Mechonis Field - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition OST [080] [DE]

[@JOEVGM]

Listen to the Original version of this track here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmmoiYOqZ5Zso9E

[@CriIp]

i cant find a deference

[@rizz1212]

u cant be serious.. the original sounds 100x better@@CriIp

[@neonlove5456]

*Breaks into enemy territory *Plays the most chill field track you ever heard

[@tinotcg5815]

Super chill and extremely epic at the same time

[@GetShrekd]

i don't think this is chill. like it is mellow, but there's a sinister vibe to it, very robotic in sound. like you're in a desolate place where everything is a cog in its machine.

[@neonlove5456]

​@@GetShrekd I don't know. The vibe I get is that perhaps what you're fighting is just as alive as you. Playing this game blind, the atmosphere forahadowed what was to come.

[@tmkai607]

You thought you’re done? NAH, YOU GOT ANOTHER FLOOR WITH 2 MORE SWITCHES TO ACTIVATE

[@PhantomHeit]

and we’re all living for it if it means hearing this

[@drakath5727]

and you've gotta kill 3 enemies just to destroy a vent all the while tryin to avoid a deceptively strong enemy for its level, then and ONLY then do you get to go to the final city in the game and, OH LOOK YOU GOTTA DO ANOTHER FLOOR WITH 4 MORE SWITCHES.

[@brianv9242]

TM Kai tbh the central factory is probably my most favorite area in the game. The music, the atmosphere, the unrelenting mechon forces, it all just makes you feel you’re really getting further and further into the core of the mechonis.

[@Seiyol]

Me, unironically: yay

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

This was the most boring part of the game for me. Just running around pressing switches and riding elevators and oop gotta fight some Mechon

[@Summer_turtle_]

This is the most accurate representation of “But wait, there’s more!”

[@ramahermawan4598]

Yup. We're inside the Mechonis, but we need to go to the top.

[@J122J95]

more switches, so many switches

[@dugtrioramen]

I'd say that's Central Factory

[@TheAbsol7448]

"No!"

[@delireent.3960]

The whole game actually. I have it since 2011 and I still didn't finish it. (But I turn on my Wii like two Times in a year

[@Ren-cl8zx]

M e c h o n i s w a v e

[@ramahermawan4598]

Slow tempo, the use of synths, and strange musical keys. Can agree.

[@TheZero1312]

It's funny: On Bionis we spend the most time outside ON its body, but on Mechonis we are mostly inside of it.

[@estripuloski7052]

Maybe because inside bionis is Meat nerves blood bones is not the same go to the belly of bionis as that of mechonis

[@estripuloski7052]

And in bionis we want to go to prison island that is up in the head and in mechonis we want to go to agniratha that is inside the head so it makes sense that to get to agniratha you have to go inside his body

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

I always thought that made sense. Mechonis is one giant machine, so its outside is a lot more smooth metal, unlike the Bionis, whose skin is mostly jagged rock and soil, allowing for more footholds. You’d basically have to be Spider-Man to climb the outside of Mechonis

[@plompedu]

@@estripuloski7052 I dunno, there isn't any of that inside tephra caves and the aether mines

[@estripuloski7052]

@@plompedu there is land outside and deeper is the flesh as you can see in the chest I don't remember who said it, but I remember what he said. Egil made a big hole in the chest of bionis I suppose enough to go through the land and the flesh and get inside his chest

[@Magic_Ice]

This feels like Metroid Prime area music and that is a compliment.

[@freezeframeplease]

my bro spitting facts

[@ShiranuiNightmare]

I can see this song working on any modern Donkey Kong

[@Trae__]

I KNEW I wasnt the only one who thought this

[@astralshadow6193]

I would love to see a crossover where Samus explores the ruins of the Mechonis… if it still exists after the end of the game.

[@CapnShades]

IDK, I think it's a little too present. Metroid tracks are normally more ambient.

[@TheAbsol7448]

If you really think about it, the Mechonis is just a really big Tick Tock Clock.

[@failure4452]

Well my Xenoblade worldview is shattered

[@ramahermawan4598]

I see no problem here, as I am both Mario and Xenoblade fan.

[@Seiyol]

fuck...

