Tales of Xillia 2 - Review

[@Yamartim]

''I see the reuse of assets as a nice thing.'' Puts it on the negatives list. IGN logic everyone...

[@AlujaBING]

It's his opinion, but objectively it's a bad thing.

[@Richt30]

Yeah Colin clearly treats these reviews with his personal thoughts but gives and object score. Fundamentally his reviews are better then most even if it seems counterintuitive. :/ Most other IGN reviews aren't as thought out.

[@ShyBoy6ty9]

AlujaBING How the hell is it "objectively" a bad thing? How can anything be "objectively bad?" You can't look at something objectively, and say that it's good or bad. You can only say that it's there.

[@Richt30]

"Objectively" from a perspective the reuse of old assets can viewed as lazy or unprofessional. As such it is fundamentally a bad thing. However, personally some people like seeing the old assets and location because it may evoke some nostalgia or memories of the previous entry. Even though Colin liked the reuse, review wise it's lazy. Being objective is just being fair rather then allowing personal feelings get in the way.

[@ShyBoy6ty9]

infinityofgenesis Ok, you seem to know the definition, but I don't think you understand it. You see it as lazy or unprofessional - that's a personal feeling. If you truly viewed it objectively, it wouldn't be seen as either "lazy," or "nostalgic," or whatever opinion you might have of it. It would've ended at "the reuse of old assets." There wouldn't be a "can [be] viewed as..." Get what I mean?

[@ThePokefreak98]

I just hate how they say tons of reused assets when call of duty has been doing that for years.

[@unrealeck]

ThePokefreak98 examples?

[@user-ro5cn8ih5o]

+Eck same engine :p

[@KingOfBlades]

This is why I still kept my ps3 after I bought my ps4.

[@CyberLance26]

I love the Tales games so i cant wait to buy this. JRPGs is my favorite kind of games and i hate that except for Final Fantasy and a few exceptions like Ni No Kuni maybe JRPGs does not seem to get that much attention anymore. I really love these kind of games so i think they deserve way more attention. Nothing makes you feel like you have experienced an epic and beautiful adventure with a memorable story and characters like a JRPG. I also really love the exploration and combat in these games.

[@victorkresnik1782]

About 8 months, I did a review of the original Tales of Xillia and gave my opinion about the good and bad and possessed. Now, after a few months, I got my copy of Xillia 2 and its probably one of the best Tales of game I've ever played. It is way better than Graces F, Xillia, and Symphonia Chronicles. I cannot stop playing it and I think I will never EVER go back to the original. The Good: +Fast paced and improved battle system +Excellent voice acting (SO MUCH BETTER than the original) +Interesting yet dark storyline (even for a Tales game) +Good amount of content and worth replaying +Tons of customization +9 playable characters, each with their own unique fighting style The Bad: -Tons of reused assets (Repeated environments, character and enemy models, palette swaps, etc.) -The debt system could have been implanted better Story: 8.8 Gameplay: 9.3 Characters: 9 Graphics: 7.2 Sound: 8 Replay Value: 9

[@primeevil41]

If you ever get the chance try out Abyss....It's pretty much the extended and perfected format of Symphonia (unless you prefer buying a 360 just for Vesperia) but I do agree with you. Tales of Xillia 2 is one of the best Tales of games....Which is kinda funny since I find The original one of the weakest (the difficulty just wasn't existent.)

[@TheAtrain206]

Tales games are the best.

[@TheAtrain206]

***** comparing apples to oranges but as of recent, tales games have been better than the FF franchise.

[@Dikkesamir]

The last truly great FF X that came out in 2004

[@Dikkesamir]

Woops, had it mixed up with FF X-2 (2004 in europe)

[@Shadowzdota]

***** yo i`m happy for you, and i`m gonna let you finish, but Xenoblade Chronoicles is the best RPG of all time... IMO

[@TheAtrain206]

***** you meant xenogears. Deal with it.

[@Pendoza84]

You love it or you hate it! After Tales of Symphonia for the gamecube I played every other (English) one on the wii and ps3. Wonderful series.

[@Lewisboyz9231]

I'd have to say Tales of Xillia 2 is my favorite out of all the tales games...the story is JUST. SO. EPIC.

