{"id":124792,"date":"2022-05-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-131457"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:00:00","slug":"nintendo-reveals-two-gorgeous-new-areas-in-xenoblade-chronicles-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/13\/nintendo-reveals-two-gorgeous-new-areas-in-xenoblade-chronicles-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Reveals Two Gorgeous New Areas In Xenoblade Chronicles 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62a858513fafe\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62a858513fafe\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"cUlLJ2G5Xck\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We know a fair amount about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 already \u2014 we&#8217;ve met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/02\/nintendo-introduces-the-protagonists-of-xenoblade-chronicles-3\">some of the characters<\/a> and poured over many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/04\/nintendo-shares-the-basics-for-xenoblade-chronicles-3s-battle-system\">game&#8217;s combat<\/a> in the upcoming RPG. Today, Nintendo has introduced us to two of the game&#8217;s areas \u2014 and one&#8217;s got a particularly familiar foe for Xenoblade fans to challenge.<\/p>\n<p>These two new areas tick a couple of JRPG boxes and a couple of Xenoblade boxes, but what always makes these locations stand out is the variety of fauna, flora, and the sheer scope and detail of each place. Don&#8217;t forget, we might have seen snippets of these places before, but this is the first time either location has been named \u2014 so get a little refresher from a few weeks ago first:<\/p>\n<p>All caught up? If you&#8217;re a series fan, you might notice a few connections between these two new locations and past games \u2014 so if you&#8217;re worried about that, now might be the time to step away! Executive director <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/News\/2022\/February\/An-introduction-to-Xenoblade-Chronicles-3-from-Executive-Director-Tetsuya-Takahashi-2168433.html\">Tetsuya Takahashi has already confirmed<\/a> that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 &#8220;is a brand new adventure bringing together the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to take the players into the future.&#8221; But the more we see of the game&#8217;s locations, the more <em>real<\/em> that statement feels.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s take a look at what the world of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has to offer! We&#8217;ve grabbed everything from Nintendo UK&#8217;s official Twitter so it&#8217;s all in one handy spot for you:<\/p>\n<h2>Millick Meadows<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Territorial Rotbart\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62a858513fafe\/xenoblade-chronicles-territorial-rotbart.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/62a858513fafe\/xenoblade-chronicles-territorial-rotbart.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Territorial Rotbart\"><\/a><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Lake\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80ce3774154e1\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-lake.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80ce3774154e1\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-lake.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Lake\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Vista\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b9415e7bd3e4c\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-vista.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b9415e7bd3e4c\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-vista.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Vista\"><\/a><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Waterfall And Wing\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d52580bd5746d\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-waterfall-and-wing.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d52580bd5746d\/xenoblade-chronicles-millick-meadows-waterfall-and-wing.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Millick Meadows Waterfall And Wing\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/1525038189810941952\">Nintendo<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A river flows through the vast grasslands of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 \u2019s Millick Meadows. The lush nature on display here sure looks inviting, but beware \u2013 the creatures (and even plants) who live here don\u2019t take kindly to passers-by.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Millick Meadows looks totally lovely, like a typical Xenoblade early area, and that&#8217;s not a bad thing! It reminds us of Gaur Plains from the first game and Gormott from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xenoblade_chronicles_2\">Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/a> with its sweeping lush fields to the types of monsters roaming around. The rushing water and big blue skies just take us right back. In some of the screens, you can see the two giant ancient (from the box art) in the background, and something that looks very similar to one of the huge arches from Gaur Plains is in a couple of shots.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and look who that is in the top left! The Territorial Rotbart has been a mainstay since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/xenoblade_chronicles\">Xenoblade Chronicles<\/a> \u2014 it&#8217;s a Unique Monster who is usually around level 80 (with other variants at higher levels), and it&#8217;s sort of a rite of passage to run up to this severely underlevelled only to get annihilated. We promise.<\/p>\n<h2>Eagus Wilderness<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Desert\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fe6006490b736\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-desert.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fe6006490b736\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-desert.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Desert\"><\/a><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Big Lizard And Sand Pit\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a814d2b75ce22\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-big-lizard-and-sand-pit.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/a814d2b75ce22\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-big-lizard-and-sand-pit.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Big Lizard And Sand Pit\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Mound And Cave\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8eadf3526c5f0\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-mound-and-cave.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8eadf3526c5f0\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-mound-and-cave.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Mound And Cave\"><\/a><a title=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Strange Horse And Crabs\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/429e621e1ba11\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-strange-horse-and-crabs.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjQ1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/429e621e1ba11\/xenoblade-chronicles-eagus-wilderness-strange-horse-and-crabs.445x245.jpg\" alt=\"Xenoblade Chronicles Eagus Wilderness Strange Horse And Crabs\"><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/1525038189810941952\">Nintendo<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you like sand in your shoes, then pay a visit to Xenoblade Chronicles 3\u2019s Eagus Wilderness. You may spot a familiar landmark while evading this desert\u2019s sandstorms. Is that a\u2026giant mechanical finger?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eagus Wilderness is decidedly less calming (if you can call a field with a giant ape-like creature running around in it that). If anything, this place looks a little like Oblivia in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/xenoblade_chronicles_x\">Xenoblade Chronicles X<\/a>. The plants are all dried out here, and some monsters have rocks and crystals growing out of their backs. But Nintendo UK points towards a mechanical finger \u2014 which you can see in the top left picture. But what&#8217;s it doing there?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s likely the Mechonis&#8217; finger, from the first game. Now, we won&#8217;t go into details, as it involves a late-game location in Xenoblade Chronicles (and we know some of you are trying to catch up before July), but there are some hints in some of the screenshots to suggest what this place used to be.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>We&#8217;re nearly two months away from Xenoblade Chronicles 3&#8217;s launch on 29th July. That feels a long way off, but it&#8217;ll soon catch us up, and suddenly we&#8217;ll be panicking about having too many video games to get through before it drops!<\/p>\n<p>You can pre-order the game below, and remember, if you&#8217;re in the US, you can grab a $50 eShop card for 10% less from our store using the code NLIFE10:<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"16754\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/16754\/131457\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/16754\/100x100.png?v=75d57f4b0e2075a9afd85382b916d3c9\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Have a chat about these new locations in the comments, but be mindful of spoilers for those who might not have finished 1 or 2!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube We know a fair amount about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 already \u2014 we&#8217;ve met some of the characters and poured over many of the game&#8217;s combat in the upcoming RPG. 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