What makes this music so great is how it starkly contrasts against the day theme. During the day the song is soft and mysterious, almost like it is hiding secrets from you. Then the night comes as the entire environment lights up with bioluminescence, and the music changes as if to say, "This, is Sylvalum's true form. Bask in its glory." Absolutely beautiful.
Big robots that fly around blasting unfortunate players in its path. I think I once suddenly was killed by a random xedom when I was observing the night sky.
If you haven't played the original Xenoblade, then you should try that. It has a lot of similar mechanics, and also the story is 100x better (in my opinion)
One of my core memories of gaming that stuck with me forever was first getting here, there was a storm so I couldn't really see, and I just kept running and seeing how far I could go despite all the odds and the fact I was completely lost. Was a pretty magical experience some reason.
It's 2021, and XCX still the best game I have ever played. I can't believe Nintendo haven't ported that game yet to the Switch, and that they haven't made XCX2. Although I beat this game 100% twice, I would gladly pay over $120 to have it on the Switch (or a sequel). Sooner or later I may break and dust out my WiiU once more, I miss that game too much.
Honestly this. It is kinda upsetting how many ways XC2 stepped back from the original and XCX in design concepts. This is a masterpiece that would be even better on the Switch and some QoL, bonuses, clean multi-player, and tune-ups
imo i think it really depends on what games you like. x is pretty nonlinear with a focus on exploration while 1 and 2 are focused on characters and story.
Have to agree. I'm pretty optimistic tho that we'll see either a port or sequel pretty soon, Takahashi has hinted at it. With a few quality of life improvements like sorting inventories and favoriting armor pieces, this game could be perfect
I love both. The day theme is unusually more eerie and subtle. Haunting almost. This one is grander with more power. both work wonderfully and flip the usual day/night dynamic on its head, which is such a brilliant play.
Jezu Sylvalum is probably my favorite game area I've ever been in. It's very unique and different from everything I've seen and it's also beautiful, majestic, and a bit eerie with all the giant monsters roaming about.
I feel ya, when I first got there it was during the day and I was like "oh neat, not a bad place and good music too". I'm not sure where I was at the time but I was around a lot of the Bubble things and the sky turned to night and the purple auroras appeared too, then the music built up, I was completely stunned.
If you like RPG's, get it. This game is absolutely amazing. There's a few flaws of course, like in every game, but what it has is completely acceptable by the other things it offers. I highly recommend this game.
In short, get it if you havnt already. Im not a big fan of rpgs, but this game is one of the best games period i have ever played period. Im about 60 hours in, and not even 50% completed. Totally worth every penny.
I love sylvalum, especially when the purple auroras are everywhere at night. Along with this music and just seeing cool sights and doing the gamepad objectives, it's a feeling that is very unique. I love it
Shit dude guess I’m replaying this game. DE got me back into the series, and being a lot less stupid than I was, I feel like I can truly enjoy and appreciate this masterclass series
I'm literally repairing my Wii U just to play this game again. Before Breath of the Wild came out, I was playing this game for hours a day. I miss it so much.
@@katchy99 I think everybody will agree with you. Smash is cool and all, but this game is something special and at the time (before every game became an open world) was very unique.
I like it, just not as much as I want to. I got some PTSD from one of the Ganglion bots... it destroyed my team and my first skell, so I was scared XD. (I called it "The Destroyer of Worlds")
+Daniel Ramirez Traveling Sylvalum by skell is not a good idea lol. Too many enemies aggro when you're in a skell but not on foot. Unless you fly over everything. But then you have to watch out for the giant thing in the sky attacking you...
+BDaMonkey Same here. Spent the better part of an hour gradually venturing northwards, dodging those nasty high level Prone. To finally drag myself out of the water and onto the beach at Sylvalum with an aurora overhead and this song playing still gives me chills.
It's a great area to traverse through as well. All of the continents are very alien looking but this is by far the most. Those hovering things, the plant life, the luminous spheres at night. Amazing stuff. And push forward a little bit, and then you are into Cauldros AKA hell on mira.
+Richard Higinbotham I got that the first time I entered Sylvalum and me and my friend were just like "holy fuck" It made the experience so memorable and amazing. Like that, coupled with this music? Damn.
