Xenoblade Chronicles X - Wir Fliegen / Oblivia | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@MagnyusG]

I dont see any reason why XCX's soundtrack will need to be reworked for the Definitive Edition, but I do think we'll be getting all-new music for sure.

[@unlimited971]

But no sawano sadly

[@oracle222]

The music at the end of the recent trailer is brand new, sounds directly from Xenoblade 2 or 3

[@kiranearitachi]

Honestly most of the xenoblade 1 remastered music I hated compared to the og

[@skyliegirl3329]

I think there should be an option for new arrangements, though. I'd enjoy having way less weird vocals in tracks, like the NLA theme. Just isn't my cup of tea. I understand if others like it, so that's why it could be an option.

[@kiranearitachi]

@skyliegirl3329 the nla theme is one of the only ones I hate

[@killaknight12]

The funny thing about "Wir Fliegen" is, that as a German I didn't even understand the lyrics and thought the whole song was in Japanese, cause she's singing with a very heavy japanese accent. 😅

[@Muchinger]

yeah, also combined with the autotune. in my opinion the only things you can really recall are "tick tack die uhr tickt" and "weil wir kämpfer für die freiheit sind" and "wir fliegen" of course

[@Dark-Dennis]

Ja kann ich bestätigen die Aussprache ist so schlecht man versteht nichts davon. Ist glaube ich von einer Japanerin gesungen. Warum man sich damals dazu entschieden hat das auf Deutsch einzusingen verstehe ich bis heute nicht. Ich persönlich finde es lustig und schrecklich zugleich. 😂👌🏻

[@Realag666]

​@@Dark-DennisGönn dir mal den Guilty Crown Soundtrack und auch sehr viele Vocal Tracks von Attack on Titan sind von Sawano komplett in deutsch, aber unverständlich

[@ShikiRyougi05]

It's less of an accent and more just...putting german words over japanese lol.

[@killaknight12]

@@ShikiRyougi05 yeah I don't know if you could actually call it an accent if they just memorize and try to replicate what to sing without learning German.

[@MisterHalt]

Oh man, I hope Sylvalum's theme (Shiro no Tairiku) is on Jesse's list. Most region songs have the 'loud' part first because it's the day theme, followed by the quieter night theme. Shiro no Tairiku goes the opposite way because the region is more dangerous at night.

[@lexjoth]

I hope so too! also Noctilum

[@zappzappington6520]

@MisterHalt it is on his list. I sent a request about 2 years ago.

[@N_X_TV]

Sawano isn't known for Xenoblade X in particular, he's especially known for his work on multiple Animes like Attack on Titan, Kill La Kill, some Gundam Series, 86, and many many more. HOWEVER, while X released in 2015, the OSTs were done in 2012 and 2013, and Sawano's famous style was born from his work on X, the project he's been the most experimental with. It has 4 hours of OST all done by Sawano, and X DE will have new tracks, with one being teased at the end of the new trailer, but we don't know if it'll be Sawano again or not, I hope he will come back (or Kohta Yamamoto, Sawano's apprentice, because that would be a nice symbol). And no remastered songs in the trailers so far, so they probably won't remaster any (and there's no need to). The DE will have more story elements too, but it looks like it won't be like FC, but straight up more chapters, I'm so hype. Also, English is a germanic language, so it's only natural that some words are easy to guess. Also Also, under the "Xenoblade" are the katakanas for "zenobureido kurosu", so "Xenoblade Cross".

[@Dargor110]

RE creators was the best imho.

[@N_X_TV]

@Dargor110 yeah Re:Creators was good. best, idk, but Re:creators was also very niche, people probably know Sawano more for XenobladeX than for Re:Creators (I still need to finish it, by the way, but I started back when it aired, I forgot most of the story already, ...)

[@Zero0mtk]

Early 2010s is definitely when Sawano's style was solidified (he had a number of works before that, but they are quite different imo, check out some Sengoku BASARA anime music). But I'd give far, FAR more credit to Gundam Unicorn (2010-) and Guilty Crown (2011) as the animes that came to define Sawano's mix of orchestral and electronic music, alongside XCX.

[@N_X_TV]

@Zero0mtk I mean yeah, other projects got an influence, after all a style is developed over time, so it's hard to pinpoint an exact moment where his style was born if you're not in the guy's head. But Sawano himself said that X was the basis of his current style, so I'll trust the man. And hus pre-X music does slap too.