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

I would say that they should make a Tale Of Xilla 3 but the ending/ endings to this game is just perfect...*sniffles.* Although we might get a Tales of Zestria 2 because of the cliffhanger in Alisha's dlc..

[@bigcock4156]

I dont think there will be a ToZ2 since Berseria is already coming early 2017

[@theminboss]

I was thinking this too but considering ToX2 was one of the lower selling games in the series I doubt it. Another ToX seems like I'd be way way way better than where the series is rn based on Tales of Zesteria and what Berseria looks like as of yet storywise and visually speaking.

[@MultiDarklegacy]

question does sorey love rose or Alicia or both

[@JunKurosu]

MultiDarllegace There's no romance in zestiria.He considers both just friends

[@MultiDarklegacy]

Jun Kurosu yeah I finally picked that up about oddly enough a week ago

[@ZER0lPT]

I'm a big fan of Tales of series since Symphonia and I beated both sides of the story on Xillia 1. (Jude and Milla) So i'm 100% ready for this one!

[@pepacrow6794]

Guys if you're interested in this game but didn't play the first, I'd say is better to play the second one rather than the first. . 1. Xillia 2 has a mini encyclopedia of the original game. . 2.You will feel more attached to the MC as he also a bit lost on what happened a year ago, that being the events of Xillia 1

[@mezuki64]

Final Fantasy is the reigning King of JRPGs the tales series has always been the Queen

[@KagamineSubaru]

Looks like the 'arrowcell orb' has become 'allium orb' and 'time factor' changed to 'catalyst' huh..

[@227someguy]

what music was used in this review?

[@NandaTemee]

the debt prompt every 10 seconds makes me wanna poke my eyeballs out.

[@shadowlink755]

I wish there are more good JRPG games like this. I find most western games boring nowadays since it's mostly just rehashed shooters and sports games.

[@kidrobot.]

...lol? this was rehashed. even the reviewer admitted it

[@MrPokemon907]

It's practically the end of 2014 and it's DEFINITELY a good choice to buy a PS3 as of now!! MUCH more games like this to come for the system!!!

[@robertpadua6096]

Excellent idea

[@megarock327]

Eh.. I think I may wait for the price to drop a little before I purchase it. It seems too familiar to the first game.

[@LilChikyChan]

Good plan. That's what I've been recommending people to do. It shouldn't really cost the price of a full new game anyway.

[@KiroMaticzPersona]

LilChikyChan Why not? It's a new game in it's own right. New story, new 40 hours, improved battle system, new boss battles, TONS of side content, and it even brings 3 new characters to the battle field while still having the original 6

[@LilChikyChan]

KiroMaticz Persona I felt like I'd just started playing Xillia again. All the extra stuff in Xillia2 gets washed away by the constant reuse of things from the first game. It's why I don't recommend people playing it straight after completing Xillia. In fact you'd probably enjoy Xillia2 more if you hadn't played the first game.

[@KiroMaticzPersona]

LilChikyChan How? If you do not play the first one then you know nothing about the original characters, you get no back story for them, and so then you just miss out on getting to know more the half of the main cast. The whole point of a sequel to a game is to rap up loose end and especially with jrpgs they are going to need to use the same world it's only logical. It's only been a year they can't have 20 new town/cities for you to visit.

[@LilChikyChan]

KiroMaticz Persona There's a video section at the main menu of Xillia2 full of cutscenes and commentated clips from Xillia explaining the plot and characters. Xillia2 was basically made from the things they couldn't put in the first game due to time restraints. You wouldn't miss out on much not playing the first game in a sense.

[@Lydeck]

What music is that playing in the background??

[@NinjaAssassinRogue]

what was the song called in the beginning of the video? 0:01 - 0:17

[@engin93es]

Feast with those who transcend dimensions From xillia 2

[@NinjaAssassinRogue]

engin93es Thank you. been looking all over for it!

[@engin93es]

Sure thing :)

[@TheFinalfantasy10fan]

The combo system looks more polished and fun and i love the new main menu screen layout

[@Kohta19]

I love the series, but Xillia has an amazing story.

