Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country

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  1. toonlinkman
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    I am enjoying better than the base game. Combat is better. Story is better. Side quests are better. Game play is about 20+ hours not 40 but this is the best DLC on a Nintendo platform.
  2. salzidu
    Sep 21, 2018
    10
    A must buy for fans of the maingame Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I would highly recommend to play the maingame before the DLC, cause Torna spoils many things.

    Music is fantastic, graphics are a bit better than in Xenoblade 2, the characters are a joy to watch, especially Lora and Jin, story is good, you have to do some sidequests for progression, but they are more fun than in Xenoblade 2.    A must buy for fans of the maingame Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I would highly recommend to play the maingame before the DLC, cause Torna spoils many things.

    Music is fantastic, graphics are a bit better than in Xenoblade 2, the characters are a joy to watch, especially Lora and Jin, story is good, you have to do some sidequests for progression, but they are more fun than in Xenoblade 2. One of thebest DLCs ever, i mean it's like a full game and when you don't rush through it it will entertain you for 25-40 hours. The titan Torna is also one of the best designed titans. Enjoy!    … Expand
  3. facepwnage
    Oct 1, 2018
    9
    The best Nintendo DLC ever made, perhaps some of the best of all time. Torna The Golden Country takes nearly everything setup by Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and improves upon it. If you enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or found yourself somewhat wanting, you owe it to yourself to pick up this full fledged game.

    As i played the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2 i had 3 big complaints. Poor    The best Nintendo DLC ever made, perhaps some of the best of all time. Torna The Golden Country takes nearly everything setup by Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and improves upon it. If you enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or found yourself somewhat wanting, you owe it to yourself to pick up this full fledged game.

    As i played the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2 i had 3 big complaints. Poor localization with moments of sub par dubbing, Tedious grinding for side quests and unlocking blades, and generally slow pacing before combat becomes interesting. Torna The Golden Country improves on all of these areas. A new game engine has the character expressions feeling vibrant. The voice cast gives a remarkable performance (brought a tear to my eyes at moments). All blades available are thrown into your party without tedium. Some may find the mandatory nature of side quests to be a downside, but the majority are interesting and help contribute to the games overall narrative. Finally near everything you need for interesting combat is given within the first few hours of the game.

    I only have a few nagging issues concerning Torna the Golden Country. As stated before some of the side quests can be generic MMO type quests that don't contribute much to the story. And even though the tedium has been cut back, some requirements like specific tasks for completing blade affinity charts, or gathering specific ingredients for crafting can become laborious if your attempting to fully complete the game.

    At the end of the day Torna The Golden Country is DLC done right. The story is compelling and heartfelt, adding context to events of the base game. Characters are well voiced and written. The design and aesthetics are gorgeous and memorable. Music composition adds stellar original scores and remixes. Combat is improved and streamlined. I really had to stretch to fined things i didn't love about this game. Definitely the best additional content Nintendo and Monolith Soft have ever released.    … Expand
  4. TheRedHood1
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    This was an amazing experience and was a joy to play. This was money well spent and I was very happy with the new spin on the xenoblade 2 battle system. My one complaint is the forced community building. The side quest are not bad but they do get repetitive after doing for around 3 hours of doing them.
  5. Natorules
    Sep 28, 2018
    9
    Honestly, Torna - The Golden Country is almost as good as Xenoblade 2 with my only complaint being that it wasn't longer! (Even though for DLC the rough 15+ hours spent on the main story alone is quite impressive) This DLC managed to improve upon some issues from Xenoblade 2 and even managed to make the battle system more enjoyable by adding new mechanics such as switching between driverHonestly, Torna - The Golden Country is almost as good as Xenoblade 2 with my only complaint being that it wasn't longer! (Even though for DLC the rough 15+ hours spent on the main story alone is quite impressive) This DLC managed to improve upon some issues from Xenoblade 2 and even managed to make the battle system more enjoyable by adding new mechanics such as switching between driver and blade.

    However, even though this game is amazing as an expansion for Xenoblade 2 I'm not sure if I'd rate it so highly if I hadn't played Xenoblade 2 meaning that I'd have trouble recommending the game as a standalone.

    Overall, if you played Xenoblade 2 and enjoyed it you'll almost certainly enjoy Torna, but if you haven't played Xenoblade 2 some parts of the story may make less sense giving you a somewhat lesser experience than if you had played Xenoblade 2.    … Expand
  6. DrZomboid
    Jan 17, 2022
    4
    Disappointing prequel of great game. Boring story and half of game is doing side quest. Deleted after 10 hours
  7. Kosama
    Oct 19, 2018
    10
    Mejor que el contenido principal!! mejor jugabilidad, mejor rendimiento y mejor historia.
    Mejores misiones.
  8. mneideng
    Sep 28, 2018
    10
    Season-pass holders have been rewarded with many morsels since XC2 launched, but this 50+ hour DLC is an entire additional meal. Seamlessly fleshing out the backstory and cast of the main game, extending the worldview, exploring a high-energy variant of the stellar combat engine -- not to mention serving up more of the transcendent soundtrack -- this DLC decisively claims the crownSeason-pass holders have been rewarded with many morsels since XC2 launched, but this 50+ hour DLC is an entire additional meal. Seamlessly fleshing out the backstory and cast of the main game, extending the worldview, exploring a high-energy variant of the stellar combat engine -- not to mention serving up more of the transcendent soundtrack -- this DLC decisively claims the crown formerly worn by Witcher 3's "Blood and Wine". There can be no further doubt that XC2 is the best RPG currently available for the Switch, and is indeed one of the all-time greats on any platform. 10/10.… Expand
  9. VG_maniac
    Sep 15, 2018
    10
    Battle system fun, story is awesome, music is masterpiece! My only complain: game force you to play side-quests. But at the same time quests very fun. 10/10
  10. Mythra
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Xenoblade 2 was a wonderful game but this standalone pretty much refined everything: the game has better visuals, is far better in handheld mode, the battle system is more streamlined and the content is really huge for a story DLC (17-20 hours to complete the main story, 35-40 hours to complete all the side quests).

    Xenoblade Chronicles 2 : Torna - The Golden Country is a masterpiece every RPG fan should buy!    … Expand
  11. Yomama100
    Sep 15, 2018
    10
    Truly a 10/10 game.

    Interesting characters, amazing music, better plot, and an improved battle system. If you're a JRPG fan, don't miss out on it!
  12. Logos100
    Sep 14, 2018
    9
    Hands out, a soild 9/10 game and significantly improves upon a lot of things than base game.

    > The characters are all interesting and well developed topped with a better protagonist than Rex > The narrative of the game is miles better than the base game and wraps everything in a nice little ribbon > A much faster pace and revamped battle system allowing you to take control of both    Hands out, a soild 9/10 game and significantly improves upon a lot of things than base game.

    > The characters are all interesting and well developed topped with a better protagonist than Rex
    > The narrative of the game is miles better than the base game and wraps everything in a nice little ribbon
    > A much faster pace and revamped battle system allowing you to take control of both Driver and Blade.
    > No Gacha and a cleaner UI
    > Performance is much better and graphics are prettier.

    Cons

    > Unfortunately, to continue on with the story it requires the player to build up the Community Level. A mechanic similar to Xenoblade X's Affinity character side missions.    … Expand
  13. Morag
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    *I rated this game as a DLC, even if it's a new game on it's own!*
    -The new batttle system made us create new strategies 10/10
    -Strong characters personnalities, including Lora, my new favorite Nintendo female protagonist! 10/10 -The tornian totan made us discover new places, so new possibilities! 10/10 -Short but great story with 3 hours of cutscenes, more than any Fire Emblem! 10/10    *I rated this game as a DLC, even if it's a new game on it's own!*
    -The new batttle system made us create new strategies 10/10
    -Strong characters personnalities, including Lora, my new favorite Nintendo female protagonist! 10/10
    -The tornian totan made us discover new places, so new possibilities! 10/10
    -Short but great story with 3 hours of cutscenes, more than any Fire Emblem! 10/10
    -Tragic end that made me seriously cried! 10/10
    If you didn't play the main game yes, I can definitively tell you that you can start with the prequel first! Some minors spoilers from the main games, but the bigger ones aren't here, so go!    … Expand
  14. Rozy22
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Possibly, one of the greatest expansions in the history of video games.

    The amount of content that is overflowing is amazing, but it is more the intrinsic quality of it. In the case of Torna, it is a sum of a solid story, charismatic characters, improved combat system and a lot of additional content to make this adventure an unforgettable experience. The best Switch game released in    Possibly, one of the greatest expansions in the history of video games.

    The amount of content that is overflowing is amazing, but it is more the intrinsic quality of it. In the case of Torna, it is a sum of a solid story, charismatic characters, improved combat system and a lot of additional content to make this adventure an unforgettable experience.

