want you can also become a Xenoblade fan and feel nice alongside us 😂

[@twincherries6698]

After seeing what's happened with the paper Mario community, I'd rather not

[@byronlyons3548]

@@twincherries6698 What does the Paper Mario community have to do with the Xenoblade games?

[@DregExheart]

As a Xenoblade Fan, yes, is actually cool to have all 3 as colection in one console

[@famouskoifish]

There's no game I'm more interested seeing on Switch 2 than whatever Monolithsoft's new game will be.

[@TrinityCore60]

Oh, I am very excited. I’m on with game on a console with power comparable to a PS4 Pro (provided leaks and rumors are accurate)? Only something good could result from this.

[@kelm7908]

Love MonoloithSoft! Please bring us XenoSaga!

[@Clout_Strife]

I could see that way more than Square Enix acknowledging Xenogears cause Bandai Namco is closer to Nintendo on projects

[@jacobmonks3722]

​@@Clout_StrifeSquare will do anything Xenogears related except port/remake the actual game.

[@Clout_Strife]

@@jacobmonks3722 You said you wanted another action figure?

[@foggy8298]

1. Monolithsoft have worked on multiple games at the same time, albeit spread very thin. When the majority of their employees were working on Breath of the Wild making sure that game was capable of releasing in time for the Switch (they were chosen to do so after their work on Xenoblade X, an open world game running incredibly well on the Wii U), they had only 12 people total at some point working on Xenoblade chronicles 2, which could attribute to some of the rushed or “first draft”-y elements of that game, alongside the need to fit the prequel campaign into DLC when it was originally played to be part of an extended flashback section within the main game. 2. Monolithsoft is already working on a new JRPG project, and evidence suggests it may not be Xenoblade related at all.

[@Snowstorm...]

I know Monolithsoft has made games other than the "Xeno" series but I'd be shocked if their next game wasn't a new Xeno series after how XC3 ended

[@jacobmonks3722]

I think things actually turned out well for XC2. Torna is better as it currently exists than if it were to be made part of the base game. The complaints and feedback from the original release gave them new ideas for how to make Torna's systems much more streamlined and understandable. And it's an absolute gem of a game because of it.

[@byronlyons3548]

It wasn't that they couldn't fit the DLC prequel into the main campaign, but felt it broke the pacing a bit too much. Which honestly is very true, for what they made the prequel being as. Although them sort of rushing it out kind of had maybe something to do with it. Either way, it ended up better for it, both on that prequel being it's own game, and the main game being fine without it.

[@deredere-sama5995]

Arlo talking about Xenoblade!? I like your attitude!

[@maddinzf7967]

To combat the argument that xenoblade is not a big AAA game series like mario and zelda.. it pretty much could be. These beautiful open worlds, cinematics, stories and artstyle they are able to put out on the switch can easily hold up to games like the modern zeldas. The fact that this company is able to give half of their team away to work on another game and still release theirs EARLIER shows how talented these developers are.

[@Selkie0579]

On top of this employees are relatively well treated too! They are the GOATs

[@dokutah7374]

XC3 still deserved to be released for the next console, it definitely wasn’t worth the problems it has running on the ancient tech that is the Switch Same with TotK, both games deserved so much better, maybe the sky would be more fleshed out and expansive if they could’ve used better tech

[@VirgoTruck]

Not to mention the best damn soundtracks in the industry imo

[@Selkie0579]

@@VirgoTruck absolutely!! am I still mad about the game awards of 2022? yes, yes I am- haha.

[@AgahnimDarkWizard]

arlo: complains about nintendo not having a narrative driven, story centric game also arlo: doesn't want to play xenoblade which is EXACTLY THAT

[@Hypershell]

Monolith is showing the industry a thing or three. I'm just tying up some loose ends in the Xenoblade 3 post-game, and the whole thing (especially the Future Redeemed DLC) was phenomenal.