+Richard Higinbotham I was exploring Sylvalum just for the sake of getting ahead on Survey Rate in case I need it later on, and the Crimson Aurora weather happened at night. It's such a breathtaking sight that everyone should witness at least once while playing the game.
I've only explored like two percent of Sylvalum, but I think I've took in more than I have on the previous continents. The amazing Aurora Borealis, the epic music; even getting my doll wrecked less than five minutes in to exploring(seriously, that tops jumping straight into the Giant's Yawn in Oblivia)... Running and hiding from EVERYTHING in sight, absolutely beautiful.
Honestly, this is my favorite song from the entire game.You walk in from the entrance, and you're immersed in the MASSIVE world of Sylvalum and you start exploring, and when nigthtime happens, you hear this song. And it makes exploring even more beautiful. The monsters may feel very powerful, however, but I would find a spot that was safe, and just immerse myself in the music. I almost felt like I was at some sort of concert while listening to the music. One of the best places in the entire game, as well as some of the best music to lose yourself in.
How much I miss playing this game in the cold days of 2015 and 2016. I hope Monolith or whoever else makes a game like Xenoblade X again, there's just nothing like it.
I haven’t played this game in years. I no longer have a Wii U and really miss it. Never got to beat it either. If they ever port this to the switch that’s the only reason I’ll ever get a switch. This is probably one of if not the best open world jropg games ever made
storywise I haven't gotten to sylvalum yet, but gameplay wise I have, and, I was running through the continent, I decided not to use my mech, it was just a nature walk, when I encountered a clif face that twisted and turned as it grew taller, and it almost looked like a city scape to be honest, there were also a bunch of other landforms just as awe inspiring, all around it, i stopped, the music, the creatures. the ambience, the sheer scope of it, that was when i knew this was my favorite game.
+MegaUltraSonic As soon as I read your comment I shouted "YOU CAN GO INSIDE IT!?" I then preceeded to laugh while jumping up and down. Sad... I know...
When I first beheld the majesty that is Sylvalum's nothern lights.... combined with this glorious music.... I began to appreciate this game a lot more than I had initially. The overworld is truly amazing.
nostalgia eating me up literally crying?😭😭 this game holds one of the happiest memories of my life and holds a special place in my heart edit: So glad to know theres people who share the same thought
I dont use my mecha in sylvalum at night just to hear this awesome soundtrack oh my god I'm almost crying At Noctilum at Day too , the music makes the exploration so intense just one of the best game ever created good job nintendo
I think what I love the most about this song is that it sounds more "awake" than the daytime version, which makes sense since so much of the wildlife in this region is nocturnal. It's so cool when night falls and everything starts glowing and this song starts playing! It's like the whole place is waking up while the rest of Mira falls asleep.
Sylvalum is basically this games Valak mountain, which had my favourite song in the game a night. This is my favourite song in the game, and is my favourite area, same a Valak mountain was in the first.
The first time i came here i fought the robots right outside the really big area during most of the day and stepped into the very large area right as it became night and just sat there and listened as I looked around and did nothing else for several minutes
I'll never forget experiencing Satorl Marsh at night for the first time 2 years ago... watching in awe as everything begins to glow and taking in the beautiful music. And now I'll never forget Sylvalum for letting me experience that moment all over again. 1:36 it's just... magical.
That thing inside the sphere....whatever that thing is.......in sylvanum in that cocoon....That killed me..and my god, have i never got my health sapped all the way like that. I will have revenge!
Luckily the night it came out I stayed up all night exploring primordia and did some quests so getting to sylvalum wasn't bad since i skip traveled to the north tip of primordia
I think it's interesting how this theme turns the usual night/day themes on their head, while still being fitting for the night. I want more exciting night themes in the next Xenoblade!
Can't wait to re experience this track now that definitive edition is coming
A re master of this track could go crazy but they could leave the music 100% untouched and I'd be happy
@@TerryBogurt YES OMG they did remaster like LOTS of tracks for XENO 1 DE so hopefully they do same for THIS!!!
Can't wait fucking love u
YES, WE ARE SOOOO BACK, BABY!
