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- Tetsuya Takahashi talks about the next major Software update for Xenoblade Chronicles: Ver. 1.4.0
- will add two new Rare Blades
Poppibuster
- first, Hana Buster in Japanese or Poppibuster in English
- will be available exclusively for players who purchased the Expansion Pass
- designed by Saito Masatsugu, the main character designer, who already designed Poppi and Poppi QT
- unlike the other versions of Poppi, she was designed so that any character can resonate with her
- Poppibuster requires a special quest, as she will not be available via the usual Blade Resonance method
- Poppibuster is getting her own Blade Quest(s), like all the other Blades
- additional details
Unlock quest: “New Power” (Japanese name)
Weapon: Hammer
Element: Light
Designer: Saito Masatsugu
Voiced by Misaki Kuno, Kase Yasuyuki
T-elos Re:
- the other Blade is T-elos Re:, in collaboration with Bandai-Namco
- a gift for players who have beaten the game, no need for Expansion Pass
- T-elos Re: serves as KOS-MOS’s rival in the Xenosaga series. It’s CHOCO who designed her as a Rare Blade, unlike KOS-MOS who was designed by Kunihiko Tanaka
- can get her via Blade Resonance (it doesn’t look like you need to start New Game+)
- T-elos Re: will have a much higher drop rate
- voiced by Mariko Suzuki
Other 1.4.0 updates
- in New Game+, you will be able to exchange XP for Poppi Parts via the Bard
- a new sorting option will be added
Future updates
- from May onwards, the team will add more additional elements for owners of the Expansion Pass
- this includes new quests, more Rare Blades, the Challenge Mode, a new difficulty option, and more
- new Rare Blades have been designed by new artists, and are voiced by new voice actors (he supervised the recording of one today)
More screenshots and artwork here!
from GoNintendo
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