When Xenoblade Chronicles was released in 2010, it was a massive surprise, featuring one of the richest and most detailed worlds ever seen in RPGs. Its ambition reached far beyond the trappings of the Nintendo Wii, and 13 years later Nintendo and Monolith Soft have brought the franchise full circle. Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Future Redeemed expansion ties more than a decade’s worth of storytelling together with remarkable precision, but it also integrally refines and enhances almost all of the gameplay systems of the main game as well. It’s a staggering narrative achievement that sets a high new bar for other RPGs to compete with.