[@我輩はねこです]

X＝cross

[@MartinHernandez-xv1mc]

Obilvia is the desert continent of Xenoblade X. In terms of area themes, my personal favorite is the day theme of Noctilum.

[@worthythaneofross3925]

@@MartinHernandez-xv1mc Sylvalum night for me

[@UGeneolgia7700]

@@worthythaneofross3925love that theme, i’m tied between that and cauldros day

[@NotDr.Evil137]

Noctilum and Oblivia are my favorite maps AND songs 🤘 Getting a Skell and driving around felt awesome

[@LordlyWeeb]

From what you've listened to, Wir Fliegen, Uncontrollable, and Black Tar are battle themes. Also there will be additional tracks for the remaster, but they seem to be leaving the original songs alone. We've heard 3 old songs in the trailers so far and they're the same

[@Mari_Izu]

Wir Fliegen plays during an Overdrive, Black tar is the common battle theme, Uncontrollable Nemesis Enemies battle theme (a stronger variation of an enemy that normally has a bounty)

[@lanonyme-vod8090]

Sawano said that his style came along mostly from XCX, which is crazy to say, but it inspired his future works Sick new trailer, we're finally having every Xenoblade game on Switch Edit : I think Torna's final boss has some flamenco elements to it too 😊

[@ShadowSkyX]

Now that I think about it, that final fight was a huge reference to how skells affected the party's stats, making siren an indirect party member. And how TP worked. The new meter was like X's TP, which you can build up with auto attacks and stuff. Certain arts use TP to activate; siren's arts are effectively that. Actually insane.

[@TotoTheBest91]

the nintendo switch was the Xenoblade all along!

[@Malacite]

YES!!! Been waiting for this one! So basically there is a kind of "super mode" you can enter during combat while on foot and this is the track that plays during it. From what I remember of trying to find translations it's mostly just gibberish (or that's what I read at least) but I don't care, it sounds amazing and I love the beat. It just fits perfectly with your character popping off all their best abilities repeatedly. I don't miss hearing "Ghost Walker!" endlessly though lmao.

[@Biosleeve]

Glad you enjoyed them, Jesse! I believe I've got at least one other area theme on request for XCX, so I might look at getting a few more on the list!

[@sjorquera19]

Hello Jesse, I hope you read this. I found your channel in mid-2024 through a reaction to the Xenoblade Chronicles DE OST, one of my favorite games. I have a great time watching your gameplays and I appreciate that you changed the voices to Japanese to experience the difference (it's my favorite language in video games). I really enjoy both of your channels and wish you all the best, you’re a cool person. Saludos desde Chile.

[@JessesAuditorium]

Before I play XBC3, i’ll be doing a watch along of the cutscenes of 1 and 2 in full japanese 👍

[@Elyrium42]

The accent in "Wir fliegen" is so heavy, germans can't understand her german singing lmao

[@Mstev212]

This song plays when you activate overdrive In short it’s a “super mode” which activates for a short time which can be extended, depending on how well you combo certain arts building up the combo all the way to 100 (so for every hit, you hit all the enemy) your skills become gradually more powerful and you ignore more of the enemies defense However, the only thing I remember from this song is PRIMER! GHOST WALKER! (if you know you know)

[@mistressminerva3382]

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[@elias.t]

@@mistressminerva3382 Did you reply to the right comment?

[@mistressminerva3382]

@@elias.t wow , yeah thanks for telling me . My PC started lagging and for some reason it posted my comment as reply in the wrong place

[@Baatje1]

Ether blossom dance on top

[@Mstev212]

@Baatje1 the classic true one shot build

[@Kirusei]

Fun fact about X's tracks, Sawano said in his online blog in 2023 that his work on X ended up forming the basis for his sound for all his tracks afterwards

[@Zora_Fox]

@@Kirusei i can totally see this, Xenoblade X is overall my favorit music of his and i can often See myself thinking "huh dosent this Sound Like a xenoblade X Song". Especially with His Gundam and some Promare Songs.

[@Crumpi]

The thing written under Xenoblade X is ゼノブレイドクロス and it means... Xenoblade Cross ! It gives the japanese pronunciation for the title for the japanese players

[@SnackCanary]

I absolutely love the music for oblivia and the other field themes. It absolutely sounds cinematic, like you're part of a montage as you roam the environment. I'm assuming Sawano intentionally went for the flemenco sound because- like Ace Combat- much of this game is also inspred by western action movies and shows.