    The best Switch game released in 2018 without a doubt, and # 1 at GOTY 2018 at the moment.    … Expand
  15. Dany96
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Review made with a copy provided by Nintendo.

    It is amazing and very satisfying to see the amount of constant support Monolith Soft projects are receiving from Nintendo. So much so that I even felt that the game was quite short, despite having invested +30 hours in my game in normal mode. I suppose the Monolith guys have accustomed us to games of more than 100 hours as if it were    Review made with a copy provided by Nintendo.

    It is amazing and very satisfying to see the amount of constant support Monolith Soft projects are receiving from Nintendo.

    So much so that I even felt that the game was quite short, despite having invested +30 hours in my game in normal mode. I suppose the Monolith guys have accustomed us to games of more than 100 hours as if it were something normal.

    Torna: The Golden Country, improves in various aspects to the base game that was the colossus of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, such as the non-existence of tutorials, problems with the quality of dubbing and synchronization of voices, an interface and a generally cleaner world ( since it uses a new graphic engine) and the elimination of "grinding" that has certain annoying "critics"; opting to be a more direct and focused story-driven game.

    The expansion pass, with this aggregate in particular, becomes the best expansion in the history of Nintendo and not only stays there; It is one of the best expansions in the history of video games. If all the expansions were like that, I think nobody would complain about them.    … Expand
  16. Kuroro96
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Creo que Monolith Soft nunca dejará de sorprendernos; por eso le tengo tanto aprecio a este estudio en particular.

    Son capaces de experimentar con diversas fuentes para crear estructuras reconocibles y con personalidad; al punto de lograr hacer ver a una práctica, que en teoría es nociva, como increíble. Honestamente, me sentí un poco triste al saber que esta historia no dura más de    Creo que Monolith Soft nunca dejará de sorprendernos; por eso le tengo tanto aprecio a este estudio en particular.

    Son capaces de experimentar con diversas fuentes para crear estructuras reconocibles y con personalidad; al punto de lograr hacer ver a una práctica, que en teoría es nociva, como increíble.

    Honestamente, me sentí un poco triste al saber que esta historia no dura más de unas 20 horas, pero es que si te pones a pensarlo, dura más que el 90% de juegos que hay por ahí, y no solo es que la duración sea similar, sino que la calidad que desprende es sustancialmente superior a la de la mayoría de juegos que hay en el mercado actualmente (claro, esta de más decir que esto solo es "parte" de la expansión completa).

    Me limitaré solo ha expresarme de forma superficial para no entrar en ningún tipo de spoiler, sin embargo, no esta de más decir, que Tetsuya Takahashi esta intentando recrear una especie de "Xenogears 2.0" con el mundo que ha creado con la franquicia arábiga de Xenoblade (sin contar a X); lo cual me ilusiona bastante de cara al futuro que le depara a esta saga.

    La historia ayuda a aclarar varios huecos que dejo la historia principal, generando al mismo tiempo, que empaticemos con el reparto de personajes presentados. Esto funciona en gran medida porque la historia es bastante más enfocada, y dado el ambiente hostil que se presenta de inmediato (a diferencia de en Xenoblade Chronicles 2, donde el ritmo iba en crecimiento), hace que sea bastante más sencillo generar un sentido de inmersión mas orgánico.

    El sistema de combate es una gozada. Es más ágil, más rápido y más dinámico, no solo desde un punto de vista netamente mecánico, sino desde un punto de vista narrativo, generando una sinergia bastante gratificante. Al ser un juego relativamente corto, implica que los personajes también lo serán, más esto NO se ve reflejado en la variedad de posibilidades que el juego ofrece en combate, lo cual es un plus a tener en cuenta.

    Nuevas mecánicas son incluidas, como la mecánica de acampar (que vendría a sustituir a las conversaciones) o la mecánica de la comunidad (que sería un reemplazo de la compañía de mercenarios en pos de lograr desarrollo en los lugares explorables), los cuales otorgan una experiencia completamente refrescante de lo ya visto en el juego base, así como coherencia, de nuevo, desde un punto de vista narrativo.

    En Torna se corrigen varios de los "problemas" que el juego base tuvo, como lo son la no existencia de una opción para revisar los tutoriales, los actores de doblaje para ciertos personajes, la sincronización de voces en el idioma ingles y la eliminación de un "grindeo" fuerte (dada la naturaleza propia de la historia del juego, que repito, es más enfocada y directa), así como la utilización de un nuevo motor gráfico que ayuda a que toda la belleza del juego se vea bastante más clara y limpia en ambos modos (portátil y en televisión).

    Me podría tirar varias líneas más hablando de las nuevas zonas o de la genial y enganchante nueva música añadida, pero creo que eso es mejor que lo descubran por su cuenta, ya que experimentar directamente con ambas es casi una experiencia religiosa.

    Enhorabuena a Monolith Soft. De verdad que los adjetivos calificativos se quedan cortos para esta genialidad.    … Expand
  17. 00-z3N
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Review/Reseña (English/Español)

    Score/Nota: 10/10 Hands down, for the best expansion of Nintendo's history; even superior to other popular ones like The Witcher 3. It almost took a year of updates after the updates, where problems and errors are corrected and, simplified mechanisms and new customization elements were added, for free. However, when it comes to the expansion itself,    Review/Reseña (English/Español)

    Score/Nota: 10/10

    Hands down, for the best expansion of Nintendo's history; even superior to other popular ones like The Witcher 3.

    It almost took a year of updates after the updates, where problems and errors are corrected and, simplified mechanisms and new customization elements were added, for free. However, when it comes to the expansion itself, the amount of substantial content that was added is brutal so that the time you spend at Alrest never ends.

    The icing on the cake is Torna; This kind of independent "mini" Xenoblade, which, in its 20-22 hrs for complete the main story with a couple of things in the middle (45-50 hrs if you want to complete it at 100%), is undoubtedly the aggregate that was needed to close with classy, the better and bigger story that the Switch catalog has to offer.

    With a more obscure and focused narrative of story (that seemed to be a kind of attempt to generate reminiscence towards Xenogears), a cast of solid and endearing characters, new elite music, refreshing zones for explore, refined combat system (more agile and dynamic), new mechanics (camping and communities), and a lot of aditional content, like secondary missions, as well as monsters and objects to be achieved, they build a spectacular conglomerate, that does not do more than grant applause and congratulations to the boys of Monolith for tremendous "opus".

    It seemed that 2018 would be decaffeinated for Nintendo and its console, but seeing that among its arsenal is the Genial "Octopath Traveler", the glorious "Ultimate" in Christmast, and the best expansion in the last decade; we could say that it will come out very well, facing the promising and bright future that will be 2019. 10/10

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    Manos hacia abajo, para la mejor expansión de la historia de Nintendo; incluso superior a otras populares como las de The Witcher 3.

    Tomo casi un año de actualizaciones, donde se corregían problemas o bugs, y se añadían mecánicas simplificadas y nuevos elementos de personalización, de forma gratuita. Sin embargo, en cuanto a lo que la expansión en sí se refiere, es brutal la cantidad de contenido sustancial que se agregó para hacer que el tiempo que pases en Alrest nunca termine.

    La guinda del pastel es Torna; esta especie de "mini" Xenoblade independiente, el cual, en sus 20-22 hrs de duración de partida (45-50 hrs si quieres completarlo al 100%), es sin dudas el agregado que hacía falta para cerrar con broche de oro la mejor y más grande historia que el catálogo de Switch tiene que ofrecer.

    Con una narrativa más oscura y enfocada (que pareciera fuese una especie de intento por generar reminiscencia hacia Xenogears), un cast de personajes sólidos y entrañables, nueva música de élite, zonas explorables refrescantes, sistema de combate refinado (más agíl y dinámico), nuevas mécanicas (acampar y comunidades) y toneladas de contenido secundario, como misiones, así como monstruos y objetos por conseguir; construyen un conglomerado que no hace más que otorgar aplausos y felicitaciones a los chicos de Monolith por tremenda "opus".

