Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a "stopping point" for the series, but not the end

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The JRPG's senior director suggested the future of the series is hinted at in the DLC

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 represents a "a stopping point" for the series, but it won't be the last game in the series.

In an email sent out to folks who bought the game in Japan (via MyNintendoNews), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 senior director Tetsuya Takahashi agreed emphatically with suggestions that the latest installment is the "culmination" of the series, which began in 2010 with Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii. "We at Monolith have put everything we have cultivated over the past twelve years into it," Takahashi said.

"It is also a stopping point to me. This title depicts the conclusion of the Xenoblade story that began with Klaus’s experiment," said Takahashi.

Somewhat curiously, Takahashi suggests that Xenoblade Chronicles 3's four expansions, one of which is available now, will tease the future of the series.

"While it is a conclusion, that does not mean it is the end of the Xenoblade series. It is just a stopping point in my mind. I think that everyone who played this title and the additional stories in the Expansion Pass can imagine what lies in the future for Xenoblade."

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 just came out, but it's already looking like a worthy candidate for our list of the best Switch games.

Jordan Gerblick
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