Off Camera Secrets | Xenoblade Chronicles - Boundary Break

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The man Responsible for the outro animation: clayburton.form...

[@nyarlathotepsnook6572]

now when anyone comes over to my house I will proceed to get into that pose to exclaim , " They're here." .

[@seabassjames8222]

8:00 for anyone who wants to fast travel to that point.

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

I wonder if that ever became a sort of inside joke for the developers?

[@moose18100]

I thought you meant you would get into a Bionis or Mechonis pose and point to a body part and say "This is where (insert game location) is". Thanks for the unintentional idea!

[@NaomiAlicia4242564]

Fabulous !

[@nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh777]

Nice to we have similar Canti pfps

[@NaikoArt]

Jesus this was running on a Wii

[@TheWindMaster15]

Time to finally see that shoulder in glorious HD

[@FinnManusia]

We got it

[@smells109]

@@FinnManusia I was disappointed to see that the beta content wasn't included until I saw the lake where you crash and realized it was future connected. Pretty cool.

[@theshow0942]

@@smells109 The question is, how did they get back?

[@Gameboy-2007-yt]

@@theshow0942 They fixed junks, big brain

[@_Snowflame]

If I were to guess, Mumkhar's arm breaks like that because his normal run cycle brings his claws up beside his face. Either they didn't want the claw to obscure his face during the close-up shot, or the claw was actually going though the camera.

[@HarrisBoe]

Having played Future Connected, I’m amazed how little it appears they changed the Bionis shoulder from its original design. I can only spot a few relatively minor differences. It’s also interesting that it has no reference point in the original, given how it doesn’t have one in FC either.

[@derpfluidvariant0916]

I think that, while it might have been cut due to time constraints, they still used it masterfully in DE. I think it might have been originally supposed to connect Eryth sea to Valak Mountain, but they decided to just do a ship instead of add the area farther in development. It's crazy how much detail they put into it though, and I think everyone in their right mind would use an unused but basically finished area if they wanted to make an epilogue chapter.

[@raycraft001]

@@derpfluidvariant0916 I think it was actually supposed to connect frontier village to eryth sea. As it currently stands, it’s somewhat random that the village happens to have a teleporter-thingy that leads to the bionis head, and the shoulder would have made a good segue.

[@derpfluidvariant0916]

@@raycraft001I'm dumb. There's literally a spot where the biomes blend for Valak and Frontier village. Me being dumb aside, you are completely right. It was really strange that there was a teleporter there, that never really gets mentioned again.

[@ludgerkres.1437]

I personally would like a part two of this. Showcasing Mechonis places, if possible.

[@xSpyroTheDragon]

I think this game will need more than 2 parts ;) or a longer video at least

[@horesfan400]

Monado Art: Break Enables the party to break the world's bouneries

[@justsomecanadian9877]

Just use a pink art.

[@bigyoshii]

Guy with a black screen and follow up with monado cyclone

[@pokeleoantiqua7326]

Monado art topple?

[@Dragoon803]

Holy crap. The Left shoulder of the bionis is the Epilogue map from Xenoblade Definitive Edition. I did not know they intended to have it in the game, but never finished it. That's cool.

[@erriese431]

yea holy crap dude

[@neopaladins5658]

The fact both the 3DS and Wii can handle all of these graphics truly amaze me.

[@aaronbuffalo7769]

then you see new pokemon and cry

[@Untitled_Niamiko]

@@aaronbuffalo7769 the tree texture is 512x512. which is a completely normal texture size for a switch model. shut the fuck up.

[@TheBandoBandito]

@@Untitled_Niamiko that game looks like dookie

[@josevel2255]

@@Untitled_Niamiko "completely" normal lmfao yeah alright lol this guy lol

[@squeepy846]

@@Untitled_Niamiko and? Still doesn't explain why it looks so bad. With creativity and skill you can create incredible textures, even when limited. A lot of 3ds or even DS games proof that

[@Theaggyyu]

Ahh, it's lovely to see you doing one of these too. I made my own series of off-camera stuff for this game, but it's great to see it done with your production value c:

[@BoundaryBreak]

We've talked in the past Theaggyu! my only regret is i didnt contact you this week for notes. Thought id be ok on my own but it was too large of a game to BB blind in a week

[@Theaggyyu]

I think the episode still came out really nicely! My videos put more emphasis on the cutscenes and how they were made, whereas yours was more about the environments and those gorgeous zoom-outs, which is something I appreciate!

