<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
2017	O
game	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
both	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
and	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
a	O
physical	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torna	B-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
expands	O
on	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
DLC	B-Protocol
experience	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
incorporated	O
as	O
many	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
go	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Torna	B-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
made	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
team	O
can	O
be	O
in	O
direct	O
control	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
teams	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Community	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
straightforward	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Affinity	O
Chart	O
"	O
in	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
features	O
a	O
brand-new	O
story	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
494	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
explores	O
the	O
pasts	O
of	O
several	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jin	O
,	O
Mythra	B-Application
,	O
Malos	O
,	O
and	O
Praetor	O
Amalthus	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Lora	O
and	O
Addam	O
as	O
playable	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
494	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Aegis	O
Malos	O
has	O
been	O
awakened	O
by	O
the	O
misanthropic	O
Quaestor	O
Amalthus	O
of	O
Indol	O
and	O
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
campaign	O
of	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenary	O
Lora	O
and	O
her	O
trusted	O
partner	O
Jin	O
are	O
recruited	O
by	O
Addam	O
Origo	O
,	O
fourth	O
prince	O
of	O
Torna	O
and	O
Driver	O
of	O
Malos	O
 '	O
counterpart	O
Mythra	B-Application
,	O
to	O
battle	O
Malos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distraught	O
and	O
enraged	O
Mythra	B-Application
unleashes	O
her	O
full	O
power	O
to	O
drive	O
off	O
Malos	O
,	O
but	O
loses	O
control	O
and	O
accidentally	O
kills	O
Hugo	O
and	O
destroys	O
Torna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devastated	O
over	O
the	O
destruction	O
that	O
she	O
caused	O
fighting	O
Malos	O
,	O
Mythra	B-Application
retreats	O
into	O
a	O
split	O
personality	O
named	O
Pyra	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Addam	O
departs	O
for	O
Leftheria	O
to	O
seal	O
Pyra	B-Application
away	O
,	O
while	O
Jin	O
takes	O
Lora	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
to	O
a	O
militia	O
camp	O
in	O
Spessia	O
to	O
meet	O
up	O
with	O
Tornan	O
survivors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Rex	O
discovers	O
the	O
room	O
where	O
Pyra	B-Application
was	O
sealed	O
by	O
Addam	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Torna	B-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
potential	O
story	O
candidates	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
prototype	O
for	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
expansion	O
pass	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
physically	O
at	O
retail	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
music	O
composers	O
returned	O
to	O
write	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eleven	O
new	O
tracks	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
digitally	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
season	O
pass	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
menu	O
after	O
purchasing	O
and	O
downloading	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
physical	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
game	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
edition	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
season	O
pass	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
"	O
Helpful	O
Items	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
New	O
Quest	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
New	O
Rare	O
Blade	O
Pack	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
New	O
Challenge	O
Mode	O
Pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Torna	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
critics	O
expressing	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
the	O
story	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
holds	O
an	O
80/100	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
Torna	B-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Golden	I-Application
Country	I-Application
had	O
exceeded	O
2.05	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
Software	O
's	O
executive	O
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
still	O
early	O
days	O
for	O
the	O
Torna	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
from	O
what	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Torna	O
DLC	B-Protocol
are	O
exceeding	O
our	O
expectations	O
as	O
well.	O
"	O
</s>
