I find it funny how Shulk learned so many moves from Dunban and basically melded his and his own fighting styles together While Rex just said "If it ain't broke, double spinning edge"
To be fair, Shulk kind of had to as he lost an arm, and his replacement wasn't as good sp had to change his fighting style. I do think that some of Rex stances and auto attacks are based on Morag showing he including some of her style
@4wheal A little bit of Morag, a little bit of Zeke, and just the smallest bit of Vandham. He likely changed his fighting style to coincide with Pyra and Mythra being separated and got instruction from the former two
One thing i just realized is that shulk knowing monado armour canonizes shulk doing quests in xc1, which in turn guaruntees that shulk has all 5 artificial monados
@@lpfan4491 All except enchant. Because there's no Mechon. But still kept in Buster when its bonus effect needs a Mechon lmao Edit: Also FC canonizes the Bana quest chain.
@@IcyDragonRB Yeah, it's really odd that they left Buster's description intact.(As in, "Deals Bonus damage to mechon" instead of changing it to sth like "Deals a strong hit of damage".) Together with the removal of chain attacks(Which, the move makes a lot more sense with that damage multiplyer-mechanic), it feels like they didn't really think too much about its implementation because FC in itself was a rushjob with no budget.
I love the fact that both Shulk and Rex ended like the adult figures they admired, Shulk ended quite identical to Dunban, With the coat and with 1 arm unusable, while Rex ended like a mix between Vandham Morag and Zeke
And to add onto that. Guernica Vandham is also technically a descendant of Rex. I guess the Vandham xc2 aspects of Rex were passed on down to his descendants for generations to come.
While it’s not a 3D animation pulled from another XenoBLADE game… Matt’s Backspin Punch uses the same choreography as the second hit of Fei’s Triangle-Triangle combo in XenoGEARS. Also, A’s Skyfoil attack is exactly the same as an art Alvis can use when he is a guest party member while teaching Shulk Monado Purge.
It's so cool that Matthew and gondhor have so much in common, well they are related so it's a no brainer and gondhor's move set is "inspired by her relative" but to see the modern fist fighter looking more unrefined but more flexible meanwhile Matthews fist style being more refined but stiff is cool
@@WindyWooshes they have the same bloodline since you know... both are vandhams and Matthew is the representative statue of house vandham which gondhor(present day) is from
You're telling me that Shulk's Monado Armor is based on Shulk's Monado Armor, and Rex's Double Spinning Edge, Anchor Shot, Sword Bash and Rolling Smash are based on Rex's Double Spinning Edge, Anchor Shot, Sword Bash and Rolling Smash? I can't believe this!
I wish FMJ got some of Minoth's animations. Imagine Gray sliding forward while shooting Sliding Slinger style then upside down spinning in mid-air delivering a whole magazine worth of ammo
Yeah, srsly!! I'm very surprised they didn't do this, but maybe it's because Gray is so old and would realistically not be able to move the way Minoth does?
@@TimothyGod Revolt Uppercut specifically gives him an evasion effect during the art animation. It says so in the description. While he is performing the animation, nothing will hit him. So him shaking his hand, extends the duration of the evade. Try it for yourself.
It’s pretty cool they made the same animation for Matthew (which is expected) yet made him have a very VERY solid martial art stance compared to the main games characters.
@@JorbitTheEarth also, i just wanna say that Rex's Dual Blast still looks a lot like Zeke's Stratospheric Thunder, but not as much as XC2 Vandham's Muscle Uppercut.
I think Rex's Cross Blaze art is likely inspired from Morag's Blaze art with Bridghids weapon. Not only both names involving "blaze" in their name. Both animations follow a similar motion, starting with arms crossed and above the shoulders. attacking swinging crossing their weaopns ending with each arm on their respective side and hands by the waist/hip
I think the start of Shulk's Monado Rage is a reference to Dunban's Blinding Blossom animation, and his Monado Purge animation in 3 might be a one-handed version of Shulk's classic Back Slash
Not sure if it counts, but the short animation that plays when you complete Shulk’s chain order as he’s about to use Liberation Edge references two of his victory screens from Smash Bros. He starts one by swinging the Monado twice, and ends another by holding it across his chest, which is the sequence they use in FR.
@@JorbitTheEarth Bro why u are waiting? use this chance for part 2 with extra arts in the coments. Im learning to speak english, if i made a mistake ,sorry. 😅
4:48 “Born in a world of strife! “Against the odds! “We choose to FIGHT! “Blossom Dance!” 5:53 Don’t get me wrong. I love Fergus’ voice for Rex, but hearing Al right after just hits the feels. He may have grown up, but he really is our same old goofy Rex-Rex. 🥲
I believe Matthew's Break art animation references a basic attack Fei uses in Xenogears; this is the type of reference I'd been looking for since the first trailer dropped and I felt glad to have found this particular possibilty.
