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Xenoblade Chronicles X is a great way to begin your Xenoblade journey.

But are there benefits to experiencing any of the other games first?

A collage of Glimmer and Nikol’s illustrations in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed.

Well, sort of.

That’s all well and good.

Thesci-fi toneof Xenoblade Chronicles X is alsosubstantially heavier than such elements in the other entries.

A collage of Nikol, Glimmer, and Matthew standing together with the party, Linka, and Panacea at the Command Center in Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed.

Put another way,space opera factors into X in myriad ways that don’t quite apply elsewhere.

Your cast of characters isfar largerin X. Instead,X prioritizes world building through side missions galore.

All these changes combine to providea more traditional Xenoblade experiencein the eyes of fans.

Verdant forestry near Kvatch.

Late-Game Connections

But what about something more concrete?

We’ll keep things rather vague, but aspoiler taghere still feels terribly important.

What’s it all mean?

Alien forces attack each other in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Amultiverseis afoot, to the delight of some Xenoblade diehards, and the severe trepidation of others.

Multiverses, after all, can be rather hit-or-miss across fictional entertainment.

We’ll see where it all goes, if indeed it goes anywhere, in the years to come.

Xenoblade Chronicles Shulk and Sharla

You’ll not miss any story beats, nor will you lose anything contextual.

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The White Whale sets off from Earth in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Rex and Pyra standing back to back while preparing an attack from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

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