Xenoblade chronicles x has a new home welcome home Xenoblade chronicles x welcome home to nintendo switch
they arent ready for this one yall
What makes this music so great is how it starkly contrasts against the day theme. During the day the song is soft and mysterious, almost like it is hiding secrets from you. Then the night comes as the entire environment lights up with bioluminescence, and the music changes as if to say, "This, is Sylvalum's true form. Bask in its glory." Absolutely beautiful.
yea and also theres big robots
Big robots that fly around blasting unfortunate players in its path. I think I once suddenly was killed by a random xedom when I was observing the night sky.
"HELLO SIR OR MADAM, IT APPEARS YOU HAVE A GIANT ROBOT. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM A GIANT-ER ROBOT. THIS, I CANNOT ALLOW."
I didn't. Now, I have.
And promptly unliked because I now realize how embarrassing that is.
I wish i could Wipe my memory and experience this game blindly again
Don't we all?
Will there ever be a so great game again :')
But with a basic understanding of how the game works
Have u guys played the original xenoblade chronicles?;)
If you haven't played the original Xenoblade, then you should try that. It has a lot of similar mechanics, and also the story is 100x better (in my opinion)
Sylvalum:
20% Land to explore
80% Monsters to kill you.
Seriously this place is so cool looking but such a pain to travel through.
And you never want to fly through it because you miss out on this track right?
I didn't fly trough it first, cause the strongest enemies are agressiv against Skells...
*Caludros and noctilum will like to have a word with you*
Cauldros AND the Telethia have filled a complaint against this
@@TheCrabMiner What?
One of my core memories of gaming that stuck with me forever was first getting here, there was a storm so I couldn't really see, and I just kept running and seeing how far I could go despite all the odds and the fact I was completely lost. Was a pretty magical experience some reason.
Exactly the same for me, they currated the players discovery of this world perfectly
I remember just taking my skell up to a high point and just sitting there, enjoying the music. I genuinely cannot wait to experience this game again.
I'd say that Sylvalum is this game's equivalent of Satorl Marsh with its glorious night theme and stunning landscapes.
Nettiwelho in Xenoblade 2 its Leftheria
I'm glad they kept this tradition! Now the next Xenoblade shall have it, if not, we riot XD
Jonah Simm Idk, I’m thinking Uraya
@@baroquexxx yeah uraya for me. But leftheria is good too
@@dugtrioramen I’m thinking tantal
i love you.
WE ARE SO BACK
This underrated gem is going to get a lot of new fans when the switch release drops
Sawano is a musical genius
It's 2021, and XCX still the best game I have ever played. I can't believe Nintendo haven't ported that game yet to the Switch, and that they haven't made XCX2. Although I beat this game 100% twice, I would gladly pay over $120 to have it on the Switch (or a sequel). Sooner or later I may break and dust out my WiiU once more, I miss that game too much.
Honestly this. It is kinda upsetting how many ways XC2 stepped back from the original and XCX in design concepts. This is a masterpiece that would be even better on the Switch and some QoL, bonuses, clean multi-player, and tune-ups
@@BestgirlJordanfish 2 is mid but I honestly think it's better than X, which is kinda sad
@@BestgirlJordanfish every Xenoblade Game is it‘s own thing. And even 3 will be it‘s own thing even if it combines the worlds of 1 and 2
imo i think it really depends on what games you like. x is pretty nonlinear with a focus on exploration while 1 and 2 are focused on characters and story.
Have to agree. I'm pretty optimistic tho that we'll see either a port or sequel pretty soon, Takahashi has hinted at it. With a few quality of life improvements like sorting inventories and favoriting armor pieces, this game could be perfect
This song is addicting
night is easily better than day in Sylvalum
Yeah.
The Satorl Marsh of Xenoblade X
Tommy, the BESTEST with a hint of Valak Mountain
I love both. The day theme is unusually more eerie and subtle. Haunting almost. This one is grander with more power. both work wonderfully and flip the usual day/night dynamic on its head, which is such a brilliant play.
A lot more lively. But I guess that just sums up sylvalum at night anyways.
I got goosebumps the first time I heard this. Holy crap it's so good.
+Yami Same here, it's really good, pure bliss
+Yami Same here! And i get goosebumps all the time whit this song.
Jezu Sylvalum is probably my favorite game area I've ever been in. It's very unique and different from everything I've seen and it's also beautiful, majestic, and a bit eerie with all the giant monsters roaming about.
+Yami Same here! Sylvalum is my favorite area too!