@@Fermin-hw5pd it wasn't a deathblow or anything, just one of the button inputs, I think it might've been Δ but I'd have to boot the game up to confirm.
The best part is during the slit edge gale slash portion you can hear rex go (gotta lay down for a sec) never change rex. Never stop gaining all the aggro
Here's another reference you might not have noticed. Shulk's animation when being selected for a chain attack order, where he swings the Monado side to side before holding up close to him actually loosely references one of his victory animations in Smash Bros.
Here I'm just trying to see if they made any of Matthew's poses / moves similar to Xenogears' Fei's animations. Seems like the big connection fans were trying to make
@@QMulative it wasn't thought? Xenogears were made by the same team, yes, but it was made in SquireEnix. And then they put Takahashi into harsh deadlines, making him butcher 2 disc of the game and after that Takahashi said: "f*** you" gathered his team and made Monolith Soft. But back then they were working under Bandai Namco instead of Nintendo. That's why they don't have rights for Xenosaga, because it's stuck in Bandai Namco jail. But apparently Takahashi is trying his hardest to communicate with them, considering FR and Cosmos at the end. Sorry for the long comment.
YOOOOOO This is sick!! Reminds me of the kingdom hearts animation breakdowns bio roxas did, it's sooooo cool getting to see these in detail, i totally didn't catch most of these being similar given how chaotic combat is
I see Shulk's arts working kind of like this: Slit Edge looks like Gale Slash of course but also like the original Slit Edge but if Shulk tried it with only his left hand Stream Edge like Worldy Slash but also like if he tried doing it with only his left hand, originally it came from the left and swung to the right and now its backwards (and add the extra slash for the Dunban reference) Heavy Rush is new and is like Steel Strike, not much else Monado Buster is Shulk flexing that he learned how to do Blossom Dance (probably in XCX lol) Monado Armour like it did previously but with one arm of course Monado Purge a lot of people say its like Demon Slayer, but not necessarily, to me it looks more like Shulk trying to do Back Slash with his left hand, he leaps a little in the air and slams the weapon down (yes, I know it doesn't work like Back Slash for obvious reasons) and bonus for Back Slash, in the base game when characters use Overclock Buster it kinda looks like Back Slash's animation in Smash Monado Rage first puts his weapon on his shoulder kind of like Dunban when doing Blinding Blossom (but Dunban has a lot more swag) and a red mist appears in front of him (Heat Haze?), and yes the mist deals damage, and then the follow up slash is completely new as far as I can tell, and also bonus for Monado Rage, Reyn has an art called Rage in XC1, they don't necessarily function the same but Monado Rage reminded me of Reyn a lot (probably because of Reyn's aura Engage or Dunban's Battle Eye), and actually Rage from Reyn works like Shulk's skills in FR, which is sad because spike damage is borderline useless
I saw on Twitter, I don’t remember where though unfortunately, but someone mentioned that Rex’s regular attack animations in FR has the same animations as Mòrag in 2, since they both wield dual swords
Lots of Matthew's animations also bear a strong resemblance to some of Fei's standard attacks/deathblows in Xenogears! Also is it just me or did Anchor Shot kind of get a downgrade? I always loved the sense of weight it had in 2 with the anticipation of Rex reeling the anchor back, and then following through with the sword--- it feels very light and flimsy to use in FR though I find. Just a nitpick either way but kind of a shame.
Maybe they did that to reflect how Rex has grown in strength significantly, and therefore could reel in the anchor with ease. Or it's just smaller than the one he used to have. Probably neither of these, but either way, I'm pretty stoked they kept some of the move sets the same while also adapting it to XC3's combat system.
@@norelle28 Yeah, maybe if Rex moved his whole body more in 3, like he was using his entire weight to force the enemy down. Agreed though, its really neat seeing subtly different takes on old moves.
@@PisserFartShitt Mm, I don't have a good memory of that but it sounds right? I can see them taking it out of 3 though just because theres already a bit of sensory overload with 6-7 active party members on screen lol
Ughh... OF COURSE! The Martial Artist class from Ghondor would be a descendant style of the Vandham martial arts. Makes so much more sense now that we can see them side-by-side. Especially since Noah doing the techniques look so amateurish compared to Matthew's finesse.
Due to not being the most familiar with the animations, I can't say anything concrete, but sincr Rex now has Dual swords, I had assumed that at least some animation may be a reference to Vandham, though I can't speak confidently in that
Skyfoil reminds me more of one of the ouroboros finishers for Noa and Mio where he jumps and does that animation before interlinking again. But it does look like the cutscene from 1
@@RealChrisTakaRex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a clear combination of Rex and Pneuma's Infinity Blade Special from XC2, and Rex and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game, it's pretty easy to see, and to tell.
