Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft says it will “never be satisfied with the status quo”, wants to aim for higher quality
Xenoblade dev Monolith Soft says it will “never be satisfied with the status quo”, wants to aim for higher quality
by cubechris
43 Comments
Lightmanone
And do they deliver!! Whenever I play Xenoblade games, I am always at awe how far you can see things and how alive the worlds look. I look forward to the future games on the Switch 2! What a series!
TimeEggLayer
Such a stark contrast to Game Freak, who is fat and happy to stay barely mediocre.
booktok124
Monolith Soft is just the best
Trvial
Every MonolithSoft game just gets better than the last, in both presentation and gameplay. I can’t wait to see what they do with Switch 2.
wicktus
I like their games, I do hope to see new RPG franchises on the switch 2.
They really delivered with Xenoblade on the Switch (4 games and ~~2~~ 4 extensions !).
For the switch 2, I want to see a franchise with maybe deeper stories and characters, I know that Takahashi was very involved with Xenogears prior to Monolith soft. Xenogears story and characters were really solid
Dukemon102
> “Compared to when the company was established in 1999, the number of staff has greatly increased, there are three development centers, and we have worked on many large titles. However, I don’t think things like success or accomplishments are satisfactory enough. As long as Monolith Soft continues to exist, we will never be satisfied with the status quo, and would want to aim for a higher quality.”
It’s good to hear that they are constantly growing and expanding, becoming more ambitious with success instead of laid-back, as you can always become even better.
It’s astounding how they can get the Switch to run such beautiful and large games, and they come out so fast!! By looking at them you’d think it’s wizardry.
mutantmonkey14
Could we get a Pokemon game by Monolith Soft please‽ Take XCX and Arceus, and make a beautiful baby.
aWoodenship
I would really love to see the full vision that was intended for Xenogears and Xenosaga one day.
LolzinatorX
It’s crazy how my best friend heard about this franchise, suggested XC2 as one of the first games I got for myself on the switch, and then it just topped literally every other favorite franchise I had, AFTER forcing me through 20 hours of combat I didn’t even somewhat understand.
Im dirt poor right now and drooling over X but having to prioritize food, but I can’t wait for the day I get to try it out for myself, im almost 30 and it’s been so long since I’ve craved a game like I am right now
brandont04
What I realize, all developers at Nintendo are always hand on deck to helping out. Monolith and Retro not only work on their own games but anything Nintendo ask them to help out with. Pretty cool.
BebeFanMasterJ
Seeing what they accomplished with XCXDE shows their work. Easily Nintendo’s best studio.
_dunnkare
Could you share that mindset with Gamefreak, please?
KayleKarriesU
Xenoblade 3’s entire meta narrative was basically stop relying on recycling the past and move on from the Endless Now. I’m not surprised they want to keep trying new things
Blackberry-thesecond
When he and his team left Square after they made Xenogears, Tetsuya Takahashi founded Monolith with the goal of growing new talent on original games who can move on to work on big productions. Now with Monolith still hiring plenty of people to work on Xenoblade while also being instrumental in Nintendo’s recent success with games like Breath of the Wild and Splatoon, I’d say he succeeded. I’d kill for them to be able to remake or remaster Xenogears one day.
amc9988
I really hope they will announce a new game for NSW2 launch, but since they just released XBXDE, I think their next game probably will come out in 2027-2028. Seems like they usually have 2-3 years gap for each Xenoblade games since they released xb2 on Switch.
SupremeNadeem
🤝my man
TetrasSword
I feel like Monolith is gonna absolutely pop off with a stronger system in the switch 2 era
ShonenJump121
Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii always impressed me, that game was very ambitious for the hardware. Even X on the Wii U was really pushing that console.
pixel_scribe2002
I just picked up xenoblade chronicles definitive edition and can’t wait to play it!!!
Lowfuji
Loving XCX. The world and the creatures are something else.
PeterPansSyndrome
Xeno 1 and 2 I’ll be playing for the rest of my life. Still have to try Xeno X. God tier RPGS. Xeno 1 for my first time on the 3DS opened my mind.
TheExile285
My GOATS.
XCXDE is so ridiculously fun. Even when I force myself to take a break after 3-5 hours, I want to keep playing.
Alasdair91
It just blows my mind that XBC X which was made in 2012 looks better than most Switch games made in 2024/25!
Plastic-Dependent
I hope we look back at this fondly
Just_another_gamer3
I just want the jukebox from Xenoblade Chronicles 3D back
MarcsterS
Monolithsoft also carried the hell out of the Switch era. Games like BOTW, Splatoon, Animal Crossing were aided by Monolithsoft devs.