[@Lazer_Specter]

Oh shit you're right. No!!!!!

[@sorasnobodiexiii]

except the mechonis is actually fun and has much better music

[@xenorayy]

Wish we could stay longer on the Mechonis or at least be able to revisit some areas

[@dugtrioramen]

I wish it had another village or two. The capital still felt like a dungeon

[@magmadude_]

Dugtrio Ramen I think mechonis is meant to feel like one huge final dungeon to fit with the idea of thinking egil is the final boss at that point of the story

[@zaos7321]

@@magmadude_ and I love the way they set that up, and reveal to you all along who was the real enemy

[@TheAbsol7448]

You were able to revisit Agniratha due to an oversight.

[@ollymaitland1411]

you can revisit locations in the area map tbf

[@Protonyght]

This track creates a very special atmosphere. I can't even describe it, but it's strange, epic and stunning at the same time. You really feel that you are in a completely different place than before and no longer on the Bionis.

[@heropontorchic1979]

Then you remember you have to press 3 more switches

[@sebaschan-uwu]

And its super intense and dramatic too

[@chase6902]

This song is definitely in my top 5 favorite tracks from this game and probably my favorite area theme. It just grasps how amazing the technology in the mechonis is and what it's like to finally be inside of it. It shows that the mechonis on the inside is just as big and impressive as the bionis is on the outside.

[@brianv9242]

The whole Mechonis arc is just splendid honestly

[@chase6902]

@@brianv9242 yeah I also loved going through the central factory as well, it's just so large and the music is amazing, but then again so is pretty much the rest of the ost.

[@brianv9242]

Chase Lundsberg yeah the atmosphere in the central factory is just awesome. It’s like steampunk hell and I dig it

[@maxrichards3881]

I love Mechonis field more than Satorl Marsh and Makna Forest.

[@LocalPersona5Person]

So much its my ringtone

[@johnpagano3127]

I started my Xenoblade experience with the definitive edition of this game. When i first heard this song, i put down the controller and just listened. i felt so many emotions so fast. This song is breathtaking.

[@CodrilePin]

I agree

[@TheAbsol7448]

@Tyler Jorgensen Either this or Eryth Sea.

[@ramahermawan4598]

The most sci-fi sounding theme of the game. It's just too good.

[@tinotcg5815]

Really motivated me to keep fighting

[@greexx2072]

U exactly felt the same as me, when i entered this place as 13 yrs kid on the wii

[@tismeah7]

I just heard it in game for the first time earlier. Never have I experienced such emotions from just walking into a new area. I LOVE this track!

[@illuAkaP1r4nj4]

i also had a hard time not to cry when this track hit on def.-edition. Absolute masterpiece, they did not do this track dirty when arranging it.

[@seranrevere865]

I spent at least 40 hours just standing in this area to listen to the music...

[@wucloudjj]

The journey on this mechanical field is relatively shorter than on Bionis, but somehow, this place will eventually become one of the most unforgettable areas in this game due to the huge reverse impression toward this Mechonis world with the very turning point of the plot, the strange mechanical scenes different from Bionis, and of course, this epic song.

[@Manuelsanchez-eu7ez]

The game somehow manages to change atmospheres so quickly and elegantly

[@ashiihideeshchiinii6158]

Xenogears. I never played but heard it was like that. First half is good. Last half rush and crammed ending.

[@TetraBreak-j1i]

Because there's p much no life left on the Mechonis besides the residents of Junks. And Egil and his warped facebots. Which is so well played writing-wise, because they teach you to hate the mechons so bad and then you finally get there to realize they're worse off than you (residents of bionis) Almost extinct and you realize soon that you'd been had after you defeat Egil. Nothing is ever as it seems with Monosoft games.