@lemmyxpro The only similarities between 2 and 3 Infinity Blade is the sword itself and Rex raising it in the air (which doesn't mean anything cuz he raises his sword for Burning Sword too lol) The motion of the actual strike aren't even the same. 2's was a jab/poke while 3's is a downward slash. If anything, it's just Burning Sword with Pneuma's sword and they slapped on the name Infinity Blade
Cross Blaze for Rex is also most certainly taken from Pyra and Nia's unique Level 4 Blade Art in Xenoblade 2, I forget which one; the final hit it an x shaped attack with two different elemental blades, in FR being Light and Fire rather than Fire and Water.
Nah, i can see it but that's a more obscure reference to make. A less obscure reference to make would be the fact that i think it's defo a reference to Morag's art: Azure II: Blaze
It is in name, and Rex combines the replica Aegis swords together to form what is essentially Pneuma's Aegis sword while using Infinity Blade in XC2, before using an attack in which the animation is very near identical to Rex & Pyra's LVL 4 Blade Special in XC2, Burning Sword. So, to sum everything up, Rex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a combination of his and Pneuma's Infinity Blade from XC2, and his and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game.
The end of FR Shulk's animation for Monado Armour is also similar to the pose that Dunban uses when activating an aura - not sure if it's a specific one, or in general.
@@Kylotlno, they're thinking of Thunder Doom, Pandoria's Level 3 Blade Special, and in which case, night breaker does have a somewhat similar animation.
If theres more can you show them off?? Like Ik A has 2 of Alvis’s arts when you initiate a chain attack with Alvis in the party in xc1 but i dont actually know what those look like.
Yeah, not animations, but Great Garland IS Patroka's Level 3 Blade Special, (if you're using her as a blade.) or one of her many arts. (If you're fighting her as a boss when she has her lance in the main story.)
Dude i honestly don't think these are just cute references but have lore implications. Prison island has become more mysterious and they reminded us about it for a reason, going back through i am noticing Matthew's coat and pants pattern on the monsters.
No, i think Power Raiser from Noah has him holding some sort of gem (or gem-looking thing) in his hand and lifting his hand up, but correct me if i am wrong.
@@lemmyxpro Right, I forgot the name of it. I'm pretty sure it's Lucky 7 he thrusts in the air, as I used it quite a bit in the Gauntlet before getting an optimized Sena build set up. I could be wrong too, though.
I was sad that Shulk didn't have his signature BACKSLASH!! I guess they thought he was too old to be doing that and/or either as Shulk stated in the game... he wasn't feeling it
That can't be true, as the new animation for Shulk's Monado Purge in XC3 looks kinda like a one-handed backslash already. Clearly, Shulk is still very capable.
It's most likely because they designed shulk to be a tank in Future Redeemed. and a move that has a damage bonus from the back doesn't really fit a kit that's supposed to hold onto aggro and have enemies facing him.
Rex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a clear combination of Rex and Pneuma's Infinity Blade Special from XC2, and Rex and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game, it's pretty easy to see, and to tell.
when i saw the statue of shulk in the founders area, i wanted shulk dunban so badly. when i saw the teaser for future redeemed, my hope for shulk dunban only grew (i didnt watch the second trailer) and when i played him for the first time, noticing the returning animations, hyped as fuck, hitting the talent art button and SEEING BLOSSOM DANCE i freaked out and fangirled so hard i forgot i was a guy
Yeah we all know a good portion of arts and techniques were used from previous games were brought over to Xenoblade Chronicles 3 you're telling us a whole lot of stuff that we already know and yes we can see that but what can you do I mean it's xenoblade chronicles. But I wanna see what's so different from xenoblade chronicles future connected and chronicles future redeemed.
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I find it funny how Shulk learned so many moves from Dunban and basically melded his and his own fighting styles together
While Rex just said "If it ain't broke, double spinning edge"
To be fair, Shulk kind of had to as he lost an arm, and his replacement wasn't as good sp had to change his fighting style.
I do think that some of Rex stances and auto attacks are based on Morag showing he including some of her style
Well Rex still has both arms. His arms literally isn't broke
@4wheal A little bit of Morag, a little bit of Zeke, and just the smallest bit of Vandham. He likely changed his fighting style to coincide with Pyra and Mythra being separated and got instruction from the former two
Yu forgot to season it with avante garde medal and Instant Art reset upon a crit😂❤️
@@4whealseems like it, I'm glad they didnt forget about Morga or Vandham
Shulk taking after Dunban is the coolest shit.
i know right
Totally agree it’s so sick!
even the part about only using one arm(even though he still has the other one it's just mechanical now)
If only he took after Dunban as far as being a good character to play as.
