Xenoblade Chronicles X: 6 Beginner Tips
Landing on the noble commercial failure Wii U meant Xenoblade Chronicles X was pretty much destined to live in the shadow of its Wii-era predecessor and best-selling Switch successor. It's the black sheep of Tetsuya Takahashi's strange and wonderful JRPG series, the one with the letter at the end, the one that might never see the direct sequel it deserves.
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Even so, RPG fans are rabid, ever-ready to seek out the classics of years past. Day by day, little by little, folks are experiencing Elma's epic science-fiction adventure for the first time. Maybe you're one of them, having downloaded a digital copy to your Wii U while it's still possible, or polishing off a secondhand physical copy from the pawn shop.
Whatever the case may be, if you're coming into Xenoblade Chronicles X as clueless as Cross themselves you'll surely benefit from a few keen tips on making the most of your new life on Mira.
Xenoblade Chronicles X tells a relatively direct story across its prologue, 12 chapters, and epilogue. But it's still quite nonlinear compared with Xenoblade Chronicles and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Rather than traversing large regions from one side to the other with important plot beats invariably awaiting strewn throughout, here you'll find a single and massive open world that slowly reveals new stretches.
Your story missions will take you all over Mira, but it's the rest of the game you should focus on first and foremost. Xenoblade Chronicles X's mission board updates often, and it's here that you will unlock the bulk of the game's content. Skipping missions means skipping a lot of what's well-regarded in this entry, and it's also a recipe for being woefully underleveled
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