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TheXenoblade Chroniclesseries has become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. Thanks to the critical acclaim the most recent title in the franchiseXenoblade Chronicleshas received, many gamers are only discovering the first two games in the trilogy.
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Thanks to the quality of each title, it’s reasonable to play the first two games after completingXenoblade 3as if they were prequels. The surprises, twists, and allusions all three games share are just as impactful when playing after the third. Next to the third game,Xenoblade Chroniclesis hailed as the best in the series and one of the best JRPGs of all time.
Xenoblade Chronicles Length
As with its successors,Xenoblade Chroniclesis a huge game with a massive world to discover and many secrets to find. Even without the side content,Xenobladeis a long gamethat will keep JRPG fans entertained for hours and leave a lasting impression after it’s finished.
According to the data gathered by How Long To Beat,the average playthrough ofXenoblade Chroniclesis around 51 hours for the main story. Completing thecampaign and the side content will take approximately 80 hours. For completists, however, finishing the game andseeing everythingit has to offer can take around138 hours.
Future Connected Length
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Editionincludes expanded content that connects it with its successors. The epilogue known asFuture Connectedis worth the price of entry alone, with its average playtime coming in ataround 10-13 hours for completists.
In terms of scale and scope,Xenoblade Chroniclesis one of the biggest JRPGson the Nintendo Switch. It’s not a game that can be rushed, and with such a great story and characters, why would anyone want to rush it?
Xenoblade Chronicles Chapter List
There are 17 chapters inXenoblade Chronicles’main campaign. The chapter names are only included in the Japanese release of the game, and thanks to the dedicatedXenobladewikicovered on Fandom the chapters are named as follows:
Staying gives us the chance to change our destinies
I made something really special today
The Monado will grow with you
We’re heading there ourselves
Promise that you’ll meet us outside the colony
He’s gonna pay for what he did to Fiora
Leader of Mechonis and agent of Meyneth
Can ya kill ’em all?
This world is in disarray
Everyone loved you
You shouldn’t have done that
This is the passage of fate!
Chapter 17
I was here at the beginning, and I will proclaim the end
The Future Connected
As stated above, Future Connected is an expansion and epilogue set a year after the events of the main game, and it’s included inXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. This expansion brings closure to the first game will setting up connections between all three titles in the trilogy.
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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Editionis available now for the Nintendo Switch. The original version is available on the Nintendo Wii and New 3DS.