Rambo_Calrissian1923
Every time MonoSoft release a new switch title I’m fucking blown away by the scale of what they’ve accomplished. What do you *mean* a word of the size and scale of *X* is running comfortably on an underpowered handheld device from 2017. I know it’s a port of a Wii U title but that was at least leashed to power. Absolute wizards and *masters* of world design.
Vibranium2222
Also this:
The company is also notable for its focus on promoting a comfortable working environment with little to no overtime in contrast to the majority of other Japanese game developers, alongside collaborating with other studios and companies.
Higher quality than the fire they’re already giving us?
Recover20
I really hope they are able to increase the resolution on the prior games on Switch 2.
They’re great games and graphically impressive for the console. But the resolutions are so low.
Karuro
Game Freak should take notes.
chesstutor
Don’t worry, we are ALL very happy with your current state of products
Syllers
Uh, wow. This article was literally just made on a single answer to a single question. A little funny lmfao.
Red49er
anyone have any similar games they’d recommend? ever since the release of the first one I’ve tried to find another game that even replicates the hybridization of real and semi-turn based combat in this series and never really found anything that scratches the itch.
obviously that is only one small piece, and the story and exploration is a massive part of what makes these games sing. I’m really hoping clair obscur can scratch some of that itch for me, because the Xenoblade high I’m riding now is higher than it’s ever been lol. that’s what I get for tearing through 3 inside of 2 weeks, then halfway through 2 for the 4th time all while waiting for my second or third playthrough of X.
definitely not looking forward to the withdrawal once I run out of things to do in X. I do have ToTK lined up so at least that will satisfy the exploration side of the itch (hopefully)
ModernUS3R
Switch 2 is approaching, a new powerful toy to play with.
ImThatAlexGuy
They’re really about to make the Switch 2 their bitch… and I’m here for it. They put almost every other Nintendo developer to shame, and Gamefreak ain’t even on the board 😂
Dimsumdollies
Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft has the same motto. Except that they are never satisfied with money.
GloriousPrpose
Ok so embarrassed to say I haven’t played any of these. Where to start?
Chickat28
Maybe they should tell Gamefreak that.
Martokk78
Monolith Soft is really a top tier studio. They have really shown their worth this console generation for Nintendo besides the Xeno series. I can’t wait to see their future projects!
Thopterthallid
I’m jealous of the people that love Xenoblade. But on a scale of 1 to 10 on how much of a game for me it is, it’s about a 1.
I can’t stand the “tab targetting” MMO-style combat.
I can’t stand how the characters will probably say the same line of dialogue 15 times per battle.
And I REALLY can’t stand the anime tropes like “OH NO I STUMBLED AND TOUCHED YOUR BOOB BUT I DIDN’T MEAN TO BUT YOU THINK I DID!”.
It’s a shame, because damn, Monolith can make squeeze every ounce of power out of Nintendo’s consoles and make seemingly impossible worlds.
Z3M0G
I know the Xenosaga games are like college projects to these guys now but I still want remakes dammit.
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And do they deliver!! Whenever I play Xenoblade games, I am always at awe how far you can see things and how alive the worlds look. I look forward to the future games on the Switch 2! What a series!
Such a stark contrast to Game Freak, who is fat and happy to stay barely mediocre.
Monolith Soft is just the best
Every MonolithSoft game just gets better than the last, in both presentation and gameplay. I can’t wait to see what they do with Switch 2.
I like their games, I do hope to see new RPG franchises on the switch 2.
They really delivered with Xenoblade on the Switch (4 games and ~~2~~ 4 extensions !).
For the switch 2, I want to see a franchise with maybe deeper stories and characters, I know that Takahashi was very involved with Xenogears prior to Monolith soft. Xenogears story and characters were really solid
> “Compared to when the company was established in 1999, the number of staff has greatly increased, there are three development centers, and we have worked on many large titles. However, I don’t think things like success or accomplishments are satisfactory enough. As long as Monolith Soft continues to exist, we will never be satisfied with the status quo, and would want to aim for a higher quality.”
It’s good to hear that they are constantly growing and expanding, becoming more ambitious with success instead of laid-back, as you can always become even better.
It’s astounding how they can get the Switch to run such beautiful and large games, and they come out so fast!! By looking at them you’d think it’s wizardry.
Could we get a Pokemon game by Monolith Soft please‽ Take XCX and Arceus, and make a beautiful baby.
I would really love to see the full vision that was intended for Xenogears and Xenosaga one day.
It’s crazy how my best friend heard about this franchise, suggested XC2 as one of the first games I got for myself on the switch, and then it just topped literally every other favorite franchise I had, AFTER forcing me through 20 hours of combat I didn’t even somewhat understand.
Im dirt poor right now and drooling over X but having to prioritize food, but I can’t wait for the day I get to try it out for myself, im almost 30 and it’s been so long since I’ve craved a game like I am right now
What I realize, all developers at Nintendo are always hand on deck to helping out. Monolith and Retro not only work on their own games but anything Nintendo ask them to help out with. Pretty cool.