[@bootsnbutterscotch]

Can I just say how much I love the parallels between Bionis and Mechonis? Really think about it. You start the infiltration of Mechonis the same way you began the game: on Sword Valley. The game then shifts focus to a town at the base of the Mechonis, where you then travel up its leg and eventually go inside the titan, which leads you to the capital located at the head. Sound familiar? I love subtle storytelling like that. It's a way to show the player that the Bionis and the Mechonis are a part of the same world and are similar in many ways. The entire game you're lead to believe the Mechonis is a malevolent force that needs to be destroyed when in reality its people are just as lost and confused as the Homs because of a war that's lasted for ages. It's simply beautiful. And this music to tie it all together is just perfection. It's a melancholic tune that plays as you climb this hulking metal behemoth to the presumed end of the game, letting you process all of the twists and turns the story threw at you not a few hours prior. Not to mention it slaps so damn hard. It's a great piece and probably one of my favourite tracks in the whole OST.

[@GerardoBecerra597]

I have to say I found a little boring going up inside the Mechonis, scenarios were generic hallways.

[@ShadowSkyX]

In order to understand the mechans, we needed to get inside their heads. Once we came to understand how broken and hollowed out they had become due to a past tragedy, we had to get to the heart of the issues that still plagued them. Don't you see? Our outward journey on and inside the mechanis mirrored what we end up doing for egil. We try to reason with him but we can't, so we try to remind him there is still family that loves him; people he keeps close to his heart.

[@LocalPersona5Person]

Especially since bionis started the war

[@Natoursofcourse]

One thing I really like is that the bionis is designed to be as natural as possible. For example, at the leg of the bionis you start the game by exiting the right route of a fork in the road, that later leads back to tephra cave. Such branching winding paths are often seen in nature, with your path up the bionis being so winding is a great example of such. The mechonis completely contrasts this. To show such, take mechonis field itself. It's essentially the fuel tank of mechonis (quick tangent but this is well integrated into a stage hazard) and has a straight elevator shaft through, with different floors to host the power mechon. It's not wild, like the gaur plains but it's still outside of civilisation. Another great detail is that you and up walking the pipes of the upper half of the mechonis' central factory, showing how the biology of the mechonis is much more suited to the mechon than the homs and high entia considering you have to take the improper path. One last interesting contrast is that the head of the bionis is a whole ecosystem, the mechonis head is a gigantic fuel exhaust. It's a really well done contrast.

[@angelgamer08]

SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD: Another thing I noticed was how the scenery on the Fallen Arm was a mix of Bionis and Mechonis. From the moment you first see the beach, you wonder where you could have landed. Then you see the plant life along with the biological creatures living amongst the metal, and you almost can't believe that this was once a part of the Mechonis. Even better is if you look at the first cutscene, you can see that the arm was once fully mechanical, implying that biological life had begun to grow and live on it over time. To me, it sends a message that Bionis and Mechonis could one day live in harmony again.

[@vanessasmiley6373]

1:50 IS REAL FIRE THO

[@MrStarman926]

absolute fucking heat

[@onslotx3219]

MrStarman926 my rifle’s getting hotter!

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

The best part

[@vincentlevilumanog6701]

that part gives me depression in a good way

[@jigeahah5058]

It hits real hard 🔥

[@CwapPlatinum]

*DEFINITIVE EDITION DID MY FAVORITE MECHONIS SONG SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD*

[@sparshkapar5254]

Truly one of the best soundtracks in the entire game, if not, the best

[@n00bplayer72]

Me: Dresses party in M100 series costumes Egil: Okay so I'm adding Cultural Appropriation to your list of sins!!

[@ramahermawan4598]

M100 Riki: "RIKI WANT HUGS"

[@ramahermawan4598]

No, seriously. Riki becomes a walking spike ball or a metallic durian.

[@fireXdisaster]

I hate/love how real is this, but hey, in our defense, the M100 costumes are freaking cool 🤣

[@samboi123]

I used the M100s for sneaking into Galahad Fortress. Didn’t expect M100 Dunban from the final Metal Face fight to reappear in a flashback

[@jazzerjaw]

I really love the guitar they added to this area. I could barely hear the subtle addition on a TV so listening to it here really brings it out, in a nice unexpected way. This is my 2nd favorite theme in the game too, so this makes me all the more happy.

[@jadeenthegerman7789]

Let me guess. Gaur plain is your first?

[@cyasta2357]

@@jadeenthegerman7789 mine is crazy noisy bizarre town

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

@@jadeenthegerman7789 Gaur Plain isn't even a particularly good song, certainly not in the top 10 from this soundtrack. It's as generic as they come, people just overrate it because of where it plays in the game.

