<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	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	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
metaseries	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
without	O
any	O
narrative	O
connections	O
to	O
prior	O
Xeno	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carrying	O
over	O
several	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
planet	O
Mira	O
,	O
completing	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
unlocking	O
new	O
regions	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
gather	O
resources	O
from	O
across	O
Mira	O
's	O
five	O
continents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
uncharted	O
planet	O
Mira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
after	O
work	O
finished	O
on	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
features	O
multiple	O
returning	O
staff	O
from	O
earlier	O
Xeno	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
including	O
series	O
creator	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
as	O
executive	O
director	O
and	O
scenario	O
co-writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
also	O
included	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
director	O
Koh	O
Kojima	O
and	O
producer	O
Shingo	O
Kawabata	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
scenario	O
co-writer	O
Yuichiro	O
Takeda	O
,	O
and	O
Xenosaga	O
artists	O
Kunihiko	O
Tanaka	O
and	O
Kouichi	O
Mugitani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
X	B-Application
"	O
,	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
foundation	O
work	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
next	O
Xeno	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
customizable	O
avatar	O
;	O
they	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
avatar	O
's	O
gender	O
,	O
facial	O
features	O
,	O
build	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
avatar	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
party	O
members	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functions	O
related	O
to	O
mapping	O
Mira	O
,	O
fast	O
travel	O
points	O
,	O
adjusting	O
character	O
equipment	O
and	O
messages	O
related	O
to	O
single-player	O
and	O
multi-player	O
components	O
are	O
handled	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Off	B-Device
TV	I-Device
Play	I-Device
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
unconnected	O
to	O
any	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
thematic	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
references	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
opens	O
as	O
humanity	O
,	O
warned	O
of	O
its	O
impending	O
destruction	O
in	O
the	O
crossfire	O
between	O
two	O
warring	O
alien	O
races	O
,	O
constructs	O
interstellar	O
arks	O
to	O
escape	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
development	O
company	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
with	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
forming	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
and	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
approached	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
and	O
asked	O
if	O
he	O
could	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
role-playing	O
game	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
systems	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yamagami	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
willing	O
,	O
and	O
talks	O
turned	O
towards	O
what	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
could	O
do	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
directors	O
Genki	O
Yokota	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Koh	O
Kojima	O
of	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
returning	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussions	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
realize	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
went	O
on	O
for	O
around	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
early	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
due	O
to	O
development	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
challenge	O
fitting	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
disc	O
,	O
with	O
Kawabata	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
barely	O
fits	O
"	O
onto	O
the	O
32	O
gigabyte	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
's	O
first	O
high-definition	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
lessons	O
and	O
experience	O
from	O
their	O
time	O
developing	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
setting	O
limits	O
upon	O
what	O
they	O
did	O
during	O
production	O
;	O
a	O
specified	O
self-imposed	O
limitation	O
was	O
not	O
using	O
middleware	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
production	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
of	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
an	O
increased	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
goal	O
for	O
Takahashi	O
was	O
to	O
encourage	O
active	O
criticism	O
from	O
players	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
improve	O
his	O
later	O
work	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
felt	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
too	O
little	O
criticism	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
role-playing	O
games	O
tried	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
tailored	O
towards	O
the	O
hardcore	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
presenting	O
the	O
many	O
layers	O
of	O
information	O
to	O
players	O
an	O
understandable	O
and	O
manageable	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
Mira	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
priority	O
when	O
full	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
,	O
mirroring	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designing	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
structure	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
install	O
the	O
entire	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
did	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
direct	O
installation	O
,	O
instead	O
tuning	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
so	O
it	O
ran	O
smoothly	O
without	O
installing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
an	O
extensive	O
library	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
brought	O
in	O
external	O
company	O
Sound	O
Racer	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
multiple	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
including	O
Xenosaga	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
map	O
was	O
an	O
estimated	O
five	O
times	O
larger	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
which	O
proved	O
problematic	O
especially	O
during	O
the	O
debugging	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
board	O
to	O
bring	O
out	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
team	O
was	O
Kouichi	O
Mugitani	O
,	O
who	O
provided	O
character	O
illustrations	O
for	O
Xenosaga	B-Application
Episode	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
worked	O
as	O
production	O
designer	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
Xenosaga	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allied	O
mecha	O
designs	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Yanase	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
Ghost	O
in	O
the	O
Shell	O
:	O
Arise	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
00	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
mechs	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yasushi	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Sin	B-Application
and	I-Application
Punishment	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Star	B-Application
Successor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoko	O
Tsukamoto	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
for	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
add	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
while	O
additional	O
designs	O
for	O
enemies	O
native	O
to	O
Mira	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Kojo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hideyuki	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Xenosaga	O
and	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
art	O
design	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
Kusanagi	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
whose	O
previous	O
art-based	O
work	O
included	O
Ni	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kuni	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Djinn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Skells	O
were	O
an	O
intentional	O
callback	O
to	O
the	O
mechs	O
featured	O
in	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
first	O
Xeno	B-Application
title	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
mechanics	O
present	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicle	O
X	B-Application