[@refraggedbean]

both of your videos were great, I will comment on the other one critiquing it when I get a chance since, I have a bit of video production experience so I can give tips.

[@refraggedbean]

both as in both of you, I would fix the previous comment but edit is broken

[@Laenthor]

I was going to mention you! "there's not a lot of times where out-of-bound animations in cutscenes do something weird" Yeah right...

[@asch3671]

This is my favorite game of all time! Such a shame we couldn't see places like Agniritha and Mechonis Field

[@KairuHakubi]

yeah I feel like.... it must have taken forever to play and record this whole game, even though it would be more work making more video, it would be a shame not to show more footage. I really hope this one gets a revisit.

[@NotoriusBenjamin]

Otacon464 m

[@AleXwern]

Otacon464 Ether mine - post explosion

[@fgvcosmic6752]

Agniritha i really wanna sre

[@sebaschan-uwu]

Yeah this game is awesome in all ways

[@Sanorace]

That's not Jupiter. It's Saturn. 13:31

[@BoundaryBreak]

Whoops!

[@scoobzsuc3364]

lol i waz thinking the same thing :)

[@Dargonhuman]

That's no moon, it's a space st... Wait, no, that's not right either.

[@tcpnick6895]

Yup noticed it right as he said it. lmao

[@ganaham9144]

Jupiter is also in the map, he doesn't show it though

[@SkulleD42]

4:01 Only Xenoblade fans will get this reference

[@lFede64l]

SkulleD42 Reyn time?

[@xSpyroTheDragon]

no "Let's not lose our heads, though." But this will get everyone who played the game, fan or not but how the heck it is possible to play Xenoblade chronicles and not beeing a fan of it right? xD

[@SkulleD42]

Or a better question: how is it possible to play Xenoblade Chronicles and not be your favorite game of all time?

[@chuzzymcfuzzy3287]

To be honest, after you've finished Xenoblade 10 times (I regret nothing) it loses it's lustre a bit. Either way, it's still in my top 10.

[@lFede64l]

xSpyroTheDragon I... I know. I was just referencing Reyn as well. ;)

[@SorrellStudios]

This video is proof that video games don't have to be graphically outstanding to be an amazing experience. Thank you Nintendo/Monolith Soft.

[@flameshana9]

Uh, but it is outstanding.

[@Untitled_Niamiko]

@@flameshana9 It was outstanding in 2010, not so much now...

[@Etherwinter]

I would've really loved to see what the left shoulder of the Bionis would've had if it were fully finished and accessible ingame. I mean... there's probably a farm there.

[@Solibrae]

Perhaps if Xenoblade Chronicles ever gets remade, we'd get to see what they had planned for the area.

[@ArinJager1]

left shoulder (used only in a cutscene), right shoulder, left leg, left arm, the bionis' head (top of it - as it's shown in the artwork)... and more areas for the mechonis... now that'd be cool

[@kolo5141]

Whole bionis as an open world. You could fly from leg to head without loading screen. People can dream!

[@Nvortex15]

welp

[@michaeladams-burnett1238]

If you can wait a year, then wait no longer!

[@TheScar3cro]

I love this game! For me it was the best game for the Wii and one of the best jrpgs ever! Seeing it being so well made even off camera, makes me love it even more

[@ej2208]

TheScar3cro Definitely the best game on the Wii.

[@dylanparris5944]

best wii game without a doubt.

[@chrisking7744]

Completely agree

[@toooydoeur]

TheScar3cro best game of all time

[@YoungTheFish]

My favorite game of all time.

[@sirspookybones1118]

Xenoblade, the game that never disappoints

[@a13xlaircey666]

This game is beautiful! I've never played Xenoblade before, but now I MUST!!! Great video, Shesez!

[@BoundaryBreak]

No problem Amy. So glad to hear it sparked an interest

[@a13xlaircey666]

Shesez It did!