[@jadeenthegerman7789]

Christian Floyd not true. I listen to the song before I even saw the area. It’s a masterpiece of a track.

[@EasyCure0]

The guitar section on this track was present on the original, it just wasn't guitar, it was more electronic sounding, like some gameboy bleeps and bloops, which I think fit the atmosphere well, but also why it was so subtle. The guitar here is still subtle, but much more distinct amongst all the synths. I must say though, I do prefer the newer version if only because it's less hidden in the mix.

[@awesomederpyspider2366]

POV: It's 9 P.M. You just rescued Fiora, and were about to call it a night. But suddenly, the soundtrack hits you with its sweet synth beat. You look at the clock, then back at the screen, and sigh. It's gonna be a late, late night...

[@sharkgam3z592]

Stolen comment but ok

[@Lyu-Phy]

That is scarely accurate actually, especially the time.

[@zaos7321]

@@Lyu-Phy yeah, the same thing happened to me as well...

[@bilalgill6722]

Maaan those were the days, playing this game all the way until 4am... I miss when I could do that :

[@awesomederpyspider2366]

@@bilalgill6722 same bro, same

[@jimmybobfred696]

The best part of this track is how at about 1:24, where the music swells, I'm almost certain is synchronized EXACTLY with the moment you hit the opening preview cutsene, where this new area - your first real taste of the Mechonis - opens up for you to see in all its glory (assuming you ran straight along the path, which most people do). Gosh that feels so electric (pardon the pun)!

[@amposi1043]

5:30

[@Resynkronize]

Rescuing fiora was when this game just started picking up and became so goood everything for me just started to click the battle system, plot, etc

[@TheBrads2000]

Near the end of the game is when it finally picked up??

[@SSlash]

​@@TheBrads2000I'd say it hits its stride in the 2nd half for sure, not that the build up really did anything wrong but once you're locked the absolute hell in there and the whole party is together and the very next areas just continue to have sick music, yeah it kinda hits lol

[@TheBrads2000]

@SSlash Yeah for sure, the game definitely hits hard. I was more just concerned for the fact that for the person I replied to, it took near the end of the game for the battle system and plot to become really good, but maybe it's not as end game as I think, I always viewed that part of the game as nearly done

[@SSlash]

@@TheBrads2000 I guess if you're like bee-lining the story it prolly is what like, 70% of the way? Idk tho I spent so much more time doing other stuff before getting to agniratha that it felt more like a halfway point sorta, but yeah its crazy to think it didnt fully click with them till that far in but they still stuck with it and thats what matters lol

[@TheBrads2000]

@SSlash Yeah, I was doing all the extra stuff, it's also been years since I played the game fully, so my memory is probably just a bit skewed

[@nikita8022]

Aaand I've fallen in love all over again, I'm never leaving this track

[@EccoMixes]

Man do I wish I could go back and experience this game for the first time again. Just the sense of overall progression and making it to this part in the game had such a grand feeling to it, I miss that.

[@tinotcg5815]

Frrr, I have two friends who got this game after I recommend them, but they aren't quite used to grand adventure games like I am so they're taking their sweet ass time ahaha. I just wish they'd make it mechonis! Then they wouldn't be able to stop playing!

[@zaxele]

it's okay XC3 is coming soon anyway 😗

[@mattsodano6264]

Nothing like your first experience playing a game. Especially when it's a Xenoblade game.

[@UltimateMemerSus]

lobotomy

[@Phil_Elgen]

Holy cow, this track is just as epic as the OG!

[@palazzo1113]

I got chills listening to it!

[@ramahermawan4598]

Goosebumps everywhere.

[@ShadowSkyX]

World Tree vibes! (For those who've play xbc2). You could say bionus is the bean stalk and Elysium in its prime and mechanis is the aftermath!

[@Alfonso88279]

@@ShadowSkyX I really loved Xenoblade Chronicles 2, I really did. But when I saw the Mechonis field, with this music... that feeling defeated everything I found in XC2. I felt so small...