[@Ferikkusu21]

So i have to say. I played Tales of Xillia 2 without playing the first one before. And even not i understood everything because the story telling is absolutly great and so the relationships between the charakters. Tales of Xillia 2 was my first Tales of Game ever and it has a complex but individually story and is not strong connected with the first part. So I think u dont need to play the first part before the second

[@amolsol]

Colin, most likely like in the original version, you can have Ludger have a voice in the New Game Plus in the grade shop. Either way, nice review. Though, there was a part I didn't like that you did a complete turn on it, but still nice review.

[@SuperSmashRiolu]

now I really wanna go back and beat the first one.

[@UchihaSurvivor360]

OMG another Tales of adventure!!! My body is ready!!!

[@HyakuyaFutaba]

I got this game for my birthday and played it without even knowing that the 1st one existed. I was a little confused at first but wasn't anymore pretty quick since they talk about the first game quite a bit, plus in the library you can actually go and read everything about the first game

[@Artimes.]

Ok, 3 questions, anyone want to answer these? First. How many playable characters are there, i heard there was 9, cause 3 additional characters join the previous 6 in the first game. 2nd Question. Does this game have an open Overworld? Or does it have the same sort of map location selecting that the first title had. Last question, I was curious bout the lenght, i know the first game was a bit shorter then graces, is the 2nd game larger then the first or just bout the same? thats all i have.

[@Triforce9426]

This review seems a taaaad biased..

[@bananajana]

well... its a review. ofc it is.

[@bananajana]

BLASPHEMY.

[@KrazyBean14]

***** LMAO!

[@TheDeviousLight]

***** WHAT???? Are you telling me he en..enjoyed the game...? Outrageous

[@fatmouth007]

Every review is biased.

[@ryukomatoi3540]

Ugh! I don't get IGN! He said he loved the game and sang it praises except that it reused things and it was very similar to the original, virtually indistinguishable. However he countered that with it being a direct continuation and it makes it more endearing. Then he knocks two points off and gives it an 8? Why get rid of two points if you just countered the argument?! I realise this isn't a perfect example but there have been countless other times IGN have done this. It's like no matter what, certain games can never get a 10. Does this game deserve it? Probably not but some did deserve one but just because that certain game wouldn't typically get a 10 they deduct points for no reason at all. Uggghhhh they can be so annoying sometimes.

[@Pendoza84]

An 8 is good enough.. who cares!

[@bananajana]

well its not perfect so its not a 10 right? the other point can be for other reasons, re used assets, not exactly "new player" friendly stuff and stuff.

[@zoozbuh]

Er lol, I was pleasantly surprised that he gave the game as high as an 8... This is a niche JRPG series which most western reviewers would complain about like crazy. Not to mention it's a sequel, and Tales games are already pretty samey (don't improve on the formula, etc), so he could have been a lot harsher.

[@ryukomatoi3540]

I know, that's why I said this was a bad example. They've done this with games in the past!

[@applejinx5683]

Let's be honest here, IGN isn't known for completely unbiased reviews, they gave titanfall a 8.9 for god's sake

[@joeymontanez3249]

Im about 5 hours In, and it feels like the end game is at the beginning, lol. I've basically just been walking around leveling up, doing side quests, looking for hidden items and kitties, upgrading skills. It's really a lot of fun. Feels like you are in the final hours of a good RPG from the start. I really enjoy it. Story is unfolding nicely as well, from the bit I've seen.

[@fatmouth007]

The song in the background is from Tales of Phantasia!

[@CrownClown-Anime-And-Gaming]

love this game on my second playthrough but i absoloutley hate NOVA!

[@stripgaga7900]

I don't really like JRPGS because the stories can be convoluted and often too much fantasy and boring but the last two ones I really liked were FF13 and Eternal Sonata. The story in FF13 was alright, but like FF7 and 8, I felt character and level designs were based off real life a bit more than FF9-12 were mostly all imagination and fantasy. But if I play and beat an rpg, it's because of the battle system and I loved FF13 and Eternal Sonata's systems. Plus ES was just a fucking beautiful game. I've been playing music since I was kid so I'm quite familiar with Chopin and classical music and it actually had an interesting story and amazing soundtrack

[@FredsFeedandSeed]

Why do Anime characters have crazy ass fucking hair?

