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Weather changes battles in Xenoblade Chronicles X

Fighting in the rain.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 27 February 2015

It turns out the weather will be a factor to adapt to in the upcoming Wii U exclusive RPG Xenoblade Chronicles X. Siliconera reports that game director Koh Kojima has talked about the inclusion online:

"The idea of having a different monsters appear in the fields at day and night was already a feature in Xenoblade Chronicles. In Xenoblade Chronicles X, we have also made it so that weather affects the battles.

It isn't just a visual effect, but is fully featured in battle tactics. Tuning the weather change cycle was fairly hard work, though..."

Check out the changes in the newly released trailer, below.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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