[@22yhjjjj]

Theres no tooth fairy, theres no eastery bunny, and there's no Xenoblade X on the switch. 😭

[@Alban_Blade_Memer]

Elma on xenoblade 2

[@haroldnecmann7040]

​@@Alban_Blade_Memerrblue alien robot can't dream

[@ShinMegamiTenseiEnjoyer]

What? "Xenoblade X" was blue and had the search icon in front of it, I entered the replies and it became normal, is it a new KZbin feature?

[@Alban_Blade_Memer]

@@ShinMegamiTenseiEnjoyer yes. When you mentioned something like a character, a film or something else existing you may have a chance to see a blue text with a 🔎. When you clicked on it, you follow a link explaining what is tge topic. From what I understood about the theory.

[@floriandolder8111]

Well, about that...

[@blu3g]

After having a rough time with Square, then Bandai, I'm glad to see Monolith Soft is really having a lot of success with Nintendo

[@TaxXempt]

Xenoblade 4 is gonna go insanely hard man I'm so ready

[@fabioalvesshow]

Xenoblade is one of my favorite franchises

[@ToonLink1672]

A MonothSoft Arlo video? It’s peak. Seriously though, this company is incredible. They manage to put out these massive RPGs all while assisting Nintendo with their projects like Zelda, Animal Crossing, Splatoon… I really have no idea how they managed to make an incredible game like Xenoblade 2 when apparently 50 employees were sent to assist with Breath of the Wild. Really looking forward to what they make next whether or not it’s Xeno!

[@PixelPikmin]

After the peak that was Xenoblade 3 (my first Xenoblade game) I can’t wait to see what they do next

[@Tom-101]

Us Xenoblade enjoyers are winning, the company is doing great AND THE Arlo himself is talking about them as well. Good times.

[@hex1233]

The Xenoblade games are some of the best looking games on Switch. I'm excited for their future.

[@WhyYouWahYoo]

I hope their next thing is a new IP. Xenoblade is great but we can wait a bit for 4. I wanna see these guys flex their chops

[@parvanaturalia]

agreed! I'm a huge fan of the xenoblade series but I'd be super excited for a new IP

[@Snowstorm...]

Honestly, why not both? Might just be me but I think Xenoblade 3 is the perfect stopping point for the series. Making a new Xeno series, maybe still in Xenoblade's world but disconnected from those games, seems like the next logical step to me

[@Katie-hb8iq]

Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favourite franchises of all time, especially the 2nd game, which I probably played for 200+ hours. I'm super glad that Nintendo lets companies make semi-niche games that appeal to a very targeted and consistent fanbase like this. I think it's good for the overall Nintendo brand to have options like this when they buy their systems. I'd say Xenoblade is definitely worth the Switch price alone if the series clicks with you. There's really not a whole lot of games like Xenoblade - it's not like Final Fantasy is really doing anything special these days. For me, Xenoblade has basically taken that mantle away from Square Enix for awhile now.

[@RadicalCapitol]

Adore MonolithSoft :3 Most Xenoblade games have my favorite stories in all of media... I hope they continue to do great

[@lemonfry26]

"Must be nice" he says acting like he can't just hop aboard the Xenoblade train and enjoy the ride with us 😂

[@Aether_Athea]

Feels great to hear about this!

[@brycemartin1267]

Monolith Soft is like pre-Elden Ring From Soft. Relatively niche games with dedicated fanbases and critical acclaim in their respective genres. I truly believe with an updated engine, larger development team, and the power of the switch 2, they can have their Elden Ring moment.

[@nothingrhymeswithorange5294]

Good. They deserve it. I hope they thrive for years to come

[@SilverSpireZ]

OMIGOD! Arlo's talking about Xenoblade!!!

[@hyliastone286]

Arlo acknowledging the true powerhouse that is Monolithsoft and the magnificent beauty and glory of Xenoblade is something I didn't know I needed, but am so glad I now get to have. Please, Arlo. Please talk about Xenoblade some more :D

[@veppotoast3507]

You can tell monolith thinks of the game first and the money is a cool bonus for them

[@nhodgie]

That little bit of envy that crept in at the end of the video was very funny. As a Xenoblade fan, I can attest that it was very, very nice.