echoing	O
scrapped	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
from	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
design	O
callback	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
the	O
Lifehold	O
pods	O
,	O
shaped	O
similarly	O
to	O
monolith	O
objects	O
from	O
earlier	O
Xeno	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
created	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
scenario	O
himself	O
,	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
script	O
alongside	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
co-writer	O
Yuichiro	O
Takeda	O
and	O
Gundam	O
series	O
writer	O
Kazuho	O
Hyodo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
and	O
Takeda	O
decided	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
write	O
the	O
entire	O
story	O
,	O
estimated	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
substantially	O
larger	O
than	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Hyodo	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
continue	O
the	O
tradition	O
from	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
of	O
having	O
characters	O
talk	O
during	O
battle	O
as	O
it	O
made	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
voice	O
work	O
was	O
four	O
times	O
that	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
losing	O
their	O
voices	O
during	O
recording	O
of	O
battle	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
carrying	O
the	O
"	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
"	O
title	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
carrying	O
over	O
the	O
basic	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
X	B-Application
"	O
designation	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
cross	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
stood	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
meeting	O
of	O
different	O
races	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
interaction	O
of	O
players	O
online	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
X	B-Application
"	O
symbol	O
stood	O
for	O
the	O
unknown	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
represented	O
alien	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
unknown	O
planet	O
of	O
Mira	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
interaction	O
in	O
battle	O
between	O
humans	O
and	O
the	O
Skells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawano	O
had	O
earned	O
acclaim	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
multiple	O
anime	O
series	O
including	O
Attack	B-Application
on	I-Application
Titan	I-Application
,	O
Guilty	O
Crown	O
and	O
Kill	O
la	O
Kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
featured	O
only	O
one	O
vocal	O
theme	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
featured	O
enough	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
rather	O
high	O
for	O
genre	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawano	O
said	O
that	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
had	O
the	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
vocal	O
tracks	O
of	O
any	O
project	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
X	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
confirmed	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
January	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
"	O
X	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
Soft	O
also	O
created	O
an	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
the	O
new	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
came	O
with	O
standard	O
and	O
a	O
hardware	O
bundle	O
featuring	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
reversible	O
cover	O
,	O
black	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
and	O
gamepad	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
artbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
prominent	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
titles	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
scheduled	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
not	O
prominently	O
advertised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
having	O
an	O
established	O
audience	O
among	O
both	O
role-playing	O
fans	O
in	O
general	O
and	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Xeno	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
4	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
software	O
updates	O
via	O
download	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
was	O
minor	O
adjustments	O
to	O
in-game	O
text	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
added	O
Spanish	O
and	O
French	O
subtitles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
collaboratively	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Treehouse	O
and	O
8-4	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
whose	O
previous	O
localization	O
credits	O
include	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
34/40	O
,	O
with	O
scores	O
of	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
8	O
and	O
8	O
from	O
the	O
four	O
reviewers	O
;	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
plot	O
,	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
sense	O
of	O
freedom	O
,	O
but	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
an	O
abundance	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
earned	O
an	O
aggregated	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
84/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
scored	O
it	O
8.2/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Out	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
presents	O
seemingly	O
endless	O
reasons	O
to	O
fight	O
and	O
wander	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
massive	O
RPG	O
with	O
enough	O
surface	O
area	O
,	O
sub	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
customization	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
busy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
scored	O
it	O
9.5/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
required	O
playing	O
for	O
anyone	O
with	O
the	O
slightest	O
inclination	O
toward	O
RPGs	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
need	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
system	O
then	O
do	O
it	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
an	O
essential	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
scored	O
it	O
9/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
MMO	O
world	O
I	O
've	O
been	O
living	O
in	O
for	O
several	O
weeks	O
now	O
"	O
though	O
the	O
"	O
more	O
grimdark	O
theme	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
charming	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
,	O
but	O
everything	O
else	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
of	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
open-world	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
formidable	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
truly	O
enormous	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
scale	O
and	O
scope	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
the	O
landscapes	O
,	O
creature	O
design	O
,	O
unlockables	O
and	O
quests	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
progression	O
and	O
customization	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
ambiguous	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
disappointing	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
May	O
,	O
largely	O
surpassing	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
Bravely	B-Application
Second	I-Application
:	I-Application
End	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
work	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
provided	O
a	O
base	O
architecture	O
upon	O
which	O
the	O
staff	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
Xeno	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
far	O
shorter	O
development	O
time	O
than	O
previous	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
thematic	O
sequel	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
shifting	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
story-driven	O
approach	O
after	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
Elma	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
recruitable	O
"	O
Blade	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
expansion	O
pass	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koh	O
Kojima	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
wishes	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
says	O
that	O
while	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
possible	O
,	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
may	O
take	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
desires	O
to	O
bring	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
he	O
says	O
that	O
"	O
money	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
issue	O
and	O
that	O
reconfiguring	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
massive	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
