Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
Discover the origins of Shulk as he and his companions clash against a seemingly-unstoppable mechanical menace. Wield a future-seeing blade, chain together attacks, and carefully position your party members in…
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Monolith Soft, released 29 May 2020 on Nintendo Switch.
What Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Monolith Soft and released in 2020. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
During an attack from the mechanical invaders known as the Mechon, Shulk discovers that he can tap into the full power of a mysterious blade known as the Monado. With the mighty Monado in hand, Shulk sets out to defeat the Mechon once and for all. In addition to the Mechon, you’ll run into wildlife that ranges from docile to deadly. Keep an eye on what attracts monsters’ attention to avoid unwanted conflict…or try your hand at bringing down an ultra-powerful Unique Monster. Upgrade your party as you progress through the adventure by selecting equipment, enhancing weapon skills, and using benefit-granting gems. Put your dependable companions to work by filling the party gauge to trigger a…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, open world, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Xeno series
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is the 21st of 35 entries we hold in the Xeno series. It arrived 2 years after Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country. The next entry was Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected in 2020. Its critic score of 91 is 4 points above the series average of 87. The highest-rated entry is Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at 100.
How it was received
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition holds a critic score of 91 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 83 votes.
What it launched against
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition launched on 29 May 2020, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III and Deep Rock Galactic. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part II, Valorant, Desperados III, Deep Rock Galactic.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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