[@FireFury190]

Its definitely times like this that I think Arlo should talk more about Monolithsoft and Xenoblade. You really need to try these games.

[@Amber-jn2xv]

All I want. All I need. Is an X port or remaster, with some quality of life improvements either way. X2 would be the dream but I will take ANY X content after all these years lol It's funny, this video came out right after I was thinking about X ports yesterday. I would LOVE a remaster for the switch's successor, and I feel like a remaster of the already-gorgeous Xenoblade X would be a great way to show off the system's graphical capabilities! Monolith are tech wizards, as we've seen with the original Xenoblade running on the Wii and Tears of The Kingdom running on Switch, so I'd love to see what they could do for X with better hardware. I can dream.......

[@Mecchy_Monke47]

Same. I love the Xenoblade series but X is among my favorite games of all time. Any port/remaster would be heaven. Bonus if we got some of the cut story content.

[@MJTRadio]

Xenoblade 3 was, easily, no question, my favorite game of 2022. When I came to my end of the year wrap up in 2023, I couldn’t help but think how Tears of the Kingdom’s story did very little besides constantly let me down, while Future Redeems never let up for a single moment. In spite of it being like 20 hours vs 120 hours, I still gave it to Future Redeemed. There is little in all of gaming I’m looking forward to more than whatever Monolith is cooking up next.

[@darcidious99]

@@MJTRadio "let uncle rex handle this" Glimmer and Nikol: WTF is an uncle?

[@maddinzf7967]

THIS

[@twincherries6698]

Future Redeemed was an all timer mindfuck and most people really have no idea how insane the Xenoblade train is rn

[@tranquil_fox]

I LOVE Xenoblade! Such a great series!

[@bioniclebros]

Now if only Nintendo would buy the rights to the rest of the Xeno series from Squeenix so we could have the older games on the same system. I want Xenogears on Switch so badly.

[@mobes8876]

It’s not so much Nintendo not buying, it’s Square refusing to do anything with Gears. They continue to milk the series for merchandise, but don’t do anything else. If Nintendo could, they absolutely would buy the rights for Xenogears. Such a shame.

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@mobes8876not even chrono trigger

[@samuelchallis3420]

It can be nice for you too, Arlo. You just have to give it a try

[@dachking6657]

Arlo is discussing peak

[@bobbybananas703]

MonolithSoft is easily my favorite developer and I can't wait to see what they have in store for the Switch 2

[@clap2973]

We need a Xenoblade X remake/remaster on the next system

[@jameskozy7254]

I played 1-3 and X. All fantastic. Monolith is my favorite developer

[@ryanh_dev]

10 days later they announce a game lmao

[@lanonyme-vod8090]

Slowly became my favorite game series of all time, Monolith and their games deserve more credit and recognition o7

[@LanyTalkShow]

Xenoblade 4 on the Switch 2? Sign me up! I can't wait to see what they have in store. If they keep this momentum, they might just become the next big thing in the gaming world. 🚀

[@adamdemass3880]

Fav game series. Xenoblade. Let them cook. 🔥

[@princeofhyrule2205]

XC isn’t as big as FF, but it isn’t a niche series anymore. Maybe one day we can convince Arlo to just give the games a try. Or, at least, give XC1 DE a try

[@lukesunny308]

I really would love to see Monolith making a revival in the same vein as Kid Icarus Uprising of the Mysterious Murasame Castle as a hack and slash. Make an entirely new story, add interesting new characters and give the few ones existing entirely new personalities and depth. Monolith is the perfect studio for that

[@greenstardust9681]

XenoBlades 2 team was about 60 people I think, it really is an awsome game. Also Xenoblade as a whole might be just one part of Takahashi's perfect works. I AM LIVING FOR THAT

[@Selkie0579]

40 devs! It’s absolutely amazing what they can do

[@HandOn-c40009]

prove that number of employee don't matter as much as having time and proper planning and coordination

[@Selkie0579]

@@HandOn-c40009facts

[@steveqi9309]

I don’t know if they’re going to keep adapting perfect works though, there’s a pretty popular interpretation that the endless now in Xenoblade 3 is actually a metaphor for monolith soft adapting perfect works over and over, so it’s possible they’re moving on from doing that.