[@Fate862]

I assume so you can always tell them apart from eachother and add some personality to them.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Just a guess. Japan was big into American pop culture in the 80s, so maybe this is a natural evolution of those hairstyles.

[@MrGencyExit64]

CornishCreamtea07 American pop culture from the 80s is just a rip off of UK pop culture.

[@Rayhaku808]

***** If you've been to Japan and seen their celebrities, you'd feel so wrong.

[@mechanizedeyes3867]

Cause it's cool

[@Sephyroth97]

"reuse of assets" you don't say? this game came only 1 year after the first one, it basically uses the same stuff :/

[@jayceodell]

Tales of vesperia still the best entry in the series.

[@vinkelitz]

Yahoo! ToX 2 finally came to the west. I think Tales of Xillia's story was good, I kind of had a feel of Tales of Graces in the two games~

[@Shadownocturn789]

Release some of these for the PS4 and PC please :/. I love tales but i don't own my PS3 anymore!

[@Sigfee]

The next one is going to be a PS3 exclusive also. At least it'll be the first time we get a Tales game at the same time as Japan.

[@bananajana]

dont worry, most popular games will get a port to the newer systems too. it just takes time

[@RainingFlow19]

tales still going strong in sales and is synonym with playstation as every game except the ds one is either created or ported to its system so I'm sure you will get a ps4 edition someday. Just hope they bring it to english speaking world

[@skyjlv]

Sigfee Bring it on Japan. My wallet's damn ready.

[@roninmiranda5338]

son... what will you do when that persona 5 drops?

[@TheHrebo]

what is name of this song at the beggining ? can anybody tell me ? i was hoping it is battle theme... but its not

[@lucca9234]

Feast with those who transcend dimensions, it plays when you fight the camos

[@emmanuel1725]

I love tales games an I completely understand the score for this. Imo this a good fair review. From my personal favorite reviewer at ign. Xbox fans quit hating, jrpg fans quit with the oh jrpgs can never be 10s again who cares. Just be glad we even get these jrpgs.

[@adamclark8994]

I liked Tales of Xillia and this looks like a good sequel. I'm looking forward to playing it after I complete Tales of Symphonia.

[@joeparagon]

Namco Bandai should at least put these two games on Steam.

[@NigentekiDuo]

I'm interested to see the plot extension, and hopefully some of the battle lag has been resolved from Xillia1 especially during linked battles. I was originally thinking that Xillia2 was Bandai's experiment on shifting to the new PS4 hardware since the assets are right there, but then there's still Zestiria coming up which I believe is still PS3/PS4 as opposed to PS4 exclusive, so I guess Bandai felt like Xillia's story had much more potential than where it ended. I enjoyed Xillia's artes and story, so I'm looking forward to this. Also...does everyone pronounce it as Exillia? I just say Zillia.

[@DropofR3D]

actually zestiria so far is just a ps3 exclusive there's no plans for a ps4 release

[@pvt.prinny759]

i didnt play this much because i wasnt really into the debt system and watnot and i got it almost immediatly after beating xillia 1 and was maybe too exhausted to get into the sequel right away. but now that time has passed i think ill give it another, proper go at it !

[@altexa91]

Do i need to play the first Tales of Xillia to get into this one? Please answer guys, i really want to buy it.

[@Smugleafthesnivy]

PLEASE READ ALL BEFORE REPLYING. I would give tales of xillia 2 a 4/10 below average because: 1) the debt system was a bad idea 2) I cant set my main character (in towns and it will always reset to luger) because I want to play as muset on the field and in town but I cant I must always play as luger 3) my last and most annoying problem is the allimam orbs. the lithiam orb were fine and versatile allowing players to shape there own play style and combat strategy's now you cant "YOU MUST FOLLOW A SEQUENCE TO UN-LOCK MORE THINGS IN 1 TREE AND NOTHING ELSE" now if you were to look at a better tales of games like graces f and xillia 1. the title system worked and got improved with the lithiam orbs and now it took 1 step sideways and 3 steps back. and what's with the silent protagonist. I know its for us to protect are self on to the hero but I don't find myself engaging as a character I am quite the bell end. also tales of graces f got me into the tales of series so to me it is the better due to personal preference. now I am going to say this is MY opinion so don't get up in arms over it and I do respect other people's opinions. Sorry for any spelling mistakes I do suffer from a learning disability so I cant spell right.