    Parecía que el 2018 sería descafeinado para Nintendo y su consola, pero viendo que entre su arsenal está el genial “Octopath Traveler", el glorioso “Ultimate” en las navidades, y la mejor expansión en la última década; podríamos decir que saldrá bastante bien parado, de cara al prometedor y brillante futuro que se dislumbra en el 2019. 10/10    … Expand
  18. Ferb2012
    Sep 20, 2018
    9
    充满探索感的地图，更加细致完善的战斗，强化支线的人和系统，听不腻的BGM，对本篇剧情的补充，给异度神剑2的冒险画上了完美的句号。
  19. MSVELGND
    Sep 26, 2018
    10
    This game manages to be an expansion on the first game whilst also managing to be a separate game.
    The Music is amazing, and graphics a slight improvement from Xenoblade 2.
    The story expands on the first game and provides extra details of Jin's journey to becoming who he is in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The story is around 25 hours and is, in my opinion, one of the greatest Nintendo DLC    This game manages to be an expansion on the first game whilst also managing to be a separate game.
    The Music is amazing, and graphics a slight improvement from Xenoblade 2.
    The story expands on the first game and provides extra details of Jin's journey to becoming who he is in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The story is around 25 hours and is, in my opinion, one of the greatest Nintendo DLC released to this date. My only complaint is the addition which makes you complete sidequests to advance. Otherwise, this is a 10/10.    … Expand
  20. ReyalsfoSwodahs
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    This expansion adds an entire games worth of content. If you played and enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles 2, this should be at the top of your priority list!
  21. michellelynn097
    Sep 16, 2018
    10
    If it wasn't clear before, it should be now. XC 2 is simply the greatest RPG of all time on any system. The characters, story, game play and art style are simply unmatched by any other RPG (Or game even). The amount of love Monolith Soft and Nintendo has given this game has been amazing. I am not gonna spoil this for people, but all I am gonna say is, you will get some really emotionalIf it wasn't clear before, it should be now. XC 2 is simply the greatest RPG of all time on any system. The characters, story, game play and art style are simply unmatched by any other RPG (Or game even). The amount of love Monolith Soft and Nintendo has given this game has been amazing. I am not gonna spoil this for people, but all I am gonna say is, you will get some really emotional scenes in this game that will make you cry hard, a story that makes you think on who is really good and who is bad. A better understanding of some of the characters from the main XC2 game and it will give you over 30 hours of game play. This is simply the best DLC ever for any video game.

    The combat has a nicer flow to it, it is easier to swap out blades and use their abilities. The swapping technique adds so many layers of strategy to the already deep combat system. The graphics are better especially in handheld mode where the graphics are much cleaner this time around. The music is on fire of course and each track not only fits each situation, level and character; the tunes are just memorable and will stick in your head.

    There is not enough great things to say about this DLC except that it is my GOTY for 2018, yes over Octopath, that is how good XC2TTGC is. Some may not like how the game demands you to finish so many side quest before you move on, but that is a very minor issue when you look at how great the game is overall. There is no equal for this game right now. If you do not buy this, you're missing out on one of the greatest game experiences of all time. There is not another game like this, (I'm talking about the whole game of XC2). How many games do you know where you can spend over 500 hours on the game and STILL not be finished? That is how big and deep this game is. This DLC is just the icing on the cake. A lot of people now call XC2 the best game on the Switch, I don't know about that, (I tie it with a few others), but it sure is right in there with the best. Get this game, get the DLC and be sucked away for months, heck maybe even a year in one of the greatest experiences of all time.    … Expand
  22. lalahand
    Mar 7, 2021
    0
    You need to complete all the boring side quests to advance the main story. I stopped playing and watched the remaining story on YouTube.
  23. hkjhkjh
    Sep 17, 2018
    8
    in general a very good dlc, with interesting story (about 22 hours), characters, good music, good combat sytem
    but note that the game forces u to do a lot of (sometimes very boring) side quests in order to continue the main quest(took me about 7 hours to do all the requested sidequest)
  24. smahlt
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    Good:
    - Delves into more of the backstory and characters of XC2
    - Interesting to wander around Torna - Tweaked the battle system to feel fresh without reinventing the wheel Bad: - Forced sidequesting to advance the main story (the Community) - Pouch items and some non essential upgrades now locked behind a crafting system, which makes money worthless and requires you to go grind    Good:
    - Delves into more of the backstory and characters of XC2
    - Interesting to wander around Torna
    - Tweaked the battle system to feel fresh without reinventing the wheel

    Bad:
    - Forced sidequesting to advance the main story (the Community)
    - Pouch items and some non essential upgrades now locked behind a crafting system, which makes money worthless and requires you to go grind gathering spots
    - Only one new titan

    Worth playing if you liked XC2. If not, there's nothing here for you.    … Expand
  25. vahn
    Oct 17, 2018
    5
    Well I hate to say this, but this game is ACTUALLY a lot better than the main game Xenoblade 2: in fact if I had to review this expansion on its own I'd gladly say that this was a "fun" jrpgs with a fun combat, some good story bits, and overall a decent narrative, basically everything that the main game missed.

    I mean, this game LITERALLY fixes every issue I had in the main version:    Well I hate to say this, but this game is ACTUALLY a lot better than the main game Xenoblade 2: in fact if I had to review this expansion on its own I'd gladly say that this was a "fun" jrpgs with a fun combat, some good story bits, and overall a decent narrative, basically everything that the main game missed.

    I mean, this game LITERALLY fixes every issue I had in the main version: combat is actually faster, and fun, and exciting, and rewarding, gathering is not a chore anymore because with fewer blades (6, 2 for each character) it's much easier to gather stuff up and the game even tells you what the node gives you. Quests are MUCH more precise and tell you everything to do, including where and who to speak, and AUX CORES ARE ALREADY FILLED WHEN YOU GET THEM! Holy **** **** I can't believe they've fixed it in an expansion but not in the god-forsaken main game! Nobody knows how many empty cores I had because I couldn't be fussed to fill them up.

    Blades are less now, only 6 like I said, which means less convoluted gameplay and less RNG: combos are easier to do and doesn't require those long and unnecessary complex moves you need to do to put an orb: you just need to use an elemental skill. On the other hand, breaking SAID orbs is much harder...but I think it's a nice change.

    The Affinity chart still sucks as usual BUT this is the thing: in here it's better because you only have 6 blades and not only that some charts FINALLY TELL YOU where to go for killing enemies and tyrants! Again, where the **** was this in the main game?!

    And to top all of this, the story is actually good and more interesting...I mean not that it required a lot of work mind you but Addam is a FAR superior character than Rex, Lora is interesting and her relationship with Jin is also intriguing (especially if you played the main game), and the Niall-clone is...well okay, Aegeon has more personality here and Brighid is okay too. Mythra is as bad as always.

    In addition, you have fewer skills (one less even though you could only put 3) but instead, each blade and character have a passive - THAT'S RIGHT, someone actually got the brilliant idea to finally make each character unique with a passive (or talent). It was too common to see blades with basically the same exact skills with only a few of them being actually unique (I can only think of Perceval and Finch right now) but in here while they do have some similar traits, their unique passives does help differentiate them!
    Also you can ACTUALLY play as a blade during fights...I mean that's pretty obvious but not obvious enough to be in the main freaking game!

    This was how Xenoblade 2 should've been! Fun and fast combat, interesting characters, relaxing and rewarding quests (seriously the filled aux cores makes everything better) and rewarding characters to play with...so why I'm giving this game a 5? Because this is a goddamn expansion ONLY!

    When I saw all of these features I couldn't help but scream "WHY!" every second, because these changes could've made the main game a lot better but instead we had these changes in a 40 buck (or 30 if you got season pass) standalone expansion that barely lasts 10-20 hours.
    In addition, this was CLEARLY a playable flashback that was supposed to be played between chapter 5 and 6, it's so clearly obvious: in the main game that was a part of the game where essentially nothing of importance happened and I can bet anything that this was supposed to be a part playable in the main game but they had to scrap for time restraints.

    A truly big shame to see what Xenoblade 2 could've actually become, but instead, we have a mediocre semi-action jrpg that is so grindy and unfocused on every level on one hand (XB2), and a good and very well balanced and shaped actual combat jrpg on the other (Torna).

    So I'll give this a 5 only because not only it's short (but good), but because if you play this game you will NOT enjoy how backward and how underdeveloped the main game is...but you must play that as well if you want to continue the story and it's hard not to resist.

    5+5 is a 10 so in a way, this is a good thing, but it could've been much more than just this...    … Expand
  26. 0wls
    Jul 13, 2019
    4
    As a big fan of XC2 I was fairly disappointed with Torna. This review is aimed at people who played XC2 and are deciding on whether to check out Torna. What I loved about XC2:
    -Deep and complex combat system
    -Customizability -Music -Incredible locations -Options to play as you see fit with many tasks In all 5 of these areas, Torna is a watered down version of XC2. Yes I know    As a big fan of XC2 I was fairly disappointed with Torna. This review is aimed at people who played XC2 and are deciding on whether to check out Torna. What I loved about XC2:
    -Deep and complex combat system
    -Customizability
    -Music
    -Incredible locations
    -Options to play as you see fit with many tasks

    In all 5 of these areas, Torna is a watered down version of XC2. Yes I know it's a less expensive game, but the amount of things that are poorly executed made me choose not to finish it, even though it's a much shorter game. Let me go through each point.