(Why did they give him no taunt and spike damage as his default??)
I just wish I could figure out a good kit for him
I love that you can still hear DOUBLESPINNINGEDGE throughout everyones' showcase 😂
Lol its part of the Rex experience
@@JorbitTheEarthgod I love Rex
REX WE CAN DO IT
It’s cool that Matthew’s stance and fundamentals do seem to be significantly better than any martial artists that came after him
Makes sense. Dude spent his life training and fighting, even during peace. and man, I can't use martial artist, the gloves are so ugly
@@jstar3382 in too find of seraph, and Alexandria class. The name is escaping me
@@jstar3382 you can make the gloves disappear with certain outfits and fight barehanded
@@rift3487 really? Wich ones?
@@getsugatensho7465 troubador and signifier. Not sure if they fixed it though as it’s been a while since the last I’ve played of it
Pretty sure Rex’s cross blaze is a reference to Morag’s art of the same name (Azure II Blaze)
Yooo good call!
Omg.... 8 didn't think of Morag duel wielding.
Could also be from the end of Union Sword (Pyra's Special with Nia).
It definitely is. Similar name, and identitcal animation!
@@ThePedroLippi highly doubt it. That's much more of a small/obscure reference when compared to what the OG comment suggested.
One thing i just realized is that shulk knowing monado armour canonizes shulk doing quests in xc1, which in turn guaruntees that shulk has all 5 artificial monados
OMG, that's so true!!
Didn't Shulk already have all arts in FC? Or am I misremembering?
@@lpfan4491 honestly i dont remember
@@lpfan4491 All except enchant. Because there's no Mechon. But still kept in Buster when its bonus effect needs a Mechon lmao
Edit: Also FC canonizes the Bana quest chain.
@@IcyDragonRB Yeah, it's really odd that they left Buster's description intact.(As in, "Deals Bonus damage to mechon" instead of changing it to sth like "Deals a strong hit of damage".)
Together with the removal of chain attacks(Which, the move makes a lot more sense with that damage multiplyer-mechanic), it feels like they didn't really think too much about its implementation because FC in itself was a rushjob with no budget.
Lost Ray and Cross Ray are both arts that Alvis had when he temporarily joins your party in the Telethia fight.
Woah good point! The attention to detail is awesome
Yep!
Shulk's Talent Art becoming a mash up of Blossom Dance and Monado Buster is so inspired.
I love the fact that both Shulk and Rex ended like the adult figures they admired, Shulk ended quite identical to Dunban, With the coat and with 1 arm unusable, while Rex ended like a mix between Vandham Morag and Zeke
Heck even their animations are pretty much the same between Shulk and Dunban and between Rex and Zeke
And to add onto that. Guernica Vandham is also technically a descendant of Rex. I guess the Vandham xc2 aspects of Rex were passed on down to his descendants for generations to come.
@@rainyday9174 I find funny the fact a lot of the xenoblade 3 characters are related in someway to Rex family tree
Slit Edge looks like a combination of XC1 Slit Edge and Gale Slash, so fucking cool
Rex’s auto attacks are also pretty much similar to Morags as well.
To some of 'em, yeah
HOW DID I NOT NOTICE SHULK INCORPORATED BLOSSOM DANCE INTO HIS MONADO BUSTER
HOW????
LOL I freaked out when I saw that
While it’s not a 3D animation pulled from another XenoBLADE game…
Matt’s Backspin Punch uses the same choreography as the second hit of Fei’s Triangle-Triangle combo in XenoGEARS.
Also, A’s Skyfoil attack is exactly the same as an art Alvis can use when he is a guest party member while teaching Shulk Monado Purge.
You can even see the flower petals at the end of Shulk's Future Redeemed Monado Buster. :)
Yeah, it's an incredibly nice touch!!
It's so cool that Matthew and gondhor have so much in common, well they are related so it's a no brainer and gondhor's move set is "inspired by her relative" but to see the modern fist fighter looking more unrefined but more flexible meanwhile Matthews fist style being more refined but stiff is cool
Related?
@@WindyWooshes they have the same bloodline since you know... both are vandhams and Matthew is the representative statue of house vandham which gondhor(present day) is from
You're telling me that Shulk's Monado Armor is based on Shulk's Monado Armor, and Rex's Double Spinning Edge, Anchor Shot, Sword Bash and Rolling Smash are based on Rex's Double Spinning Edge, Anchor Shot, Sword Bash and Rolling Smash? I can't believe this!
