#WeeklyGameMusic: New week, new music. Time to talk about a track that is frankly very difficult to spell. I’m talking, of course, about MNN+@0・, composed by Hiroyuki Sawano of Attack of the Titans fame. This is probably one of his early music debut in video game context; too bad it was introduced in the ill-fated Wii U game, Xenoblade Chronicles X, by Monolith Soft.
Like a true action JRPG, Xenoblade Chronicles X has quite a length story, loosely inspired by the Tower of Babel. In the future, a mega-space-battle between two advanced alien races takes place, destroying Earth with it. As a last-ditch survival effort, a bunch of ships carrying humans are launched, in hopes of landing on a habitable planet. You — yes, a customized hero designed by you yourself — are awoken from suspended animation by Elma, who introduces you to the sprawling world of Mira that your colony’s ship has crash landed onto. But first, she hands you a laser gun and knife. That’s right, the native alien species on this planet aren’t too fond of visitors!
Exploration is Xenoblade Chronicles X‘s name of the game, as planet Mira is absolutely massive. Much of your time will be spent on uncovering landmarks, tackling both main- and side-quests, and grinding for materials. Mid-way through the game, your party gains access to mechs that fly, opening the world up even further. Battles are held in real-time as you designate what special moves your hero or mech should execute, and at which enemy body part. On a more clever twist, the touch-pad on the Wii U controller can be used to setup mining stations, allowing the player to both make money and materials over time — similar to Universal Paperclips and other idle games. The feature also doubles as a way to buff your party members in specified areas of the map, ideally where more difficult enemies are crawling over.
Xenoblade Chronicles X is available on the Wii U. No other ports exist as of this writing.
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