[@roberthiggins4186]

@@Alfonso88279 I played XC1 back in the day and put the game down multiple times, even restarting a file because i dropped it for so long. Felt the same slog around valak mountains, though the second try i pushed forward, for plot. When this song kicked in, and climbing up the Mechonis, I felt chills, a drive. It was after that moment i wanted to experience the game the story, and to just come back to this area after it was all said and done and just let the music take me.

[@Vinterprod]

I think this is my favourite song from the game. Actually hearing it in the game as opposed to just listening to in in KZbin makes it feel so special.

[@Vinterprod]

1:50 is so gooood

[@Vinterprod]

It also really sounds like world tree theme

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

@@Vinterprod Most of the music in Xenoblade 2 was pastiches of tracks from the first game.

[@heropontorchic1979]

and then spoilers The mechonis blew up

[@jasoninkurai5463]

Sounds like something straight out of Metroid Prime... I love it

[@Alfonso88279]

The Mekonis field hit me really hard. It felt amazing. Those humongous machines, those red lights, the music... Honestly, the enemies were a nuisance XD, they broke slightly the amazing immersion. Such an amazing game, Xenoblade Chronicles.

[@quaerty6236]

it's funny that they added loads of ladders around the field so if you just wanted to enjoy the view and music you could

[@sploda9886]

You know a song is incredible when you get continuous nostalgia from it without even playing the game. I started with X2 and played X3 on release, solidifying Xenoblade as my single favorite game/series of all time.

[@dawgtheundying5303]

XC1 is on eshop, just waiting for you.

[@san-g1344]

Right now my ultimate goal is to lucid dream on command so that I can put myself in the world of Xenoblade with the ability to fly so I can fly inside mechonis vibing to this song

[@TheRebornExpert]

This feels like we're in an alien territory or planet, with so many unknowns, but fascinating sights to behold while exploring this uncharted space!!

[@ShivJ16]

This place and this theme remind me a lot of the World Tree from Xenoblade 2.

[@marianvalkyrie]

It is kinda similar to the cliff of morytha, ya think?

[@ShivJ16]

@@marianvalkyrie Yeah true, and then the Mechonis capital is like Morytha itself.

[@karmierez]

Felt exactly the same while reaching the world tree in XC2, was immediately thrown back to the first game

[@drakath5727]

@@karmierez especially since both take place right before two climatic final fights, and the first one is fused with the main technology based beings throughout the series. (Egil in the Mechonis, and Amalthus with Core Crystals)

[@PrismTheKid]

Xenoblade 2 has a lot of thematic analogues to XC1 with its music and some of the design (If you want to be literal, the 2nd copied the first game's notes, which I'd argue they should've done more rather than inserting more anime-esque fanservice elements but overall the end product is still better than most jrpgs in my opinion) XC2 has a new 'mechanical rhythm' half-point battle theme, a new 'engage the enemy', a new 'you will know our names', etc world tree is basically that game's mechonis field, gormott is gaur plains, uraya is satorl marsh. I enjoyed XC2 a lot but after playing definitive it's really easy to see all the stuff that the original did better

[@dundrasil_4785]

i remember playing xc1 on my new nintendo 3ds xl back in 2015 on a calm evening and hearing this song for the very first time...it literally changed my entire life. THIS MASTERPIECE is my favorite xc1 song and my all time favorite video game song like nothing even comes close to beating it. it's just...there's absolutely no words to describe how perfect this song is, nothing at all

[@doomgazer-seeks-the-truth]

I love it too. It's great study/workout music! 👌🏾

[@gddiggy3828]

I played Xenoblade 2 before this game and thought I was in the World Tree again with the music and you rising up the entire time

[@metsu4777]

same, I wonder what the equivalent is going to be for this type of area in the third game

[@theeggo3339]

This sounds like the composers of Metroid Prime and Xenoblade Chronicles had the perfect child that made this amazing masterpiece.

[@Xenokhaos]

When 0:57 kicked, I felt something unexplainable

[@masterladaryl]

This stage has no business hitting this hard, especially at 1:50 part. Them robots were groving

[@ricardog.s2505]

"We are going inside!" Still to this day gives me the chills

[@UltimateMemerSus]

thats what she said

[@mistermaxie6487]

This is potentially my favorite piece of music in the game. The synthesizers and waves are just so good.