I wish FMJ got some of Minoth's animations.
Imagine Gray sliding forward while shooting Sliding Slinger style then upside down spinning in mid-air delivering a whole magazine worth of ammo
Yeah, srsly!! I'm very surprised they didn't do this, but maybe it's because Gray is so old and would realistically not be able to move the way Minoth does?
A cool detail with Matthew's Revolt Uppercut is that he shakes his hand right after. I just like that small detail.
I LOVE that detail! He has some really crips animations that add a lot of character
I like that it also serves a purpose too of extending the evade effects.
@@jreddie92what evades? Matthew doesn't get any from his art. It's a cancel increases damage in future redeemed
@@TimothyGod Revolt Uppercut specifically gives him an evasion effect during the art animation. It says so in the description. While he is performing the animation, nothing will hit him. So him shaking his hand, extends the duration of the evade. Try it for yourself.
@@jreddie92 brain rot
It’s pretty cool they made the same animation for Matthew (which is expected) yet made him have a very VERY solid martial art stance compared to the main games characters.
Interesting how Blos- Monado Buster in 3 ends with Shulk actually using his robo arm for a bit, making it more Buster.
Nah, Rex's dual blast is definitely inspired by XC2 Vandham's Muscle Uppercut.
Super true. Now I gotta check out all of vandhams animations haha
@@JorbitTheEarth Just saw this comment again, and i just want to say, thanks fod the reply! And you defo need to, lol.
@@JorbitTheEarth also, i just wanna say that Rex's Dual Blast still looks a lot like Zeke's Stratospheric Thunder, but not as much as XC2 Vandham's Muscle Uppercut.
I think Rex's Cross Blaze art is likely inspired from Morag's Blaze art with Bridghids weapon. Not only both names involving "blaze" in their name. Both animations follow a similar motion, starting with arms crossed and above the shoulders. attacking swinging crossing their weaopns ending with each arm on their respective side and hands by the waist/hip
I think the start of Shulk's Monado Rage is a reference to Dunban's Blinding Blossom animation, and his Monado Purge animation in 3 might be a one-handed version of Shulk's classic Back Slash
Woah good call! I didn’t even think of those
Cool finds!!
Did somebody say "MONADO RAGE!!!💪🤬👊"?
I’m so glad they made Mathew gauntlets gloves instead of whatever Ghondor was using! It allows his movements to feel more flexible!
Not sure if it counts, but the short animation that plays when you complete Shulk’s chain order as he’s about to use Liberation Edge references two of his victory screens from Smash Bros.
He starts one by swinging the Monado twice, and ends another by holding it across his chest, which is the sequence they use in FR.
Ohhhhh I knew I recognized it from somewhere. Good call
He also makes the pose on the DE soundtrack
Yep, that's true!
@@superlagbro192yeah, nice find!
@@JorbitTheEarth Bro why u are waiting? use this chance for part 2 with extra arts in the coments.
Im learning to speak english, if i made a mistake ,sorry. 😅
4:48 “Born in a world of strife!
“Against the odds!
“We choose to FIGHT!
“Blossom Dance!”
5:53 Don’t get me wrong. I love Fergus’ voice for Rex, but hearing Al right after just hits the feels. He may have grown up, but he really is our same old goofy Rex-Rex. 🥲
I believe Matthew's Break art animation references a basic attack Fei uses in Xenogears; this is the type of reference I'd been looking for since the first trailer dropped and I felt glad to have found this particular possibilty.
Really? Which attack from Fei resembles that...?
@@Fermin-hw5pd it wasn't a deathblow or anything, just one of the button inputs, I think it might've been Δ but I'd have to boot the game up to confirm.
I love that xeno series liked to have callbacks to arts and moves. .asked everything so iconic
The best part is during the slit edge gale slash portion you can hear rex go (gotta lay down for a sec) never change rex. Never stop gaining all the aggro
Here's another reference you might not have noticed. Shulk's animation when being selected for a chain attack order, where he swings the Monado side to side before holding up close to him actually loosely references one of his victory animations in Smash Bros.
Here I'm just trying to see if they made any of Matthew's poses / moves similar to Xenogears' Fei's animations. Seems like the big connection fans were trying to make
I wish I knew more about xenogears 😔 it’s definitely on my list of things to play this summer
@@JorbitTheEarth if you didn't know it was a Monolith Soft game, you will the moment you see those sprites run & jump
@@QMulative it wasn't thought? Xenogears were made by the same team, yes, but it was made in SquireEnix. And then they put Takahashi into harsh deadlines, making him butcher 2 disc of the game and after that Takahashi said: "f*** you" gathered his team and made Monolith Soft. But back then they were working under Bandai Namco instead of Nintendo. That's why they don't have rights for Xenosaga, because it's stuck in Bandai Namco jail. But apparently Takahashi is trying his hardest to communicate with them, considering FR and Cosmos at the end. Sorry for the long comment.
