Ah yes, I'll never get tired of watching people get the full-on Xenoblade Experience™

I will admit my guilty pleasure is seeing people start up their first XBC3 play through and just sitting back excitedly waiting for them to reach Chapter 5. It's like a rite of passage, I've yet to see anyone who didn't get emotionally destroyed by this chapter. Also the scene starting at 28:50 is such a flex, the cinematography is crazy when you notice that it's done entirely with one camera instead of cutting to different camera angles. Fun fact, Chapter 5 was trending on twitter for over a week when this game first came out. I'm so happy that no one spoiled you.

Probably the best collection of scenes in the entire Xenoblade franchise. Looking forward to your reaction of the next chapter.

"Are we supposed to be sad about this?" Shania just wanted to gloat and piss you off. lol

That broken "what?" as the sword dropped 🥹

No matter how many times I see this - it always has the same result. Chapter 5 and 6 are heartbreaking.

The nullifying character you're thinking of from XC2 is Haze! I love Chapter 5.

I've watched those scenes so many times by now. First when I've played the game first and were at that point (at roughly 2 a.m. on a monday, I thought "just this quick cutscene before I head to bed" ... yeah, that workday was slightly strained afterwards). Then through various reactions (because it's kind of nice to see one's own emotions mirrored by others). And despite that, those scenes still do not fail to move me when watching them yet again.

Got a lot of non spoiler stuff to say about this one. Firstly. Let's just give a round of applause to Noah/N VA who absolutely delivers with his range. Secondly, what a note to end chapter 5 on right? The emotion of the wrong flute coldly rolling on screen gives me chills no matter how many times I see it. They are so good at making you feel so strongly over the details in this game. Thirdly, I want to talk about Shaina a little, I'm of the group that absolutely adore her as a tragic character that you ARE meant to pitty and kinda hate. She is there to challenge the players point of view of the cycle. Her point of view is frankly one I think a handful of the folks from the city would realistically have, a sort of envy and desire for the chance to have another go around in life with a chance to do better. Of course the player has watched how awful the cycle is first hand so 99% of players are going to be like "yeah you are wrong" and that's fine I agree with it too, she is wrong but when a player stops and considers her view point and what the cycle must seem like from the people of the city, her point of view becomes a bit more of a the challenge the game wants it to be, from an objective standpoint anyways, she would rather go into the cycle and remain ignorant and unknownly have infinite potential, than have one life that she feels is already half squandered where it's revolving around people who from her perspective are lucky enough to have multiple chances to succeed. Again I don't agree with her choice to betray everyone to join the cycle because she is only looking at the big picture and not think of what her experiences will be like in the cycle but she made me stop and consider those who struggle outside the system, and for that she is one of my favorite foils in the game. Just good world building.

I will never tire of watching people experience this for the first time. We are all of us unified by tears.

"My Noah". The 2 words that broke everyone. No matter how many times I see it, it always gets me. This chapter just loves to kick you when you're down.

Don't worry, we all ugly cried on that chapter.

Aw yes, the chapter that brok every single player of this game. Peak fiction

This is, in my opinion, the most climatic point in the game. Everyone cried here, and everybody got so attached to Mio that you really feel like you're trapped in the same situation as the rest of the characters. Ok, by this point, I must clarify something. Ouroboros is the symbol of either a snake or a dragon eating/biting its own tail. Moebius is a symbol that looks like the infinity symbol. Specifically, a Moebius band, which is a figure that only has one face, in other words, is a 2D figure that forms a 3D figure. No mattee where you start a pathway in a Moebius band. You'll see you're tracing the same face. Both symbols represent neverending cycles. Although, under my interpretation, the game treats Moebius as those who wish to stay stagnant and never changing, a static eternity. While Ouroboros represents neverending will to go forward, a hope that never dies.

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this moment!

Every single time: First the end of the chapter makes you cry, then quickly followed by a: "wat". :D Nice reaction, looking forward to the next one!

