Tetsuya Takahashi, senior director and chief creative officer at Monolith Soft, has said that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 marks the “culmination” of the series. However, rather than marking the end of the franchise, it’s instead a “summary for moving on to the next step”.
Takahashi shared that information as part of a newly-published interview, which also features director / producer Koh Kojima and Nintendo’s Genki Yokota. Here’s the relevant excerpt from that discussion:
The action RPG Bound by Blades is heading to Switch, publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Zeth revealed today. A release is planned for Q4 2022.
Bound by Blades is a boss-rush-style RPG that focuses on challenging combat and crafting. Players will go on a journey through the magical world of Ashmyr, a once thriving land now left desolate and filled with the bloodthirsty enemies Ilcyon.
We’re just a few days out from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 launching on Switch, and first reviews are now starting to come online. Nintendo just lifted an embargo on the game.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will bring together the futures of the first two entries in the series, though it can also be played by anyone that doesn’t have experience with the franchise. The game has a huge world to explore, RPG combat with a new Ouroboros fusion mechanic, and more. The whole experience is presented with the nations of Keves and Agnus fighting to extend their lives long enough to realize a 10-year period of service. A group of six soldiers from rival nations will look to put aside their differences and work together to expose a new threat.
Here’s the roundup of early reviews for Xenoblade Chronicles 3:
Publisher Merge Games and developer Affordable Acquisition have set a final release date for Slaycation Paradise, their tower defense and twin-stick shooter hybrid. Switch will be getting the game digitally on August 18, 2022. The physical version is slated for September 23, 2022.
Here’s some information about Slaycation Paradise:
NIS America has readied a new trailer for Prinny Presents NIS Classics Vol. 3 which puts the spotlight on Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure. La Pucelle: Ragnarok is the other title included in the collection.
Here’s a bit of information about Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure:
As the countdown to Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s launch continues, Nintendo has now shared another track from the game known as “A Formidable Enemy”. As the name implies, the theme will play while battling pretty strong enemies.
Here’s the full sample shared by Nintendo and Monolith Soft:
Application Systems Heidelberg is publishing Pirita Studio’s sci-fi adventure Mutropolis on Switch, the company announced today. It’ll be out on August 18, 2022.
Mutropolis is a point-and-click adventure game “with inventory puzzles and an interesting story”. The project, developed by Madrid-based artists Beatriz Gascón and Juan Pablo González, has over fifty hand-drawn scenes.
Earlier this year developer Studio Drydock announced that their new life sim, Wylde Flowers, would be coming to Switch via the eShop this year. They have now revealed that the game will be launching for Nintendo’s console alongside its Steam release on September 20, and have shared a trailer to show off more of the game’s visuals and features.
For more information on the game and the new trailer, see below:
A new update just went out for the Nintendo Switch Online mobile app, with users now being able to access version 2.2.0.
A couple of new features are included here. First, it’s now possible to send friend requests with a friend code, though they can only be accepted on Switch itself. Functionality has also been added so that you can copy your friend code as a URL and/or save it as a QR code.
The full patch notes for the Nintendo Switch Online app version 2.2.0 update are as follows:
Monster Tribe is heading to Switch, publisher Freedom Games and developer Boundless Games have confirmed. The project is currently targeting its debut for Q3 2022.
Monster Tribe is a monster taming game with a focus on exploration and strategy. As far as the general premise goes, we have more on that below.