@@СофияВихарева-ц2к Not square enix. It was called squaresoft at the time. also it's Kos-Mos not cosmos.
I personally don't see them
A's skyfoil could be a reference to the time alvis did purge though it was only in a cutscene
Nvm just saw it was in immediately after I finished the comment
YOOOOOO This is sick!! Reminds me of the kingdom hearts animation breakdowns bio roxas did, it's sooooo cool getting to see these in detail, i totally didn't catch most of these being similar given how chaotic combat is
Haha with 6 party members all at once it gets pretty insane. Thanks for watching!
Monolith Soft has always been pretty smart about reusing animations in creative ways.
Rex is all grown up 😊
A’s lost ray is based off alvis’ lost ray, which you can only see in 1 fight in the whole game
I see Shulk's arts working kind of like this:
Slit Edge looks like Gale Slash of course but also like the original Slit Edge but if Shulk tried it with only his left hand
Stream Edge like Worldy Slash but also like if he tried doing it with only his left hand, originally it came from the left and swung to the right and now its backwards (and add the extra slash for the Dunban reference)
Heavy Rush is new and is like Steel Strike, not much else
Monado Buster is Shulk flexing that he learned how to do Blossom Dance (probably in XCX lol)
Monado Armour like it did previously but with one arm of course
Monado Purge a lot of people say its like Demon Slayer, but not necessarily, to me it looks more like Shulk trying to do Back Slash with his left hand, he leaps a little in the air and slams the weapon down (yes, I know it doesn't work like Back Slash for obvious reasons) and bonus for Back Slash, in the base game when characters use Overclock Buster it kinda looks like Back Slash's animation in Smash
Monado Rage first puts his weapon on his shoulder kind of like Dunban when doing Blinding Blossom (but Dunban has a lot more swag) and a red mist appears in front of him (Heat Haze?), and yes the mist deals damage, and then the follow up slash is completely new as far as I can tell, and also bonus for Monado Rage, Reyn has an art called Rage in XC1, they don't necessarily function the same but Monado Rage reminded me of Reyn a lot (probably because of Reyn's aura Engage or Dunban's Battle Eye), and actually Rage from Reyn works like Shulk's skills in FR, which is sad because spike damage is borderline useless
I saw on Twitter, I don’t remember where though unfortunately, but someone mentioned that Rex’s regular attack animations in FR has the same animations as Mòrag in 2, since they both wield dual swords
Rex's autoattack animations are Morag's and Cross Blaze is her Blaze art
Yep
Lots of Matthew's animations also bear a strong resemblance to some of Fei's standard attacks/deathblows in Xenogears!
Also is it just me or did Anchor Shot kind of get a downgrade? I always loved the sense of weight it had in 2 with the anticipation of Rex reeling the anchor back, and then following through with the sword--- it feels very light and flimsy to use in FR though I find. Just a nitpick either way but kind of a shame.
Maybe they did that to reflect how Rex has grown in strength significantly, and therefore could reel in the anchor with ease.
Or it's just smaller than the one he used to have.
Probably neither of these, but either way, I'm pretty stoked they kept some of the move sets the same while also adapting it to XC3's combat system.
@@norelle28 Yeah, maybe if Rex moved his whole body more in 3, like he was using his entire weight to force the enemy down. Agreed though, its really neat seeing subtly different takes on old moves.
In X2 there was this little screen shake effect on some hits! I don't believe X3 has this effect, if it does it's just much more tuned down.
@@PisserFartShitt Mm, I don't have a good memory of that but it sounds right? I can see them taking it out of 3 though just because theres already a bit of sensory overload with 6-7 active party members on screen lol
From a pure gameplay standpoint, its faster so I don't care. From an animation standpoint, kinda sad.
Ughh... OF COURSE! The Martial Artist class from Ghondor would be a descendant style of the Vandham martial arts. Makes so much more sense now that we can see them side-by-side. Especially since Noah doing the techniques look so amateurish compared to Matthew's finesse.
Blossom Buster is fucking awesome, not just because it's Dunban's move, it's just a wicked combo.
skyfoil is a direct reference to the unnamed art Alvis killed a telethia with
It was clearly Monado Purge, lol. (Except it was him using the power of it, the art, in a different way.)
Due to not being the most familiar with the animations, I can't say anything concrete, but sincr Rex now has Dual swords, I had assumed that at least some animation may be a reference to Vandham, though I can't speak confidently in that
Good call he actually does but I missed some of them haha
Yep, your suspicion is correct. Rex's Dual Blast is the exact same art (animation-wise) as XC2 Vandham's Muscle Uppercut.
