Xenoblade Chronicles 2

04 About Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Released for Nintendo Switch in 2017, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. It follows Rex, a young salvager, after he encounters Pyra, a legendary Blade known as an Aegis.

Their journey crosses Alrest, a world built upon enormous living Titans moving through a vast cloud sea. As the pair search for Elysium, a place believed to be humanity's true home, they encounter allies, ancient secrets, and powerful adversaries including Jin and Malos.

A world carried by Titans

The Titans of Alrest support nations, ecosystems, and humanity itself, yet the world faces a slow decline. Rex and Pyra's quest explores questions of purpose, existence, and the connection between Drivers and Blades while revealing the history surrounding the Aegis.

Driver and Blade combat

Battles combine real-time action with strategic party management. Players control Drivers alongside their equipped Blades, using Driver Arts and Blade Arts to build combinations and launch powerful Chain Attacks. Elemental types, weapon specialties, and party roles all shape combat options.

Exploration and progression

Each Titan serves as a large area to explore, with hidden locations, materials, valuable items, and challenging monsters. New Blades can be awakened from Core Crystals, expanding available abilities and elemental coverage. Side quests, Heart-to-Hearts, Affinity Charts, Accessories, Aux Cores, and Driver Art upgrades provide further ways to develop the party.

Game screenshots

System requirements: phone & PC

Suggested device targets from Beastroms. Actual requirements and compatibility depend on your emulator and game settings.

HP / Phone

• Operating system: Android 10 or later
• CPU / Chipset: Quad-core 1.8 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: OpenGL ES 3.0-capable graphics
• Free storage: 40 GB
• Controls: Touch controls or a Bluetooth controller; keyboard for computer software

PC / Computer

• Operating system: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
• Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support
• Free storage: 40 GB
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse; controller for supported games

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