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I find it funny how people blame Xenoblade 3 for introducing the "multiverse" or "alternate universe" concept when Xenoblade 2 was the one that started the whole "different world, connected universe, and alternate universe" thing.
I just saw Xenoblade X's Chapter 13 ending, and somehow, I’m not surprised it went in that direction. It’s bizarre how people say they hate Xenoblade’s direction because of XB3 when XB2 was the one that pressed the button first. Xenoblade 3 is just the result of what XB2 set up. If you dislike how XB3 started making connections, then you should hate what XB2 did too—like introducing Klaus and bringing back the fucking Zohar.
Yes, the Zohar is the reason for this mess. I don’t know why anyone is surprised by the multiverse stuff when the Zohar is right there. The Zohar/Conduit’s existence and if Xenoblade follows Xenosaga’s worldbuilding—the whole Lower Domain situation is basically a recipe for alternate universes. I can’t imagine how anyone thought everything was linear when the Zohar is involved.
Trust me, I don’t usually like multiverse plots, but in Xenoblade’s case (or the Xeno series as a whole), it makes sense because they’ve already established lore that supports it, like, the Zohar’s function, the Upper Domain, multiple Lower Domains, the Collective Unconscious, etc. So I’m not mad if they go that route, especially after XB2 revealed that Alrest is fucking Earth and XB1’s world is just a different dimension.
I feel like people expect Xenoblade to be like Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem, where each entry is completely unrelated. But Xeno has never been like that. Ever since Xenogears and Xenosaga, the series has always been a continuous franchise with a shared universe. It’s basically like Star Wars or Star Trek. Takahashi and Soraya have always wanted their own sci-fi epic games in the vein of Western Sci-Fi.
I’m so glad I played Xenosaga before this discourse started, so I expected XBXDE to connect to the main trilogy. The next Xenoblade will probably be set after XB3 with returning characters (like Malos), so I know what to expect.
At this point, people should accept that Xenoblade isn’t "Nintendo’s Final Fantasy", it’s "Nintendo’s Star Wars Anime RPG."
I just saw Xenoblade X's Chapter 13 ending, and somehow, I’m not surprised it went in that direction. It’s bizarre how people say they hate Xenoblade’s direction because of XB3 when XB2 was the one that pressed the button first. Xenoblade 3 is just the result of what XB2 set up. If you dislike how XB3 started making connections, then you should hate what XB2 did too—like introducing Klaus and bringing back the fucking Zohar.
Yes, the Zohar is the reason for this mess. I don’t know why anyone is surprised by the multiverse stuff when the Zohar is right there. The Zohar/Conduit’s existence and if Xenoblade follows Xenosaga’s worldbuilding—the whole Lower Domain situation is basically a recipe for alternate universes. I can’t imagine how anyone thought everything was linear when the Zohar is involved.
Trust me, I don’t usually like multiverse plots, but in Xenoblade’s case (or the Xeno series as a whole), it makes sense because they’ve already established lore that supports it, like, the Zohar’s function, the Upper Domain, multiple Lower Domains, the Collective Unconscious, etc. So I’m not mad if they go that route, especially after XB2 revealed that Alrest is fucking Earth and XB1’s world is just a different dimension.
I feel like people expect Xenoblade to be like Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem, where each entry is completely unrelated. But Xeno has never been like that. Ever since Xenogears and Xenosaga, the series has always been a continuous franchise with a shared universe. It’s basically like Star Wars or Star Trek. Takahashi and Soraya have always wanted their own sci-fi epic games in the vein of Western Sci-Fi.
I’m so glad I played Xenosaga before this discourse started, so I expected XBXDE to connect to the main trilogy. The next Xenoblade will probably be set after XB3 with returning characters (like Malos), so I know what to expect.
At this point, people should accept that Xenoblade isn’t "Nintendo’s Final Fantasy", it’s "Nintendo’s Star Wars Anime RPG."