Like Great granddaughter and Someone's son
Skyfoil reminds me more of one of the ouroboros finishers for Noa and Mio where he jumps and does that animation before interlinking again. But it does look like the cutscene from 1
Had no idea Matthew had many similar if not identical arts to the martial arts class! Thats a really cool detail!!
It's not combat or art related, but Nikol has the same jumping animation that Shulk had in Xenoblade 1.
Glimmer also shares some of Pyra's animations.
I mean, makes sense that the Ghondor our Base Game Party met, had over generations learned the Upper Cut from Matthew
Skyfoil is used by Alvis in XC1 in the cutscene where he first meets Shulk. I think it’s the last attack he uses on the Telethia.
He technically uses Monado Purge's power in that scene, but the way he uses it (the animation) is what Skyfoil was based off of.
Also, this isn't an Art callback but i love that Nikol hops while backing away from an enemy like Shulk does in 1
You just forgot Infinity Blade in XC2 when you use Pneuma lv4 special art
Unless our copies of XC3 were different, I don't recall anyone using an orbital strike lmao
@@RealChrisTakaRex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a clear combination of Rex and Pneuma's Infinity Blade Special from XC2, and Rex and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game, it's pretty easy to see, and to tell.
@lemmyxpro The only similarities between 2 and 3 Infinity Blade is the sword itself and Rex raising it in the air (which doesn't mean anything cuz he raises his sword for Burning Sword too lol)
The motion of the actual strike aren't even the same. 2's was a jab/poke while 3's is a downward slash. If anything, it's just Burning Sword with Pneuma's sword and they slapped on the name Infinity Blade
This makes me wish that electric gutbuster was implemented into fr shulk's kit. Man I love that move.
LET'S SHOW THEM A THING OR THREE!
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DOUBLE SPINNING EDGE DOUBLE DOUBLE SPINNING EDGE DOUBLE SPINNING EDGE ANCHOR SHOT-HA... ANCHOR SHOT-HA... SWORD BASH -SWORD BA.. -SWORD BASH. -DOUBLE SPINNING E... -DOUBLE SPINNI-
Cross Blaze for Rex is also most certainly taken from Pyra and Nia's unique Level 4 Blade Art in Xenoblade 2, I forget which one; the final hit it an x shaped attack with two different elemental blades, in FR being Light and Fire rather than Fire and Water.
This music is a masterpiece
Oh I didn't catch that Noah's class and A's class have cross over. I guess that is confirmation that Lucky 7 is a Monado.
It's actually a Monado Replica, essentially. I found that out in Luxin's YT video titled "XC3's gimmicks explained".
I think Rex's Cross Blaze looks like the last hit of Pyra and Nia's combo level 4, Union Sword
Nah, i can see it but that's a more obscure reference to make. A less obscure reference to make would be the fact that i think it's defo a reference to Morag's art: Azure II: Blaze
I know you barely have any videos, but i still love your content!
Thanks so much!
Pretty sure Rex’s Infinity Blade from 3, is essentially… Rex and Pneuma’s Infinity Blade from 2.
It is in name, and Rex combines the replica Aegis swords together to form what is essentially Pneuma's Aegis sword while using Infinity Blade in XC2, before using an attack in which the animation is very near identical to Rex & Pyra's LVL 4 Blade Special in XC2, Burning Sword.
So, to sum everything up, Rex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a combination of his and Pneuma's Infinity Blade from XC2, and his and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game.
The end of FR Shulk's animation for Monado Armour is also similar to the pose that Dunban uses when activating an aura - not sure if it's a specific one, or in general.
It's interesting Noah got a couple of A's animations. Maybe Alvis is the reason Noah and Mio reborn back into the cycle to stop N?
Why did nikol have to put so much body into yelling launch?
It keeps them launched in the air longer (scientifically proven) (trust me)
Did you check XC2 Vandham/dual scythes class at all? My immdiate thought was that the dual swrods had to have some animations from Vandham!
I don't remember anything from Vandham at all
I guess he didn't, but Rex's Dual Blast art in XC3 is the same art (animation-wise) as XC2 Vandham's Muscle Uppercut.
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Isnt Noah's Night Breaker the same as one of Pandoria's moves where she sticks Zeke's sword into the ground? Cant remember which one
you're probably thinking of the level 4 special, but that seems different enough that it probably isnt a reference to that
@@Kylotlno, they're thinking of Thunder Doom, Pandoria's Level 3 Blade Special, and in which case, night breaker does have a somewhat similar animation.
Really awesome to see a new xeno content creator! Wish you the best of luck man!