It's the best video game environment ever created
Talk about, "I can't believe it's not snow"
Still get that crystal beauty and a world that really, seems completely unique. Wow. What an experience.
I feel ya, when I first got there it was during the day and I was like "oh neat, not a bad place and good music too". I'm not sure where I was at the time but I was around a lot of the Bubble things and the sky turned to night and the purple auroras appeared too, then the music built up, I was completely stunned.
It is much the equivalent of Satorl Marsh from the first game. Plain until nighttime, then the land wakes up
This alone makes me want this game.
If you like RPG's, get it. This game is absolutely amazing. There's a few flaws of course, like in every game, but what it has is completely acceptable by the other things it offers.
I highly recommend this game.
If you like games in general get it, it can appeal to almost any audience
I got it for Christmas but couldn't play until today (long story) and I'm enjoying it so far
In short, get it if you havnt already. Im not a big fan of rpgs, but this game is one of the best games period i have ever played period. Im about 60 hours in, and not even 50% completed. Totally worth every penny.
+xutbby420x I already have it. I just barely got to Noctilum, but had to stop playing sadly. I'm probably gonna play all weekend
I love sylvalum, especially when the purple auroras are everywhere at night. Along with this music and just seeing cool sights and doing the gamepad objectives, it's a feeling that is very unique. I love it
Shit dude guess I’m replaying this game. DE got me back into the series, and being a lot less stupid than I was, I feel like I can truly enjoy and appreciate this masterclass series
I wish I was in your place right now. I really wish I could experience these games again for the first time. ESPECIALLY 1 and X.
Seeing the crimson aurora for the first time
I totally didn't shed a few tears upon entering Sylvalum.
Its the best continent.
Sylvalum best continent
One of the most unique locations in any JRPG
Thought it was snow at first. This place is beautiful. Idk how they got it to look so good on the WiiU
Sylvalum (noun)- The land of bioluminescence and sentient fire alarms
ironically it is derived from luminous woods
Noctalum is derived from luminous night, they work better if swapped
This is my favorite Christmas song
Does feel fitting
I'm literally repairing my Wii U just to play this game again. Before Breath of the Wild came out, I was playing this game for hours a day. I miss it so much.
Xenoblade x in my opinion is the best Wii u game out there
@@katchy99 I think everybody will agree with you. Smash is cool and all, but this game is something special and at the time (before every game became an open world) was very unique.
@@katchy99 One of the best games out bro even in 2k24 now
holy shit dude. holy shit.
^This^
1:04
The Exact reason I love this song so much!
1:20
+Isaxus That part reminds me of "Firework"
I wasnt near any mosters so i just sat the controller down the first time i heard this
Ahh the mimories
Isaxus 1:34
My favorite continent of the game has the best music.
Because of this music, it's my favorite continent.
I like it, just not as much as I want to. I got some PTSD from one of the Ganglion bots... it destroyed my team and my first skell, so I was scared XD. (I called it "The Destroyer of Worlds")
+Daniel Ramirez Traveling Sylvalum by skell is not a good idea lol. Too many enemies aggro when you're in a skell but not on foot. Unless you fly over everything. But then you have to watch out for the giant thing in the sky attacking you...
+Yami I realized that when I got my skell destroyed
+CM Randall I CANT HEAR YOU, I CANT SEE YOU
One best songs in game period And ofc the best XenoBlade game by far. I remember i could not stop playing this game it was just so fun.
Still playing this track 5 years later... So good 😃
Anybody who says Xenoblade X has bad music only listened to 3 seconds of Black Tar.
Those 3 seconds are also great
I'm especially fond of the part that starts at 01:38
Just arrived here in the game. I made it across the sea at night. This music, dem feels.
+BDaMonkey Same here. Spent the better part of an hour gradually venturing northwards, dodging those nasty high level Prone. To finally drag myself out of the water and onto the beach at Sylvalum with an aurora overhead and this song playing still gives me chills.
It's a great area to traverse through as well. All of the continents are very alien looking but this is by far the most. Those hovering things, the plant life, the luminous spheres at night. Amazing stuff. And push forward a little bit, and then you are into Cauldros AKA hell on mira.
+Richard Higinbotham I got that the first time I entered Sylvalum and me and my friend were just like "holy fuck"
It made the experience so memorable and amazing. Like that, coupled with this music? Damn.