    Combat: There are no different options for blades, so you can't do things like in XC2 like choose whether to give Rex a healing blade or go full fighter, so the roles are blurred and your focus on what you should be doing in combat isn't clear. Blade combos are now anything combos into anything, so there is much less strategy. Every blade special attack adds an orb to the enemy (at level 1, 2 and 3 specials rather than just level 3) so the excitement and strategy of building up to a big chain attack is dumbed down.

    Customizability:
    One of my favorite things about XC2 was collecting core crystals and hoping to find a way to make a team that had ideal balance of healing blades on Nia, tank blades on Morag and fighter blades on Rex, to be able to create all 8 elemental orbs and also do driver combos (break, topple, launch, smash). This game gives you no say in your team, you get 3 drivers who each have 3 blades, you got each element represented and you have your driver combos, so no challenge or strategy there.

    Music:
    I loved the soundtrack to XC2. This game's new tracks are mostly forgettable, and it recycles a lot of XC2 or in at least one case, just remixes XC2 music. If you've finished XC2 you've probably spent 80 hours or so listening to those amazing songs so the effect has worn off a bit, and there is not much here to recreate the excitement of that score.

    Locations:
    Torna's environments are nowhere near as expansive, graphically beautiful or impressive as they are in XC2. Again, I know it's a cheaper game but there was not one area that was a "wow" moment for me, it's a lot more linear and a lot of the textures seem likely recycled from XC2 so they don't have the same impact on someone who completed that game. Also, much fewer titans (I won't spoil the number).

    Options:
    In XC2, I love that on top of customizing your blades and your team, you can then choose whatever you want to do with progression. Go straight through the story? Great. Focus on leveling up your blades' affinity chart? Do it. Sidequests? Go for it. Community level? Sure! Torna fails the most severely in this category. The game literally stops you from continuing the story unless you do sidequests and raise community levels. And not just a few. A TON. I just wanted to go through the story, so I ignored sidequests. Big mistake. At a certain point, the game told me I had to complete 15 sidequests before continuing. I hadn't even added that many to my quest log. The majority of these are very boring. An example: someone is hungry for a certain dish. So you have to go to a campsite to see if you can make that dish. Nope, don't have the ingredients. So I have to Google where I can find that ingredient. Then I fast travel to that location, look around, walk over and press A to grab the ingredient. Oh, but I need 5, and I only have 2. So I fast travel away, and fast travel back 2 more times to get enough. Then I fast travel back to my campsite, create the dish and then fast travel back to the NPC to give him the dish. He decides he wants a different dish. I repeat the boring process that has no sense of progression or excitement. Ok, now I have 1 sidequest done. This is about the average effort needed for sidequests, some are quicker and some are *shudders* longer. So I spend many hours frustrated that the energy of the game is being spent on fetchquests and finally complete 15. But THEN. I Google just to make sure this is the only time this will happen. NOPE. You're gonna have to complete 40ish slow sidequests to finish the game, in a game that doesn't dazzle with combat, music, or character options in a very limited number of locations.

    If you absolutely need more XC lore, this game has some but didn't dazzle me with story or characters. Everything that I loved about XC2 is worse in this game and while I completed that game twice I dropped this game at about 75% completion and don't care to finish it. Pretty disappointed.    … Expand
  27. Gamexpert
    Aug 17, 2019
    0
    DONT BUY if you dislike MMO-fetchquests.
    I never hated agame so much as Torna, and i loved the maingame very much.
    But they actually put a mainquest at the end of the game, before the final clash where you have to do 40-50 Sidequests to progess the story. And these sidequests are not interesting at all, almost all of them are MMO-like fetchquests, some of them with small dropchances. It    DONT BUY if you dislike MMO-fetchquests.
    I never hated agame so much as Torna, and i loved the maingame very much.
    But they actually put a mainquest at the end of the game, before the final clash where you have to do 40-50 Sidequests to progess the story. And these sidequests are not interesting at all, almost all of them are MMO-like fetchquests, some of them with small dropchances. It completly broke this game for me.    … Expand
  28. Nowakowski
    Nov 2, 2018
    1
    First off.. This game does nothing new. If you like quirky characters you might like this ever but and still very bad design...a waste of time....it is not a complete game in some way.
  29. macunix
    Oct 19, 2018
    0
    still very bad map (guide) design...a waste of time....it is not a complete game in some way.
  30. acoolguy
    Jun 12, 2019
    9
    A must play for those who enjoyed the original and worth looking into for anyone whose been curious about the series. Torna fixes most of the biggest flaws from the original; no more gacha, an improved battle system, specialized collect-points that can be viewed from the map, more interesting side quests, and a better core party.
    The only real weaknesses here are the rather short and    A must play for those who enjoyed the original and worth looking into for anyone whose been curious about the series. Torna fixes most of the biggest flaws from the original; no more gacha, an improved battle system, specialized collect-points that can be viewed from the map, more interesting side quests, and a better core party.
    The only real weaknesses here are the rather short and simplistic story in comparison to the main game, which is to be expected, and the hefty sidequest completion requirement right at the game's climax.    … Expand
  31. Afenger
    Jan 19, 2020
    9
    A nota está levando em conta que este é uma DLC, em relação a isso o jogo cumpre muito bem o que se propõe que é anteceder os acontecimentos ocorridos em Xeno 2, a mudança no sistema de batalha, a evolução aprimorada, os gráficos polidos com resolução mais es. tável do que o próprio Xeno 2.
  32. VTL
    Nov 20, 2019
    8
    Gran expansion de unas 25 horas.
    Más largo que muchos juegos he independiente al 2 valina. Precuela muy entretenida y que se ha de jugar DESPUES !!!!!!!!!
  33. Johannus
    Aug 22, 2020
    8
    Good game, but the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2 are better. The worst aspect of this huge standalone DLC is the necessity to finish many side quests in order to proceed in the story. It only prolonged the game. The combat is slightly changed and it is much better!
  34. SainxtrichX
    Feb 29, 2020
    9
    Amo este juego, arregla muchos de los errores de la primera parte y centra la historia en el mejor hisbando de la serie. Si bien tiene algunos problemas con la mitad de la historia es muy recomendable para los fans y aquellos que disfrutaron de xenoblade 2.
  35. 1969
    Feb 9, 2019
    4
    At one point the game forces you to do a metric ton of sidequests in order to proceed (~45 of them or so)
    Most of them are of boring fetch-quest variety. That's hours of pure mind-bogglingly stupid busy-work.
    The game has other flaws, but forcing the player to do hours and hours of boring busywork in order to proceed is just pure BS and tanks the score from 7 or 8 that it would have    At one point the game forces you to do a metric ton of sidequests in order to proceed (~45 of them or so)
    Most of them are of boring fetch-quest variety. That's hours of pure mind-bogglingly stupid busy-work.

