Xenoblade Chronicles beginner's guide

Some RPGs put you through a glorified 20-hour tutorial and hope you’re still awake at the end of the ride to enjoy the full potential of the mechanics presented. Others introduce a slew of concepts alongside nothing but sparse instructional text just before throwing you off a cliff assuming you can fly. Xenoblade Chronicles falls under the latter category, and while it’s surely not impossible to figure out everything on your own, you probably won’t immediately know how to do things like reach Mega Heat state during gem crafting. Why not save yourself some headache-inducing trial and error by referring to our guide?

Arts and Skills

Affinity

Combat

Characters, combinations, and AI

Collectibles and the Collectopaedia

Landmarks, locations, and exploration

Weapons and armor

Gem crafting tutorial

New game +