That's Dunban over there!
If theres more can you show them off?? Like Ik A has 2 of Alvis’s arts when you initiate a chain attack with Alvis in the party in xc1 but i dont actually know what those look like.
3:19 the price you have to pay for having a fairly original weapon I guess
Glimmers illusory bloom looks kinda similar to ground beat
Yeah, true!
Glimmer shares art names with Patroka for some reason? Not animations I think, but Great Garland is definitely a Patroka art
Yeah, not animations, but Great Garland IS Patroka's Level 3 Blade Special, (if you're using her as a blade.) or one of her many arts. (If you're fighting her as a boss when she has her lance in the main story.)
Dude i honestly don't think these are just cute references but have lore implications. Prison island has become more mysterious and they reminded us about it for a reason, going back through i am noticing Matthew's coat and pants pattern on the monsters.
Isn't one of A's healing Arts a reference to the D-Pad Up Art for Noah's Lucky 7? The one where each sword is pointed into the sky, I mean.
No, i think Power Raiser from Noah has him holding some sort of gem (or gem-looking thing) in his hand and lifting his hand up, but correct me if i am wrong.
@@lemmyxpro Right, I forgot the name of it. I'm pretty sure it's Lucky 7 he thrusts in the air, as I used it quite a bit in the Gauntlet before getting an optimized Sena build set up. I could be wrong too, though.
Can you make Alpha's phase 1 skill comparison? I think some of his arts are similar to Shulk's art in XB1 like Monado Cyclone
DOUBLE SPINNING EDGE
awesome video it was nice seeing all the refernced but i have a question, whats the song you used when you were showcasing mathew?
It’s called “New Battle!!!” It’s the main combat theme for the dlc. Glad you enjoyed it :)
I was sad that Shulk didn't have his signature BACKSLASH!! I guess they thought he was too old to be doing that and/or either as Shulk stated in the game... he wasn't feeling it
That can't be true, as the new animation for Shulk's Monado Purge in XC3 looks kinda like a one-handed backslash already. Clearly, Shulk is still very capable.
It's most likely because they designed shulk to be a tank in Future Redeemed. and a move that has a damage bonus from the back doesn't really fit a kit that's supposed to hold onto aggro and have enemies facing him.
Cool
Thanks for watching!
So you didnt... compare shulk's slit edge, to shulk's slit edge?
Also glimmer may have some of haze's animations.
Does she??
A's sky foil is also Noah's air slash
Not exactly, but close
This is how sequels are supposed to be like them boys look dashing like a mtf 😂😂😂😮😮😮 Shulk and Rex....dam I think I want the game now 😂😂😂
Patroka and glimmer share some art names. Not sure about the animations
I don't think they share any animations, but they definitely share art names, namely: Great Garland.
Infinity blade is referenced to the special Pyra and Nia art in Xeno2 no!?!?
Rex's Infinity Blade in XC3 is a clear combination of Rex and Pneuma's Infinity Blade Special from XC2, and Rex and Pyra's Burning Sword from the same game, it's pretty easy to see, and to tell.
@@lemmyxpro I was pretty sure the unlockable dual art for Nia and Pyra in 2 was called Infinity blade?
@@josephaguilarjr6462 it was actually called Union Sword, but you were close!
Noahs' Infinity Blade animation is also similar to Rexs'
No? They're very different.
@@lemmyxpro the blasts are different, but the actions are similar
How did you use talent arts without the fancy camera angles?
In the settings of the game under the camera tab, at the very bottom there’s something called battle camera which you can toggle on and off :)
@@JorbitTheEarth oh my god that’s awesome thank you!
when i saw the statue of shulk in the founders area, i wanted shulk dunban so badly.
when i saw the teaser for future redeemed, my hope for shulk dunban only grew
(i didnt watch the second trailer)
and when i played him for the first time, noticing the returning animations, hyped as fuck, hitting the talent art button and SEEING BLOSSOM DANCE i freaked out and fangirled so hard i forgot i was a guy
Spoiler
It's only right that Gondhor fights like her great great great etc... grandfather
Bruh... 😂
I actually didn't think Matthew had unique animations. His are all slightly different than Martial Artist
Did you check A's arts against Alvis in 1?
well beans.....
omg shulk be a tanker???
suprised that nikol has nothing from poppibuster
Yeah we all know a good portion of arts and techniques were used from previous games were brought over to Xenoblade Chronicles 3 you're telling us a whole lot of stuff that we already know and yes we can see that but what can you do I mean it's xenoblade chronicles. But I wanna see what's so different from xenoblade chronicles future connected and chronicles future redeemed.
WAIT, you don't have to see the animation of the personal tactics obligatorily?
Huh?