Xenoblade Chronicles 1: How Long To Beat And Chapter List

The Xenoblade Chronicles series has become one of Nintendo's biggest franchises. Thanks to the critical acclaim the most recent title in the franchise Xenoblade Chronicles has received, many gamers are only discovering the first two games in the trilogy.

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Thanks to the quality of each title, it's reasonable to play the first two games after completing Xenoblade 3 as if they were prequels. The surprises, twists, and allusions all three games share are just as impactful when playing after the third. Next to the third game, Xenoblade Chronicles is hailed as the best in the series and one of the best JRPGs of all time.

Xenoblade Chronicles Length

As with its successors, Xenoblade Chronicles is a huge game with a massive world to discover and many secrets to find. Even without the side content, Xenoblade is a long game that will keep JRPG fans entertained for hours and leave a lasting impression after it's finished.

According to the data gathered by How Long To Beat, the average playthrough of Xenoblade Chronicles is around 51 hours for the main story. Completing the campaign and the side content will take approximately 80 hours. For completists, however, finishing the game and seeing everything it has to offer can take around 138 hours.

Future Connected Length

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition includes expanded content that connects it with its successors. The epilogue known as Future Connected is worth the price of entry alone, with its average playtime coming in at around 10-13 hours for completists.

In terms of scale and scope, Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the biggest JRPGs on the Nintendo Switch. It's not a game that can be rushed, and with such a great story and characters, why would anyone want to rush it?

Xenoblade Chronicles Chapter List

There are 17 chapters in Xenoblade Chronicles' main campaign. The chapter names are only included in the Japanese release of the game, and thanks to the dedicated Xenoblade wiki covered on Fandom the chapters are named as follows:

Chapter Number	Chapter Name
Prologue	Staying gives us the chance to change our destinies
Chapter 1	I made something really special today
Chapter 2	Now it’s our turn to repay them!
Chapter 3	The Monado will grow with you
Chapter 4	We’re heading there ourselves
Chapter 5	Promise that you’ll meet us outside the colony
Chapter 6	He’s gonna pay for what he did to Fiora
Chapter 7	Meet this year’s legendary Heropon, Riki!
Chapter 8	Melia Antiqua
Chapter 9	I am Zanza
Chapter 10	Leader of Mechonis and agent of Meyneth
Chapter 11	Can ya kill ’em all?
Chapter 12	Welcome back, Fiora
Chapter 13	This world is in disarray
Chapter 14	Everyone loved you
Chapter 15	You shouldn’t have done that
Chapter 16	This is the passage of fate!
Chapter 17	I was here at the beginning, and I will proclaim the end

The Future Connected

As stated above, Future Connected is an expansion and epilogue set a year after the events of the main game, and it's included in Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition. This expansion brings closure to the first game will setting up connections between all three titles in the trilogy.

Chapter List	Chapter Location
Chapter 1	Navvir Highlands to Alcamoth
Chapter 2	Shoulderstone Scree to Gran Dell
Chapter 3	Teelan's Laboratory to Zekr Marga Quarry
Chapter 4	Back to Alcamoth

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition is available now for the Nintendo Switch. The original version is available on the Nintendo Wii and New 3DS.

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