![]() Xillia 2 brings back an aspect of earlier Tales games that Xillia chose to overlook: Companion affinity/affection. Other than Ludger’s plot-important silence, the voice acting is still fairly decent, with a few exceptions. Gaius and Muzet are now among the companions who join you, adding a wider range of party members to chose from, and a heavier emphasis on strategy. The cast of the first game returns, with new additions to join your party. Players will no doubt end up doing a second playthrough just to see how these choices could have panned out differently, as well as finally hearing Ludger’s voice. ![]() Ludger will find himself faced with different choices throughout the game, and these choices can affect everything from his relationship with his fellow characters, to the story itself. The political intrigue between the cultures of Rieze Maxia and Elympios is both delicious and reasonable, but like any good JRPG sequel, if the player hasn’t played the first episode, the second game will leave them scratching their heads at certain parts.Ī main aspect of the game is the trigger choices mentioned earlier. The story follows Ludger, but offers numerous side chapters to help explain what happened to the various characters in the year after the schism was dispelled. It was a risky move for Namco, and unfortunately, it didn’t work. After the lush, full voice acting of the first game, this was a disappointment and tainted my enjoyment of the game. (I won’t spoil it in this review, fear not!) Ludger voices all of his lines completely in New Game+ mode, but the fact still remains that the game sounded broken or rushed during the first playthrough. Thankfully, he spared me from doing the same thing, as the matter of Ludger’s voice is actually a huge spoiler. I actually began to wonder if Namco had run short on their voice acting budget.įellow Xbro Shadowstorm144 had actually gone to Google to find out if his game was glitched or if this was intentional. This trend continued, with Ludger only uttering one-word answers or short phrases, if need be. To my disappointment, Ludger did not utter the phrases and would merely nod or react with action. ![]() The moment I saw a trigger choice with dialogue options, I was excited to hear Ludger’s voice, as the voice acting in the original Tales of Xillia was mostly phenomenal. ![]() You start the game as Ludger Will Kresnik, and the first disappointment happens almost immediately. In the very beginning, Ludger is fairly quiet, and isn’t overly vocal. Rieze Maxians are viewed as supernatural freaks, Elympions are viewed as spirit-murdering barbarians, and those in-between are torn between wishing the two worlds were divided again, or united in peace. As with any political turmoil, different factions exist. Citizens of Rieze Maxia and Elympios live in varying degrees of suspicion, fear, and optimism. Tales of Xillia 2 takes place one year after the schism has been dispelled. Combine both together, and what do you get? Why, you get the Tales series, of course! And just this past August, the latest installment in the franchise was released as the sequel to 2013’s English release of Tales of Xillia. Tales of Xillia®2 & © 2012 BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc.If there’s a guilty pleasure any of us can admit to, it’s a good JRPG, or an insanely addicting anime. This item may be used with up to 2 activated PlayStation®3 systems associated with this Sony Entertainment Network account. This item is being licensed or sublicensed to you by Sony Computer Entertainment America and is subject to the Network Terms of Service and User Agreement, this item’s use restrictions and other applicable terms located at If you do not wish to accept all these terms, do not download this item. To use this download, you will need, product code(s) BLUS-31006, NPUB-31136 Rowen's Archery Uniform (Tales of Xillia) To use this download, you will need, product code(s) BLUS-31397, NPUB-31443 Rowen's Archery Uniform (Tales of Xillia 2) Equipped attachments can be modified by pressing the START button in the Attachments section of the Equipment Menu. Scroll down to the Attachments section of the Equipment Menu to equip costumes and attachments. Access the Downloadable Content section (right most header) of the Items Menu to unlock purchase. Purchased items will be automatically installed upon boot-up of the game. Rowen's ready to hit the target with his suave archer uniform! Comes with hairstyle and bow and arrow accessories.
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