
Any of these characters, human and Blade alike, may be directly controlled by the player in the refined battle system. Lora, a mercenary from Torna, is partnered with the Blades Jin and Haze the party is later joined by Ardainian emperor Hugo and his two Blades, Brighid and Aegaeon. In addition to the team of Addam and Mythra, players may control two other groups of characters. Taking place 500 years before Xenoblade Chronicles 2, this RPG expands upon the story of the Aegis War and reveals the pasts of many of the Blades encountered in the main game. This second Aegis, a woman named Mythra, may be Alrest's only hope, but she has much to learn about herself and the world before she will be ready to face Malos. In order to stop him, Addam Origo, one of the princes of the kingdom of Torna, is called to awaken the other Aegis.

He is an Aegis, one of two divine Blades taken from the World Tree, and therefore possesses power previously thought impossible. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is available now, exclusively on Nintendo Switch.The world of Alrest is under attack by Malos, one of the artificial lifeforms known as Blades. After that, if you purchased the game from eShop, you just have to wait for the email with the download code if you purchased the physical copy, you have to redeem your MyNintendo coins (done from the Switch home screen), and you’re set. To redeem the gift, you need to make sure your account is linked to a MyNintnedo account, and that you have turned the “Receive Emails” setting on.


In addition, players will also get 3 each of Char-Grilled Grumbirds, Crispy Blendshakes, and Clicky-Clacks.

The new items include pouch items, as well as fifteen Legendary Core crystals, which should help those players who are still stuck grinding for the final few Rare Blades that they are otherwise missing (though, friendly reminder, even with a Legendary Core, you’re not guaranteed a Rare Blade, you just have a higher chance than you otherwise would- yes, it’s annoying as all hell having so little control over the process). To celebrate the release of the new game, Monolith has announced that all players of the game, regardless of whether or not they purchased the game’s expansion pass, will get free in-game items that they can use in the main game (and not in Torna). T his week marks the release of Xenoblade 2: Torna- The Golden Country (next week, if you don’t own the expansion pass), the standalone expansion for Monolith’s RPG that they launched last year, which serves as a prequel to that game.
