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The journey to reach Elysium and save a dying world. Includes guidance on every gameplay topic and character, explains why you're not doing more damage, and everything else the game didn't bother to mention! I feel like this is a game a lot of people quit because they feel like the gameplay doesn't click, and I want to make it make sense.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was Chuggaaconroy's 45th Let's Play. It was announced on September 17th, 2020, and premiered the following day. The Let's Play consists of 220 episodes and 2 bonus videos, with a total length of 5 days, 10 hours, and 24 minutes.

In gameplay, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is similar to previous entries, but with an added summoning mechanic. It features a different setting and characters than the first Xenoblade Chronicles, and it marks the series' return to being story-driven, unlike the previous installment Xenoblade Chronicles X, which was focused on gameplay and open world exploration.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 takes place in Alrest, a world covered in a sea of clouds. Humans live on top of and inside large living creatures known as Titans. Some people known as Drivers can summon powerful beings known as Blades from crystals. After he is hired for a salvaging mission, a young salvager named Rex comes into contact with a legendary Blade named Pyra, indirectly becoming her Driver, and promises to take her to a fabled paradise called Elysium. Throughout their journey, Rex and his party are pursued by Torna, an organization set to take the power of Pyra for their own means.

Plot

Setting and characters

The game is set in the fictional land of Alrest, a sea topped with clouds, called the "Cloud Sea", inhabited by massive creatures known as Titans on which humanity lives. Legends claim humanity once lived atop the "World Tree", a massive tree in the center of Alrest in a paradise called Elysium with their creator, the Architect, but they were exiled for unknown reasons and given the Titans to live on. Blades are powerful beings summoned from "Core Crystals" who channel power into their weapons through a force called ether. Their masters are called Drivers; when a Driver dies, their Blade reverts to a Core Crystal and loses their memory. After some time, another Driver can awaken them so long as the crystal is intact. Due to the close spiritual bond between Driver and Blade, the personality of the former influences that of the latter. Two nations, Mor Ardain and Uraya are on the brink of war throughout the story.

The main character is Rex (voice in Japanese by Hiro Shimono and English by Al Weaver), who is the Driver of the Aegis, a powerful and legendary Blade. The Aegis has two personalities, Pyra and Mythra (Japanese: Shino Shimoji; English: Skye Bennett), who share conscience, but different abilities. As an orphan, Rex grew up in Fonsett village in the Leftherian Archipelago, a place on several Titans that are close together, which are connected by bridges and other structures. Rex became very accustomed to the Cloud Sea and would salvage parts found beneath. He is very close with Azurda, a Titan whom Rex calls "Gramps", where Rex lives a portion of his life upon. A group of Drivers called Torna set out to destroy the Aegis, leading Rex and party to flee and find a way to the World Tree, a legendary paradise. Other important characters include: Malos, another Aegis and main antagonist; Jin, a Blade from Torna who aids Malos; Nia, a rebel from Torna, and her Blade Dromarch; Tora, a Nopon specializing in artificial Blades, and his Blade Poppi; Mòrag, a feared Driver from Mor Ardain, and her blade Brighid; and Zeke, the prince of the hermit country of Tantal, and his Blade Pandoria.

The downloadable content Torna – The Golden Country adds a new story, set 500 years prior. This focuses on Lora and her Blade Jin and allies in their battles against Malos in Torna, a country not accessible in the main game.

Story

Rex, an orphaned salvager who collects treasure from below the Cloud Sea for money, is hired by Argentum Trade Guild Chairman Bana to aid the Drivers Jin, Malos, and Nia, part of a group named Torna, in the salvage of an ancient ship. In the ship, they find Pyra, a legendary Blade known as the Aegis. When Rex reaches out to touch Pyra's sword, Jin fatally stabs him. Rex awakens on a field with Pyra, who reveals they are in a memory of her old home Elysium. She asks him to bring her to Elysium and in exchange gives him half of her Core Crystal to revive him. With help from his Titan companion Azurda and Nia, who has defected from Torna, Rex escapes to the Titan Gormott, but Azurda is wounded and reverts to his larval stage. Soon after, they arrive in Gormott's capital Torigoth and are joined by the Nopon Driver Tora and his artificial Blade Poppi. The group try to get to Elysium, but are stopped by the artifice Ophion and swallowed by the Titan Uraya.