[@yamammiwammi]

this is the track that made me go: "oh, so this is how David Wise gets knocked off his pedestal" it's not a competition, but its the first time in gaming where I felt like an OST was seriously rivalling against one of the GOATS in game music.

[@LaraCrroftSuchti]

Tbh I wished I forgot the whole game so I could just get the first time experience once more

[@XX-br5bn]

Same

[@tnerys307]

Upon entering this area in the game and hearing this music kick in, I was just frozen in awe and appreciation of what I had been experiencing in the game so far.

[@ruggie.74]

There will never, ever be another game like XBC1.

[@GetShrekd]

*cereal guy spitting out his food* Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

[@grantabeyta9054]

XBC2

[@flamingpaper7751]

​@grantabeyta9054 Not even. That game has its strengths but it doesn't have environments like what XC1 has

[@grantabeyta9054]

@@flamingpaper7751 what 2 looks better and has better environments

[@rucksack_kh]

​@grantabeyta9054 XC1 Definitive Edition looks better than 2. Also, the environments of each game can't be compared because they're completely different, I think.

[@luisdabest5396]

I can't wait for the xenoblade 3 equivalent of this song. World tree was fire

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

probably that giant mechonis looking sword you have to climb up to that's shown in the trailer.

[@yes6369]

There was none :(

[@trueNahobino]

@@yes6369 Late reply but I would argue Origin's ost is the equivalent. There is even a more sci-fi sounding version of the track that plays in Origin (called Origin Section A), it just only plays in one cutscene

[@yes6369]

@Laurin Zanon damn your right, this track is amazing, why the hell didn't i notice it

[@claythetitan3359]

this is a really amazing track. such a vibe

[@dragonwario1123]

This was one of my favorite songs in the original, and I fell in love with it all over again thanks to this arrangement. Thank you, Monolith.

[@Yddor1]

I didn't mind a single bit exploring everything here and making sure I did every single quest and beat all of the unique bosses because of this theme

[@ljthedrummer673]

I love just what this song means, that to the machina that was a field. Their Gaur Plains.

[@SmedZeppelin]

Honestly this is probs the best track in the game. So good.

[@Immadeus]

"Ok let's make this the largest single area in the game, with like a billion switches and elevators" "Won't that be annoying by the end?" "I got this really good song though"

[@Darkrail117]

First thing when I got here. Listened to this theme while staring at the Bionis in the Sunset. It was beautiful. Mechonis Field is up there for my favorite locations in the game.

[@A_keo]

So glad I was overlevelled enough that I could just listen to this on repeat during my first trip through mechonis field

[@lozmaster6441]

I'm so sad. I just got home from getting a couple of cavities filled and this song came on during the drive back. I wanted to whistle along with the melody, but since my entire upper lip is numb I can't whistle right now

[@kamikawa5758]

I hate Zanza for taking this away from me

[@cyurle3940]

To a lot of other people this song seems to represent the vastness of Mechonis. For me personally it more so represented the coldness of enemy territory. The party is behind enemy lines, climbing the lifeless husk of the enemy they've been facing for so long and this ethereal synth accompanies their delve into the mechanical labyrinth

[@SkitLegoIdeaTheory]

This is a solid representation of how chill the machina are compared to, say, zanza or pre-zanza Egil

[@greghiskhan7426]

I definitely didn’t expect an area on the Mechonis to have a theme like this. It slaps

[@fireXdisaster]

This has that vibe, you know the vibe, the "you are in enemy territory and shouldn't mess out with it too much cuz if you do, you'll be in for a trouble" vibe, that vibe. But you can't help it being here for too long, because the song is way too good, arguably the best song in the game. I was like "why does this sounds so different compared to all other places, and why is this amazing?", also, i have certain admiration for mechanical/future environments since i was a kid, a loooooong time ago, so that also makes me like this even more

[@legendarydragon2564]

they really got the feeling of being on another world (mechonis)

[@thequincy_]

I adore this track heavily. I wasn't expecting so much emotion and such a fantastic arrangement of instruments for Mechonis. It's oddly fitting, especially in retrospect where you're at the final quarter of the experience, with *Fiona* of all people. It's just wonderful, I spent several minutes listening to it for the first, and was thoroughly impressed.

