Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Dark themes — intense
FantasyRPGSci-fi

What's in it

Substances depicted
Moderate

Taverns and bar-like settings appear in towns where drinking is part of the background world.

Dark themes intense
Moderate

The plot deals with the near-extermination of a people, personal loss, revenge, betrayal, and heavy questions about fate and existence.

Violence cartoon/stylized
Low

Real-time party combat with swords and energy weapons against mechanical Mechon, wildlife, and human-like foes; hits show light impact effects but no gore or dismemberment.

Nudity revealing/suggestive attire
Low

Certain armor and swimwear-style costumes leave characters in revealing attire; no actual nudity.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Wildlife and beasts roaming the open zones can be fought and defeated as ordinary combat encounters.

Sexual content suggestive
Low

Mild romantic subplots between party members with occasional flirtation and suggestive dialogue.

Language mild
Low

Infrequent mild profanity such as 'damn' and 'hell' in dialogue.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition is a large single-player action role-playing game set on the frozen bodies of two colossal titans, where a young hero wields a legendary sword to fight back against a mechanical race after his home is attacked. Players explore sprawling open zones, take on side quests, and battle monsters, machines, and humanoid foes in a real-time system built around special sword arts. Combat is stylized and bloodless, characters wear a range of outfits from practical to revealing, and towns include tavern-style settings. The story carries mature emotional weight, dealing with war, loss, revenge, and grand questions about the origins of its world.

How it's framed

The game frames its conflict through the lens of loss and the cost of revenge, questioning cycles of violence and the ethics of beings who hold power over life and creation; heavy events are presented as serious drama rather than for shock, and combat is depicted as heroic struggle without graphic detail.

Details

Developer
Monolith Soft
Publisher
Nintendo
Released
2020-05-29
Metacritic 89critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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