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Xenoblade Chronicles (2010)

Monolith Soft

Wii · Wii U

4.22 from 1208 ratings · #206 top rated on Grouvee

3223 members have it in their collection · 268 playing now · 1286 backlogged · 1035 wish listed

How long? Main story 72h · with extras 99h · 100% 131h (from 37 logged playthroughs)

Xenoblade Chronicles follows Shulk and his band of friends as they search for answers about the mysterious "Monado" sword and defend their homeland from violent robotic creatures known as the Mechon. The game contains an open world design and strongly emphasizes exploration due to the world's large size. The game was very well received by critics, with many citing it … Read more
Xenoblade Chronicles follows Shulk and his band of friends as they search for answers about the mysterious "Monado" sword and defend their homeland from violent robotic creatures known as the Mechon. The game contains an open world design and strongly emphasizes exploration due to the world's large size. The game was very well received by critics, with many citing it as a great example of innovation and improvement in Japanese role-playing video games. The game has spawned a sub-series of the larger "Xeno" series, including Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U) and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch). Read less
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Details

Developers
Monolith Soft
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy, Open world, Science fiction
Franchises
Xeno
Series
Xenoblade Chronicles
Event
Nintendo Direct 2.22.2012 – Reggie Fils-Aime Presents Nintendo Updates

Release dates

  • Jun 10, 2010 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Aug 19, 2011 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Apr 06, 2012 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Aug 05, 2015 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Apr 28, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Jul 27, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • TBD (Full Release) (Brazil) Wii

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Rating distribution

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2 stars
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guitarwolf5

Status guitarwolf5 Nov 15, 2024

This game is on my played and enjoyed and didn't like at all lists. This game has the WORST side quests I've ever seen with nothing but fetch quests nonsense and very little meaningful level up design in an RPG. I've played many RPGS but this game takes the cake in wasting peoples time. I enjoy the concepts of the …

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This game is on my played and enjoyed and didn't like at all lists. This game has the WORST side quests I've ever seen with nothing but fetch quests nonsense and very little meaningful level up design in an RPG. I've played many RPGS but this game takes the cake in wasting peoples time. I enjoy the concepts of the series but having to suffer through the game play I just can't. I'm dropping the series for now and devoting my time to the other RPGs. I wish it wasn't like this but Gddmn does this game represent the worst in JRPG stereotypes. I enjoyed the beginning and was hoping for better.

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Heanihilator

Status Heanihilator Nov 4, 2024

I've picked my save game back up from early 2022. A couple years on and it took a bit of time to get the cobwebs out about how the combat system works, but after a few hours I'm remembering why I was really enjoying this one. Fun combat and great environments. About 20 hours in on this save all told.

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Inc

Status Inc Jul 9, 2023

Day 23: I'm on holiday, so here's something to fill the time. The whole Xenoblade series has great music, but the first in particular is pretty iconic.

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WerqKween

Status WerqKween Oct 25, 2022

I'm currently working on a school project about this game and its music, and that's requiring me to spoil this game that I have never played and would have liked to play someday. :( Also, homework is terrible, I'm never doing this again.

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xXGothGamerBabeXx

Status xXGothGamerBabeXx Jul 24, 2022

You know this is going to be one of the best games ever made when it immediately gives you three characters and all of them have competent skills to them like it doesn't make you wait 20 hours for the game to start it already starts and you can do whatever the hell you want you can do side missions …

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You know this is going to be one of the best games ever made when it immediately gives you three characters and all of them have competent skills to them like it doesn't make you wait 20 hours for the game to start it already starts and you can do whatever the hell you want you can do side missions or just proceed with quest missions in which they will remove a character from you but you get another character pretty quickly as well. This is is a JRPG with most JRPG complaints removed.

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BMO

Status BMO Jul 17, 2022

The back half of this game seems to be moving much quicker than the first half. I might actually finish before Stray drops this week. I’ll put Stray off if I’m not done but it really feels like the game has picked up it’s pace.

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MellyHeals

Status MellyHeals Jun 20, 2021

I did it... i finally did it after 2 years, i finally beat this incredible game... I grinded, optimised my gear and ACTUALLY had a startegy in mind, and i did it ! I'm so incredibly happy, and that ending did not disappoint, thank you Monolith soft for this amazing experience.

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internpepper

Status internpepper Nov 21, 2020

I didn't except a Xeno game to come out in 2010, let alone be as successful as it was. Xenoblade is wonderful, with an incredible storyline, lots of quests to complete, a massive world with lots of lore, and a genius soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda.

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Nes

Status Nes Jun 7, 2020

40h in: side quests are tedious, the gameplay is fun, but whats really got me mad is the lack of landmarks! Especially on eryth sea omg just why???? Swimming is so tedious! And having to go back to certain islands just for quests?? Only if I’m desperate enough for the exp no thanks 💀💀

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Salomon

Status Salomon Mar 25, 2020

Beat the main story and finished all the quests. All I have left are the 2 last superbosses.

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MellyHeals

Status MellyHeals Sep 22, 2019

I've been trying to beat this game for 4 months now...

Everything was going smoothly, i was really getting into it ! But then... The final boss showed up... I can't beat this guy, i just can't. Getting stomped on the very last phase of the very last boss ain't a good feeling, especially in a game that i thoroughly …

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I've been trying to beat this game for 4 months now...

Everything was going smoothly, i was really getting into it ! But then... The final boss showed up... I can't beat this guy, i just can't. Getting stomped on the very last phase of the very last boss ain't a good feeling, especially in a game that i thoroughly enjoyed up until this point, i'm not really sure what to do now, grinding would take way too much time and i can't seem to find the right party for this fight.

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Dallen

Status Dallen Apr 8, 2019

Not gripping me quite the same way the second did but I'm heavily invested. While the art style is a little more bland the pace seems a lot snappier and I appreciate that. I do feel the personalities are less distinctive than 2 but in 80 something hours maybe that will leave room for them to be more subtle. We …

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Not gripping me quite the same way the second did but I'm heavily invested. While the art style is a little more bland the pace seems a lot snappier and I appreciate that. I do feel the personalities are less distinctive than 2 but in 80 something hours maybe that will leave room for them to be more subtle. We will see. There's no "Nia" whom I instantly love yet. but I like that you can use more than 4 arts in a battle.

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AlexGarbus

Status AlexGarbus Nov 18, 2017

I said I'd play through this game again with the Cleared Data, but that was over a year ago and I have yet to do it. Given that I have a lot of other open-world games on my plate and I've seen a good portion of the notable side content from livestreams, I think I'm gonna go ahead and shelve …

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I said I'd play through this game again with the Cleared Data, but that was over a year ago and I have yet to do it. Given that I have a lot of other open-world games on my plate and I've seen a good portion of the notable side content from livestreams, I think I'm gonna go ahead and shelve this game.

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Pale

Status Pale Jun 23, 2017

Can anyone sum up for me a strategy for managing the enemy attacks that you see coming in the future in Xenoblade 1? I know the color of the text somehow matters but I'm still quite confused. Battles are so frantic!

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