It gives a lot of context to some of the moments from the main story that aren’t too clear and even sheds some more light on characters as well as their motivations for various things. It takes place 500 years prior to the main game and features many of the characters from it, too. Torna – The Golden Country is a prequel to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 that can be considered standalone, but I still wouldn’t recommend playing it before you play the main game. This review will not have spoilers for either the expansion or main game of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

Little did we know that Nintendo would deliver something that outclasses the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2 release for the most part and that’s what we have with Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country.

If you owned the expansion pass, there have been some great item and quest packs distributed since launch but everyone was waiting for the story expansion. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was an excellent JRPG at launch but was held back by a few things that have since been fixed through multiple patches improving the gameplay and exploration.

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