Ranking All Xenoblade 1 Areas

[@rhettmitchell]

Let us not forget Valak Mountain also has the best part of the story being the discovery of Dunban being over there

[@tacticaljunk1608]

The terminals in Agniritha that give you quests kinda reminds me of the short story "There will Come Soft Rains" where a house of the future has automated technology that is going about it's normal daily routines despite the fact that the house is wasting away after a nuclear blast annihilates all the nearby people. It really added to the sombre tone and the feeling of exploring the remains of a society that had a sudden and tragic end. Like the terminals act as a sort of dispatch for improving living conditions and taking care of threats for the residents, but the reality is that these quests benefit no one.

[@Gameboy2007-Official]

The wii footage in the vid made me miss the, as chuggaconroy called it, the red crazy taxi arrow

[@MaxMonado]

It's weird but seeing wii Xenoblade footage makes me a bit nostalgic

[@Gameboy2007-Official]

@@MaxMonado for me it's a lot of nostalgia

[@Jojo-on7pk]

16:00 I had NO idea that was there! it's crazy how you can just keep learning new things about this game, even after all this time

[@rhettmitchell]

Yeah me neither, I was so confused

[@RancidRiki]

There was actually a surprising amount of exploration in the mechonis sword between the top pathways, the mechon fortresses, a few branching pathways, the mines and the secret crater like area once you defeat the unique monster m100

[@MaxMonado]

True actually, I probably would have put it a few spots higher if I made this list today

[@skadi2911]

Interesting ranking to say the least. Mine would give Sword Valley and Mechonis Field a much higher rank. I really love the atmosphere of Sword Valley and missed it when it was gone. And to me Mechonis Field simply has the best area theme of the game, so i'll take every annoying elevator and switch to make more detours and hear it for a longer time x)

[@MaxMonado]

Fair honestly, I got my mind changed on Sword Valley too recently so I'd place that area higher today

[@danknados]

I personally wished you could visit the sword after it was cut in half, like they could have an area like the fallen arm except for the sword, or they could've extended the fallen arm area to include the sword as well.

[@inspectorjavert2298]

Satorl Marsh is my #1 favorite area and Satorl Marsh (Night) is my favorite XC1 track. You have great taste!

[@MaxMonado]

Hey thanks! You have great taste too!

[@Zaothus]

Great list dude. I differ from your ranking on a few points, but I was gratified that my #1 is the same. Valak Mountain is hands-down the most exciting region to traverse.

[@MaxMonado]

Happy to see more Valak Mountain enjoyers

[@armlesskirby]

I personally really liked the bionis shoulder and thought it made better use of its space than any other area in the game. Visually it's nothing special but from a level design perspective I think it's the best in the game

[@MaxMonado]

Understandable, been a while since I played future connected but can see where you're coming from

[@dylanvscomics8138]

To be honest, I completely forgot that Mechonis Core was even considered a seperate area on the map, and I played Definitive Edition only a few months ago.

[@MaxMonado]

That's fair lol you only fight Egil there and that's it

[@CryonixP]

Rest in peace Memories End enjoyers

[@moomanchu608]

Eryth sea’s music is just so good its an immediate S tier area. I dont reallt mind the exploration since you can just auto run/swim Fallen Arm is right there with the music

[@FIamestalker]

Alcomoth's lack of Skip Travel Points (especially on the 1nd floor) really brings it down for me, questing in it (even with max Quickstep) takes so much unnecessary time running around.

[@MaxMonado]

That's fair actually, I never really considered that but especially after Mechonis Core this could be a chore

[@dehydratedbowser5261]

Just gonna leave my personal ranking here: 1 Satorl Marsh (Nighttime is stunning but daytime is underrated too) 2 Valak Mountain 3 Bionis' Leg (MUSIC) 4 Central Factory (Shocked you put it so low, there's a lot to do and I like how the parts link together) 5 Agniratha 6 Bionis' Shoulder 7 Fallen Arm 8 Mechonis Field 9 Prison Island 10 Alcamoth 11 Colony 9 12 Makna Forest 13 Sword Valley 14 Tephra Cave 15 Eryth Sea (Beautiful but I'm not too fond of the layout, and not just regarding excessive swimming) 16 Galahad Fortress 17 Frontier Village (Bit confusing to navigate on the first playthrough) 18 Colony 6 19 Ether Mine 20 High Entia Tomb 21 Bionis Interior (Still dont hate it, but the layout is boring being stuck on the paths and the music is only ok, which makes it bad by Xenoblade standards)

[@danknados]

For me mechonis field is one of my least favourite areas as the colours are rather bland and it's always a drag to venture through on new playthroughs and ng+ it's also annoying how there is only one way to get the machina sniper and that's to kill a mechon and if you progress too quickly you just can't get it.

[@ASwagPecan]

Just finished 2 and can’t wait to see the old Torna locations

[@conorneligan7694]

It sucks that some of the coolest looking areas in the game are a pain in the ass gameplay-wise. Valak Mountain was always a bit annoying to traverse and Satorl Marsh is covered in extremely high level enemies when it looks interesting. Eryth Sea suffers a bit in terms of traversal too. I'd say the reason why Uraya is my favourite XC area is because it looks amazing _and_ it isn't fucking annoying.

[@123leoc3]

Great video

[@MaxMonado]

Thank you!

