<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
open-world	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
depicts	O
the	O
futures	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
featured	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
the	O
trilogy	O
's	O
overall	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
story-driven	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
featuring	O
content	O
and	O
combat	O
gameplay	O
from	O
previous	O
Xeno	B-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
scale	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
technical	O
and	O
graphical	O
issues	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
throughout	O
2022	O
and	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story-focused	O
expansion	O
taking	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Future	O
Redeemed	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
continuous	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
fast	O
travel	O
option	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
travel	O
more	O
quickly	O
through	O
the	O
largest	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
an	O
action-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
manually	O
moves	O
the	O
current	O
lead	O
character	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
and	O
party	O
members	O
"	O
auto	O
attack	O
"	O
when	O
enemies	O
enter	O
their	O
attack	O
radius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
this	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
"	O
Chain	O
Attack	O
"	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Aionios	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
nations	O
of	O
Keves	O
and	O
Agnus	O
are	O
at	O
constant	O
war	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Queen	O
of	O
Keves	O
,	O
Melia	O
Antiqua	O
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
attacks	O
the	O
party	O
with	O
the	O
Annihilator	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
of	O
mass	O
destruction	O
built	O
into	O
Keves	O
Castle	O
,	O
and	O
threatens	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
liberated	O
colonies	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
detour	O
to	O
Keves	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
drives	O
off	O
N	O
and	O
destroys	O
the	O
robotic	O
imposter	O
Queen	O
of	O
Agnus	O
,	O
then	O
awakens	O
the	O
true	O
Queen	O
,	O
Nia	O
,	O
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nia	O
awakens	O
and	O
explains	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
parallel	O
universes	O
after	O
being	O
split	O
in	O
two	O
,	O
but	O
would	O
inevitably	O
merge	O
back	O
together	O
,	O
destroying	O
all	O
life	O
on	O
both	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
several	O
waves	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
via	O
an	O
"	O
Expansion	O
Pass	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
four	O
planned	O
waves	O
of	O
content	O
released	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
volume	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
scenario	O
,	O
Future	O
Redeemed	O
,	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
returning	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
1	O
and	O
2	O
protagonists	O
Shulk	O
and	O
Rex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
came	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
sword	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Titan	O
of	O
Uraya	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
what	O
sparked	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bringing	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
together	O
,	O
the	O
broken	O
sword	O
of	O
the	O
Mechonis	O
going	O
through	O
the	O
wounded	O
Titan	O
of	O
Uraya	O
is	O
the	O
visual	O
key	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
indicating	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
starting	O
idea	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
pitched	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
concept	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
production	O
group	O
of	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
,	O
started	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
after	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
joined	O
by	O
Mariam	O
Abounnasr	O
,	O
who	O
arranged	O
tracks	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Irish	O
choral	O
ensemble	O
Anúna	O
assisted	O
in	O
recording	O
vocals	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
4th	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
2nd	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
alongside	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
:	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
and	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Trinity	O
Box	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
package	O
featuring	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
mainline	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
regular	O
edition	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
containing	O
1/3	O
scale	O
replicas	O
of	O
the	O
flutes	O
used	O
by	O
Noah	O
and	O
Mio	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
80-page	O
deluxe	O
booklet	O
with	O
liner	O
notes	O
and	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
editions	O
also	O
contain	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
Future	O
Redeemed	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
announcement	O
was	O
still	O
not	O
fully	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
an	O
executive	O
director	O
position	O
,	O
while	O
various	O
other	O
returning	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
previous	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
games	O
were	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
reprising	O
their	O
duties	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
composing	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
entries	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
lead	O
character	O
designer	O
Masatsugu	O
Saito	O
,	O
returning	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
alongside	O
Xenosaga	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
artist	O
Koichi	O
Mugitani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
liked	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
were	O
impressive	O
despite	O
the	O
Switch	O
's	O
constraints	O
,	O
"	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
impressive	O
looking	O
by	O
any	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
112,728	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
bestselling	O
physical	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
Xeno	B-Application
franchise	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
end-of-year	O
accolades	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
nominations	O
at	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2022	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
won	O
the	O
category	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
3	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2022	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Best	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
Score/Music	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game2023	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Big	O
Apple	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