[@thenonexistinghero]

I think he's only done 1 of the main field themes now though. I'm honestly surprised it took until now for 1 to pop up. Noctilim is probably my favourite.

[@godlyBlade]

Ah, the TRUE battle theme.

[@supergamer1388]

Wir Fliegen is the Overdrive theme. By the end of the game, this is the only track that's ever going to play in battle because if you aren't in Overdrive, your are probably dead or dying.

[@IfritFGC]

Xenoblade X does sound like other Hiroyuki Sawano works, namely Attack on Titan and maybe a little bit of Guilty Crown. X however is way more experimental than his other stuff and kind of nu-metal in a way. May have commented this before, but he is especially known for the intensity of his music (people often refer to the "Sawano drop"). Personally my favorite of his is the soundtrack for the anime 86

[@Rays326]

It sounds like Kill la Kill

[@Mari_Izu]

And it was really Sawano experimenting, as he confirmed some years ago Xenoblade X's OST was the basis of his entire style.

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

​@Rays326 100% Feels right at home with every Kill La Kill track.

[@IfritFGC]

@@Rays326 only heard before my body is dry from that soundtrack but it does have resemblance. I also hear a lot of reluctant heroes and Vogel im Käfig in X.

[@zanderlaitinen7109]

Xenoblade Chronicles X was my first Xenoblade game. It got me into the series and it impacted me enough that I own the soundtrack on on disc. I cannot recommend it enough. If you liked the rest of Xenoblade you should ABSOLUTELY give X a shot.

[@pokegamer1216]

The thing about Wir Fliegen theme is it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with flying in game, it's used during a specific battle mechanic that can be done while you're on the ground or in your mech which may or may not be flying in combat, depending on what you're fighting

[@pallao3500]

German here; "Wir fliegen!" = "We are flying!" Its not pronounced like "fly", but more like "flee". And, oh my god, I absolutely love the Oblivia sound track. Cant wait to hear it again when playing.

[@monolithsoft_guy]

German here; I don't understand a single word she sings, lol.

[@aylinilya.]

@@monolithsoft_guy i’m not even german but i could hear a few words (i’ve been learning for 5 years now)

[@pallao3500]

@ The accent is... not the best. Lets keep it that way xDDD But if you KNOW its a German text and listen very carefully, you can ...decipher... a bit of the text xD"

[@Evan-mt7bc]

Wir Fleigen is actually being sung in German but it's being sung by a lady who doesn't speak German and it's such broken German even native German speakers have a hard time parsing it's even German in the first place and I find that very funny

[@monolithsoft_guy]

"Wir fliegen" - a title that tells you actually what you'll be doing while listening to it! :D Nice reaction, keep up the good work!

[@JessesAuditorium]

Do you like Monolith Soft?

[@monolithsoft_guy]

@JessesAuditorium my favorite developer ❤️

[@thantus9315]

Damn, i was hoping Jesse would pick up on how the guitar solo at 4:02 was jumping from one ear to the other, its my favorite part of that song

[@Midna78]

Well, Oblivia IS the continent of desert and cliffs where the weather alone can drain your HP ai times. It also houses some of the most dangerous creatures. My favorite, however, is Noctilum. As a German myself, I didn't even understand "Wir fliegen" Before I read the lyrics. And even then, I still didn't understand 🤣

[@SleepyGraugans]

Yeah, it's really hard to tell what's being sung. I guess they were, like: "Here's some German text. Do your best, nobody's gonna understand it, anyway." xD

[@gameoverguyl2577]

Wir Fliegen is a song that plays when you enter a state called Overdrive, basically a powered up state that lists for a certain time (unless you know how to extend it) and allows you to recharge arts way faster and do more damage. It overwrites whatever other battle theme is playing and only lasts as long as Overdrive does. Oblivia is an area theme for the area of the same name, basically a giant desert area with old ruins and destroyed mechanical parts scattered around. Most of the style of the music is pretty distinctly Sawano, if you hear anything he composes it all sounds pretty similar to this. A lot of people know him for the Attack on Titan soundtrack too

[@rockydragon2_08]

I’m very glad you’re listening to wir fliegen because it’s absolutely my favorite song in the game and I truly believe it to be one of the most overlooked songs in the game

[@terokai7880]

Suwano has a definet style, you can be watching a anime and the music kicks in and it's almost immediately recognizable. That said they make almost all bangers

[@kleingrrmpf]

One of my alltime favorite games! Shame it is so unknown and underrated! Idk why they would make new tracks for the remaster, this is perfectly great!