[@a13xlaircey666]

***** Thanks!

[@a13xlaircey666]

Timmy P Thanks!

[@xSpyroTheDragon]

I only wonder you watched it even whit risk of spoilers, but yeah get this game Wii Version!! even it is not easy to get cheap nowadays (or buy it in the eshop on WiiU).

[@shulkthesmileyboi]

*H E R O P O N R I K I S E L L* *O U T T O P A Y D E B T*

[@imjustalittleqwerty]

This honestly deserves a Part 2. There are so many more things to cover in this game, like Mechonis.

[@McGeeMcGeeMcGee-g7w]

the low resolution Mechon are scarier then the actual ones

[@claudiomoralesflores9623]

this game is a masterpiece.

[@rory6281]

claudio morales flores Shhhh don't EVER say you like this game everyone hates it and you will get so much hate trust me I've learned this the hard way

[@General12th]

@@rory6281 What are you banging on about?

[@rory6281]

J.J. Shank 99% of humanity who hate this game for no reason even though they don’t know anything about it

[@hue978]

Trupon nah game is a masterpiece everyone likes this game obviously otherwise they wouldn’t do a definitive edition

[@Pixtrix_]

Can i just say how much i just love Xenoblade's music just it's so great

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy 10, Okami or Silent Hill 2 please.

[@Ancient_Ys]

Yes or Silenthill 3 please~

[@megababybackrib]

Serpico's Beard shadow of the colossus please

[@TheDiego908]

Oh god yes on Shadow of the Colossus

[@Coolio_Ash]

god it's hard to believe this was on the wii

[@Fe_Mikey2015]

Coolio Ash God it's hard to believe this was ported to the New3DS.

[@eeeeggnog._.]

This game has the greatest title screen in the history of title screens

[@ChillavaKirby]

brennan weaver This game is just the greatest

[@NaomiAlicia4242564]

That title screen music is the greatest music EVER MADE in history of music.

[@steveedwards4971]

apparently it is hard to find and see, but during the opening cutscene, if you mess with the camera there is actually a tiny Monado in the glowing beam of the sword anyway, wanted this for so long, thank you so much!

[@kirukiru5924]

My favorite game, and probably my favorite zoom-outs ever. thank you for this episode. it was evry lovely to see. thanks for inclueding the beta map and the area from the final cutscene. this was wonderfull to see and keep up the great work. :D

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

I've been waiting for this episode. Xenoblade always seemed to do a good job of "placing" and "relating" locations in their proper spots, and I am not disappointed. The care that went into showing the world in the context of its space and making you the player actually feel like you were living on two giant golems is both breathtaking and astounding. The developers really outdid themselves. Thanks for the treat, Zoom Out Camera.

[@Skallva]

Gosh, Xenoblade is such a gorgeous game...

[@azuretriedge3]

A new boundary break? IM REALLY FEELING IT

[@mikerosoft8649]

Xenonblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on Switch, BABY!!!

[@Marxeru]

Awesome to see this awesome game on your channel. This game is epic overall.

[@pizzadragon1122]

Watching this video makes me appreciate the care that went into Xenoblade so much more. I'm glad this channel exists. It would be awesome if you could make a 2nd Xenoblade video later on down the line!

[@logaimathais]

I think mumkar's arm thing in the beginning cutscenes was so the claw didn't fill up the camera as he ran.

[@andreschaves523]

A little journey through one of gaming's finest worlds. Thanks a lot for making this! Favorite episode so far!!! Would love some final fantasy (especially VII, IX or X)

[@Jojo-on7pk]

so, are you going to de xenoblade chronicles x at some point?

[@BoundaryBreak]

Most likely not. but of course anything could happen

[@Jojo-on7pk]

ok, no problem, I guess there wouldn't be that much to show anyway, since you can fly around in your skell so that would leave out all the zoom-outs

[@MrMaskedhater]

Xenoblade X has some interesting things to show. You could look into the Mimeosome Maintenance Center, and you can also show the model of the Black Knight that appears at the end of the game (since we only got a top down look at him)

[@dylanparris5944]

+Devin Alexander i would literally accept a 10 second video of just that lmao it peaked my curiosity

[@browncoatkevin]

There's also the cutscenes where you don't have camera control, such as the opening.