After the group battles the mercenary Driver Vandham while escaping Uraya's stomach, he joins the party and Rex begins to look to him as a mentor. The group later learns that Jin and Malos are the leaders of Torna, a terrorist group named after a Titan destroyed in the Aegis War 494 years ago. Led by Jin, an embittered veteran Blade of the Aegis War, and Malos, later revealed as the other Aegis, they seek to destroy humanity by unleashing the artifice Aion on Elysium. During a battle with Malos and fellow Torna member Akhos, Vandham is killed and Pyra unveils her true form Mythra. They have shared memory and consider themselves sisters, switching back and forth as needed.

The group's search for a way past Ophion leads them to join forces with Mòrag, special inquisitor of Mor Ardain and elder sister of the Ardainian Emperor, Niall, and Zeke, prince of Tantal. In Tantal, the group battles Jin, who forces Pyra to surrender. While Azurda leads the group to the third Aegis sword to save Pyra, Malos siphons Pyra's power to regain his full strength. After the group finds the third sword, phantoms of Pyra's former Driver nearly kill Rex, but he is deemed worthy of the third sword. The group confronts Jin and Malos at the Cliffs of Morytha, during which Rex unlocks Pyra and Mythra's true form Pneuma. Rex, now matched with Jin's power, forces Malos to summon Ophion, who knocks the group into Morytha, the devastated land beneath Cloud Sea.

In Morytha, the group is forced to work with a weakened Jin. Malos' Driver, Amalthus, attacks by controlling various Titans. The group severs his connection to the Titans, only for him to kill all Torna members except Malos and Jin, with Jin defeating Amalthus as he dies. The group arrives in Elysium, which is revealed to be a long-dead wasteland, and meet the Architect, a scientist named Klaus who explains that he had discovered a device that sends objects into different dimensions, the use of which split his body in two and destroyed the old world.

Sensing that his other half is about to die, which will result in his own death, Klaus sends the group to stop Malos, who was corrupted by Amalthus's malice and has obtained Aion. After Malos's defeat and death, Klaus dies, but not before granting Rex and the party a "final gift". Klaus's death causes Elysium to begin crumbling. Pneuma helps the group escape, but sacrifices herself to detonate the World Tree, preventing its debris from destroying Alrest. The group barely survives when Azurda, thanks to Pneuma, returns to his adult form and flies everyone down to Alrest. On returning to Alrest, the Cloud Sea fades to reveal a rejuvenated world, the Titans merging to form a new landmass. Afterwards, Pyra and Mythra are revived in separate bodies and reunite with Rex.

Description

September 18th, 2020 - December 19th 2021

"The journey to reach Elysium and save a dying world. Includes guidance on every gameplay topic and character, explains why you're not doing more damage, and everything else the game didn't bother to mention! I feel like this is a game a lot of people quit because they feel like the gameplay doesn't click, and I want to make it make sense."

