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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is Monolith Soft's masterpiece — the most emotionally affecting and narratively ambitious entry in the beloved Nintendo RPG franchise. Set in the world of Aionios, where two warring nations consume each other in an endless war, soldiers Noah and Mio discover that their entire civilization is built on a terrible lie — and that the only way to unravel it is to unite their nations' soldiers in a rebellion against their puppet masters. The central theme of life's value when existence is defined by constant war gives XC3 an emotional weight that surpasses its predecessors. The combat system evolves the series' real-time battle design with the Hero and Ouroboros Interlink mechanics, where pairs of characters can fuse into enormous divine beings. The Aionios open world is enormous and filled with meaningful side quests. The Future Redeemed DLC serves as a breathtaking conclusion to the entire Xenoblade saga.
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89
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2022
Monolith Soft
Nintendo
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