Seeing what they accomplished with XCXDE shows their work. Easily Nintendo’s best studio.
Could you share that mindset with Gamefreak, please?
Xenoblade 3’s entire meta narrative was basically stop relying on recycling the past and move on from the Endless Now. I’m not surprised they want to keep trying new things
When he and his team left Square after they made Xenogears, Tetsuya Takahashi founded Monolith with the goal of growing new talent on original games who can move on to work on big productions. Now with Monolith still hiring plenty of people to work on Xenoblade while also being instrumental in Nintendo’s recent success with games like Breath of the Wild and Splatoon, I’d say he succeeded. I’d kill for them to be able to remake or remaster Xenogears one day.
I really hope they will announce a new game for NSW2 launch, but since they just released XBXDE, I think their next game probably will come out in 2027-2028. Seems like they usually have 2-3 years gap for each Xenoblade games since they released xb2 on Switch.
🤝my man
I feel like Monolith is gonna absolutely pop off with a stronger system in the switch 2 era
Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii always impressed me, that game was very ambitious for the hardware. Even X on the Wii U was really pushing that console.
I just picked up xenoblade chronicles definitive edition and can’t wait to play it!!!
Loving XCX. The world and the creatures are something else.
Xeno 1 and 2 I’ll be playing for the rest of my life. Still have to try Xeno X. God tier RPGS. Xeno 1 for my first time on the 3DS opened my mind.
My GOATS.
XCXDE is so ridiculously fun. Even when I force myself to take a break after 3-5 hours, I want to keep playing.
It just blows my mind that XBC X which was made in 2012 looks better than most Switch games made in 2024/25!
I hope we look back at this fondly
I just want the jukebox from Xenoblade Chronicles 3D back
Monolithsoft also carried the hell out of the Switch era. Games like BOTW, Splatoon, Animal Crossing were aided by Monolithsoft devs.
Every time MonoSoft release a new switch title I’m fucking blown away by the scale of what they’ve accomplished. What do you *mean* a word of the size and scale of *X* is running comfortably on an underpowered handheld device from 2017. I know it’s a port of a Wii U title but that was at least leashed to power. Absolute wizards and *masters* of world design.
Also this:
The company is also notable for its focus on promoting a comfortable working environment with little to no overtime in contrast to the majority of other Japanese game developers, alongside collaborating with other studios and companies.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_Soft
Higher quality than the fire they’re already giving us?
I really hope they are able to increase the resolution on the prior games on Switch 2.
They’re great games and graphically impressive for the console. But the resolutions are so low.
Game Freak should take notes.
Don’t worry, we are ALL very happy with your current state of products
Uh, wow. This article was literally just made on a single answer to a single question. A little funny lmfao.
anyone have any similar games they’d recommend? ever since the release of the first one I’ve tried to find another game that even replicates the hybridization of real and semi-turn based combat in this series and never really found anything that scratches the itch.
obviously that is only one small piece, and the story and exploration is a massive part of what makes these games sing. I’m really hoping clair obscur can scratch some of that itch for me, because the Xenoblade high I’m riding now is higher than it’s ever been lol. that’s what I get for tearing through 3 inside of 2 weeks, then halfway through 2 for the 4th time all while waiting for my second or third playthrough of X.
definitely not looking forward to the withdrawal once I run out of things to do in X. I do have ToTK lined up so at least that will satisfy the exploration side of the itch (hopefully)
Switch 2 is approaching, a new powerful toy to play with.
They’re really about to make the Switch 2 their bitch… and I’m here for it. They put almost every other Nintendo developer to shame, and Gamefreak ain’t even on the board 😂
Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft has the same motto. Except that they are never satisfied with money.
Ok so embarrassed to say I haven’t played any of these. Where to start?
Maybe they should tell Gamefreak that.
Monolith Soft is really a top tier studio. They have really shown their worth this console generation for Nintendo besides the Xeno series. I can’t wait to see their future projects!
I’m jealous of the people that love Xenoblade. But on a scale of 1 to 10 on how much of a game for me it is, it’s about a 1.
I can’t stand the “tab targetting” MMO-style combat.
I can’t stand how the characters will probably say the same line of dialogue 15 times per battle.
And I REALLY can’t stand the anime tropes like “OH NO I STUMBLED AND TOUCHED YOUR BOOB BUT I DIDN’T MEAN TO BUT YOU THINK I DID!”.
It’s a shame, because damn, Monolith can make squeeze every ounce of power out of Nintendo’s consoles and make seemingly impossible worlds.
I know the Xenosaga games are like college projects to these guys now but I still want remakes dammit.
Okay, then start doing PC ports.