You play as Lora, Jin’s driver, who is searching for her mother. Golden Country helps resolve the mysteries in the base game like explaining the legend of Addam and how Jin became a villain. The Aegis War is when Mythra and Malos waged a series of intense battles that almost destroyed the world of Alrest. The game is set 500 years prior to the main game during the Aegis War. The game strikes a more somber tone compared to the main game Torna the Golden Country assumes players are familiar with XC2's principal characters and their significance to the overall plot.
While it is technically a standalone game, I strongly recommend playing the base game before playing Torna the Golden Country or ideally be played right after Chapter 7 in XC2 since the game was originally intended to be content set after that chapter until Monolithsoft spun it off as a separate game.
Torna the Golden Country is part of the Expansion Pass to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 but can also be purchased separately. My experience was so positive that after completing Torna the Golden Country I felt an urge to revisit Xenoblade Chronicles 2 so that I can see some characters from a different perspective. This bite-sized JRPG experience exceeded my expectations. The characters, my god the characters, are interesting and have depth to them! Torna the Golden Country is all of this and only a sixth as long as the main game. To my delight, Torna the Golden Country is better than the core game in almost every aspect. The game soured my experience with the over-the-top anime tropes, a Gatcha-style system of unlocking rare Blades and a general absence of quality of life features, like the lack of reviewable tutorials. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a game of incredible ambition laden with too many problems to count. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna the Golden Country is proof that Monolithsoft listens to their player base and is willing to make changes to produce better games.
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