| sc94597 said: The lifeholds themselves are shaped after the Zohar from Xenogears/Xenosaga.
In Xeno games the Zohar acts as the bridge to a "higher-dimension." Powerful beings which are interepreted to be gods can come through it. In Xenogears the Zohar was used to capture the wave-existence and power Deus. In Xenosaga, the Zohar acted as a portal.
The previous Xeno-games have been allegories of the Gnostic creation mythos, but it seems as if this game is an allegory for the Nordic mythos of the world tree -Yggdrasil, and the serpent Nidhogg.
^ Nidhogg concept art
^ Yggdrasil and Nidhogg in-engine.
I personally am of the belief that they are going to eventually connect Xenoblade Chronicles X and Xenoblade Chronicles somehow. The Xenoblade --> Xenoblade Chronicles X --> Xenoblade 2 sequence, and Xenoblade Chronicles X's intentionally mysterious storyline, just seems off to me. Possibly the events of Xenoblade Chronicles set up the setting for the creation of multiple universes, and Yggdrasil and Mira are sort of hubs between them. It would explain why there are Nopons and mention of Homs in Xenoblade Chronicles X. It could (if detailed) explain the mystery behind Mira, and it could also explain how exactly this game, and Xenoblade Chronicles connect. Before Xenoblade Chronicles X released, there was a lot of talk about how Xenoblade Chronicles X was the largest story Takahashi ever wrote, and that it was almost like a book. Considering how sparse the story that we recieved was, and how detailed Xenogears and Xenosaga were, I am starting to become a little bit of a conspiratist about this. There is some grand unification of Xenoblade happening here.
Also to go with the Norse mythology setting. In Norse mythology there are stags that chomp at the branches of Yggdrasil, while Nidhogg eats at the roots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A1inn,_Dvalinn,_Duneyrr_and_Dura%C3%BEr%C3%B3r
Coinicidence?
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I knew that it looked like a Zohar from the previous Xeno series (I thought I wrote it down), but I had no it worked like that because I didn't play the other series. That's amazing. I also think the unification is bound to happen. I thought I had an idea, but Monolith may not be focusing on that with this game I feel.
Where did you get the concept art btw? I feel like I saw it somewhere but I didn't really know where. Is there more?
I knew that tree and them saying Elysium were familiar. I'm not too big on Nordic stuff, but at least recognized that. I'm trying to figure out what trials they will go through here, but that certainly gives a stronger rubric for the themes here