Episodes

  1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 1: Where We Used To Be
  2. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 2: Resonance of the Heart
  3. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 3: Gramps' Wisdom
  4. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 4: Aptitude
  5. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 5: The Color "Emerald"
  6. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 6: Cat Costume
  7. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 7: Artificial Blade Parts
  8. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 8: Guide to Poppiswap and Core Crystals
  9. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 9: Concerned Carpenter
  10. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 10: The Crane Game
  11. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 11: Nopon of Good Tastes
  12. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 12: Rescuing the Cat
  13. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 13: Gormott, But Not Forgotten
  14. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 14: Firecracker of a Gal!
  15. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 15: The Real Gramps
  16. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 16: Star-Crossed Lovers
  17. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 17: Umon the Shipwright
  18. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 18: The Urayan Giant
  19. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 19: The Garfont Mercenaries
  20. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 20: A Pain in Miasma
  21. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 21: Maid in Uraya
  22. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 22: Lord Zekenator
  23. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 23: The Belly of the Beast
  24. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 24: The Land of Titans
  25. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 25: The Heroic Adventures of Addam
  26. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 26: Feeding Artists
  27. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 27: Into the Open Sky
  28. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 28: Our Own War
  29. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 29: The Last Wish
  30. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 30: The Future Looks Merc-y
  31. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 31: To Be Young Again...
  32. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 32: The Hard Roc Life
  33. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 33: Road to the Capital
  34. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 34: Muimui Bueno
  35. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 35: Awkward Date
  36. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 36: The Militia's Request
  37. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 37: Tranquility
  38. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 38: Fame, Family, and Forgetting
  39. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 39: Rooftop Run
  40. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 40: Lila's Location
  41. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 41: Old Industrial District
  42. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 42: Lila's Masterpon
  43. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 43: Factory Tour
  44. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 44: Goddess of the Praetorium
  45. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 45: Leftheria
  46. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 46: A Good In-Vess-tment
  47. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 47: Fonsett Memories
  48. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 48: A Test of Strength
  49. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 49: Sniff Out the Spy!
  50. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 50: We Meet Again
  51. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 51: Failure and Success
  52. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 52: Getting to Know You
  53. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 53: Crystal Clear
  54. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 54: One Lucky Gal
  55. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 55: Shiny New Power
  56. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 56: Whereabouts Unknown
  57. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 57: All's Fair in Love and Innuendos
  58. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 58: Industrial Sort of Tour
  59. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 59: Bearing Her Soul
  60. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 60: Leadership Qualities
  61. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 61: Aurora Boreas?
  62. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 62: Stolen Keepsake
  63. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 63: Some Must Carry On
  64. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 64: Reaching to the Choir
  65. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 65: The Man Who Climbed The Tree
  66. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 66: Temperantia Tantrum
  67. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 67: Ceasefire
  68. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 68: Who's Leaving Anyone?
  69. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 69: Denial
  70. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 70: A Ripe New Frontier!
  71. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 71: Judicium's Legacy
  72. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 72: Hero of the Nopon
  73. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 73: Our Daily Bread
  74. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 74: Bouncing Back
  75. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 75: Bladies’ Night!
  76. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 76: The Secret of Nim
  77. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 77: Journey to Tantal
  78. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 78: Bonsoir, Theosoir...
  79. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 79: The Audience
  80. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 80: For The Sake of This World
  81. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 81: Handling a Boy's Turtle!
  82. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 82: Crossing the Gorg
  83. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 83: Write or Wrong?
  84. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 84: Tender-Hearted Beast
  85. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 85: Wounds
  86. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 86: The Doll in Sight of the Throne
  87. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 87: Open Your Eyes
  88. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 88: Tantal-izing Prospects
  89. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 89: Make Love Source, Not War Source
  90. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 90: Give a Finch, Take a While
  91. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 91: The Bana Saga
  92. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 92: The Greatest Leader
  93. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 93: A Hat Fit for a Lady
  94. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 94: Brionac Awoken
  95. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 95: Follow the Money
  96. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 96: The Crucible
  97. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 97: A Long Way From Home
  98. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 98: All Kinds
  99. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 99: The Connection
  100. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 100: Eternal Rest
  101. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 101: Praxis Makes Perfect
  102. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 102: Cliffs of Morytha
  103. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 103: The Fear She Carries
  104. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 104: Bottom of the World
  105. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 105: Eat Your Heart Out
  106. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 106: Morytha The Unknown
  107. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 107: Powered-Up Poppi
  108. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 108: Makin’ Some Pi!
  109. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 109: Beneath the Aurora
  110. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 110: Eternal Spirit
  111. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 111: You're Electra-fying!
  112. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 112: Fawning Over Floren