[@fabienzaca]

I've always wanted to play an action jrpg with interesting characters and a world in which I could get immersed in, but sadly I don't have the time right now :(

[@CrimsonDragoon23]

Same score as Xillia 1. I'm ok with this. Can't wait for Xillia 2 on Tuesday!!!

[@SupermanFan777]

Should I get both Tales 1 and the new one ? To be honest I've never played RPG based games but I want to see what it's like ! So any recommendations about those to games . Thank you for reading

[@JJsAdventure23]

If you do,I'd strongly recommend that you play and beat Xillia 1 first before picking up 2,you'll in joy 2 much more if you beat number 1

[@SupermanFan777]

Thank You :) I appreciate your answer (~^_^)~

[@psycake]

I can recommend Xillia 1, if you´re new to this, it isn´t too complex, more linear than the old games and the difficulty is lower, too. It has a strong focus on the story, so you can pretty well check out if the Tales-series is for you with Xillia 1. Of course, you should wait with Xillia 2 until you at least tested yout the first game to see if this is right for you.

[@SupermanFan777]

Thanks :) I will try it out ! (~^,^)~

[@andrewwebsterphillips]

You could also try out Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. It is an HD remake of the Gamecube game. It was my first Tales and I really liked it and it is a good place to start.

[@TurnBasedXemeth]

I still don't like the fact that they reduced Alvin's strength. Ludger being permanently stuck in my party feels like they want to force me to like him... I don't. I was a fuming with rage when after I beat the game, and go into new game+. to see an option to make Ludger actually talk during selections. THE ONE THING I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT. The plot is good, but it does take awhile to lift off. Meanwhile you can't continue the story until you pay a certain amount of money towards your debt. This also handicaps your exploration via invisible walls. Even tho the have a quest system that you can find in most MMO's. Making money just so you can progress feels worst than having to grind to pass a powerful foe. Characters will no longer get affinity from linking together. Only Ludger can use the power of "friendship". Which makes the ends of battles lackluster. Seeing teepo nom Jude's head in the first game still makes me chuckle. For those of you who read this far I didn't hate the game. In fact I quite enjoyed myself, but I'm still disappointed at some of their choices for the game. If you can look away from the faults of this game. It's still a great action RPG.

[@lyhthegreat]

i thought elize kept teepo away in a box at the ending of tox1...why is she bringing it out again in tox2?

[@lyhthegreat]

haha alright anyway i just got the game too

[@Solgilou]

They are not timetraveling. They travel through alternative dimenisions.

[@jasonubalde]

Can you import your save data?

[@LilChikyChan]

Not really. The game will notice if you have Graces, Vesperia or Xillia save files though and give you in-game character accessories because of it. You can't import money or character levels from the last game though.

[@jasonubalde]

that's too bad.. I spent too much time on tales of xillia thinking I can import atleast something..

[@KiroMaticzPersona]

Jason James they have never let you do it in the past so what on this blue earth gave the impression that you would be able to do that?

[@jasonubalde]

this is my first tales game so I did not know that.. and it's a tales of xillia 2.. it makes sense to import your save data from the first one..

[@LilChikyChan]

Jason James I think it's mainly because Xillia2 uses a different level system. The characters now also level up to 200 instead of just 99. Being able to import the money from my Xillia save file would have been very helpful though.

[@Oyashio202]

I heard you were able to import costume dlc's from the first xillia to xillia 2. I don't know how to accomplish this, any help would be greatly appreciated. Can you even do it or am I wrong?

[@LeonomusPrime]

Just go to the in game menu that stores your DLC in your inventory, just like you did in X1 and activate them. They'll automatically be their if you already purchased them for X1, in X2

[@NYCrainX]

I am not buying the first, can someone explain the first one?

