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Written by: {{User|Alex95}}<br>

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Greetings everyone! [[User:Alex95|Alex95]] here to tell you all about an upcoming game and my thoughts about it. ''{{wp|Xenoblade Chronicles 2}}'' was announced as one of the several games at this year's E3 as the sequel to 2012's ''{{wp|Xenoblade Chronicles}}''. You know, that game [[Shulk]] is from. The sequel offers more of the same from the original game, but also gives us plenty of differences to experience.

If you've played ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' or ''{{wp|Xenoblade Chronicles X}}'' before,  you'd know what to expect. This is a role-playing game, or RPG, centered on the main hero Rex. One day, he encounters a being known as a Blade named Pyra, who has become lost from her paradise home of Elysium. Thus begins the story. Typical RPG stuff occurs from this point: Explore the world, complete side-quests, buy gear and items, fight monsters, win! Or die. That depends on your level. The ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' series is known at this point for having large worlds to explore. ''Xenoblade Chronicles X''{{'}}s Mira is larger than [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'']]'s Hyrule, so imagine how big this world will turn out! The world of ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' was set on two colossal beings locked in combat, and it appears ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' will do the same with the player exploring large beasts called Titans.

The previous ''Xenoblade Chronicle'' games had a more realistic tone to them. ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is instead going in the extreme opposite direction with an anime-styled look and cel-shaded graphics. Think [[Toon Link]]'s head and style on regular [[Link]]'s body. Yes, the earlier games did have an anime feel to them, but ''XC2'' is '''heavily''' animed. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you, but the brighter colors may make it easier to see where I'm going. I get lost a few times in ''Xenoblade Chronicles X'' because I can't differentiate a wall from an enemy or character sometimes (the game is dark in more ways than one…). Personally, I'd rather it stayed with the more realistic characters, but I can see this working.  

Now let's talk game play. You explore the world, collect items, and talk to non-playable characters (NPCs) like you would any other game, but the battles are where things really start to heat up. Literally. See, Pyra appears to be a flame-based Blade, and she acts as a partner to the other characters. You assign her to one of the lead characters and she'll add a flame-based property to their attacks. There are several other Blades as well, like a guy in a suit of armor and the love-'em-or-hate-'em Nopons (like [[Riki]]). These partner characters will offer various skills and parameters, but the lead characters aren't going to be defenseless on their own. They have use to a total of four skills of their own, called "Arts", which is limited compared to the previous titles. Players have to assign the Arts strategically before they enter battles. Do you want this character to use nothing but offensive Arts, or do you want them to hang back with healing Arts?

<h3>News</h3>

*The [https://www.marioboards.com/index.php?board=77.0 eleventh Mario Awards] took place on August 11th:

<h3>Statistics</h3>

<h3>Thread(s) of the Month(s)</h3>

<h3>Quotes</h3>

<h3>Awards Tournaments</h3>

I'm going to talk about Awards Mafia in a bit more detail, [[The 'Shroom:Issue 124/Pipe Plaza#Mario Awards Killing Game|as I did with the Killing Game in Issue 124]], but firstly here's a link to the other tournaments that took place:

<h4>Awards Mafia 6</h4>

Awards Mafia 6 was hosted by GBAToad and Perch, and took place from July 4th to August 31st. It was won by the Tanookis, the Innocents, Shoey and Mariofan169 after ten days and one Splatfest.

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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top | The hunt has concluded, and seven people have managed to find all stickers! The first to find them all was Superchao, followed by Freakworld and The Pyro Guy!

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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top | After ten days and a Splatfest, the game has concluded, and the Innocent team has won this year's Awards Mafia, alongside the hidden Tanooki team and two Independents! Congratulations to all!

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! colspan=2 | Guess the Results

| rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top | The results have been tallied and are now available in [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zz0wO2lXyj_tvxpED4OAbSsGWpPZ2jnJzDDnrVvPLns/edit this spreadsheet]!

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! colspan=2 | ''[[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' Photo Hunt

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| rowspan=2 style=vertical-align:top | After a few months of no news, it can be safely assumed that this game has been cancelled!

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! colspan=2 | Mario Awards Killing Game I

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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top | After a set of different games, Mr. Edo has acquired the most points overall, followed by a tied Turboo and Super-Yoshi! Congratulations!

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! colspan=2 | [[bulbapedia:Pokémon Sun and Moon|''Pokémon Sun'' and ''Pokémon Moon'']]

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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top | With four played rounds, the tournament has finished, and Cirdec won this year's Pokémon Tournament! He is followed up by Raregold and Crackin355! Congratulations!

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! colspan=2 | ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''

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| rowspan=3 style=vertical-align:top | And this game has also produced a winner! In first place is Cirdec, followed by Luigi 64DD in second, and Ninelevendo and 4td0 tied in third! Congratulations.

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