[@koshidostrat]

Definitely one of the best, if not THE BEST boundary break episode to date. Xenoblade is an amazing series.

[@xenomaxi8504]

Shesez, are you going to do a xenoblade chronicles DE episode when the game releases? I'd love to see more left shoulder

[@YamiYuseiGG]

Coming back to this five years later and still an amazing episode! I said it in a comment a year ago, but I still hope that you'll do the DE version, 2 and the upcoming 3 as well sometime! Great stuff dude!

[@ashlynx1]

I love how you try to reply to most people's questions in the comments.

[@BriefCasey795]

Can you imagine what a Xenoblade repainted would look like with all these textures?

[@skyrius5568]

To this day I still haven't found a game that has art direction as beautiful to Xenoblade. And I don't mean visual fidelity or graphics, I mean aesthetically. The art design and direction of this game was just mind-blowing

[@RichardBlaziken]

You know, something I really like about you is how genuine you sound when talking about these games. It comes off like you're really excited to show off the things you've found, which is really great. Once life stablizes a bit for me, I'll definitely be supporting the show.

[@BoundaryBreak]

I really appreciate that richard. Thank you so much!

[@Bloogeyz]

"Jupiter", surely you meant the half model planet was Saturn, right? Great episode though, I appreciate those zoom outs all over the Bionis, I didn't realise they rendered it all the time.

[@dougbruce9043]

Incredible zoom outs on an incredible game. Thank you.

[@KiTheMC]

Finally :D! This is probably the best game to Boundary Break by far. Maybe consider doing an episode of New Super Mario Bros. Wii? Just a suggestion.

[@RetroBreak]

Best episode yet! Amazing the amount of thought and detail in the environments! :D Xenoblade was my favourite game last gen.

[@Ghost_Drive]

10:12 All this time, the main feature of the sky in the most beautiful area in all of gaming (in my opinion) was a 2D texture. Monolithsoft gains even more points on my favorite game developers list.

[@Solibrae]

Wow, that was a really interesting episode! It makes sense that one of my favourite games would make for one of my favourite episodes of OCS. What a great way to start the day.

[@WhenEpicGamesCollide]

Remake Confirmed. All Aboard the HYPE TRAIN!!!! CHOOO CHOOO!

[@Lunarose17]

Aw man I wanted to see how the areas in the final cutscenes would've looked like zoomed out

[@rayedhamayun]

Almost all the comments are loved. I wonder if this one will be to...

[@BoundaryBreak]

I read it. I appreciate your comment, you get a "love"

[@laurenmagica]

I finally beat Xenoblade Chronicles after 126:16 over the course of about a year and a half. I can finally watch this 😊

[@allanmhanson]

You have to do this with the remastered version 😍

[@maikelphoenix]

After beating the game more times then I care to say 🙄 and 3 years later and 6 years after its initial release in 2011 (for me in eu) this still doesn't seize to amaze me, incredible, goosebumps all over again, and looking forward even more to Definitive edition later this month 🤓 Thanks for showing this amazing footage and zoom outs and zoom ins. 😎

[@mario64remix]

2:06 Obviously so his arm wouldn't clip trough the camera :)

[@GameplayandTalk]

It's amazing how much work went into making this world look believable, even at parts where they didn't really need to. No wonder it took so long to make. Great episode, by the way!

[@Mushroomhead671]

0/10 You never dropped the monodo down the bleedin' stairs

[@IllustriousFoxx]

Please do the remake whenever you can. I don't know how or if you could, but I would absolutely love to see all this in glorious HD

[@floating_whale4391]

I really wish they would make an HD version for xenoblade chronicles :/

[@thecplman1]

Yeah. Imagine what this game would look like in HD.

[@wispthevulpix7857]

Do I have news for you

[@Luco7777]

xD

[@measured.kadence]

Us boys from the future bring good news

[@themonadoman116]

yeah if only lol

[@Damain2-big_brother]

This is one of the best KZbin game channels around! Glad you were suggested in my feed!

[@reaven2535]

This just makes me wonder what would have happened if Xenoblade were developed for something that isn't a potato, considering this pushes the Wii about as far as it can go.

