The story that unfolds is fairly nuanced courtesy of the overall mission structure. Visually the world of Mira is a significant improvement from Monolith Soft's previous work, showing a substantial leap not only in utilising hardware capabilities but also in design flair. That first trek towards New LA is a wonderful moment, with the scale of the world and its handsome landscape being immediately striking. You're in a corner of Primordia, the area of the Planet Mira most commonly seen prior to launch and the location of New LA, the human settlement that's sprung forth from the wreckage of a dramatic crash already seen by those following story trailers. The story then begins with your protagonist being found by Elma, a key character in the plot. This is an entirely fresh title from Monolith Soft, and as a result should be immediately appealing to RPG fans with a Wii U that relish a heavily involved adventure, but also those that fell in love with the last-gen effort - or its New 3DS re-release - and want something new to tackle. There are underlying mechanics and structures that are similar, some recurring species, and veterans of the Wii title will have a happier time early on adjusting to its complexities, yet don't consider this to be a shiny HD iteration of the original's core content. It is also, despite the minor addition of X to its title, a very different beast to its predecessor. This is as grand an RPG adventure that we've ever seen, and is an integral part of the Wii U's library.
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Often that sort of talk is based on half-truths and bluster, yet in this case it's absolutely true.
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It's talked up the size of the planet as being five times that of Xenoblade Chronicles, stated that any landscape you see is there to be explored, and promised that there are not only dozens of hours of legitimate gameplay, but hundreds. Monolith Soft has made plenty of bold claims about Xenoblade Chronicles X.