    The game has other flaws, but forcing the player to do hours and hours of boring busywork in order to proceed is just pure BS and tanks the score from 7 or 8 that it would have normally gotten.    … Expand
  36. UpixSoul
    Sep 20, 2020
    10
    An awesome game! Is a game made for fans! If you liked xenoblade Chronicles 2, you will love this game! And of course you will cry!
  37. Nintendist
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    this game is PERFECT and so good on many ways. i love it til the end i love it and i will always love
  38. ZYMROD
    Nov 24, 2022
    8
    A pesar de ser una expansión de la historia principal, este destaca mucho mas gracias a su protagonista y coherencia en el argumento...
  39. OwtDaft
    Mar 29, 2020
    5
    + The small changes to the combat do make it slightly more fun than the main game.
    + You level up more quickly, which makes grinding more fun.
    + You don't have to keep switching blades around like you did in the main game. - Like the main game, it's blurry. Xenoblade X on the older Wii U looks graphically better. - There isn't much new story here and the story is paced very slowly. -    + The small changes to the combat do make it slightly more fun than the main game.
    + You level up more quickly, which makes grinding more fun.
    + You don't have to keep switching blades around like you did in the main game.
    - Like the main game, it's blurry. Xenoblade X on the older Wii U looks graphically better.
    - There isn't much new story here and the story is paced very slowly.
    - The game isn't very big when you take into account the almost full price tag.
    - Most of this game is side quests.
    - It's a good thing that grinding is better in this because sadly it's almost all you do in this.    … Expand
  40. btthead
    Mar 28, 2022
    10
    A beautiful self contained story with a surprisingly fun and jazzy soundtrack. A must play for any who enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
  41. Reed618
    Jul 9, 2019
    9
    I enjoyed torna a great deal and would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoyed xenoblade chronicles 2.
    It has some issues though which are worth noting. The biggest one is something called 'community'. You can complete sidequests for npcs and then recruit them to your community and if you recruit enough npcs your community level increases.
    The issue with this is you will hit a    I enjoyed torna a great deal and would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoyed xenoblade chronicles 2.
    It has some issues though which are worth noting. The biggest one is something called 'community'. You can complete sidequests for npcs and then recruit them to your community and if you recruit enough npcs your community level increases.
    The issue with this is you will hit a story roadblock and will be unable to complete the game until you reach community level 4. This takes a lot of time... like hours... probably about five hours in my case.
    Sidequests vary a great deal. Some of them include some humorous scenes, take you to new locations and feel interesting. Others are simple fetch quests or feel like a hassle as you're required to gain a new ability specifically for that quest.
    I think it would have been better if you didn't need to do quite so many sidequests. After I finally got to community level 4 I only had one dungeon and the final boss fight left so that didn't take too much time. Overall though I mostly enjoyed these sidequests so I'm not really complaining. I just think anyone interested in Torna should be aware of this.
    Personally I thought the music was very good but not quite as good as xenoblade 2, some of the songs from that game were just mindblowing in my opinion. I also think the characters and story weren't quite as good. However, I did enjoy the story and a lot of the scenes. I think the final battle was also a lot of fun too.
    Overall my biggest complaint is probably that I didn't enjoy it as much as Xenoblade 2. For me Xenoblade 2 was a 10 but Torna is still a 9 though. I'm really glad I played it and I really enjoyed my time with it.
    I can't wait to see what monolith soft creates next. Personally they're right up there with Atlas and Square Enix for my favorite rpg creators :).    … Expand
  42. weskergamer
    Mar 10, 2023
    8
    This is a great game for what it is. It is a short but lovely and fun story with an interesting gameplay, very different to the base game'. Again, like every other Xenoblade game, the music is SO GREAT. This game helped me a lot to understand and love even more the cast of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and for that reason alone this is an excellent experience for those who played the base game.This is a great game for what it is. It is a short but lovely and fun story with an interesting gameplay, very different to the base game'. Again, like every other Xenoblade game, the music is SO GREAT. This game helped me a lot to understand and love even more the cast of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and for that reason alone this is an excellent experience for those who played the base game. But it's still a very short $40 game so that's why i won't give it higher than an 8.… Expand
  43. DreamEaglr
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    Russian/English short review (no spoilers)

    Великолепное длс, которое вообще можно считать полноценной новой игрой. Продолжительность сюжета 10+ часов, если учитывать сайд контент, то можно уйти за 30. Боевая система очень крута и ощущается довольно свежо, графику подтянули, особенно в портативе. Музыка ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНАЯ. Боевая тема - моё почтение. Must buy для все владельцев свича,    Russian/English short review (no spoilers)

    Великолепное длс, которое вообще можно считать полноценной новой игрой.

    Продолжительность сюжета 10+ часов, если учитывать сайд контент, то можно уйти за 30.

    Боевая система очень крута и ощущается довольно свежо, графику подтянули, особенно в портативе. Музыка ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНАЯ. Боевая тема - моё почтение.

    Must buy для все владельцев свича, даже если вы еще не играли в оригинальный Xenoblade 2.

    Great DLC, which is basically a whole new game.

    The Story length is 10+ hours (30-40 if you count side content)

    Battle System is GREAT and looks very fresh, graphics is better, especially in portable mode. Music is fantastic (there are some tracks from original game also)

    Must Buy for every switch owner, even if you have not played original game.    … Expand
  44. hime
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Подтянули графику, немного изменили боёвку, сделали атмосферу более мрачной. На платину проходится за 40-45 часов. Фанатам серии к покупке обязательно.
  45. ZeoN
    Jan 4, 2023
    8
    Juego muy recomendado salvando algunos errores como el modo de misiones secundarias de prestigio, exagerado y aburrido. Sin embargo la historia es muy buena, el sistema de combate está muy pulido y el desarrollo de los personajes es sobresaliente. Duración alrededor de 20 H. Muy recomendado si has jugado al 2 y te gusta la franquicia Xenoblade
  46. syscro
    Jun 26, 2020
    10
    Combate simplificado, que da un mejor aire de rapidez que el Xeno C2.
    Va al punto sin mucho chinofarmeo. Se agradece que no se extienda con misiones de Blades que era lo mas pesado en el anterior.
    Buenas secuencias de cinemas, música y Jefes. Hay que considerarlo mas una expansión que un nuevo juego, aunque no tengo quejas de todas la horas que jugué. Buen complemento de la historia    Combate simplificado, que da un mejor aire de rapidez que el Xeno C2.
    Va al punto sin mucho chinofarmeo. Se agradece que no se extienda con misiones de Blades que era lo mas pesado en el anterior.
    Buenas secuencias de cinemas, música y Jefes.
    Hay que considerarlo mas una expansión que un nuevo juego, aunque no tengo quejas de todas la horas que jugué.
    Buen complemento de la historia con los detalles faltantes mostrados en XC2.
    El hype de jugar el "Golden Country" con el héroe legendario y ciertos blades hacen la guinda de la torta.    … Expand
  47. dr0nzer
    May 20, 2020
    7
    Came back to it after a year away, the combat is still pretty bad, the menu system is atrocious, the side quests are a pain to manage especially as you can only track one at a time, story is decent though.
  48. TheHambro
    Jun 15, 2019
    9
    If you enjoyed the base game of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, then you will certainly enjoy this one.

    Torna, The Golden Country improves on many aspects of the base game. It has better graphics, better combat, and better animations. Of course, characters, soundtrack, and story are fantastic. Although the length is nowhere near the base game, you can still squeeze out some 30 hours out of    If you enjoyed the base game of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, then you will certainly enjoy this one.

    Torna, The Golden Country improves on many aspects of the base game. It has better graphics, better combat, and better animations. Of course, characters, soundtrack, and story are fantastic. Although the length is nowhere near the base game, you can still squeeze out some 30 hours out of it, which is quite impressive for a DLC.

    This was a great experience throughout, I highly recommend it, and is definitely worth picking up after finishing the main game.    … Expand
  49. DarkRain33
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    The Main game was already perfect but this DLC shows how a DLC should look like. It goes 40 hours and have new cast members, a new gameplay system, new areas, a news long story and so much more! And everything for only 30 dollar. Everyone who played the main game will love this DLC story.
  50. Neatqt
    Feb 25, 2019
    8
    Cast: 10/10
    Story: 8/10
    Fun: 8/10
    Gameplay: 9/10

    Recommended
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  51. miseferfali
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Jogando antes ou depois do Xenoblade Chronicles 2, esse jogo não deixa de ser incrível. Apesar de ser bem pequeno, valeu a pena cada minuto jogado
  52. Sunshadow87
    Jan 21, 2023
    7
    6 años después de xenoblade 2, por fin jugué a esta precuela aclamada por muchos. Ha pasado mucho tiempo como para acordarme de detalles del juego original, pero si se produce una mejora aquí, la verdad es que no me parece relevante. El sistema de batalla es tan bueno como lo era el juego original. Ahora, si que hay problemas con desbloquear ciertas partes del árbol de algunas blades...6 años después de xenoblade 2, por fin jugué a esta precuela aclamada por muchos. Ha pasado mucho tiempo como para acordarme de detalles del juego original, pero si se produce una mejora aquí, la verdad es que no me parece relevante. El sistema de batalla es tan bueno como lo era el juego original. Ahora, si que hay problemas con desbloquear ciertas partes del árbol de algunas blades... antes de que el tutorial te haya salido y por tanto puedas hacerlo... lo cual no seria un problema excepto por el hecho de que todo se llama muy similar y es difícil saberlo (combo de blade, combo de piloto, como de ...)

    Dejando eso de lado, el mundo es tan basto como todos los que hace monolith, aunque aquí a una escala naturalmente mucho menor, pero la exploración sigue siendo el punto fuerte.

    Ahora, otra es la historia y la progresión del juego... acabas haciendo una enorme cantidad de quests (obligatorias) y, realmente no me acabo diciendo nada la historia... lo siento, pero el personaje de jin de xenoblade me pareció mucho mejor que esta versión de su pasado, y realmente... es que me dejo bastante indiferente.

    En última instancia, una buena expansión, pero que no te pierdes nada por no jugarla. Mucho más impresionante y trabajada es la expansión de futuros conectados del primer xenoblade.    … Expand
  53. ianhsieh2008
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    A short-and-sweet adventure that is similar to the main story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Characters level up faster than they are in the main story. It's such a great prequel.
  54. ValuedReviews
    Jul 2, 2020
    9
    Even better than the original, which is definitely saying something. This game completely changes what DLC can be and sets a new standard not just for Nintendo, but for the entire gaming industry.
  55. VG_Alex
    Jul 22, 2021
    9
    This is an excellent DLC for XB2. it also speeds up the pace of fighting and simplifies the complexity in gameplay. The group has excellent characterization and the tragic memories also touched.

