Make Sure to Dabble in Sidequests and Rest at Inns
The main story of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is plenty long, and there’s a ton to do within it. However, there’s also a huge amount of sidequests to undertake in the game, and it’s really in your best interest to knock out at least a few of them now and again. There’s a few different bonuses that sidequests give you in Xenoblade 2, first of which is gold and experience. Experience earned through sidequests is stockpiled into bonus XP that you can then distribute when you stay at an inn to rest. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has a pretty moderate difficulty curve, so you’ll definitely want to be using your bonus XP to boost up your party a little bit.
Sidequests can also grant you a variety of different items, with everything from accessories to cooking recipes. Finally the more sidequests you complete, the more the dev level of that specific region will go up. The higher the dev level of a region, the lower prices will go in shops, and you’ll also get access to brand new merchandise. There’s a ton of sidequests in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 so don’t feel like you need to complete each and every one, but try and pick out at least a few to do in each region.
