Event Theatre



The Event Theatre is a feature in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. It allows the player to rewatch cutscenes, s, and Quiet Moments they have previously viewed.

Overview


The Event Theatre can be accessed from the title screen. It is not immediately available upon starting the game for the first time, only unlocking once the game has saved at least once. Due to the game's auto-save function, this means that the Event Theatre will automatically be unlocked upon discovering the Mechon Wreckage Site, the game's first. If the player decides to play Future Connected first, the Event Theatre will instead be unlocked immediately after the first cutscene, when the landmark is discovered. If the player overwrites their save with another one with less story progression, the scenes unlocked in the Event Theatre will not be lost.

The Event Theatre is divided into four sections: cutscenes from the main game, Heart-to-Hearts, cutscenes from Future Connected, and Quiet Moments. Unlike the Events Theater from Xenoblade Chronicles 2, all scenes can be accessed regardless of which title screen the Event Theatre is accessed from. The cutscenes from the main game are grouped into one of seventeen chapters, while Heart-to-Hearts and Quiet Moments are grouped into categories based on the playable party members. Notably, this means that all Heart-to-Hearts and the majority of Quiet Moments appear twice in the Event Theatre - Enduring Friendship, for example, is listed in both the Shulk and Reyn categories.

Settings
Before watching a scene, the player is given the option to change some settings related to the scene. In many situations, the player may change the time of day or weather conditions of the scene. The weather conditions available are determined by the area - for example, the player cannot make it snow in scenes set in, as that weather cannot naturally occur in-game. Certain weather conditions are also only available when certain times of day are set - shooting stars in Eryth Sea can only occur at nighttime. A number of scenes have predetermined times of day and weather conditions, and cannot be changed.

In addition to the conditions of the scene, the player may also change the gear equipped by the party. The available appearances are determined by the gear that has been obtained across all save files. Even if the player has changed the party's equipped appearances, they may still view the scene with the default gear by pressing Y.