That's xenoblade for ya! In Chronicles and Chronicles X, you would out of no where have massive level creatures get near you (in X they would run up from a huge distance) and you never know when your gonna get one shot lol. The thrill of xenoblade!

I'm getting close to finally beating Chronicles before I do much reading on the story in this game (I don't want to know if and how they are connected until after I finish 1's story and X for that matter. I've got like half a month to finish these two games, not enough time lol).

Translated from official site:

"The ancient existed Blade was unable to generate weapons, and the relationship with the driver was also thin. 

Although Blade was able to exercise arts by itself, its power was limited and the effect of Blade Arts used for the driver was also insignificant, so the operation on the battlefield was also a human assistant role It was said that it did not exceed.

Eventually, the relationship between the driver and Blade will change completely, as soon as there were only a few but a Blade with weapons was born. 

It turned out that the power of Arts was multiplied by using the Blade's weapon by the driver. 

In addition, every time the driver uses the Arts, a part of the ether energy sent to the weapon is purified, compressed, accumulated, and the Blade releases it, thereby making it much more powerful attack than ordinary art - - It became possible to carry out "Special Moves". 

In addition, the drivers who use weapons have confirmed secondary effects such as extraordinary muscular strength, durability and agility (bottle shoes) can be demonstrated during engagement with Blade, although there is a difference in degree, and the relationship between the two He quickly became closer.

This special tactic is said to have been invented by a driver and Blade of Old Kingdom Era, but no official record has been left. 

Whatever the inventor, this revolution of relationship will establish a way of fighting the driver and Blade together, the Blade without weapons will gradually be culled and eventually all the Blade will have weapons In the state, it will come to be born. 

From this, it can be said that "the principle of survival of the fittest" also applies to Blade."

Holy.  Crap.  

The OST is starting to show up online.  I'm only going to post tracks from early in the game (from what I can gather) but oh my word.  OH MY WORD JUST LISTEN TO THIS!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIg3cSO7i0A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LqlWumPKSk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BooSufnS6l0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u0_CKAWbv8

Ill trust you on the quality of the music.For me listening to music that didnt appear on trailers is spoilers, so Im staying far away from it

If you watched the Xenoblade Direct, you've heard some of Gormott Day, if that's any help.  

Holy shit that OST. I absolutely adore what I've heard!

Just 2 weeks left, the game is starting to have the aura of anticipation the original did not keen on Rex's english VA though I think the shorter dev time may have lead to the odd English VAs as the original was alright in that department..

I normally spoil the hell out of a game before it comes out but this is a rare exception. I have a decent sized Xenoblade collection of games and merch. Looking to add this to it.

Is it true Monolith Soft has a lot of devs that worked on Xenogears all the way back in 1998?