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  1. 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. 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!
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  3. 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.
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  4. 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. 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.
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  6. Oct 19, 2018
    10
    Mejor que el contenido principal!! mejor jugabilidad, mejor rendimiento y mejor historia.
    Mejores misiones.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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!
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  10. 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!
  11. 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.
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  12. 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!
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  13. 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.
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  14. 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.
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  15. 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.
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  16. Sep 14, 2018
    10
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    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
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  17. 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。
  18. 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.
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  19. 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!
  20. 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.
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  21. 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)
  22. 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.
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  23. 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.
  24. 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 !!!!!!!!!
  25. 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!
  26. 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.
  27. 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!
  28. 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
  29. 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...
  30. 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.
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.