[@Antikuy]

Reaven Veaceslav Xenoblade X and Xenoblade 2.

[@plbster]

Reaven Veaceslav yeah I know we got a remake for 3ds but this game NEEDS an HD remake for switch though release it after all the dlc and stuff has died down for Xenoblade 2

[@wispthevulpix7857]

Well, my friend, it looks like we will find out pretty soon!

[@sleepyva7281]

@@wispthevulpix7857 I'm beyond excited

[@wowzagh]

@@sleepyva7281 same. No news however for half a year😢

[@RupeeClock]

There's a couple of interesting details you missed in the opening cut scene! I noticed you were even using the Home Menu suspend trick with removed home menu textures to examine paused cut scenes. If you do the same on said opening cut scene, you can see that there are actually Telethia swarming around the Bionis during a certain mug shot, and if you zoom in on the Bionis' grasped hand you can discover a tiny, tiny red Monado in there. No joke, I even have a video of this on my channel somewhere. The loading screen on the title screen for a new game also has an interesting quirk. If you remove/get past the loading screen texture, you can see it loads the party of Dunban, Dickson and Mumkhar on the title screen's empty field.

[@makalayp6689]

Any xenoblade chronicles 2¿

[@NunofYerbizness]

10:57 Am I the only one who finds it strange that the 2D graphics that are in front of a bunch of the others has those textures behind the front one look like it's in front? It happens in Melee too, when you view the Captain Falcon trophies when entering the All-Star area through the debug menu.

[@sharkt9877]

Who came here after the new Nintendo direct to see if what’s in the trailer was the unfinished shoulder?

[@ErimlRGG]

I've been here since Metroid Prime and I really love your channel, you do a lot of games I don't like or I haven't played but I'm more interested in seen what goes to the design of level or seeing beautiful levels. I know is kinda nerdy but I'm really grateful that there's people who appreciate this kind of things. I really want to dedicate time to develop games but between work and University I really don't have time but I hope I'll get some free time soon

[@ChristianStout]

The left shoulder is in a cutscene with Zanza and Egil, right?

[@Lozmaster37]

This is easily my favorite episode so far.

[@gregboi183]

Ah no you stopped just short of my favourite area, the fallen arm

[@PureMagic101]

Aw yes, Xenoblade Chronicles!!! One of my favorites! Great video! Have you considered doing something like this for Okami? I think it'd be cool to see! Keep up the great work!

[@JDN910]

The shoulder exists now

[@whyisthereaholeinmybutt4274]

I'm so stoked I discovered you, you are putting a lot of my childhood curiosity's to rest. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@sleepyvivo5466]

Funny thing, I just finished a 100% run of this game today. Also... This video. I'm really feeling it. Stupid jokes aside, I have a suggestion for a video. Maybe Bravely Default? It would be cool to see a Boundary Break of that~

[@thenumberseven959]

Stained Steel Jesus! How long does that take?

[@sleepyvivo5466]

It took me forever. A couple months, maybe. I was playing around 5+ hours a day. So much sidequests... So much Heart-to-Hearts... **shudders** Dare I mention... The Collectopedia? Long story short, it took a hell of a long time, haha.

[@xSpyroTheDragon]

but it was worth it! 100% experience of the game I had over 300 hours after my first playthrough xD gosh how I enjoyed that game. Now I still waiting some years to play it again, because I still know to much so it wouldt be fun to play it again now

[@chuzzymcfuzzy3287]

Sweet God. Don't ask me how long it took me to 100% the game... I had to restart due to timed quests. I was after the Core. You know. THAT Core.

[@sleepyvivo5466]

hhhhNNG I feel your pain, man. Isn't the core just the BEST place ever?

[@justaguy12345]

So awesome! Though I would have also liked to see the floating island, and a couple of the big mechanical environments inside the Mechonis. I feel like there could EASILY be a second part to this... like you say, so many environments can have a zoom out, and so many environments have other levels and elements to establish overall location.