[@luisdabest5396]

God I just finished this game but this song makes me want to replay it

[@Tonjit41]

Same

[@HardboiledBread]

Favorite song in the whole game. The plucky synths are so distinctive and great

[@Jamieberigan]

One question scientists still can't answer: Why is this song so good?

[@entruh4520]

just as great as the wii versions

[@PhriekshoTV]

The differences are more subtle, but they really did improve on a masterpiece with their new version of Mechonis Field. One of my favorite songs of all time, even outside of videogames

[@tinotcg5815]

Absolutely

[@karmierez]

The key to let us enjoy frustrating areas and dungeons is by placing them with sick ass awesome music!

[@grimaa]

This song is incredible

[@velleity5369]

Phenomenal.

[@moldyblueberry9820]

I was grinding for zanza when I thought I'd go to mechonis field to hear the best area theme in the game to only find out u can't fast travel there after u beat egil and yes I have tried to go there manually on more than one occasion

[@union_keyblade5087]

What's stops you from going there manually

[@moldyblueberry9820]

@@union_keyblade5087 I can't remember off the top of my head. All I remember is being at the end of fallen hand tryna climb up the leg and getting dead ends a lot

[@union_keyblade5087]

@@moldyblueberry9820 that's strange

[@alexanderharrison7421]

@@union_keyblade5087 after the events of Mechonis Core, the bulkhead on the Fallen Arm that leads to Mechonis Field collapses and makes it inaccessible, although I'm not sure if it closes down after Agniritha events because the rest of the Central Factory opens back up if you're willing to walk it

[@KyunaCookies]

That background guitar sets my soul on fire

[@TheUltimateNatural]

I see what you mean.

[@alexanderharrison7421]

This is where I went "I really wanna climb the shit in the background, someone mod in collision I wanna go there"

[@LuckyRoooyt]

Just past the mechonis field a few hours ago and this theme has to be my favorite so far. I missed out on this game for so long, but I'm finally going to finish it.😁

[@ZeldaGamer2005]

This song makes me feel sleepy

[@ZeroShaneBob]

This has a Retro/Synthwave vibe. I LOVE it.

[@aionios1796]

The rhythm is similar to Donkey Kong Country Returns - Switcheroo! I love it!

[@notinthebestmood1850]

IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED IT

[@MrThegostforlife]

Masterpiece !

[@anthonybell5666]

This is my favorite theme in Xenoblade Chronicles I think!

[@josetorres7594]

reminds me of the puzzle rooms from Virtue's Last Reward

[@zebcoan8231]

This track transformed the whole feeling of the game for me.

[@CapnShades]

I'm sorry, what was it people hated about this area? I'm playing the game for the first time and I didn't have any outstanding issues with it.

[@hypno3057]

Some say it drags out for a bit longer than it should. I disagree, I think it’s just the right size, and is actually one of my favorite areas in the game (might be due to this amazing theme).

[@Noper12KSKx]

@@hypno3057 Definitely. I knew this incredible track was coming as I got to this part of the game since I've beaten the original release, and honestly welcomed every single excuse to keep playing in mechonis field. I won't say the other mechonis tracks are bad but goddamn how much I'd pay for making this the only field song in all of mechonis.

[@QueenOfPessimism]

Didn’t know ppl hated it! It’s by far my favorite area of the game with some of the best music besides Central Factory!

[@iwanthisokatofuckmesilly5222]

The main reason was that pretty much all the enemies had spike damage and in the original game, enemies that had spike damage weren't made as obvious so it was really easy to run up to something, backslash, and die instantly lol

[@Merudiana-the-local-demoness]

I think it had something to do with the color scheme being mostly brown, and since the original was on the Wii, it did not look very great. There was also lots of enemies with spikes, and the spikes were extremely unfair in the original

[@tinotcg5815]

VGM aside, this one of the single greatest pieces of music to ever grace this planet.

