Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country
Lead fixed battle teams through a prequel centered on Jin and Lora, exchanging frontline and support roles to trigger Switch Arts while following the people and quests recorded by the Community system.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Torna - The Golden Country follows Jin and Lora before the events of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. In battle, you directly control one team while the others act under CPU control. Team members are fixed, but their roles change: exchange the Vanguard and Rear Guard to bring another fighter forward and activate a Switch Art. Characters at the rear continue supporting the frontline. Outside combat, the Community system records relationships between people and quest status. Camp provides another part of the adventure, where characters use their crafting specialties to make pouch items with battle or field effects. A Tips section lets you revisit earlier tutorials as you learn how these systems connect.
Collected in series
Xenoblade Chronicles is a role-playing series of immense landscapes, close-knit parties and conflicts that reach beyond what its heroes first understand. You explore unfamiliar worlds and coordinate real-time battles through roles, positioning and Arts. Long journeys give the companions time to grow, while the scenery keeps suggesting another place to visit.
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A coordination-focused prequel for players who enjoy learning a fixed party's changing roles.
Because switching roles also triggers an attack, deciding who leads can become part of an offensive plan. Community records and camp crafting may give players who enjoy character relationships reasons to engage with the adventure between battles.
Strengths
- Frontline exchanges can connect character control with attack timing.
- A visible record of people and quests can help relationship-focused players follow their involvement.
Weaknesses
- Fixed team membership may offer less appeal to players whose main interest is freely assembling a roster.
Who it is for: Players drawn to coordinated party combat, character relationships and learning complementary roles within a fixed cast.
Play notes: The standalone package can be played without Xenoblade Chronicles 2; the Expansion Pass route is additional content for that main game.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Community tracking and camp crafting offer different activities between battles, which may reward an interest in people and preparation. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Role changes that activate Switch Arts can make the choice of frontline fighter part of an attack sequence rather than simply a character preference. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The acoustic, jazz-influenced musical direction may appeal to players who want that sound alongside the prequel's character story. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Revisitable tutorials can provide a useful reference when learning the team's switching rules. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Monolith Soft Inc.
- Publisher
- Monolith Soft Inc.Nintendo
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Turn-based Combat3D GraphicsStory-drivenLong-term ProgressionFantasyMain Story 20–50 HoursExplorationSolo-friendlyLevel ProgressionThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com