[@AndersonBLUE1]

I'm a big Tales fan but Xillia wasn't that great to be honest. The story was on the 'meh' side and later on in the game the characters got more and more frustrating; some cringe-worthy moments. I don't fancy delving into this particular world again so soon with Xillia 2, maybe I'll pick it up next summer. The combat system is always a blast in these games though

[@solitary-sora9512]

you should get it! I've seen TONS of people say "I hated the first Xillia, but ToX2 is my favorite game in the tales of series." For many people it FINALLY beat out Symphonia, even though they didn't like the first ToX. I loved the first personally, but the second is waaaaaaaay better.

[@AndersonBLUE1]

Solitary-Sora thanks ill definitely pick it up then

[@WolfieRabz]

I played many tales games. Symphonia, symphonia 2, abyss,vesperia,graces f,xillia and legendia. now playing xillia 2 and the fact that the protagonist is silent 98% of the time so far annoys me. but the game is good so far.

[@rainbowthrustars]

Nice review. I will get this game tomorrow, played through the first game like a year ago or so but haven't gotten around to try this one out so ordered it today cheaply :)

[@JunKurosu]

rainbowthrustars did you like it?

[@rainbowthrustars]

Mitsuru Kirijo So far yes. I have not yet played through it all, have been playing other things as well but I like it. Its a bit boring they mostly rehash every location you already visited in the first game but its still good enough and I like the story so far.

[@JunKurosu]

rainbowthrustars Well in the later chapters you'll play in new areas exclusive to Xillia2.

[@ShadowDeus]

its a bigger grind fest then Xillia... there has been numerous times i have had to backtrack and grind high lvl dungeons for an hour or 2 just to maybe level up once so i can try a boss battle and maybe defeat him if not its back to the dungeons... if u like having to do that shit over n over then go for it... but it gets very repetative, and by the time you level up enough to take on a boss u r stuck on u most likely forgot why u even began the grind session in the first place... because of the constant grinding, i have no clue why i have to kill ludgers brother other than he holds some key or some shit... maybe? i dont remember. i have clocked 90hrs into this rubbish game and about 85 of those hours are grinding.

[@fallensalvation]

Yukari Takeba I just finished the game a couple days ago and honestly thought it was really a great game. Yes at first it wasn't that great given that the areas were all the same but then once I got back into it I quite enjoyed it given that Tales of Xillia got me back into JRPG's. I think I clocked in just over 40 hours on the game and didn't spend a ton of time grinding like others say they have plus I completed all the character side stories so it really depends on your play style. Enjoy the game though as it's a great continuation to the first one and my biggest complaint is Ludger's lack of speaking which eventually makes sense from a plot standpoint later in the game

[@AnimeRPGFreakKenny]

In the comic of Xillia 2, Ludger talks....a lot, and its damn awesome coming from a guy who played JPN Xillia 2 and felt underwhelmed by the silent protag feel.

[@AlujaBING]

New game+ he won't stop talking.

[@AnimeRPGFreakKenny]

AlujaBING Funny, all I remember is the voicing of dialogue choices and Ludger crying teammates names in battle. Still silent for Victory quotes and other parts of the game.

[@LilChikyChan]

I know what you mean man...

[@Shinstrikex]

8 out of 10? Well coming from IGN that might as well be a 10/10 since thats the best score IGN gives to rpgs. I'm content.

[@heyjeySigma]

hooly shit.. am i hearing the Tales of Phantasia boss theme in the background?? HOW?? WHY?? can i download this as some DLC? unnng this is exciting

[@Solgilou]

Sorry man that is not possible :( only costumes are dlc

[@pepacrow6794]

A little late to answer... but it's a EX fight on the arena

[@robertpadua6096]

They ruined it by making a silent protagonist. It was a bad idea.

[@solitary-sora9512]

The only complaint I have with this review is the "you have to play the first one" thing. You don't. It's set up with a Xillia Terms book for those who skipped the first. Even the game's own creators said "you don't have to play ToX to play ToX2."

[@JohnathanMahones]

WTF, the game already came out in the United States?