[@TrentStudios28]

I have 3 copies of this game I just can't stop

[@Jigumm]

After seeing all these areas in the game like this I realized it would make for an amazing remake with new graphics and everything. Love this game and your channel man

[@Charziken909]

can u do any open world games like gta? is it difficult? would I just not make for an interesting video? I think it would be good for comparing map sizes with other open world games like zelda, red dead or jak 2/3. or just an aerial tour would be cool imo

[@BoundaryBreak]

Havnt tried yet but im interested myself

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

GTA is pretty easy to do yourself and most people have already done something like boundary break with it on youtube. people have picked it apart and analized it so much there isnt really any more hidden things in it. unless you are talking about the first 2 GTA games.

[@novafawks]

You can totally do GTA, even up to the newest one - it's easy to do. Lemme know if you need help setting it up

[@jadbouch1841]

Would YOU do an interesting vid? you asked it

[@jakedemolisher5032]

Thank you so much for making this episode!

[@mcdonkey500]

just finished this game today and now I'm ready for 2

[@douglazricardo]

I've enabled ads just to watch your videos :D . Amazing work !

[@BoundaryBreak]

Thank you dude! That gesture is always appreciated

[@bryantheliar]

Im really feelin' it.

[@iPruch]

My favorite episode so far! It doesn't surprises me though as Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite games of all time! This channel is absolutely great :) And as a note aside, I just can't resist to say that you are so handsome and that beard looks so good on you that I'm a bit jealous xP

[@evanboone5570]

8:43 I was wondering what the area shown in the ending sequence was, given I was pretty sure I'd never seen it.

[@RadMasterMatt]

Found you a few weeks ago but recently took the time to sub. See, I found you on my family's smart TV, so my account is never signed in on that. Anyway, im really glad I found your channel. You put a lot of time and effort into your work and genuinely care about your fans. Not only that, but your just a really respectable guy in general. Cant wait for more c:

[@yaldabaoth2]

When and if you do this Xenoblade X, it will completely blow you away I guess.

[@Trizudora]

Thank you for doing this episode, it was even better than I thought it'd be!

[@MrTHotz]

Alien Isolation would be interesting to see how much of the ship is rendered while playing. Other suggestions would be: The Last Story, God of War (2 would be specific game preference) or Onimusha.

[@ProfessorWhocario]

So happy to see you do this game,though I was kind of bummed that the zoom-out of Eryth Sea was during the day...I think it's even more beautiful at night. Either way,Xenoblade's a prime example of a game not needing to have amazing graphics to deliver some fantastic visuals.

[@radiancedelta5194]

I never thought enough people would want to see this game. It's my favorite!!

[@gtabro1337]

Wow the Bionis vs Mechonis battle is an actual real time ingame video? :O And it's just as epic when zoomed out, holy s....

[@l9m241]

Cool! Could next game be Halo? Since it was on the same poll with Xenoblade?

[@BoundaryBreak]

I might go that route since my collaberation fell through

[@SwedenTheHedgehog]

Did you think about that Mechonis has an intact left arm, in the 2D texture at Arith Sea? (10:20)

[@CherryScent]

I would love to see any Halo, but especially CE and 2! They're some of my favorite games of all time just due to growing up with them, and also that they still hold up.

[@skyblade57]

SwedenTheHedgehog egil rebuilt it. that's what happened

[@SwedenTheHedgehog]

skyblade57 Oh yeah, sh*t.. I forgot about that completely :|

[@WarriorInBlack1]

Wow that’s super cool! The Beta Left Shoulder is now the map for Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected!

[@SykoPathak]

Hey there, welcome to another comment of a series of comments where we, basically, type our comments, any way we want.

[@BoundaryBreak]

And we try to reach Shesez about some of our favorite games

[@kevincmejia]

Man!!! thank you so much for this video!!! it means so much to me since I finished this beautiful game not long ago, and is a game that leaves a great mark on you, is one of the greatest and i'm glad that I gave it a chance

[@VictorADino]

It’s Remake Time!

[@octokid]

I like how the Mechonis looks rusted in the zoomouts and the Bionis looks kind of overgrown. It's a nice touch since in the intro they look as if they're well taken care of to show that they're alive

[@NinjastarCompass]

Still please make boundary break Candy land on april first, it must be done.

[@Lampent12]

Still my favorite episode of yours, even is I wasn't such a big Xeno fan.