    Review of "Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Torna:The Golden Country"

    Graphic/Art: 8.5

    Music/Sounds: 9

    Narrative/Performance:9.5

    Gameplay: 9 (+0.1)

    Score: 9.1
  56. Crazy_Diamond
    May 12, 2020
    9
    If you like XC2, this is a must play. Nearly everything about it is improved, the combat system is improved, the engine is improved, character design is improved, and the few new tracks are top notch. I honestly don't know why this is rated lower than the base game, aside from the fact that the story isn't as good, but personally, while I liked the overall story of the original, the endingIf you like XC2, this is a must play. Nearly everything about it is improved, the combat system is improved, the engine is improved, character design is improved, and the few new tracks are top notch. I honestly don't know why this is rated lower than the base game, aside from the fact that the story isn't as good, but personally, while I liked the overall story of the original, the ending kind of ruined it for me, and in this game, the overall story isn't as good, but I LOVED how they handled the ending. If you liked the cores of XC2, they aren't here, but in my eyes, that's an improvement, as I really don't like spending at least a half hour opening loot boxes to get the one blade I want. The only misgiving I really have about this game is the same as most people do, the fact that it pauses you right before the final stretch to do like 20+ sidequests depending on which ones you do.… Expand
  57. Joes
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Lo compre porque ame el xenoblade chronicles 2 pero esto es mucho mejor amplia la historia y refina su sistema de combate. Altamente recomendable
  58. iMustang
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    Fantastic to learn more about the lore of this world and see what some of these characters were like in the far past. My appreciation for Mythra went way up after this game, as will as Jin, and getting to know Addam as an actual character was an absolute delight. Overall I loved diving back into this world again, and it makes me want to go back and play through XC2 knowing what I know now,Fantastic to learn more about the lore of this world and see what some of these characters were like in the far past. My appreciation for Mythra went way up after this game, as will as Jin, and getting to know Addam as an actual character was an absolute delight. Overall I loved diving back into this world again, and it makes me want to go back and play through XC2 knowing what I know now, and believe me that's not a problem haha.… Expand
  59. Onioncreature
    Dec 17, 2020
    9
    Torna: The Golden Country is one of the most ambitious DLC expansions Nintendo has ever released. While far shorter than the main game, the length allows the gameplay to be more streamlined and intuitive in several ways. For one, party management is a fair bit simpler, which is a good thing as the primary campaign is overly cluttered and has far too many systems. Scaling it back allowsTorna: The Golden Country is one of the most ambitious DLC expansions Nintendo has ever released. While far shorter than the main game, the length allows the gameplay to be more streamlined and intuitive in several ways. For one, party management is a fair bit simpler, which is a good thing as the primary campaign is overly cluttered and has far too many systems. Scaling it back allows managing your different characters to be far more enjoyable. The battle system has also been overhauled for the better, and is both simpler and faster. Switching between characters is great, and it flows far better than the somewhat clunky main game. The storytelling is similar to the base game, and features many impeccably choregraphed sequences and intriguing plotlines. The cast of characters are fairly well defined, though unfortunately the title's relatively short length doesn't allow for as much character building as is found in other Xenoblade games. I'll also say that without the context provided by playing the main title the narrative would likely be completely incomprehensible; so make sure to play the base game until the end of Chapter 7 before delving into Torna. The music takes on a jazzier tone, which is unique to the series and very fun to listen to, while visuals are fairly high quality and comparable to the main title. By far the most major issue is the excess amount of padding. At least 1/3 of my total playtime was spent completing side quests, as they are required to raise your Community level, which gates you from progressing in the story at two instances. This interferes with the pacing, and the side quests are just honestly not up to the same quality as the rest of the game. They're fine, but being forced to spend hours completing monotonous fetch quests with barebones plotlines isn't what I come to Xenoblade games for. It's really a shame, if the Community system wasn't so intrusive the overall quality of the campaign might very well eclipse that of the main game.… Expand
  60. Foxazoxi
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    Overall I prefer the base game rather than this one. But the story added is perfect for people who really cares. It provides a different perspective from Jin and Lora which makes the whole story more charming and easy to understand.
  61. patinete92
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    De los mejores en Nintendo Switch, el juego base (Xenoblade Chronicles 2) era difícil de superar pero lo consiguieron. A pesar de tener una trama bastante corta en comparación con el anteriormente mencionado (ya que es un DLC) se coge cariño rápido a los personajes, tiene una historia genial y el sistema de combates es mejor y más cómodo.
  62. Bradaloop
    Jul 29, 2021
    8
    With a far more engaging combat system than the base game and much better voice direction, Torna - The Golden Country is actually a key contender for one of the best DLC expansions for first-party Switch games so far. Mandatory side quests for progression can bog down the experience at times, especially if you've been ignoring them until the point that they're mandatory, but keeping onWith a far more engaging combat system than the base game and much better voice direction, Torna - The Golden Country is actually a key contender for one of the best DLC expansions for first-party Switch games so far. Mandatory side quests for progression can bog down the experience at times, especially if you've been ignoring them until the point that they're mandatory, but keeping on top of all of your side quests and actively engaging in them rather than treating them as chores diminishes this significantly.

    While this game can be purchased separately as opposed to being part of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Expansion Pass and is indeed a prequel to the base game, many aspects will be confusing to players who haven't at least gotten a significant way through the base game. Play the base game, play this, have a good time.    … Expand
  63. rusoman
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    One of the best dlc I've played, very good story, is somewhat slower than the original game, but the battle system is pretty good.
  64. Bnois
    Mar 16, 2020
    10
    It's the biggest and most renovate DLC to a game I have ever seen. Worth every penny
  65. MXCrossfire
    Sep 22, 2019
    9
    Torna is a wonderful and different experience and possibly the best DLC expansion ever; though i consider it a standalone game as it sold. Consider the fact that this is not a full price game and does not advertise itself as such.

    While the concept of side quests advancing a story can be frustrating to deal with, the narrative each quest takes you on is wonderfully written and ties into    Torna is a wonderful and different experience and possibly the best DLC expansion ever; though i consider it a standalone game as it sold. Consider the fact that this is not a full price game and does not advertise itself as such.

    While the concept of side quests advancing a story can be frustrating to deal with, the narrative each quest takes you on is wonderfully written and ties into the themes and messages of the main story, while still being very natural. There are so many lines of dialogue from so many different characters that bring the world to life. Quests can be a chore- but only if you look at it that way. Each quest has unique and thought out dialogue that allows for you to learn more about not only the NPC characters of the world and the world itself, but the main protagonists as well. Not only that but many side quests intertwine into gameplay as you are truly seeing a community of citizens coming together. Seeing each character's reactions to various events is a wonderful treat, especially due to the chemistry between the main cast.

    The combat system is perfected and incredibly satisfying to master. This game is designed around you upgrading a set cast of characters/blades with arts and specials that were purposefully designed to work perfectly with each other, rather than having to spend dozens of hours grinding items and hoping for a lucky summon of an ultra-rare blade.
    Each character is customizable and while their roles (such as the tank role) cannot be interchanged- items and elemental weapon swaps allow for tons of offensive and defensive creativity. Most importantly though, it is TONS of fun.

    Most of the cutscene music is reused- but the original environment and battle tracks of this game are amazing. Though minute, they are memorable. (My favorites are "Over Despair and Animus", "Four Limbed Titan Gormott", and "Auresco, Royal Capital", definitely check em out.)

    Torna the Golden Country. A beautiful and tragic tale as well as a fun game that falls short of perfection due to a few repetitive tasks. Though I may have done it for a single point in this review- it should not be compared to its' base game counterpart.

    This review is from the perspective of someone who played Torna- enjoyed it, played X2 liked it, and revisited Torna for an even more in-depth experience.    … Expand
  66. Galix
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    Una expansión que nos cuenta sucesos mencionados en la historia principal y que prácticamente es como un juego nuevo. Obligatorio para quienes hayan jugado Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

    Lo bueno: - A pesar de ser una expansión el juego es bastante largo. - El giro de tuerca al sistema de combate que nos permite alternar el piloto y el blade es sublime. - Una historia a la altura que    Una expansión que nos cuenta sucesos mencionados en la historia principal y que prácticamente es como un juego nuevo. Obligatorio para quienes hayan jugado Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

    Lo bueno:
    - A pesar de ser una expansión el juego es bastante largo.
    - El giro de tuerca al sistema de combate que nos permite alternar el piloto y el blade es sublime.
    - Una historia a la altura que encantará a quienes les gustara la historia principal.
    - Muy buenos personajes, banda sonora... Todo lo bueno de Xenoblade Chronicles 2, vaya.

