I recently picked up a copy of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in a sale and don’t have enough time to play all the previous titles at the moment. I know that playing the games in a chronological order would be beneficial in terms of background story and lore, but is it possible to follow the story without having played one and two before?

  • @garretbleEnglish
    5•11 months ago

    While I do think 1 is great (and my favorite until 3 came out), playing 1 and 2 will take LOTS OF TIME, and if you don’t want to churn out a couple hundred hours on both I’d suggest watching some videos on YouTube about the stories. I know there are a few that recap 1 and 2 that came out before 3’s launch.

    I think 3 is absolutely worth playing, though. That game hit me with emotions I hadn’t felt from a game in a long time, and I still can’t listen to some of the music tracks without welling up. For me it was easily the best game of 2022.

    • HaukeOPEnglish
      2•11 months ago

      Thanks for the explanation! Just watching a recap of the story on YouTube didn’t even come to my mind, might be a good idea!

      • @garretbleEnglish
        3•11 months ago

        Yeah, for sure!

        Here’s a link to one I found. I think I watched this a couple years ago because I myself wanted a refresher about the story before the third one.

        The Xenoblade Timeline Explained