+Richard Higinbotham I was exploring Sylvalum just for the sake of getting ahead on Survey Rate in case I need it later on, and the Crimson Aurora weather happened at night. It's such a breathtaking sight that everyone should witness at least once while playing the game.
Time to sit there until I see a crimson aurora. I've seen spores but not the aurora.
Alien... Perfection!
uguuuuu
I've only explored like two percent of Sylvalum, but I think I've took in more than I have on the previous continents. The amazing Aurora Borealis, the epic music; even getting my doll wrecked less than five minutes in to exploring(seriously, that tops jumping straight into the Giant's Yawn in Oblivia)... Running and hiding from EVERYTHING in sight, absolutely beautiful.
Honestly, this is my favorite song from the entire game.You walk in from the entrance, and you're immersed in the MASSIVE world of Sylvalum and you start exploring, and when nigthtime happens, you hear this song. And it makes exploring even more beautiful. The monsters may feel very powerful, however, but I would find a spot that was safe, and just immerse myself in the music. I almost felt like I was at some sort of concert while listening to the music. One of the best places in the entire game, as well as some of the best music to lose yourself in.
How much I miss playing this game in the cold days of 2015 and 2016. I hope Monolith or whoever else makes a game like Xenoblade X again, there's just nothing like it.
I haven’t played this game in years. I no longer have a Wii U and really miss it. Never got to beat it either. If they ever port this to the switch that’s the only reason I’ll ever get a switch. This is probably one of if not the best open world jropg games ever made
storywise I haven't gotten to sylvalum yet, but gameplay wise I have, and, I was running through the continent, I decided not to use my mech, it was just a nature walk, when I encountered a clif face that twisted and turned as it grew taller, and it almost looked like a city scape to be honest, there were also a bunch of other landforms just as awe inspiring, all around it, i stopped, the music, the creatures. the ambience, the sheer scope of it, that was when i knew this was my favorite game.
The Noctilucent Sphere is beautiful at night, even more beautiful from the inside!
+MegaUltraSonic The player should do it as soon as they unlock the flight mod.
+Pokepowell X (DelfotionFan) Yes there is an opening in the sphere, but you need a flight mod for the skell to get into it.
+MegaUltraSonic As soon as I read your comment I shouted "YOU CAN GO INSIDE IT!?" I then preceeded to laugh while jumping up and down.
Sad... I know...
+Senpai Wrench Just beware that is isn't without its own risks...
1:05 When you open your eyes and feel True Wonder.
This song really brought me to another world the first time I heard it. Sylvalum night is legit.
When I first beheld the majesty that is Sylvalum's nothern lights.... combined with this glorious music.... I began to appreciate this game a lot more than I had initially. The overworld is truly amazing.
I see some people first arrived Sylvalum at night during the crimson aura. Glad I'm not the only one. It was such a unique, otherworldly experience!
Most majestic.
Still listening to this song even today
Even now bro, even now
Literally best composed ost he’s ever made. AoT is so good but this shit is like god damn
1:05 total Eargasm
The music made me think of Clannad and I love it
Wow now that I think of it, it really does.
yeah m8
nostalgia eating me up literally crying?😭😭 this game holds one of the happiest memories of my life and holds a special place in my heart
edit: So glad to know theres people who share the same thought
I came back here for the sole reason I dreamed about this music a few minutes ago. An absolute masterpiece that years after, I still can't forget.
I dont use my mecha in sylvalum at night just to hear this awesome soundtrack
oh my god I'm almost crying
At Noctilum at Day too , the music makes the exploration so intense
just one of the best game ever created good job nintendo
this music is the valack mountain of xenoblade chronicles x
This song does things to me bro
Sawono makes some great music, but this is just plain gorgeous!
Sawano*
Respect the man's name.
the only area to hype the night instead of the day. Love this area so much. Ill never forget my time in this beautiful world
I long stopped playing this game yet always return to this masterpiece
This song should just be called "Majesty" as it is the musical form of majesty.
Merci Adam pour m’avoir fait découvrir cette musique, je l’adore !
i'm addicted with this game *₩*
not very often when the night theme is more active than the day theme
also entering this place for the first time made me really appreciate this game
I think what I love the most about this song is that it sounds more "awake" than the daytime version, which makes sense since so much of the wildlife in this region is nocturnal. It's so cool when night falls and everything starts glowing and this song starts playing! It's like the whole place is waking up while the rest of Mira falls asleep.