[@JJsAdventure23]

Tomorrow it will

[@LittleMongooseGaming]

I'm sure if you really enjoyed the first game (like me), you'll probably be completely fine with the rehashed assets, I was already expecting them actually with this game coming only 1 year after the first one.

[@fateyeager9211]

cant wait till i get this game in a few days

[@mozmger]

Actually purchased this in last Aug but don't have time to play it, now I'm preparing my ps3 to play it after I got platinum trophy for The Witcher 3 ofc.

[@captaintalon4485]

Is the dubbing any good or is it better with Japanese voices?

[@PSspecialist]

You just spent the entirety of the review legitimately defending its reused assets but they count as a negative towards the final score? I don't get it.

[@LeonomusPrime]

He himself feels like reusing assets is fine within the proper context, but he also realizes that most people will see that as a bad thing, and understands it can be a bad thing if used improperly.

[@airsoul366]

I said he liked it himself, but he also said that it was a legit negative to some players and admitted that.

[@Raximus3000]

The scenario wasn't thought through, a few trilion humans dead(for lack of a better word) for no apparent reason is... monstorous to say the least.

[@Ferikkusu21]

I think you dont have to play Tales of Xillia 1 before this one. I played Tales of Xillia 2 before the first and understood nearly everything. Thats because the story is a completly new one and onyl has a few connections with the one from Tales of Xillia. the relations between the charakters are also very well explained, thats why i could understand the meanings

[@saeefa]

Is this game worth buying? i did not like the first one, it was too linear for me like follow the yellow brick road, i prefer something like tales of vesperia

[@turnip468]

2017?

[@MrGencyExit64]

The game's biggest problem is its mission based story progression. Job boards work in handheld games like Tales of the World, but they are pretty inappropriate for a game in the mainline Tales of ... series. The game honestly feels like it belongs on the PlayStation Vita, played in 30 minute intervals, not the PS3.

[@LeonomusPrime]

But... the entire game isn't based on the job board... The job board is 90 percent optional.... not counting the few missions in game where it forces you to pay some money on debts... The rest of it is chapter based.

[@MrGencyExit64]

LeonomusPrime You are forced into hunting in certain areas to earn enough money to unlock the rest of the story and other areas. The fact that you are presented a choice of place to unlock gives the illusion of non-linear gameplay, but you still have to do things in a very rigid sequence that is anything but fun.

[@the100zombies]

Which Tales game should i start with because i havnt played any of them before

[@mathewwglynn]

If you have a ps3, id reccomend graces f or the first tales of xillia. Xillia does come off as a bit rushed and there isnt much post game content, but the story is p good, the combats fun and there is some (linear) exploration. If you have a 3ds Abyss is my personal favorite. the combat is fun, the story is awesome, theres tons of exploration and extra content and you can take it on the go (:. If you have a 360 vesperia is imo very similar combat and structure wise to abyss, except its for a console. It has my personal favorite characters out of the series and the story is really nice as well.

[@andrewwebsterphillips]

There is a lot you couldn't go wrong with. On PS3 you could also get Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. It is a HD remaster of the Gamecube game. It is a great place to start. Tales of the Abyss is probably my favorite like Mathew Glynn says.

[@amanogirl1]

Tales of Xillia series is way better, because it is the only Tales game that I have near enough completed them. Tales of Symphonia chronicles is the next game I like.

[@angelajiliagalvez]

dis cant beat graces f, dats for sure

[@Sardrellas]

227someguy GRACES F? BEST GAMEPLAY? LOL OK. DO YOU EVEN LUDGER?

[@227someguy]

Sardrellas that don't count. he too versatile. tha's a cheat code

[@GhostFactoryVSA]

227someguy Considering he could beat any other Tales protagonist without Corpse Shell, maybe

[@Sardrellas]

227someguy Adorable. Simply adorable. Go solo the game with Elize, and you'll understand why all the characters are awesome.

[@227someguy]

Sardrellas what are you talking about?

[@edulohay956]

This game is better than the original which review was 8+ i think so this one should totally be a 9/10 instead of 8

[@Nozorin]

I'm actually deciding on getting this game before the 1st game, it may be a stupid idea but i really want to play this one. I'll probably just look up events of the first Xillia if i really must.

[@turkish8969]

Let me teach you about bazongas...

