Everything I wish I knew about Xenoblade Chronicles 2 [NO SPOILERS]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has some bad tutorials that lie to you. Here's how you really play the game!

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[phiretuck]

8:17
“My Jonathan might not resemble your Jonathan in any way.”
Emile explains genetic diversity

[wkrispy]

Me who has already beaten the game twice: *_hmmmm interesting_*

[Platitudinous]

Chugga said, "Yeah, I'll make a better tutorial than the game provides, "
and then he actually did it!

[IanJHelm]

"Do you know what I don't love?"

Paper Mario: Sticker Star, for the Nintendo 3DS???

"The tutorials for Xenoblade Chronicles 2."

Oh yeah, that works, too.

[shinysamurott]

This video is really a testament to the effort Chugga puts into his LP's as well as how dedicated he is to helping people have as enjoyable of a time as possible with whatever game he's doing. He didn't have to make this extra video but he did and I'm sure it'll be helpful to people who might be trying this game out.

[alexwithsauce]

Chuggaa really out here being a better tutorial than the tutorials in the game
*And there’s a lot of those*

[abbymems]

Gonna admit that some of this I like that I'm not told about, but I wish had clearer visual indicators. Fusion Combos aren't totally well-explained, but if the boosts you got from doing them were more obvious, like the icon also saying what was being increased, it wouldn't need a tutorial. You'd learn by playing.

This game's greatest fault is that it's too intricately designed. A lot of the features you mention in this video are actually great ways of making a player feel good, but because tutorials dogpile you and also fail to properly direct you, players don't properly interact with those systems. It's a shame, but I'm very glad that you're putting it out there.

Also, I'm glad Torna generally does a better job at explaining its simplified systems because I take that as them learning their lesson.

[xeenproof]

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, gacha system: here's a calculator and here are a bunch of numbers. have fun!!!

Genshin Impact, gacha system: Where's your credit card?

[slicessenpai]

Monolith: "All right, Xeno 2 is ready for shipping. But I feel like I've forgotten something..."

Nintendo: "Well, if you can't remember, it must not be important!"

Monolith: "Yeah you're right!"

Tutorial tab from Xeno 1: *stands in the rain*

[HunterIsRad]

In this bonus episode:
We look at the amazing tutorials in the game!

*I, like the tutorial man, am a compulsive liar.*

[spiderdude]

Literally everyone who intends to play the game needs to watch this. Hell, Nintendo should put this video uncut at the beginning of every copy of this game. This is the tutorial we deserved....

[dual-screen]

I remember getting this game for christmas because the characters looked cool and interesting, just to get confused and overwhelmed about the mechanics of the game. Now im so glad i got this game

Thanks emile, dont know how i'll pay you for this

[brennancampbell]

Y'know, until I watched this LP, I didn't realize just what a joke the tutorials were.

[RealKipper]

(No spoilers) Quick story: I had access to the final boss door, and was preparing by building up Pyra's skills. Randomly, when I was in Gormott, I got a tutorial out of no-where. When I saw that it was the tutorial for unique monsters, I nearly laughed my ass off that I never actually triggered that tutorial. Just wanted to share this with the world.

[KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv]

So you're saying you wernt't totally prepared.

You weren't feeling it

[magicdreemurr]

Oh boy. Chugga about to *Rex* -tify the bad Tutorials in this game.

[ChristopherMoom]

Before we watch this video, let us praise our lord and savior, *_Chuggaaconroy, _* for creating this tutorial to inform us. Amen.

It's nice of Emile to make this video for Xenoblade newcomers. I can see this video being something that people come back to months after the LP's ended, with loads of viewers being thankful for it

[unboundsky]

I mean Xenoblade 2 is an improvement over Xenoblade X in the tutorial department in the fact that it actually has them rather than telling you to read the manual (what’s funnier is that Xenoblade X doesn’t take advantage of this to have a quicker pace early on since the first several hours are still slow-paced). Xenoblade 1 does tutorials the best you can in games as complex as this by giving you the information with visual aids and access to the tutorials at anytime. I just hope that we go back to the Xenoblade 1 style tutorial system whenever we get a Xenoblade 3 or X2.

[rhiannonbamford]

Since the tutorials were so poor and non-reviewable, I got stuck on Chapter 3's boss for _so_ long. Now that Chuggaa's taught me about Pouch Item effects, stutter-stepping and the existence of the Shackle Resist accessories, I beat it in no time and proceeded to steamroll my way to Chapter 6 in record(?) speed.
Thanks man, now I can really enjoy this amazing game!

[BigKlingy]

Regarding the "nobody has ever got group 5" thing. This specifically refers to Pity Blades, not the seeds themselves. You CAN get group 5's seed, it's just that Groups 1 and 2 both have Group 1's Pity Blades, Group 3 has Group 2's Pity Blades, Group 4 has Group 3's, and Group 5 has Group 4's.