A few more updates hit the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles X Twitter account today. Director Tetsuya Takahashi shared news about a pair of artists working on the game.

Siliconera provides the following translations:

“First up, Mr. Takayuki Yanase. He always manages to give shape to the exact image I communicate, so I have faith in him. For this game, too, he’s created some very cool Dolls (robots).”

“Then there’s Mr. Kouichi Mugitani. Xeno fans already know him, though. Naturally, I’ve asked for his help as a core member of the staff.”

For those wondering, Yanase has worked on Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Tenkai Knights, and Metal Gear Rising. On Rising, Yanase did mechanical designs.

Mugitani’s previous works include production designer on Xenosaga I, Xenosaga II, and Xenosaga III. He also provided character illustrations for Xenosaga III.

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Wait, the maps are actually seamless this time? That would make it the first open world JRPG in history :)

Missed that part. I hope it's seamless.

Maps being Seamless + Connecting online = Very High Potential to be one of the best jrpgs ever! I can't wait for more updates on this! Hype!!!

Hope they don't bog down the campaign with intrusive, unnecessary online components.

Honestly, I would PREFER if the game had some form of loading screens. As much as I love being able to enter from place to place without interruption, It feels like the worlds could be bigger and more detailed with even just a cut scene when entering new areas for a few seconds.

Agreed. Xenoblade is one of the few Wii U games I'm interested in and I'd hate for that kind of stuff to become a focus in any way.

Xenoblade Chronicle X will consume the lives of those who purchase it.

I've never played a JRPG and I'm wondering if this will be too much for me to handle as my first one.

It's been confirmed since the game was announced. So yes the game will be seamless and about 100 square miles (XB was 20 and XV is looking to be 13 and skyrim is 16)