With all that said, you’ve been warned!Īs mentioned earlier, Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country throws players way back into the past. This review is written with XC2 players in mind, so a lot of terms from that game will be thrown around under the assumption that readers have played it.

Expansion Pass owners will have to boot up XC2: Torna from XC2’s main menu. Our review code of XC2: Torna shows up as a completely standalone separate entry on the Nintendo Switch menu based on the retail release. I thought Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a great game in my review, for whatever that’s worth. Once again, I don’t recommend this story expansion DLC for players who haven’t played through most of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, though nothing is stopping you from playing the expansion first. I believe that diving into The Golden Country with completely fresh eyes will damper the significance of a few revelations in XC2.Īlas, this review will inevitably have a few spoilers from XC2 to establish the premise of XC2: Torna, although I will try to keep spoilers to a minimum.

This ‘stand-alone’ expansion may be set 500 years before the events of XC2, but the premise of its story relies so heavily on prior knowledge of events that don’t even unfold until many hours into the main game. Talking about Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country is a bit weird if you’re thinking about hopping in without having played the base Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country Review

Download torna review