[@tonberry2670]

Imagine walking on those pipes with controller drift. >~

[@dawsonvick63]

That's why I play with the pro controller; so I don't have those problems

[@DVo-fe8ew]

Really feels like how your character should feel when walking on them lol- nerve wracking

[@LocalPersona5Person]

Oh dang that hits hard on me, the drift is TERRABLE

[@zaxele]

I'm contemplating fixing the drift myself of buying a new pair of joycons lol, buying is easier but I hate giving Nontendo money for more crappy joysticks lol

[@Treetop1120]

I didn't know it was possible to improve on perfection, but they did... and I AM SO HAPPY FOR IT!

[@jaygold33]

The bass drop at 1:23 was the best part of the original song! Wish they kept that as-is

[@thatssoderek2188]

Ive been playing on handheld for the longest time and I just thought Id plug it for once and I was so struck by how much detail there is in the music. I was walking around Makna Forest and for the first time I noticed there are birds singing in the trees. I need to start using headphones or something.

[@Megz_X4]

When I first went through this area, I immediately got strong world tree vibes from XC2. Both have a mystical, mechanical wonder to them… But XC1’s mechonis field feels more like you’re running into the center of a giant factory, while the World Tree feels more like you’re entering a giant futuristic city. It’s wild, the contrast between the 2.

[@noelclark5107]

This is a lot like the music from Cliffs of Morytha, imo. I got the same spooky broken world vibes from it.

[@Choerrykiss]

One of the most annoying areas in the game but has the best song out of all the areas in the game. Holy fuck I wanted to get out and stay at the same time cuz this music was just so fucking good, hearing this for the first time really is an experience.

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

I really do think this track is a lot more genius than people give it credit for. (Spoilers, obviously) What do you often picture when you imagine the end game? The main base for the enemies you had spent the entire game building up to? Oppression? Tension thicker than a bog? Hostility? Especially with an environment so *mechanical*, you'd at least expect it to have an underlying sense of danger to it, right? Well, that may be true for the environment itself, but the Mechonis is not -- and has never been your enemy. You step foot within the mechanical titan, and you're hit with a wave of pure wonder. Perhaps the same sense of wonder you felt when traversing your own home; The Bionis. The tones are almost upbeat. You at least sense no threat within the music itself, rather it almost makes you feel welcome to be there. Makes you feel a strange sense of warmth, and not just from the electricals overheating. You've painted such a vivid picture in your head on how you'd percieve the Mechonis when entering enemy territory, and yet you're conflicted almost immediately thanks to the soothing synths and hearty rhythm. Shulk up until this point, has practically felt the same.

[@marioxenobladedokifan614]

Mechonis Field is definitely one of my most favorite areas/area themes in Xenoblade Chronicles. I just love the instruments used in this track. I really enjoy both the original and this version equally.

[@sch.noodles]

I adore this song and area so much

[@mattsodano6264]

Climbing the Mechonis is like the World Tree in the second game.

[@octavia8836]

Climbing the World Tree is like climbing the Mechonis you mean

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

@@octavia8836 Depends which game you played first.

[@neverinstone]

I am SO glad that I waited to discover some of the soundtrack. Before I reached mechonis field today I would have slept on this banger

[@condor6327]

This reminds me so much of Phantasy Star Online and that's awesome

[@BravenKnight]

This sounds so much like Pokémon: Mystery Dungeon, it’s scary

[@brianphillips1966]

It reminds me of the song in ff7 remake when you are helping aerith through the collapsed bridge area with the mechanical arm

[@TheAbsol7448]

I think I can hear it.

[@PSISilent]

I don’t know why but at 1:50 gives me Yugioh Duelist of the Rose Vibes

[@mythyrox]

when I got here the music gave me aether paradise vibes. still does

[@Mwamba_]

Aether paradise but better

[@_Allu]

alien abduction

[@sethrichard8955]

This song and agniratha are the only tracks in the game that make me nostalgic for some reason. Not You Will Know Our Names or Tragic Decision or even Obstacle in our Path. What an iconic song

[@FuIIDiveVR]

This really harkens back to Xenosaga. Theme hits hard.

[@TheUltimateNatural]

What Xenosaga soundtracks sound similar?

[@luigidavid5136]

2:15 reminds me of Omens of Life (the Blade menu theme). I wonder if that was intentional.