Xenoblade Chronicles 3 will feature a narrative centered on a new cast of characters, depicting the respective futures of the worlds featured in Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Set after the events of Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 , Xenoblade Chronicles 3 takes place in the world of Aionios, where the mechanically proficient nation of Keves and the ether-oriented nation of Agnus are at war with one another. The game will feature two protagonists: Noah, an off-seer from Keves accompanied by his childhood friends Lanz and Eunie; and Mio, an off-seer from Agnus accompanied by fellow soldiers Taion and Sena.
According to Tetsuya Takahashi, creator of the Xenoblade Chronicles series, the key visual depicting the broken sword of the Mechonis from Xenoblade Chronicles and the wounded Titan of Uraya from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was first conceived between the end of development of Xenoblade Chronicles and the beginning of development of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . The game is described as featuring a narrative that will depict the respective futures for the worlds of the previous two entries. Takahashi was confirmed to be working on the game in an executive director position, while various other returning staff members from previous Xenoblade Chronicles games were revealed to be reprising their duties, including the composing team behind the first two entries and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 lead character designer Masatsugu Saito, returning to work on the game's art alongside Xenosaga and Xenoblade Chronicles artist Koichi Mugitani.
Yasunori Mitsuda, Manami Kiyota, ACE , and Kenji Hiramatsu, all of whom composed the scores for Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, return for Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