[@Dingalow]

Monolith have a very passionate niche market. It helps that they manage to pretty consistently give their audience exactly what they want and are always getting new fans. Companies like Ubisoft target entirely on a more casual market but they're in a decline and they have shown zero interest in going after the people that love their weirder stuff. It's kind of impressive how much Ubi underestimates their audiences that aren't Assassin's Creed, Farcry, and Just Dance. I can confirm it is very nice patiently waiting for Monolith's next game and being rewarded for that patience with some of the best games ever

[@skinnermclane4467]

Such great news. Xenoblade 1 is one of my favorite games of all time, and the others are fantastic as well. Can't wait to see what's next.

[@Stupidlyepic]

Monolithsoft are great devs, I especially love that their expertise helps in making first party Nintendo stuff like Zelda. It's good to hear they're doing so well :) as an aside. I really appreciate that you use the term customers instead of consumers. Consumers feels like such a gross business owner way of looking at people, almost like the term "whales" for big spenders in live service games. Customer feels much more mutual and respectful.❤

[@twincherries6698]

Cringe

[@goldsmith8502]

It's nice to see you talking about Xenoblade and Monolith in a positive light even though it's not really your thing! I can respect that.

[@LukeSkywalker-zv3xy]

I think it would be totally up his ally tho I think he just has a misconception of the combat being to complex

[@Maxbillion.]

I don't think anyone plays the games for the actual combat, it's a complete mess, all the enjoyment comes from team building and watching your numbers get bigger.

[@jacobmonks3722]

The combat is fine, it just has a learning curve. It's really not that convoluted as some people say. ​The first game is especially good at just giving you everything you need very early and letting you experiment with it at your own pace. @Maxbillion.

[@Maxbillion.]

@@jacobmonks3722 Everything has a learning curve, and the learning curve in Xenoblade is overcoming bad ai and identifying the few overpowered stats and abilities within the ocean of garbage.

[@goldsmith8502]

@@Maxbillion. untrue, it looks messy but undeniably has a sense of flow and rhythm and cohesion once you understand it. It takes time to though.

[@woutmees]

Holding out hope for Xenoblade Warriors!!

[@Minekings101]

The Xenoblade fandom appreciates your acknowledgment of us and our cult leaders.

[@EddieDean1]

xenoblade 2 is why i own switch cant wait

[@ZaiDrizzleDrop]

Its pretty nice to hear Arlo talking about Monolithsoft and Xenoblade. Soon he might start getting into Gnosticism!

[@Jared39480]

I really am hoping for Xenoblade X continuation. The original game had me hyped like few other RPGs have done.

[@dachking6657]

Most people in the Xenoblade/Xeno franchise area of the internet are kind of betting more on Xenosaga remasters before Xenoblade 4, and there was also some rumbling about a different IP entirely. However, the way that 3’s DLC left off definitely sets up for a new “arc” in the series, and stuff that the director said in interviews when questioned on lore bits left open ended in 3 made it pretty patently obvious that he didn’t want to say anything for the sake of not spoiling the next game.

[@DarkAura19]

Monolith my beloved

[@pobbityboppity1110]

Monolith is insanely talented and one of Nintendo’s best gets. They’re consistent, quick, high quality, and apparently not a shitty place to work! It proves that great games come from the right circumstances. XC3 was incredible, it finally felt like they nailed what they’ve been going for since the start. Seeing what they do with PS4-era hardware is going to be really special. Edit: Like seriously can you think of any other developer that pumps out games as good and quickly as Monolithsoft? The only thing that comes to mind is Insomniac.

