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'''''Xenoblade Chronicles 2''''' is the third installment in [[Monolith Soft]]'s {{ser|Xenoblade Chronicles}} series, and a follow-up to the original {{ga|Xenoblade Chronicles}}. Announced at the [[Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017]], the game has currently been announced for release in 2017.<ref name="Presentation"/>
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'''''Xenoblade Chronicles 2''''' is the third installment in [[Monolith Soft]]'s {{ser|Xenoblade Chronicles}} series, and a follow-up to the original {{ga|Xenoblade Chronicles}}. The game is currently slated for release in 2017 for [[Nintendo Switch]].
  
 
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Nintendo announced ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' during the [[Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017]] event. Tetsuya Takahashi once again served as the game's director. The character designs for this installment were done by Masatsugu Saito.<ref name="Presentation"/>
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The game's music was handled by {{wp|Yasunori Mitsuda}}, ACE (Tomori Kudo and "CHiCO"), Kenji Hiramatsu, and Manami Kiyota<ref name="Presentation"/>, who had all previously worked on ''Xenoblade Chronicles''. Mitsuda was the lead composer for the game, writing all of the music.<ref name="recording">[http://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-2-seems-like-itll-have-a-bunch-of-music/ Xenoblade Chronicles 2 seems like it’ll have a bunch of music]. Nintendo Everything (March 14, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref> Recording began by the end of March 2017<ref name="recording"/>, and was finished by early April.<ref>[http://nintendoeverything.com/xenoblade-chronicles-2-composer-says-its-the-largest-production-hes-worked-on-trying-to-top-the-original/ Xenoblade Chronicles 2 composer says it’s the largest production he’s worked on, trying to top the original]. Nintendo Everything (April 6, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.</ref>
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Revision as of 01:39, 18 April 2017

This article is about the upcoming sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles. For information about the actual second title in the Xenoblade Chronicles series, see Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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Zenobureido 2
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Developer(s): Monolith Soft
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Category: Action role-playing
Players: 1
Predecessor: Xenoblade Chronicles X
Successor: N/A
Release dates
Worldwide: 2017[1][2][3]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is the third installment in Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles series, and a follow-up to the original Xenoblade Chronicles. The game is currently slated for release in 2017 for Nintendo Switch.

Story

The game stars a new set of protagonists, with the goal of trying to reach "Elysium".[1]

Gameplay

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 uses a similar gameplay style to the previous installments, featuring players traveling across large, explorable environments.[1]

Development

Nintendo announced Xenoblade Chronicles 2 during the Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 event. Tetsuya Takahashi once again served as the game's director. The character designs for this installment were done by Masatsugu Saito.[1]

The game's music was handled by Yasunori Mitsuda, ACE (Tomori Kudo and "CHiCO"), Kenji Hiramatsu, and Manami Kiyota[1], who had all previously worked on Xenoblade Chronicles. Mitsuda was the lead composer for the game, writing all of the music.[4] Recording began by the end of March 2017[4], and was finished by early April.[5]

External links

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017. Nintendo (YouTube; January 12, 2017). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  2. "Take a look at a range of titles for #NintendoSwitch from Nintendo and our third party partners in 2017." Nintendo UK on Twitter (January 13, 2017). Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. "Take a look at a sampling of titles for #NintendoSwitch from Nintendo and our third party partners coming this year." Nintendo of America on Twitter (January 13, 2017). Retrieved January 13, 2071.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 seems like it’ll have a bunch of music. Nintendo Everything (March 14, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  5. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 composer says it’s the largest production he’s worked on, trying to top the original. Nintendo Everything (April 6, 2017). Retrieved April 17, 2017.


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