- Bit annoying that M can do that Eclipse Soul thing in her first phase, before you have a way of targeting her puppet. So it's possible to lose HP fast and not realize why. Doesn't help that you don't have a Hero at your side (not even Riku & Manana, for whatever reason). - Man, X disabling Lanz's and Sena's Interlink is an indescribable kind of cruel. (Is it Obrona you're thinking of? Akhos's Blade?) - Damn...Anton's not gonna get to enjoy another Michiba Canteen meal after all. - This is probably the most effective "powerless" moment I've ever seen in any video game. Noah's futile throttling of the cell door, learning what becomes of Homecoming recipients, seeing time pass by, even the hope spot that maybe Noah might draw Lucky Seven, only to be hindered by N bringing him his flute...And if you really think about it, it's all a strong sort of self-loathing on N's part.

Yeah you never expect a game to hit you so hard in the emotions.... be reassured, most of the population who played this game was either trying very hard not to cry or were waterfalls.

I've watched this scene for the 719828392th time Still, I'm crying again like aways

in the first fight with M, even though her power wasn't shown to you explicitly yet through the cutscene, she can still take control of your party members. I've seen many people go in with a Full Metal Jaguar class and get absolutely decimated by their Talent Art. meanwhile, player have no idea why everyone just suddenly died 🤣

And to think there are people out there who write this franchise off, completely oblivious to moments like the end of this godforsaken chapter. Always a pleasure to watch someone get just as destroyed by this game as I was, LOL! The Xenoblade series seriously changed my life, and I'm so glad to see it impacting so many others as well.

Theres not a single guy out there that can't relate to Noah. "My Noah" destroyed me. If it were me, I wouldn't have even had the strength to crawl and pick up the flute when N threw it down. I would've been paralyzed in despair.

ah yes the Beark people end of a chapter ... Onion Ninjas striking again

Will you save the game? I saw a video the other day, where explained with detail, how the music, the scenes, dialog, and even the “absent” gameplay since we get kicked by N, all come together to make the player feel that “I can’t do anything” emotion (since we can’t do anything but watch) when I saw all that… I really confirmed, Xenoblade 3 it’s a masterpiece underrated

Pain and suffering sounds about right. Which is so wild considering how heartwarming the chapter was at the beginning. Everything from the breakout to the end of the chapter was masterful. To think it went downhill just because of Shania and here I thought she would just be a mild issue. Her mindset is intriguing cuz I was wondering if someone would be aware of the cycle and prefer to embrace

I think it was obrhona or something like that the little winged imp girl with akhost that prevented the power transfer from blades and drivers

Shawshank Redemption, but we got the bad ending

monolithsoft are insane for this

Xenopain 3

Wow, your view 😃

oh no wheres the videos ?

Remember when N complained about the "Vulgar pleasures" the other consuls took part in? I guess what he really meant was: "hold my beer..."

What Sena was basically alluding to in the prison, because of how much she saw in Shania in herself comparing personal struggles, she could have mentally followed the same road Shania chose to go down. Mio reassuring Sena that she is a good person inadvertently supports the concept that if Sena didn't have a support system like Mio and then meeting the others, who helped her overcome her personal struggles, she could have very well had a similar mental breakdown Shania did. Shania didn't have a support system like Mio was to Sena. I didn't feel sad for Shania for the choices she ultimately made, I felt bad that she didn't have a support system to help her get through her struggles. It unfortunately happens and turns potentially good people bad.

i see its been a week since you posted this and no chapter 6 you still not fully recovered from chapter 5 yet ? (not that anyone ever fully recovers from chapter 5 hehe 🙂

Ah yess you bought the game for 60 You will buy the DLC for another 30 And also probably spend 300 for two sessions of Mental health therapy 😂😂

You should not be sad about Shania, but worried. She said, that she has joined the ranks of moebius. I am afraid she will be more powerful next time...