[@lVlasterjuice]

Arlo it is conversations like this and the Ubisoft conversation that make the gaming industry so interesting to talk and think about. Thanks for sharing this story today it was some really thought provoking stuff.

[@coffee_2234]

I cannot wait for what new project monolith soft has in store

[@speven123]

I'm so happy that Nintendo acquired MonolithSoft and that they've been given the room to grow themselves like this without compromising any of their vision. The fact that they've been tapped to help on so many AAA Nintendo projects that aren't Xenoblade (like multiple Zelda projects) speaks to their overall talent. I love me some Xenoblade, but I'd also like to see them branch out and create some new IP if they have some good ideas. We've come a long way since Operation Rainfall, and I'm excited to see what lies ahead for the company.

[@brainydiode]

MonolithSoft is absolutely my favorite developer in the business right now. Not only is Xenoblade my favorite game series and BOTW among my favorite games of all time, but at a time when it feels like we hear nothing but horror stories about working conditions in the industry, MonolithSoft holds recruitment drives for specifically recent college grads at least once every couple years, and they have a no crunch policy that, as far as I can tell, is fairly strictly enforced. At least, I can't imagine that Xenoblade 3 would've released 2 months earlier than originally announced if they had been crunching on it. Who could've possibly guessed that the path to success lies in treating your employees well and making quality products? (Now if only we could convince NOA to make enough of the physical merch like special editions and amiibo so that they're not constantly out of stock here in the US, that would be great.)

[@Kyroro97]

What is really amazing about the position monolith soft is in is that it's so integral to Nintendo's RnD, technical polish and in general assistance to its games that it can continue to push projects without being afraid of not selling that well or being at risk of being axed of something (instead they've been hiring like crazy these last few years) so it's really great to see how the series is growing and how beloved every game is, when the most niche and underrated game in the series gets ported and it's actually a big thing. Monolith soft is a gem and we'll continue to have xenoblade games for the foreseeable future and that's amazing.

[@SuperGamerGuy64644]

Monolithsoft has a few directions they could go in, porting Xenoblade X, bringing back Xenosaga, or their new IP they are developing that could most likely be titled Xeno something cause they tend to keep the word Xeno around even if it's something different

[@TheRedlotusblossom]

Overall what this means for them is they can experiment with a lot of other littler pieces of software and possibly help get some extra money coming in from a lot smaller projects.

[@DarthLocutus0]

As someone who's been following Monolith since their lead people were still at Square, I think I can safely say they aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Especially now that Xenoblade has caught up to where Xenosaga left off decades ago, and is actually selling enough to warrant keeping the train going. This company and its flagship franchise will be a Nintendo staple for a long time, if they keep things up the way they're going.

[@Brisk855]

I am fine with them making games that aren't in the Xenoblade series, but the quality must be there.

[@Count_Istvan_Teleky]

Schrödinger’s Shoe

[@frealish6622]

I just know Takashi's master plan is coming together in xenoblade 4 or whatever they call it

[@GagePlays]

I'm expecting MonolithSoft to be releasing Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Switch 2 next year sometime. It just makes sense.

[@Pencil_Frog]

This has been an utterly brilliant generation for us Xenoblade fans. All we're really missing is a Switch port of X. Hopefully that makes its way to Switch 2.

[@subarashiineko1]

Xenoblade fans STAY WINNING

[@VisaCardholder]

Xeno Fans stay winning

[@eldragonball14]

Play it man. You will not regret it.

[@nicorobin5978]

I feel like everyone forgot about the medieval ip they were teasing. With the Xenoblade main story largely concluded, that or something else new feels more likely than another new Xenoblade next. But I'm all for more Xenoblade.

[@Metsuromm]

Those medieval IP artwork is just promotion for their recruitment.