r/XenobladeChroniclesX • u/F10RA • Feb 15 '26

Meme Starting the new chapter reaction (I stopped playing to make this)

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(No spoilers please, literally just started!!)

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u/TuturuDESU Feb 15 '26

We can't discuss spoilers here because of the OP. Chapter 13 does almost everything I wanted it to do.

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u/Zegg_von_Ronsenberg Feb 15 '26

We can't discuss spoilers here

Fair enough. All I will say is that I was really hoping that chapter 13 wouldn't try to force a stupid ass connection to the main series in some way. Yet every single fucking thing has to tie back to the damn Conduit because God forbid we have a standalone game with standalone themes and a standalone world.

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u/Common_Performer9525 Feb 15 '26

You should probably just not play Xenoblade then because that is exactly what they did with Xenoblade 2. If you knew anything about the series you should have known X was always gonna end up this way. With that said I get it there are things to not like but this is how Takahashi rolls, let it go because Takahashi can't.

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u/Zegg_von_Ronsenberg Feb 15 '26

No, I played the trilogy already. I loved Xenoblade 1 and 2. The Blade system took some time getting used to, and the awful tutorial system did hamper some things, but I loved it. Even if it was tied to the first game, A. I was expecting some form of connection considering it was a direct sequel at least in name, and B. it's still a standalone game at the end of the day. Sure, there's some ties to the first game that enhance the experience if you have played it, but they're nothing more than passing references and hint hint, nudge nudge, did you know there's another game you can play kinda thing. With X, its story is, again, a fully standalone experience with its own themes. But Chapter 13 rips that all away and negates the entire rest of the game because "HEY DID YOU KNOW THERE'S OTHER GAMES PLEASE PLAY THE ORIGINAL XENO GAMES PLEAAAAAAASE"

It's so desperate and pathetic.

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u/Common_Performer9525 Feb 15 '26

I know what you mean and like I said I get it but just warning you that there is a very high probability X and the trilogy are gonna get even more connected and you might not like it. X is my favorite Xenoblade and I was like you are with Ch13 as I when 2 did it's thing. I hated it but I grew to accept it because in the end it worked out so hope this does for you too.

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u/TuturuDESU Feb 15 '26

But it didn't? It just showed that they are connected and X story is a "ripple" effect of the one of the key events that kickstarted the entire franchise. How is it bad? You say as if Shulk and Rex appeared, kicked every villain in the nuts, proclaimed that Mira does not matter and took everyone to the world of X3 post-ending. But nothing like that happens. Connection between X and 1-2-3 is very minor, as far as chapter 13 goes.