[@Nozorin]

Anthony Pierri Prove it.

[@KenKaneki1000-7]

Anthony Pierri LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL gotta love teepo..

[@Nozorin]

Ken Kaneki Yeeeah i had no idea what he was trying to say. So i said the first thing that came to my mind.

[@KenKaneki1000-7]

***** Let me tell you this I am sure you will love ToX and ToX 2 but you will love ToX2 even more if you play the first one so please go play ToX and if you dont like the AI go play Tales of Hearts R....you can program your own AI

[@Xen0gears515]

Err, I feel like the Tales series have been going downhill lately. The first xillia was decent but not great. The only last "real" tales game was probably Tales of Vesperia, which was decent too but IMO much better than most of the tales game that came after. C'mon namco

[@Orion_The_Merchant]

So it's like an expansion of Tales of Xillia 1? I'm actually okay with that. Now only I had enough room on the PS3 to download Xillia 1.

[@KiraBaka1]

The main character gets a voice in the second playtrough, Colin...

[@As_Arturas]

40 hours? That's probably on easyest difficulty and rushing through main quest skiping everything else. I'm about 70 h in and still far from finishing it.

[@lyhthegreat]

why does milla says that she does not need a babysitter??

[@JunKurosu]

lyhthegreatcause they don't trust her

[@Dharcnesss]

7 more days! waiting here in europe, cant wait

[@datagrab]

*Goodness this reviewer doesn't know how to play. Link charge? No multiple linked artes from all characters at the end of the vid? I have yet to see an actual gamer hired into these gaming news / reviews sites and not some journalism rejects who can't find the jobs they want and is instead stuck with something they're not even passionate about*

[@masterofdoom5000]

Reusing assets is not fine in its own right if the original assets are rather pathetic, Xillias between town areas and general environment is ass backwards and should get ridiculed for touting a new behind the shoulder camera then chucking you into a walled off copy and paste area so often.

[@Jonapalm]

As long as we didn't take the symphonia 2 path. I'm cool with this.

[@LeonomusPrime]

The closest this game comes to Symphonia 2 is the fact that you ALWAYS have to have Ludgar, the new main character in the party. You can't remove him from whatI've seen. Besides that, everything works just as it should. None of that silly level locking business. In fact, you can get up to level 200 in this one.

[@bluejohn4931]

i keep thinking that this should have been a dlc expansion pack for the first tales of xillia like with skyrim and dragonborn dlc

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach6755]

why not make Elle playable?

[@TheBarackAttack]

The Pride of Long Island.

[@amosmjm]

Tales of the Abyss is still the best

[@lyhthegreat]

ludger is a commander sheperd in disguise

[@godsluck4730]

Can't wait to get my copy.

[@wtp4110]

getting this and Diablo 3 UEE nxt week can't wait!

[@sonicadx]

I swear they're so biased when it comes to JRPG's. If this was some random CoD, you know it would've gotten an easy 9. Regardless still happy it got an 8 though, and yes I know those anti-CoD comments are overdone, but they really are fucking true, sadly.

[@diegoviadero900]

Shir this review remind me I have to finish xillia 1

[@Tommy-gm7uo]

I hear you unlock the voice of the main character after beating the game once. If that's true then that is quite simply the most pointless feature ever to place in a game. I don't see any justification for the silent protagonist thing, it would only serve to make me less immersed into the story etc

[@LeonomusPrime]

You don't unlock his voice.... persay... you just unlock the ability to hear your choices get voiced out, that's it.

[@Tommy-gm7uo]

Oh wow, I'm finding more and more reasons why not to buy this game.. Though I did enjoy the first.

[@LeonomusPrime]

Thomas Yau I've found the game to be great, personally... and find the fact that ludgar doesn't speak much being a end all for most people to be absolutely ridiculous.

[@Tommy-gm7uo]

LeonomusPrime I'm holding off buying a PS4 until a few more good games release so I will most likely play this but I can't justify paying full price for it at the moment. I think Zestiria helped contribute to my lack of excitement for this as well...

[@sephangelo4603]

I don't know much about this game, but most rpgs I've played have had broken stories very often.