    Lo malo:
    - Menos blades a elegir.
    - Nuevamente la baja resolución en portátil.    … Expand
  67. tom974
    Aug 15, 2021
    9
    Probably the best expansion I've been given to play. I really enjoyed the main game and this "DLC" really brings something more. A good amount of musics is new and/ or remixed, the graphics are quite the same (very nice given the hardware) and the gameplay has been implemented with small adds and twists. The rebirth of the sociogram from the first opus is the great idea here. But, most ofProbably the best expansion I've been given to play. I really enjoyed the main game and this "DLC" really brings something more. A good amount of musics is new and/ or remixed, the graphics are quite the same (very nice given the hardware) and the gameplay has been implemented with small adds and twists. The rebirth of the sociogram from the first opus is the great idea here. But, most of all : what a great story ! A must play for anyone who enjoyed the main game.… Expand
  68. alanwaketan
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    该DLC总的来讲基本继承了原作的大部分机制并做了部分增减。其中最受我好评的无疑是终于可以用光跑图了！剧本上画风比较成人而不是热血少年漫。这点上就是见仁见智了。成人向发刀子的RPG基本上是业界主流，所以我玩原作时那心情就是沙漠里遇甘泉。这点上来看高桥当初没用这个剧本当原作是非常正确的，否则就是泯然众人了。当然本作结尾的高潮演出还是一如既往的高水准。最后说一点让我不满的，那就是脑瘫的人和之力系统。要想让玩家在不到二十个小时的时间内对这个虚拟世界产生感情，是一件很难的事情，但人和之力绝对是一种偷懒的行为。该DLC总的来讲基本继承了原作的大部分机制并做了部分增减。其中最受我好评的无疑是终于可以用光跑图了！剧本上画风比较成人而不是热血少年漫。这点上就是见仁见智了。成人向发刀子的RPG基本上是业界主流，所以我玩原作时那心情就是沙漠里遇甘泉。这点上来看高桥当初没用这个剧本当原作是非常正确的，否则就是泯然众人了。当然本作结尾的高潮演出还是一如既往的高水准。最后说一点让我不满的，那就是脑瘫的人和之力系统。要想让玩家在不到二十个小时的时间内对这个虚拟世界产生感情，是一件很难的事情，但人和之力绝对是一种偷懒的行为。
  69. Syhlcam
    Apr 4, 2021
    9
    On sent une légère amélioration technique, notamment dans les cinématiques et heureusement car ça les rend plus agréable à regarder surtout quand y a beaucoup d'action.
    Un DLC assez court (10-15h), moins d'exploration mais dans environnement plus travaillé notamment une ville en particulier. Un système de combat qui change et qui proposent une nouvelle façon de combattre. Toujours de très    On sent une légère amélioration technique, notamment dans les cinématiques et heureusement car ça les rend plus agréable à regarder surtout quand y a beaucoup d'action.
    Un DLC assez court (10-15h), moins d'exploration mais dans environnement plus travaillé notamment une ville en particulier. Un système de combat qui change et qui proposent une nouvelle façon de combattre. Toujours de très bonne musique et de bons dialogues.

    Les gros points noirs, reste la technique, car même si y a des améliorations, y a toujours des zones floues surtout en fond avec parfois une résolution très vacillante comme le framerate. Mais c'est bien les quêtes secondaire, obligatoire pour avancer qui pose le plus gros problème, même si elles sont généralement plus courtes que dans le jeu original. Y a toujours des allers-retours, et ne sont pas toute intéressante.

    Mais l'objectif de ce DLC, qui est une préquelle est là, répondre à certaines questions que peut se poser après avoir fini Xenoblade Chronicles 2, découvrir l'histoire de certains personnages qui façonne le jeu original.

    A faire, si on a apprécié Xenoblade Chronicles 2.    … Expand
  70. Poochingus
    Nov 14, 2019
    9
    I'm amazed at how this game improves what the base game created so well. Everything that caused me irritation was fixed here and streamlined. Making a comeback from Xenoblade 1 was the area affinity chart. By helping different NPCs by doing their quests you increase area affinity, and the friendship between other NPCs and yourself. It gives you a sense that your actions matter, even byI'm amazed at how this game improves what the base game created so well. Everything that caused me irritation was fixed here and streamlined. Making a comeback from Xenoblade 1 was the area affinity chart. By helping different NPCs by doing their quests you increase area affinity, and the friendship between other NPCs and yourself. It gives you a sense that your actions matter, even by doing the boring fetch quest or kill quest that such games are rife with. Though on its own sometimes you want the rewards these quests offer anyhow.

    For the price you get this expansion plus all the DLC for Xenoblade 2. All this at $40? That is the best deal on the switch to date.

    The whole Gatcha system was totally removed, and instead you get a curated set of blades for your party members. Even more fun is that your party members now actively can participate in combat which is pretty cool from a gameplay and story aspect. Making a better connection between the blades and their drivers.

    This prequel game gives you insight that is sorely craved in the main game, all this talk about the great hero adam, and you finally get to meet him!

    Voiceover performances are MUCH improved in this title as well. I think they just cast a few bad apples and rushed the recording sessions for the base game.

    Combat is also more forgiving too. Before you had to stack elemental orbs in specific combos, and if you didn't have the right combo, you couldn't finish a combo and break the orbs. For this game you can do any combo of 3, but if you get those same combos from the base game, it does bonus damage and applies special debuffs to the enemy, where any 3 random elements stacked just does a bit of extra damage. I think this was the right move, sure it makes the game easier and require less tactics, but even I had more fun just being able to not NEED to line things up perfectly every time, allowing me to experiment more in combat.

    Story is good as always. Monolift Soft have great story telling, and this game is no different. Overall the amount of hours of play for the price is great. It is fun, and far more accessible for new players, and still engaging for veteran players. Truly a majora's mask type follow up. A game I'd suggest to almost anyone.    … Expand
  71. SgtCortez
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    This is how DLC story content is made. Well done Monolithsoft . An absolute must play for the nintendo switch.
  72. eschano
    Dec 15, 2020
    10
    I enjoy the battle system, music, characters, world and story. Spend 30+ hrs to beat the game. I really grew to love the characters. Wish it was longer.
  73. Janek1907
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    The best DLC of all time. It is basically a completely new game. To finish the game you will need more then 20 hours, which is normal for 60£ games. Positives:
    - low price
    - fantastic world - very good soundtrack - new characters - very good story which surprise you even after finishing the main game - good voice acting (much better then in the main game) - really good combat system,    The best DLC of all time. It is basically a completely new game. To finish the game you will need more then 20 hours, which is normal for 60£ games. Positives:
    - low price
    - fantastic world
    - very good soundtrack - new characters
    - very good story which surprise you even after finishing the main game
    - good voice acting (much better then in the main game)
    - really good combat system, better then in the main game
    - entertaining side quests
    - all problems from the main games are gone Negatives:
    - you have to do many side quests for completing the game (they’re good but still)

    As you can see this is a very good DLC. I recommend it to everyone who played the main game. For those who didn’t, I would recommend to play the main game first, because there are parts of the story which are spoilers to the main game. All in all ten out of ten.    … Expand
  74. Davis_dk
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    Excellent game the music is a master piece. All maps and movies are awesome
  75. edwardnintendo
    Feb 15, 2020
    10
    Its an amazing experience to see what happened 500 years ago. Better combat, Amazing music and beautiful scenery. 10/10
  76. Alberto_Rahl
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    Aunque se puede jugar sin haber completado la historia principal personalmente recomiendo que se compre si os ha gustado XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2.

    Expande la historia del que para mí es el mejor juego de la switch por lo que para mi ya sería suficiente para darle buena nota pero es que además resulta que está más depurado y es un juego más sólido en general. Tiene en torno la mitad de    Aunque se puede jugar sin haber completado la historia principal personalmente recomiendo que se compre si os ha gustado XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 2.

    Expande la historia del que para mí es el mejor juego de la switch por lo que para mi ya sería suficiente para darle buena nota pero es que además resulta que está más depurado y es un juego más sólido en general.

