The Xenoblade Chronicles Cutscene That Changed Everything

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4 жыл бұрын

"Loss" is one of the greatest cutscenes in the entirety of the Xenoblade series as well as the one that motivated most players to continue the game. But what makes it so special? Let's dive into the cutscene and analyze certain aspects to see how it serves as a tool to immerse the player into the world and story.
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@Mswordx23 4 жыл бұрын

The best counterargument to silent protagonists: this cutscene

@krissjames7276 4 жыл бұрын

Loss, Prison Island and Mechonis Core are THE defining moments of Xenoblade 1. Each one blew me away on my first playthrough.

@luke3810 4 жыл бұрын

I actually can't believe how many people sleep on this game

@pokestyn 3 жыл бұрын

The delivery of "I'll kill you!" is so good is and everytime it gives me chills. I only recently got into Xenoblade, but this cutscene is a masterpiece.

@GURGLEGUY12345 4 жыл бұрын

I frigging laughed at how dorky you made Reyn look.

@lineperfect6242 4 жыл бұрын

That moment when smashers spoiled Fioras return from a final smash which I never would've understood from the outside

@blu7973 4 жыл бұрын

What I absolutely love about this cutscene from a gameplay perspective is that right after in the Metal Face boss the trio's tension is maxed out and fired up. When the game tells you that chain attacks to topple Metal Face is the only real way to damage him shows that the trio is giving everything they got within the gameplay to destroy Metal Face with the desire of revenge. After the loss.

@Ampharosite 4 жыл бұрын

Definitive Edition really did this legendary cutscene justice. Not that it wasn't emotional in the original version... but my god, the graphical upgrades helped make this scene that much more emotional. Even though I knew it was coming.

@CarterHerrigstad 4 жыл бұрын

For sure dude. When I think about Xenoblade, this scene is the first to come to mind

@Beelzeboogie 3 жыл бұрын

I really like Metal Face's finger wag as well. Even though you don't know he can talk yet, it let's you know this is an antagonist and not just a boss.

@bisalwayswright88 4 жыл бұрын

KayJulers: I'm gonna tell you about what I think is the best scene in Xenoblade Chronicles

@66Roses 4 жыл бұрын

"But, I found her weapons." It's a shallow thought, but it was what instantly flashed through my mind when this happened. In almost any RPG I play, I like to make sure I'm a little ahead of the curve. The first thing I do is grind for cash to deck the characters out, and spending an extra hour learning the battle system doesn't hurt either. By this point in the game, Fiora had actually become my preferred party leader. She could do sneak attack damage like Shulk, but also inflict Bleed. Meanwhile AI Shulk would Break and Reyn would Topple without my intervention, so putting Fiora first had great results. And this was before I knew how important that combo was.

@CopyCatPhantom 4 жыл бұрын

8:30

@nikopierrot 3 жыл бұрын

Spoilers for final boss:

@LinkcarioX 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing I love about this whole scene is that in the battle after Fiora's death, Shulk, Reyn and Dunban start the battle with the tension at max level, with their portraits in fire with the angry sprites; symbolizing the rage the three feel in that moment. And if I'm not wrong, for that battle tension cannot be lowered.

@superatario3007 4 жыл бұрын

I swear. Dunban’s shakey eyed expression as Fiora died, that fucking hurt. As an older brother, it’s the one thing I never want to see happen and I feel like I have to protect her. So to see him powerless and forced to watch the one person he wanted to protect the most die. It hit differently than just Shulk’s perspective. It was like family died. The scene still hits just as hard watching it again.

@JC101_Official 4 жыл бұрын

This scene hit me particularly hard when I first played this game.

@deadpoule4402 4 жыл бұрын

Great video ! What I find so great about Fiora's death (apart from all the things you mentioned) is the fact that the game makes you believe (or at least made ME believe) that Dunban is the most likely character to die during the attack. I mean, he's the legendary hero/mentor who possesses the weapon that we know the main character will inherit : those characters usually don't live long in fiction. But no, instead Fiora dies and Dunban goes on to become the absolute badass he is.

@RellekEarth 4 жыл бұрын

Additionally, shulk's visions before that were mostly not fatal. You just see him get knocked around. As a player, you see those and are like "haha manado boi gets rekt. Jrpg fun!" We are, as an audience, relatively calm about this attack because we know friendship will prevail and everything will be fine.