  113. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 113: Floren Heals an Aching Soul
  114. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 114: The Ice of Shining Justice
  115. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 115: My Long-Lost Sister
  116. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 116: My Older Sister
  117. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 117: Don't Take Agate for Granite
  118. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 118: A Midnight Snack
  119. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 119: Welcome to Night, Vale
  120. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 120: Artisan-Bred
  121. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 121: Judging Justice
  122. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 122: Be a Dahlia
  123. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 123: Herald Unbound
  124. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 124: King of the Sea
  125. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 125: Difficult Decisions
  126. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 126: Looking Forward
  127. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 127: The Boy Who Climbed The Tree
  128. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 128: Cycle of Hatred
  129. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 129: How Long is Forever?
  130. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 130: Thunderbird
  131. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 131: Desperation
  132. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 132: Surgical Strike
  133. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 133: Rain
  134. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 134: Reaching Elysium
  135. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 135: It's Lonely at the Top
  136. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 136: The Last Gift
  137. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 137: Crossing Dimensions
  138. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 138: Really Feeling You
  139. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 139: Follow Your Passion
  140. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 140: Eating Before a Fight!
  141. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 141: A Real Challenge
  142. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 142: Going for Broke!
  143. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 143: The Truth Hurts
  144. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 144: Limits of Awareness
  145. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 145: The Driver in the Ice
  146. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 146: Indoline Memoriam
  147. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 147: School is in Session
  148. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 148: Hot Tub Crime Machine
  149. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 149: A Mercenary's Honor
  150. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 150: A Secret Cure
  151. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 151: Bright Spark!
  152. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 152: The Lone Watchman
  153. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 153: Farewell, Good Friend
  154. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 154: Bana's Revenge
  155. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 155: Girl Power-Off
  156. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 156: Most Awful News?!
  157. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 157: Merclibay's Mightiest
  158. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 158: Hot Spring Bonanza
  159. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 159: Lost Kingdom
  160. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 160: Artificial Intelligence
  161. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 161: Lingering Resentment
  162. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 162: Otherworldly Fighter
  163. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 163: The Armu Who Lived
  164. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 164: Frigate Ophion
  165. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 165: You Teach Me So Much
  166. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 166: Where We Used to Be
  167. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 167: Severance Package
  168. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 168: Vandham Delicious!
  169. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 169: On The Rocks
  170. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 170: Left to Indol
  171. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 171: Dino Drama
  172. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 172: Bygone Jin
  173. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 173: Mik Flurry
  174. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 174: Read My Lips
  175. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 175: The King's Cressidus
  176. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 176: PATROKAPALOOZA
  177. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 177: Newt Recruits
  178. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 178: A Heart Torn Apart
  179. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 179: Last of the Blades
  180. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 180: Mystery Launch Codes
  181. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 181: The End of the Beginning
  182. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 182: Torna ~ The Golden Country
  183. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 183: What Bars the Way
  184. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 184: Barmy Tale of Barney
  185. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 185: Wild and Free
  186. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 186: Hugo The Great
  187. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 187: Returning to the Site
  188. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 188: Where's the Boy Gone?
  189. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 189: Starting a Community
  190. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 190: Growing a Community
  191. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 191: Feeding an Army
  192. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 192: You Broke This Bridge
  193. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 193: Return of the Emperor
  194. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 194: Lurking in the Shadows
  195. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 195: Punpun’s Rival
  196. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 196: Secret Family Recipes
  197. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 197: Another Life
  198. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 198: Gold Beneath the Sands
  199. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 199: The Golden Capital
  200. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 200: Eternally a Community
  201. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 201: Investing in a Community
  202. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 202: Raising a Community
  203. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 203: The Battle of Auresco
  204. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 204: The People’s Knight
  205. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 205: Bonding a Community
  206. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 206: Pairing a Community
  207. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 207: Polluting a Community?
  208. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 208: Nurturing a Community
  209. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 209: Cleaning Up a Community
  210. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 210: Our First Side Quest!
  211. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 211: Protecting a Community
  212. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 212: Feeding a Community
  213. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 213: Uniting a Community
  214. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 214: The Great Tornan Cook-Off!
  215. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 215: Mentoring a Community
  216. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 216: A Small Promise
  217. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 217: Completing a Community
  218. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 218 (Finale): A Moment of Eternity
  219. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 219: The Legacy of Torna
  220. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Episode 220: A Hurricane of Herculean Sentinels
  221. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Bonus Video

