Tales of Xillia
[1][2][3] The game takes place in a fictional world called Rieze Maxia where humans and ethereal spirits live in harmony.It follows Jude Mathis and Milla Maxwell who elude government officials after sabotaging a weapon of mass destruction known as the Lance of Kresnik.A sequel, Tales of Xillia 2, was released in November 2012 in Japan and in August 2014 in North America and PAL regions.Dashing, standard attacks, and artes usage are also restricted by the "Assault Counter" (AC), a synonym for action points.As spirits are needed to sustain nature, Maxwell waits for the day all humans on Elympios die off before dispelling the barrier.[Game 3] Twenty years prior to the present, an Elympion cruise ship becomes trapped in Rieze Maxia, eventually forming a terrorist group known as Exodus.In the present, medical student Jude Mathis investigates a military research facility in order to search for his missing professor.After Rashugal's king is defeated, Exodus obtains and uses the Lance to temporarily disable the barrier protecting Rieze Maxia, allowing Elympios' army to invade.[Game 5] Assisted by Auj Oule's king, Gaius, the party defeats Exodus at the cost of Milla's life.[Game 6] After mourning her death, Jude leads the party to meet Maxwell and attempts to persuade him to dispel the barrier and save Elympios.[Game 8] There, the party learns about Elympios' dependence on spyrix and an ongoing research on spyrite, a power source harmless to spirits.The party returns to their daily lives with Jude joining a spyrite research team, Milla resuming her role as Maxwell, and Gaius uniting Rieze Maxia under his rule.[23] Due to time constraints, some planned features were excluded such as an onsen scene and having Gaius or Muzét as playable characters.[29][30] On November 5, 2012, Ted Tsung, the North American producer for Tales of Xillia, announced the completion of the English voice recordings.[Game 10] Tales of Xillia had several downloadable content (DLC) which changed a character's appearance or provided in-game bonuses such as items, currency, or levels.Accompanying these costume releases were hair styles, accessories, palette swaps, and in-game bonuses DLC.[3][34] Excluding Star Driver, the Japanese PlayStation Store's contents were released bi-weekly for North America and PAL region between August 6 and September 3, 2013.10] soundtrack was released by Avex Group on September 7, 2011, in a regular and limited edition;[47] it peaked 31st on Oricon's charts.[53] Joystiq lauded the execution of the plot for avoiding the usual JRPG "info dumps" and how small plot-lines intertwined into a larger conflict.[56] PlayStation Official Magazine considered the plot as average and called it a let-down compared to the combat system.[12] Game Revolution felt the characters were relatable and agreed with IGN about Milla's voice noting it sounded robotic and forced.
Developer(s)Namco Tales StudioPublisher(s)Namco Bandai GamesDirector(s)Producer(s)Hideo BabaDesigner(s)Programmer(s)Artist(s)Kōsuke FujishimaMutsumi InomataWriter(s)Composer(s)Motoi SakurabaPlatform(s)PlayStation 3Genre(s)Action role-playingSingle-playermultiplayeraction role-playing gameTales seriesFamitsuTales of Xillia 2player characternon-player charactersavatarssketch storyartificial intelligencehealth pointshealerexperience pointsgame overmagic pointsaction pointsblack operationsTales of HeartsWeekly Shonen JumpProgressAyumi HamasakiPlayStation StorePlayStation 3 The BestWesternTwitterPAL regioncollector's editiondownloadable contentStar DriverThe Idolmaster 2Tales of PhantasiaTales of DestinySanta ClausanthologyIchijinshaASCII Media WorksMedia FactoryShueishastrategy guideEnterbraindrama CDsFrontier WorksAvex GroupOriconGameRankingsMetacriticElectronic Gaming MonthlyGame InformerGameRevolutionGameSpotJoystiqPlayStation Official Magazine – UKPolygonPlayStation NetworkNewtypeSatellite Award for Outstanding Role Playing GameBandai Namco EntertainmentPlayStation Official MagazineGame RevolutionJapaneseHepburnNamco Bandai Games EuropeSiliconeraAnime News NetworkPlayStation BlogNamco Bandai Games AmericaGameTrailers1UP.comDestinyEterniaDestiny 2SymphoniaRebirthLegendiaInnocenceVesperiaHeartsGracesXillia 2ZestiriaBerseriaTales of the TempestTales of MobileTales of VS.Tales of LuminariaTales of the AbyssTales of Zestiria the XLuke fon FabreYuri LowellKoibumi/Good NightSupernova/KarmaFollow the NightingaleBōken SuiseiWhite LightVenus & BravesNamco × CapcomProject X ZoneList of Tales mediaUfotableWeiß Kreuz GlühenDokkoida?!Ninja NonsenseFutakoi AlternativeCoyote Ragtime ShowGakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!Fate/Zero