At Tokyo Game Show 2023, the Japan Game Awards 2023 were hosted. Here, it was revealed that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 won the show’s Award for Excellence. Titles up for the award included Splatoon 3, Resident Evil 4, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion, and more. Tetsuya Takahashi, Executive Director of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, accepted the award.
At The Game Awards 2022, XC3 was nominated for multiple awards. This included the coveted Game of the Year award. It did not receive a win despite nominations for Game of the Year, Best Score/Music, and Best Role Playing Game.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was officially released worldwide on July 29, 2022. The game depicts the future of the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Familiar faces, places, and themes appeared in the game, alongside a brand-new cast of characters and a whole new world to explore – Aionios. The game is heavily focused on themes of life, loss, and the future.
A DLC expansion was released in April, titled Future Redeemed. This expansion saw the return of protagonists Shulk and Rex. In addition, answers regarding the Trinity Processor were revealed, making the game the culmination of the Xenoblade Chronicles series thus far. In our review of the game, we stated it was “full of heart, soul, and decades of passion”. The game features well over 150 hours of content, allowing players to explore to their heart’s content.
Earlier this year, both a standard and limited edition release of the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 soundtrack was announced. The limited edition has sold out and was released on July 29. The standard edition was released on August 1. Additionally, the Trinity Box Set was announced, containing music from Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Xenoblade Chronicles Future Connected, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed. This box set contains 20 CDs and hundreds of tracks spanning the entire series. It was also released on July 29.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and its expansion, Future Redeemed, are both out now. The series is entirely available on the Nintendo Switch exclusively. It was recently announced that Noah and Mio amiibo will be available to purchase on January 19, 2024.