[@may83195]

I wonder why I never put my finger on the fact that Oblivia had flamenco in it? After this and when I had to be told the main theme had darbuka in it even though my dad used to play it all the time, I think I need to pay more attention to video game soundtracks

[@nathanperquin9910]

the big shift with xenoblade x is that it shifts away from story focus to exploration focus. also you are the main character you have custom character

[@bakedroyal_727]

The japanese under the logo says Xenoblade Cross

[@elementus2857]

Wir Fliegen is the theme used for a mechanic called overdrive. The game does have a flying theme, it's name is "Don't worry" and I would love to see you react to that song.

[@icfolger97]

if there is one thing I know about Hiroyuki Sawano, its that he LOVES nyloned guitar. He uses it a lot in his music.

[@Aiscence]

If english can be similar to german, it's because they are both germanic languages at the root, so you can see similarities in them!

[@joelmccallum]

I haven't seen many people request trepang2, but the track from its dlc bladekisser "Deadeye" is one hell of a track.

[@Dyvinell]

If you liked oblivia theme, you should definitely check out some of the other zones. My favorites have always personally been noctilum and sylvalum, especially the day themes for both

[@pockystyx4087]

I wonder; since they are making Skells jump, if the Overdrive theme (Wir Fliegen) will have an option to be turned off. I love it, but as someone who played X could tell you, it pretty much replaced the battle theme when you really got Overdrive working for you. I think they did a similar thing with Xenoblade X's chain attack theme in an update. Also Oblivia has SO much energy to it. Really imposing, just like the area its self.

[@benpeterson4673]

This song is connected to the Overdrive mechanic, which is basically when you're really dialed in in combat. I like to think that this song starts with the chaos of the battle and then *locks* together and keeps that pulsing rhythm going for the rest of it. It's like you've taken chaos and seen the pattern to it.

[@ScourgeIsBestVillain]

The whole ‘in German’ and weird song names thing, is just Sawano’s thing honestly. He did same with Attack on Titan’s music, some songs in German, and some with weird titles. And they are all bangers too.

[@defmedia85]

putting "German" in quotation marks is very important since it's mostly just gibberish. ^^

[@DanoCDA]

@@defmedia85 It's not gibberish. The phrases have meanings.

[@Milokender]

Man oblivia is such a banger theme. This whole games has great and extremely unique area themes.

[@TessaLucy]

Oh fuck this is just what I needed today

[@marcelohidalgo7420]

"The metal gear rising of Xenoblade" I like that comparison

[@Spartan1312]

Oblivia is a zone... so its landscape music

[@CringePeddler]

X has the best exploration of the entire series and is truly open world. don't sleep on it!

[@Grimborger]

Music was so groovy, the trees in the background were wiggling to it too.

[@Fioriole]

Due to Sawano's style and the setting of the game, 'chill' music is few and far between. Either songs are too bombastic or they have sinister undertones. I'd say examples of traditionally 'chill' songs are Sylvalum day, NLA night, the Barracks, Manon Ship night, and the Squad Mission Results.

[@Benmusicvideos]

Overdrive! Yeah I’m really feeling it now! Can’t wait to go back to Sandy Bum Canyon.

[@zeneck7387]

You are 100% Xenoblade X is the anomaly , but it's definitly not in a bad way IMO. In many ways X is really unique and there's no game quite like it.

[@WestonMeyer-n6x]

It won’t be an anomaly for long. X is definitely getting a sequel.

[@thevoidmagician6653]

Obliva night makes me want to rp walk everywhere I go

[@jellycore1316]

WOAHH I was literally just checking your channel earlier today and listening to your Kirby reactions! I hope you had fun listening to these! ^^ Thanks for the reactions, Jesse!

[@vicentegatica34]

The cool thing about this song, its that you need to really understand overdrive to hear it at full, kind of a reward on your abilities :0

[@azcatryo42]

Oblivia is probably my favorite track from this game, aside from Uncontrollable. Sawano's music is pretty easy to identify post this game. Watched an Anime called Aldnoah Zero and instantly knew he was involved. (My favorite from that show was probably "aLIEz." The naming of the titles is kinda his thing. But this title was clever. Everything from a to z is a lie.)