Hints

  • "This would be the largest undertaking in this history of this channel".
  • It's so big because this Let's Play tells two stories, not one.
  • The franchise being played is one that has been played exactly once in the past.[1]

Running Gags and Meta

Main article: Xenoblade Chronicles 2/Memorable Moments‎‎
  • The return of everyone's favorite game—"Is that a British thing, or a Xenoblade thing?"
  • Chugga's riffing on the game's atrocious tutorial segments, especially on parts where Guide Dang It! rears its ugly head.
    • This particular gag gets used so frequently that he made his OWN tutorial video going over stuff that the game isn't as clear on.
  • Chugga reading the party members' generic quest reactions in a passive-aggressive Deadpan Snarker tone.
  • Chugga's repeated attempts at imitating the various accents of Alrest's inhabitants.
  • When it comes to information not stated in-game: "And where did I learn that? DATAMINE!!"
  • Chugga adding funny commentary for each quest via the on-screen explanations.
  • When talking to NPCs wearing face-concealing helmets (such as Salvagers in Argentum, Urayan soldiers, and now Indoline people with face masks on), their voices are extremely muffled as if they're talking through a pillow. Funnily enough, Ardainian soldiers seem to be exempt from this despite them predominantly wearing face-covering helmets, though that's likely the result of their voices being a Fountain of Memes.note
  • Chugga having a tendency to go and fight the Mayne Driver standing in front of the wanted board in Torigoth for no apparent reason after they become available.
  • Chugga inserting in a very dramatic voice clip of Mòrag's whenever she says "What!?" in a non-speaking cutscene.
  • Chugga referring to Ichtyology as "Fishology"
  • Nobody knowing who Special Inquisitor Mòrag is.
  • Chugga not being able to go over Floren due to other things getting in the way. Chugga: Sorry, Floren...
  • Ever since Zeke joined the party, Chugga has continuously dumped new Core Crystals on him to make up for his problem with Late Character Syndrome. Unfortunately, the fact that most of the Rare Blades in the game were already taken by then plus Zeke's naturally awful Luck means that outside of a few good draws like Zenobia and Vale (and eventually KOS-MOS), most of what he gets are Common Blades, and not even particularly good ones. Chugga: (dejected) Nobody wanted to appear...
  • Chugga ignoring important story objectives (such as party members being imprisoned/kidnapped, the party being summoned by the leader of a major country, the imminent sinking of the Titan they're standing on, or the possible destruction of the world) in favour of doing sidequests.
  • There's so many examples from this Let's Play alone, we had to divide them into separate sub-pages to keep this sub-page from getting too large.
    • Just the fact that the descriptions of the funny moments on these sub-pages tend to fall into Deadpan Snarker territory after a while.
  • Chugga Tempting Fate on the feedback for his "We Can Change the Future!" video for ideas on what to talk about during New Game Plus.
  • In Torna, whenever "Community" comes up, he grumbles the word.
  • It becomes a Running Gag in Torna that whenever an episode is Community-based, the title will be "[X] a Community".
  • "Slow moving train-wreck!" for any moment or quote that is most certainly subjected to Foregone Conclusion.
  • You know how there’s a tendency for Nintendo to make announcements about the game/game series that Chuggaaconroy is currently playing? Well, the DAY BEFORE he announced his next let’s play after this one, there was a Nintendo Direct… which ended with the announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles 3!
  • In his tweet revealing that he will be co-commentating with Enel for Enel's run of Torna at SGDQ 2022, he takes one last opportunity to complain about community.

Videos

Trivia

  • This LP's announcement video was the very first announcement video to use YouTube's "premiere" function.
    • At one point, Emile was considering cosplaying as Rex for the announcement video. Ultimately, owing to needing others to costar in the video and this being unsafe because of the pandemic, this ended up being scrapped.[2]
  • In a livestream with Pieguy Playz (42:18 in the video is when he begins talking about it) Emile mentioned that he originally planned to do an Alternate Reality Game (ARG) to announce Xenoblade Chronicles 2. He planned to plant clues around different countries and have it relate to the lore of the game. He planned for there to be a prize for whoever solved the ARG. Because of the pandemic however, he was unable to travel anywhere thus cancelling the ARG.[3]
  • Per various replies on Twitter, Emile revealed that he was originally planning to play Xenoblade Chronicles X at some point, [4] but out of fear of the game getting an enhanced port, the Miiverse functionality being no longer operational, as well as trolls making online play near impossible lead to the LP of X being delayed until further notice.[5]
  • A contest began on October 18th, 2020 to guess the episode in which Emile would pull the rarest of all Blades (a 1 in 1000 chance). This resulted in #Chuggablade2 trending on Twitter.
    • The Blade KOS-MOS was pulled on Episode 145 (July 2, 2021). 4 people guessed this number.
  • Coincidentally, both Xenoblade Chronicles & this LP had their 100th episode on the same day, Emile got sick during production of the Let's Play, and a main character from the game was added to Smash Bros. during its course (Shulk for Xenoblade Chronicles, Pyra/Mythra for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.)
    • Emile famously quipped "I'm three for two!" when Pyra/Mythra was announced as joining the Smash roster.
  • When it came time to pick a name for Pneuma, Chugga posted a poll about who people liked better. In the end, Pyra won with 2/3 of the votes.
  • As of Episode 120, this series officially surpassed Xenoblade Chronicles as Chugga's longest series ever.
  • Chugga's favorite Rare Blade is the DLC-exclusive Blade, Corvin.[6]
  • Episode 165 was posted one year from the release of the first episode. This makes Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Chugga's longest continously-running Let's Play.

References

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