Sylvalum is basically this games Valak mountain, which had my favourite song in the game a night. This is my favourite song in the game, and is my favourite area, same a Valak mountain was in the first.
Easily one of the most drastic area transformations ive seen in a video game. Was utterly mindblowing in 2015 and still shocks me now.
2023, still the best open world of the Nintendo xeno saga.
Praise our Lord and saviour ESCANOR
You’r vain delued démon king 😶
The first time i came here i fought the robots right outside the really big area during most of the day and stepped into the very large area right as it became night and just sat there and listened as I looked around and did nothing else for several minutes
I don't know if it is because I've been playing X whole december but this song (also the daytime one) really got that christmas feeling :)
I would just walk instead of fly so I could hear this theme
honestly might be my fave song in the game
A good theme to stop and sort out your inventory to.
I'll never forget experiencing Satorl Marsh at night for the first time 2 years ago... watching in awe as everything begins to glow and taking in the beautiful music. And now I'll never forget Sylvalum for letting me experience that moment all over again. 1:36 it's just... magical.
1:05 I love this part
That thing inside the sphere....whatever that thing is.......in sylvanum in that cocoon....That killed me..and my god, have i never got my health sapped all the way like that. I will have revenge!
You mean Pharsis, the Everqueen? The second-highest-leveled tyrant in the game? Yeah, that thing can kill pretty quickly.
Beat the game, get the ultimate weapon, get gravity resist augments, equip ultrafauna slayer augments on all weapons, go to it, then go to town on it.
It’s mostly because of its Spike damage that will kill you, so you need to get 2x Antispike XX.
best composer, and one of his best songs.
this. its beautiful
Saw a tweet that said that this should play in XC3 when you visit Uraya
I've never played or seen game play of xenoblade but after being lead here by escanor, I will definitely look into it.
Top 5 tracks in exact order:
Sylvavum(night)
Noctilum(day)
Black tar
Z29 battle
Uncontrollable
Manon ship and noctilum Night are also great picks oh and dont forgået cauldros Day you know what the whole soundtrack is great
Dont forget NO.EX01
pretty sure you lost your keys.
Yeah, this list is probably same as mine.
It takes way too long to get to sylvanum, but at least you get to listen to this awesome song.
+jalapeño of justice ... You can go there any time.
+TheCrabMiner Maybe he meant it takes a long time to get their on foot the first time.
Luckily the night it came out I stayed up all night exploring primordia and did some quests so getting to sylvalum wasn't bad since i skip traveled to the north tip of primordia
Once you got a skell you can wreck those dumb flying squid aliens guarding the entrance to this epic scenery
This song made me stop and appreciate the world around me.
Such an amazing game.
Nostalgic!
I think it's interesting how this theme turns the usual night/day themes on their head, while still being fitting for the night. I want more exciting night themes in the next Xenoblade!
finalcross of xeno twitter fame omg im a big fan. just discovered this song i am in love
@@theswagatron it’s one of the greats
also i’m surprised people actually recognize me lol
I love this song
1:37 has me tearing up
Thank you for sharing this ☺️🙏
Love dis games OST.
Man, this music is amazing. Really makes me wish flight music wasn't a thing. Totally ruins the immersion.
yeh same. i sometimes just leave my skell just because i dont want to accidently jump xD
Haha I've been doing the same thing. I think the world looks more impressive on foot anyway!
Hornbob Netcats I thought you could turn it off?
You can't
I play with Cemu, I can deactivate it when I want :)
After daytime noctilum this is the best song
LOVE IT!!!!
Arguably the Best song in the game right here :). I love this game!!
The Wii U era had so much love put into it.
Favorite song the game👌
This song goes so hard and it did not have to. But I absolutely love it.
xcx always the best
This song is the best thing about this game.
I'm only at Chapter 9, but for me, this is the best thing on the ost thus far. It's gorgeous.
Same. No need to rush.
+RagePWR stupid Ga Jiarg and his army...
This is a good music to explore the Arctic.
So powerful
You’r vain delued demon king
RUclips comments can't sum up my love for this song
1:38-1:52 my favorite part but the whole song is Moonlit Heaven rn