

It looks nearly identical in terms of visuals, displaying the same sweeping environments and varied character models that fans have come to expect. Straight away, Torna the Golden Country feels satisfyingly familiar if you’ve already played the main Xenoblade Chronicles 2 story. But is it any good? Yes, but with a few caveats. Set before the events of the main game, it offers a deeper look into some of the main game’s side characters whilst introducing a few new gameplay concepts to boot. Following hot on the heels of the Champion’s Ballad expansion for Breath of the Wild and the Octo Expansion for Splatoon 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has now gained its own meaty expansion in the form of Torna – The Golden Country. Whilst they’ve been a part of the gaming industry for a good few years now, the very concept is still pretty fresh for titles associated with Nintendo. Still hard to read the compass sometimes especially when dealing with above or below you.Like it not, DLC expansions are here to stay.Enemies are a lot more densely populated meaning a lot of high-level monsters sneak in and one shot you.No way to skip the tutorial which is basically the same as the first time you saw it.Separate from your main game and able to be played whenever you want.The story is a prequel to the main game and every bit as entertaining.The more you build the community the better the rewards and quests. Community- In town,s you discover you can help and build the community by doing quests fgor the people.Once defeated they leave a tombstone which can be used to resurrect them. They are stronger encounters but grant better loot. Unique monsters- Tough enemies that are almost mini-boss in approach.Collection point- Tells you what you will likely get from it.Recipes- Used for crafting and are earned from quests and treasure coves.Arts now show where to be in order to maximize their damage and also says if it is an AoE/slash/fire etc.Rest allows you to level up characters within your party with any earned EXP. Campfires- Find these and rest/craft and chat.Alrest is made up of 3 area types- Landmark, Locations and secret areas.

Fast travel to any discovered landmark or secret area.Vanguard switching- Where you swap places with your Vanguard which changes up moves and tag moves, You recover health when switching and can still do the whole attack from different sides.Opens up into a tutorial with ongoing pop-ups.The newly refined combat system lets you take control of both Driver and Blades as you explore a new Titan, the Kingdom of Torna. In this new story mode, uncover the full history of Jin and the fall of Torna that took place 500 years before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
