So, you should take that into consideration when working on the Collectopaedia, as each entry takes 1 of the collected items to be fit into the category.Īnother use of the items is to give them as presents between your party characters. The image pictured above shows one example of items that will be required at a later sidequest. Some quests in Xenoblade Chronicles require you to actually use the items you’ll be collecting! In fact, the game does actually warn you about this in the form of visions of upcoming sidequests. Shulk has a vision… What could these items be for? To Collect or to Use However, there’s also a factor of decisions that comes into play when it comes to collecting these elusive items. As such, exploration is important to get all of the items within the region.

However, certain locations within the region will have higher spawn rates for certain types of items than others. There are 8 different types of collectibles to find:Īs mentioned before, these items will spawn at random on the map. Each category can have 3-6 types of items listed in the collection. As such, the collectibles you’ll find on Colony 9 will be in an entirely different category to those you find in Bionis’ Leg. The Collectopaedia will have different collections for the different regions you’ll be visiting in Xenoblade Chronicles. So, make sure to be friends with everyone in the world on your journey! Each region starts with one star in the Affinity chart and can go up to 5. Getting the affinity to a higher level requires you to complete multiple sidequests and talk with named NPCs as often as possible. Remember when we said in our Starting Guide that completing quests is important? This is the main reason why. That way, you’ll be able to get some of the rarer items. Why? Because it requires your affinity with the region you’re in to be increased. As is to be expected, getting those elusive collectibles through NPC trading will not be so easy.

You can also find some of them in stores as well. Indeed, you can get the elusive collectibles by trading with NPCs across the world. However, this isn’t the only way you’ll be able to get the collectibles. You can also find these blue lights strewn around on climbable walls. You may see them as small blue lights on the ground. Xenoblade Chronicles has collectible items that appear randomly throughout the world.

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