Open-world RPG

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Developer

Monolith Soft

Genre

Open-world RPG

Platforms

Switch

Year

2017

About the game

An entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles series developed by Monolith Soft, released on Nintendo Switch in December 2017. It's set in a world where people live atop Titans, giant creatures drifting over a Cloud Sea. It tells the story of Rex, a young salvager, who meets beings called Blades and sets out to find a legendary paradise, with real-time combat built around combining Blades.

Why we recommend it

One of the finest big-budget JRPGs on Switch, with an overwhelming world of nations built atop giant creatures called Titans and a sweeping saga.

Good for — Great for: anyone who wants a vast world and an epic story to lose themselves in for dozens of hours

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