    Tiene en torno la mitad de horas de juego que la historia principal pero es que también cuesta la mitad.    … Expand
  77. Gamertag77
    Apr 27, 2020
    10
    Aquí se mejora cada uno de los aspectos del original jugabilidad, gráficos, sistema de combate, es increíble como un DLC puede ser tan bueno
  78. DMBZ
    Jun 24, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores dlc de la historia de nintendo es prácticamente un juego nuevo
  79. Jrson
    May 12, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are a lot of improvements coming from Xenoblade 2. The battle system allowed you to actually control the blades which was a very appreciated addition. The new OST for this game is also just as good as in 2. My biggest problem with this game is the amount of time padding. To finish the game you have to complete most if not all of the side quests in the game. Because this a prequel to Xenoblade 2, the ending of this game was already determined, all they needed to do was to pull it off well, which I think they did.… Expand
  80. Wety418
    Jun 23, 2020
    8
    The characters are charming. The story is simple and bright. The ending is sad.
  81. EasyGamerBoi
    Aug 17, 2023
    8
    Bingeing massive JRPGs before a new entry in the series isn’t an easy task, but it’s one I had to take on following Xenoblade 3’s release date getting moved early up to July. Xenoblade 1 was a fantastic game with some major gripes on my end, same with Xenoblade 2. Many in the Xeno fandom claim Torna as one of the best games in the series despite technically only being DLC for 2, so whatBingeing massive JRPGs before a new entry in the series isn’t an easy task, but it’s one I had to take on following Xenoblade 3’s release date getting moved early up to July. Xenoblade 1 was a fantastic game with some major gripes on my end, same with Xenoblade 2. Many in the Xeno fandom claim Torna as one of the best games in the series despite technically only being DLC for 2, so what did I think? I think they’re both right and wrong on that claim. I prefer 1 & 2 to Torna, but despite some fumbles this huge expansion does some things SO much better than it’s predecessors that I can’t help but be even more excited for 3!
    Torna’s battle system is without a doubt the best in the series & it’s really not even a competition. Nearly every battle went by quickly without the tedium in the main game of 2, and without the frustration of some aspects of 1’s combat. It’s all incredibly kinetic and fast paced, it just might be my favorite battle system out of any JRPG I’ve played. I only avoided fighting enemies in my way if they were too strong to take on, but even sometimes I threw myself at them just to test how my skills grew, the combat is THAT good!! The general tone of Torna takes a while to get going but once it sets in, MonolithSoft flexes their incredible storytelling skills with one of the most devastating plot turns a JRPG has taken, playing 2 beforehand and knowing what happens to Torna still didn’t prepare me for what this expansion had in store for me. I liked all of the new and returning characters as well. Absolutely fantastic musical score & cutscene work as well. All the environments are lovely looking as well, but I still wish we could get ports to a more powerful console that could take full advantage of Xenoblade’s world’s potential (in an alternate timeline lol.)
    However, there are some major pains in my neck that I encountered during my playthrough. The biggest complaint I and many others had with Torna is the padding, specifically the infamous Community system. If this didn’t exist, the DLC would probably be half the length which is understandable, but for as amazing as Monolith are, they really get stuck in some stupid design decisions. Content locking based on side activities is one of the worst gaming tropes and it completely shattered the placing of this DLC. “Hey the big bad has what he needs to end the world soon, but first we have to run off and help out 46 people with their minuscule problems!” Absolutely baffling. It did go quicker towards the end, but that doesn’t eliminate how horrendous of a time I had doing mostly FETCH QUESTS for an extra 5-6 hours. Early 2000’s game design should STAY in the early 2000’s. It’s designed to make you care about the side characters before the end, but why would I want to invest my time into characters that aren’t gonna make it in the end? Forcing the player to do SIDE activities for a MAIN quest is one easy way to make the player hate the side activities. That sucked, but what I also still couldn’t stand were the field skills. Not as bad as the main game due to the shorter length of Torna, but still completely grinds the pace to a halt if you don’t have the right ones unlocked.
    Extremely solid DLC!    … Expand
  82. blackheart1708
    Oct 27, 2021
    9
    a dlc that tastes like a full game ... great work by monolith soft it feels a totally fresh game with some mechanics between the original wii xenoblade and the switch delivery, some optimization problems prevent me from giving it a 10 but remember, it is a nintendo switch, it fits in the palm of your hand, it has 1/2 teraflop ... you take it wherever you want
  83. Pembroke_Watts
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    One of the best expansions to any game. If you liked the base game, you should definitely play this next.
    As a warning, make sure to do many side quests as you go, as you need to have completed a certain amount of side quests in order to progress through the main story.
  84. Ventu
    Apr 15, 2022
    10
    Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country es una expansión muy completa, que perfectamente puede cumplir como juego individual. La historia amplía la del juego base, resolviendo dudas y dando mayor profundidad a la historia. También puede servir como punto de entrada para quién no haya jugado el juego original, aunque creo se disfruta más jugándolo después. Todos sus apartadosXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country es una expansión muy completa, que perfectamente puede cumplir como juego individual. La historia amplía la del juego base, resolviendo dudas y dando mayor profundidad a la historia. También puede servir como punto de entrada para quién no haya jugado el juego original, aunque creo se disfruta más jugándolo después. Todos sus apartados cumplen igual de bien que en el juego base, aunque la jugabilidad y el sistema de combate se simplifican en cierta medida, para dar un poco más de rapidez al título. Es un RPG en todos sus aspectos, pero siendo una expansión es mucho menos amplio que lo habitual dentro del género, obteniendo un equilibrio muy correcto. Totalmente recomendable si disfrutaste de Xenoblade Chronicles 2.… Expand
  85. quallll
    Feb 20, 2022
    3
    The original game is great, but this DLC is just a hack. Story for 3 hours, the rest of the time you will complete monotonous side quests to get the opportunity to move on
  86. FusionBreeze
    Mar 24, 2023
    2
    The UI, field skill system and some other mechanics, makes a game that could be really enjoyable, a massive cancerous disappointment. I am spending 80% of my playing time literally navigating the menu, trying to find field skills in order to proceed on my quests or trying to understand the ridiculously designed map. So disappointed because I really enjoyed the first game and was coming inThe UI, field skill system and some other mechanics, makes a game that could be really enjoyable, a massive cancerous disappointment. I am spending 80% of my playing time literally navigating the menu, trying to find field skills in order to proceed on my quests or trying to understand the ridiculously designed map. So disappointed because I really enjoyed the first game and was coming in expecting a similar experience. But no, everything was made more complicated, frustrating and some features removed altogether like the costumes.… Expand
  87. johnly
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    This "expansion pass content" is really large enough to be considered a separate game! This entry improves on the already stellar combat system of XC2 while adding some enlightening depth to certain characters.
  88. BetaPlayer
    Aug 1, 2022
    8
    Even as a standalone game Torna is a great game, such a good and heart braking story, the music is great and the voice acting at least is better than the original, the tutorials are long as always but at least they're not so bad because you can see them at any time in the menu.
  89. xRed_Ray
    Aug 9, 2022
    9
    Better than the base game in almost every aspect in my opinion. The only horrible, HORRIBLE thing: You are forced to do SO MANY side quests and until you're done with them you can't progress with the main Story. Other than that absolutely fantastic
  90. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    this is a awesome and flawless game. i will always love hoe pyra is good and beautiful
  91. Sterrewiggelary
    Nov 12, 2022
    9
    Short but excellent. The perfect icing on the cake to an already great game.
  92. Jerem8
    May 4, 2023
    9
    An extension which surpasses the original game, fixing most of failings of XC2 !
  93. ikrafil
    Jan 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The ending destroyed me. Can’t believe they actually did that. Also, really cool that they released a physical version of this game. It was really great to play this. 10/10… Expand
  94. lecaime
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Un DLC de cette qualité, j'en ai rarement vue, donc la note va avec. Un préquelle vraiment bien fait dans l'univers du 2.
  95. Alicedcac
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    It's amazing how they can improve the game in short amount of time. This DLC just feel like a full game.
  96. Borderlinez
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    TORNA THE GOLDEN COUNTRY DLC is a great addition to the game. It adds a new story set in the past, with new challenges and enemies to face. The new environments are also stunning, and there are plenty of new cool quests.
  97. Omletter
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    I highly recommend Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country to anyone who enjoys JRPGs. It's a fantastic game with a great story, beautiful world, and challenging battle system

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. FNintendo
    Mar 13, 2019
    80
    Torna is a marvelous expansion of the no less amazing Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Adding to what the original game already does good, Torna manages to improve the combat system and acts as a very good buildup on the original game's plot. This is an especially recommended additional experience to those who enjoyed Xenoblade Chronicles 2, as it is designed to be especially appealing to fans of the original game.
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  2. Vooks
    Feb 21, 2019
    60
    While Torna’s story unfortunately turned out to be a huge let down, the gameplay does more than enough to pick up the pieces. Ultimately, exploring the world of Alrest is still a delight, and any excuse to re-enter this gorgeous universe is one worth taking.
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  3. Cubed3
    Dec 27, 2018
    80
    With refined combat, a far tighter script, and an infinitely more likable cast, Torna - The Golden Country manages to address almost all of Xenoblade Chronicles 2's core problems without ever straying too far from its source.
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