[@LXGK]

Interesting ranking :D I think for me, I might place Makna a lot higher, and Valak lower :)

[@MaxMonado]

Thanks :D

[@TheOfficialRageGamers]

Godammit Max you're bringing in Zanza tier Xenoblade peeps. Hi LX, love your work!

[@LXGK]

@@TheOfficialRageGamers Oh not at all ':D haha. But thank you so much! :D

[@Gameboy2007-Official]

@@LXGK you are klaus level, not zanza level

[@jarrav8186]

bro im sorry but galahad fortress above central factory gotta be a crime 😭

[@MaxMonado]

Hahaha understandable actually. I remember putting it so high because I really liked the music but I probably would have put it much lower now

[@magus13131]

Then Xenoblade X comes along with Sylvalum at night ;)

[@ParaternalSkies64]

I completely forgot that High Entia Tomb existed

[@Hailstorm273]

I would probably merge Mechonis Core with Central Factory when it comes to ratings. Cause I see that arena as part of that larger area.

[@MaxMonado]

Sounds fair yeah

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

Top 10 favorite Xenoblade Chronicles characters?

[@MaxMonado]

Only from Xenoblade 1 or from all the games? Anyway this sounds like a good idea for a video, I have a few videos I need to finish before that but I'll definitely remember it

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

@@MaxMonado Cool! And only 1 or any Xenoblade game, doesn't matter for me😁

[@tedstrange4486]

8:17 SAME

[@tedstrange4486]

7:03 Colony 6:

[@MaxMonado]

Idk how I forgot about that lol

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

Which version of Xenoblade Chronicles do you like most?

[@MaxMonado]

Probably definitive edition, I love the graphical upgrades for Xenoblade 1 (sorry for thelate awnser btw)

[@Zorgot.]

oh wow i did not know you can return to alcamoth

[@MaxMonado]

Lots of people didn't, always happy when I can show it to people

[@aryllies]

That's nice, positive video that reminds me while I love video games.

[@falafelbil455]

You should do one for the rest of the xenoblade games, although i dont think any of them have as good areas as xc1

[@MaxMonado]

Will do one day!

[@khailils446]

I actually like the areas more in Xc2, especially the cities felt way more alive.

[@MaxMonado]

Very late but I finally did it lol, a lot of things came between it haha

[@Ayeato]

Snow areas are always my least favourite, deserts and green areas r always my favourite, so valak mountain is one of my lowest, and i didnt like how it was sloped

[@Saphius-]

Tbh, while I LOVE XC'1 areas, more teleport points would definitely made them better ahah

[@MaxMonado]

I completely agree, the lack of waypoints in some areas is definitely my biggest problem with most of them

[@Saphius-]

@@MaxMonado yup, ESPECIALLY when some of them are apparently locked being quests that you can do only at very precise moments... I'm looking at you Alcamoth. At least Definitive Edition had the "walk infinitly" button. It probably saved my Joy Con from drifting lmao

[@chippychee7374]

Ruik ik Nederlands?

[@MaxMonado]

En ik dacht dat ik geen accent had in het Engels hahaha (ik ben een Belg)

[@chippychee7374]

Ik ben ook Belg haha@@MaxMonado

[@alexiere]

Could you please do Xenoblade 2 and 3?

[@MaxMonado]

Planning to do that one day!

[@MaxMonado]

Very late but I finally did it hahaha

[@alexiere]

@@MaxMonado You are awesome! Thank you for this! 😁

[@jennifercox6541]

When will you do a version of this video for xenoblade 3

[@MaxMonado]

Currently making a video about the best party members per game, after that I will do the 3 areas ranking so probably around November

[@jennifercox6541]

@@MaxMonado OK i was wondering since you did the other 2 and all of the dlcs have come out already

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

Hey, I was wondering why you don't get revived one battle and the other time, do you know?

[@MaxMonado]

You mean in general or somewhere in this video? If it's in the video when was it?

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

@@MaxMonado I mean when I'm dead and the others are still fighting sometimes they don't revive me and other times they do, why?

[@MaxMonado]

@@justaguywholikesfmab823 If you have enough party gauge they will always revive you from my experience, sometimes when there's something blocking their they get stuck but I can't think aside from that.

[@justaguywholikesfmab823]

@@MaxMonado okay, thank you!

[@linkalot7415]

Why did you put Galahad fortress above sword valley? Lol

[@MaxMonado]

I like the music in Galahad more and it had more variety in terms of its objectives and environments. Btw thanks for the kind words in your other comment, have some other priorities for now but I'll make a video for the areas from 2 eventually

[@SmileRYO]

Day Satorl Marsh>Night

[@samuelline9573]

I have to disagree with you here. To me Valak mountain is the worst area in the entire franchise. It's very unclean how to get from one place to another and the constant slopes makes it feel like you are breaking the games collision detection when you just walk down a hill. And it's so long with how it has you zig zaging between locations to make progress. Yes the night atmosphere and ice physics are fun but that isn't enough to save it. The night atmosphere is at best putting a better coat of paint on a bad area that still isn't fun to explore. And while the ice physics are great they are only used occasionally and they just serve to remind the player of how slow the default walking speed is. And as bad or boring as areas like sword valley and bionis interior may be they are at least relatively short

[@Jjdb8211]

You sound a lot like another youtuber i used to watch years ago lol

[@MaxMonado]

Really? Lol do you remember who it was?

[@Jjdb8211]

@@MaxMonado Media master lol, but he hasnt posted anything on social media in years