If there is one thing certain about theXenoblade Chroniclessaga is that the games are huge JRPGs that demand the player’s attention and time. In terms of scope, Monolith Soft’s recent epicXenoblade Chronicles 3may be one of the biggest JRPGs of all time. Rightly so, the epic franchise carries on with the same quality in writing, character development, and world-building found in its spiritual predecessors withXenogearsand theXenosaga Trilogy.
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Arguably,Xenoblade Chronicles 3is the most approachable entry in the series. It even works well as a good entry point for newcomers despite how it ties together the events of the first two games. However, just like its predecessors, it’s huge adventure with a lot of content to work through. Furthermore,Xenoblade 3is very plot and cutscene heavy, so this will add additional time for players on their first playthrough.
How Long Does It Take Beat Xenoblade Chronicles 3?
At the time of writing,Xenoblade Chronicles 3is still a very new title. However, those who managed to get hold of a copy early have already reported that they are finishing the main campaign in around70-80hours.
When one considers thatXenoblade3doesn’t open up until around 10 hours, that should give players an idea of just how massive this title is. The side quests are more meaningful than before, with several quests having more interesting storylines to play along with.
In addition to NPC side quests, there are alsoHero Quests.As with its predecessors, many ofXenoblade 3’s NPC side quests can be completed during the party’s travels in the main story. However, theHero Questsrequire a bit more legwork from the party as the rewards willunlock new classes like the Flash Fencer found in Chapter 3. As a result, for those looking to completeXenoblade Chronicles’most significant side quests,the game shouldtake more than 100 hours.
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Again,pure completioniststhat want to see everything that the game has to offer may need to strap themselves in for around200 hoursworth of adventuring.According to howlongtobeat.com,Xenoblade Chronicles 2players have reported that to find everything, one has to commit to 254 hours. That is an enormous amount of content, and amazing sinceXenoblade Chronicles 3’sworld is five times larger thanXenoblade 2.
It’s worth keeping in mind thatXenoblade Chronicles 3has major DLCset to be released in stages by the end of 2023. The developers at Monolith Soft have already stated that the expanded content for the game is going to be bigger thanXenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country,which was over 30 hours long. The final game with all the fully released expanded content and DLC will extend the play time even further.