[@saladv3028]

SO nice to see Xenoblade X finally getting all this attention

[@MikeDrewitt]

Xenoblade (the series) is only called "Xenoblade" in Japan, which is why the title you were looking at doesn't say "Chronicles". The translated name in the rest of the world is "Xenoblade Chronicles".

[@symphomaniac]

They should have dropped the"Chronicles" when X came out

[@QwixLF]

The only thing to know about Oblivia is, over anything else, it's Xenoblade Australia. Everything wants you dead, including the weather.

[@SuperNero791]

Xenoblade X. We love to see it

[@N8FIGZ]

Ok so, this is great because hearing your first Sawano is like playing your first Xenoblade. The only path from here is to explore Sawano's other works, especially Attack on Titan and 86. It's the musical equivalent of discovering and playing through the Xenoblade series 😅

[@dojamibu8368]

4:51 yeah you would think that…

[@rhettmitchell]

17:08 if you wanna hear some cool flamenco usage in pop, I’d recommend checking out Rosalía. She’s gotten really popular in the Latin music scene in the last few years

[@jelyse14]

6:25 It says "Xenoblade Cross"

[@nathanperquin9910]

obligatory european comment about how the english are unable to pronounce words not using english phonetics as they insist on using english phonetics even when they know it doesnt apply

[@Meg-nc4su]

XCX soundtrack is amazing and im so happy ppl is finally giving it justice after years of bashing from the fandom. i want a sylvalum night /melancholia/ noctilum day /key we have lost and so nah so fern reaction now

[@INFERN0FIRE]

What's going on in Oblivia? Just some giant sandworms passing by. It's like the most normal area in this game really.

[@nodot17]

Also xenoblade x is like the last big wii u title that was exculsive to it so with the definitive edition there's not a whole lot of reason to own a wii u anymore save for like smash 4 or some niche titles that haven't gotten ported yet Now if we can get muramasa rebirth off the vita

[@tinotcg5815]

Greatest game of all time, and somehow it's getting better

[@jellemondeel2548]

ah yes the battle theme for the second part of the game.

[@MrCBrewskii]

Just listen to all of xenoblade chronicles x all songs are bangers. Imo

[@DerdOn0ner]

Sawano is obsessed with the German language. A lot of his songs have German lyrics. One of his absolute bangers is from Kill la Kill and is called Blumenkranz, worth listening to. Also: XCX is an absolutely insane game, with an expansive open world like you wouldn’t believe

[@WestonMeyer-n6x]

A lot of mecha fans are obsessed with German language because of World War 2 being used as an inspiration for wars in mecha series like Gundam. In Super Robot Wars ALL of the original mechs in the series have German names like “Gespenst” and “Aussenseiter”

[@ShadowSkyX]

Even if you don't watch anime, listen to attack on titan's music. And remember this game was the reason aot sounds like it does. One of the songs in x (i wish i could remember which one), sawano actually reuses a drum section from it in aot.

[@mistressminerva3382]

Sawanos music is amazing , but i guess i belong to the minority when i say i love XCX sountrack a lot more than the soundtracks of the main trilogy. Wir Fliegen contrary to what you thought has nothing to do with the Mechs , its the combat theme that you will hear the most after about half way through the game. Flying is often associated with Freedom , and thats what this essentially is , your shackles in combat are removed.

[@kleingrrmpf]

Please, please, do the Sylvalum themes! Most beautiful songs of the OST. Oh, and "The way", also from the XCX OST

[@ninjabunny9526]

xenoblade chronicles x is my favorite xeno game, but it is quite different from the other games. its a pseudo-mmo open world rpg, so its a very different experience from the rest of the games, and liking one is not gonna guarantee liking the other

[@mrpyrostorm3165]

Definitely finish 3 and the DLC to close out the series. Xenoblade X however is totally different and a fresh start. It puts every open world exploration game to shame. Flying around in a huge Mech is just awesome.

[@Mattt417]

I hope someone has requested NLA day and night themes and manon ship

[@nodot17]

Hope you like Wir fliegen cause once you know how to play its the only battle theme you hear

[@RolandCollides]

I so badly want to hear you listen to Melancholia, which is severely underrated and underused in the game itself.

