#TALES OF XILLIA 2 RATING HOW TO#
The major limitation of any RPG when dealing with so many characters is how to handle character development and gameplay with each of them without feeling like the game favors certain characters more than others. While I am not going into specifics, the storyline was well written and at the very least equal in quality to Tales of Xillia with a complex plotline and is one I would much like to read more into when the game is localized into English. Elle who is not a playable character served as a much more interesting character. Otherwise Ludger at least in the first playthrough is a rather bland protagonist especially considering the wealth of other characters and storyline aspects this game has to offer. I would have liked the option to play through it. They have recorded dialogue for Ludger but you need to finish the game before unlocking it…. Determining if you get sent to the games Bad End), but mostly provide slightly different dialogue and a relationship boost for your characters – leading to a few gameplay goodies down the track. There are some occasions where this has a major impact on the gameplay ( Eg.
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The development team seem to have taken a leaf out of the Persona series and made Ludger a mostly mute character, instead throughout the game providing you with dialogue options which seem to try and give the illusion that you are controlling the storyline. Instead, the storyline primarily focuses on two new characters – the 20 year old Ludger Will Kresnik and an eight year old girl Elle Mel Mata who appears before him after some rather tragic events which occur over the course of the games introductory sequences. However, while this leaves them with a main character cast of 8… none of them star as the main characters in this game. All return as playable characters alongside Gaius and Musee who have been promoted to playable character status from being storyline-only characters. The events of Tales of Xillia 2 takes place about a year after the first, with the characters having taken up new lifestyles since then – for example Leia is now a journalist and Elise has to an extent cast off her shy personality enough become a student. All six of these characters received ample character development and their fair share of the screen time. Ilbert) who remained the same irrespective of if you followed Jude or Milla’s storyline routes. Tales of Xillia originally featured a well-balanced set of six playable characters ( Jude Mathis, Milla Maxwell, Leia Rolando, Alvin, Elise Lutus and Rowen J.
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Given this is a Japanese-only release at this point – my usual requirements stand… I will not touch upon the actual plot events given potential translational errors on my part ( As well as potential spoilers for the games original release which many of you would not have had the chance yet to check out) and a full review should be written up if and when the game gets launched in PAL regions. While we have no word on if we will be receiving this sequel or not internationally ( I would sure hope so), I have decided to check out and review this title. While Tales of Xillia is not due for release internationally until next year, Namco Bandai Games went ahead and released a sequel simply titled Tales of Xillia 2 in Japan a short while ago. In December last year I wrote up a review for the game, for which the game received a solid score of an A with favorable reception in regards to both the visuals and design, as well as replayability potential given you could choose either Jude Mathis or Milla Maxwell to follow during the games storyline. Released in Japan during September 2011, Tales of Xillia was met with a strong reception and some of the strongest sales that an installment in the series has ever received (Since at least Tales of Destiny 2 in 2002).
Special Thanks: A copy of this title was purchased out of my own pocket. Japanese First Print Edition with additional book and codes for DLC costumes. Review Conditions: Physical Playstation 3 Copy.
Based On: The fourteenth flagship title in the long-running Tales franchise
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