[@GameDragon2k]

Not saying this to persuade you in anyway Jesse, but I can say without a doubt that Xenoblade X is one of the single most impressive games I've ever played in my life. Especially for a Wii U game. One of the crowning achievements for the Xenoblade Chronicle series is the sense of scale. But Xenoblade X being the only *true* open world game in the series, it blows all the rest of them out of the water in terms of scale. At least in terms of actual playable scale.

[@celestialspark5697]

The absolute most impressive thing about Xenoblade X that makes it feel so different from other open world titles is how crafted the world is despite being open world. Noctilum especially stands out for this. Environments use height and clever enemy placements to make finding a path for yourself interesting and surprising, there's remarkable visual diversity and purpose in placements of environmental pieces, and literally EVERYTHING is in-bounds unless you try to swim off endlessly into the ocean (but feel free to swim for15 minutes in the in-bounds direction and find a whole continent at the end).

[@GameDragon2k]

@@celestialspark5697 Being able to literally swim to a different continent blew my mind when I played this. I expected an invisible wall or the game to force me into some kind of drowning animation or something along those lines. But nope. You can literally just swim across the ocean. Which is crazy.

[@Primarina341]

If they remaster the music they better have an option to switch to the classic version and the remaster better be with Sawano back on the helm

[@zZMysteriousGamerZz]

I think everyone would forgive you if you made an exception and listen to Sawano's anime soundtracks, even if you don't really wanna delve too much outside of videogame music for this channel. Sawano has a small series of suites of a couple of his popular soundtracks (called Project emU) which really condense the feeling of the anime they belong to.

[@Sasquachulator]

The soundtrack was very questionable when it first came out (when you only saw game clips and hear some of the cringe lyrics), but after you get into the game the whole soundtrack works perfectly because it contributes to the game feeling like you're playing a sci-fi anime. Some of the other location themes are bangers like Sylvalum, Noctilum (this had to be one of the most beautiful game locations i ever witnessed), Primordia, Cauldros.

[@hageKAGEit]

I kind of came full circle with Wir Fliegen. I played XBCX on release ten years ago, and as a non-German speaker (I am from Italy) I did not understand a single word she was singing. By now I've lived in Germany for around eight years and, as a German speaker, the song is still as unintelligible as it was when I first experienced it, if not even more

[@dugtrioramen]

They probably can't remaster the soundtrack. Hiroyuki Sawano is extremely popular now compared to back in 2015, and probably too expensive for the 80+ tracks the game has. And I don't see the other composers fully replicating and improving on it

[@sinom]

"Why is there so much German" Because sawano likes German. That's kinda it.

[@Dark-Dennis]

As a German I could say that wir fliegen is the weirdest and worst German ive ever heard in a Song 😂

[@Kyonne25]

OFFENSIVE STANCE

[@Rays326]

LAST STAND

[@azuredeath]

GHOST WALKER

[@emblemblade9245]

PRIMER

[@JessesAuditorium]

I seem to have found the “feeling it” of X

[@TheFrostedfirefly]

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, Xenoblade X is certainly the "weakest" in the series when it comes to expectations, however that's where plenty of people go wrong. The game might not have the strongest storytelling, lore or characters of the series compared to the numbered trilogy, however Xenoblade X surpases the rest of them in the part it set out to do in the beginning: Exploration and vibes. Never before has a game gripped me so much to just hang around it's main town or run around the 5 continents for hours on end without even aiming to fight anything, and I'm STILL entranced by this game and they wonder.

[@RekiWylls]

I completely agree. It traded narrative strength for gameplay strength (not necessarily on purpose or intentionally. We know there was plenty of cut narrative content). That said, if I can only play one game in the series, it would be X. I've played and enjoyed a lot of open world games, none had me as enthralled with the act of exploring a world as X did. And one of my favorite games ever (above X) is an open world game!

[@hollyday1658]

As to the comparisons to Xenogears and Saga, Xenoblade X is *much* closer in overarching themes and philosophies to Gears and Saga than it is to the Blade series, particularly in terms of existentialism, transhumanism, and what it means to be "human" in the first place.

[@iamjason9693]

He should listen to Stellar Blade’s bgm

[@younlongou4071]

React to the key we’ve lost

[@DylanYoshi]

If you have interest in Sawano's other work but don't want to dedicate yourself to a whole anime series, I might recommend watching Promare. It's just one movie, so it's pretty easy to get through, and it has one of Sawano's best soundtracks.