Tales of Xillia

[fat_moogle]

I bought this game a few days ago from PSN as it's on offer for £7.99 until 17th July.

I'm currently playing Tales of Graces f (my first game I've played in the Tales of series) which I also bought from PSN in April, but just got around to playing it as I needed to complete Child of Light. I'm really enjoying it.

I look forward to getting around to Xillla once I'm done with Graces f, but I'm only around 10 hours in so might be a while before I play Xillia!

[metagloria]

Not sure how you could love one and not like the other.

The story of Graces drags (particularly the childhood phase) and I find it generally dull and a chore to play through at times. I dislike nearly all the characters, Asbel's clichéd character in particular irritates me and the rest aren't much better. He's not a strong lead like Yuri is in Vesperia and has a poor voice actor. Most characters do, and the overall sound and music throughout the game is largely uninteresting.

In my opinion the only thing Graces does better than Vesperia is regarding the battle system, but that simply improves on excellent mechanics anyway.

Yeah I didn't really favor one battle system over the other. I agreed that Yuri was lightyears better than Asbel - one of the better protagonists I've played, really - but I could do without Karol, Flynn, Raven, and Repede, and Judith and Estelle weren't much to write home about either. In contrast, I loved Sophie and Pascal, liked Cheria and Malik, and even Hubert was interesting.

[Mirage]

i actually don't like pascal but then i also like her. it seems like they tried to make a character type that they didn't actually know how to make.

I think graces has a better balanced combat system than xillia, but i like xillia better overall.

[Pumpkin]

I just got Elize and she is the most precious thing

When we left the village and she waved by and they just ignored her, I cried. I seriously cried ;__;

Why can't I use her in battle

[Rez09]

Go, Teepo!

She'll be playable shortly.

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

Tales of Xillia is fantastic. I played through it earlier this year and was hooked with the characters and the story. I can't wait for the release of Xillia 2 next month. I won't be able to put it down.

The collector's editions of these games always cost a pretty penny but there's so much great content inside. I bought the collectors edition for Symphonia HD on the PS3 and it came with things like an alternative game case, a multi-disc soundtrack, chibi figurines, a novel, artwork and dlc. From what I know of the Xillia collector's edition it comes with a Milla statue. Very cool.

Shion, you should play Tales of Graces f. That's probably my favorite Tales game.

[Pumpkin]

So far my favourite character is Elize, but in battle my favourite is Leia. I'm really not the greatest with the battle system and she's easier to use and quick, which I like

[Dat Matt]

Xillia is different from the other games, as are most of them.

I've just taken to linking Rowen to Elise. I'm controlling his arts while using elise as my main player with her arts. Negitive gate/Tidal wave keeps everything in place while shauna controls Milia/Leia to nuke things from orbit.

It's pretty swell. All this time i've been linking with characters and they just sit motionless while I'm on the backlines. Not anymore.

[Vyk]

Sit motionless? Did you turn off their a.i.? Everyone was very active in my game, and only too happy to chain moves together and whatnot without me having to force anything. Not the greatest a.i. by any means, but certainly more than competent in most regards

[Shauna]

With Elize standing on the backlines spamming magic, they don't do very much when they're linked. I play as Milla and when I'm linked with someone they do a lot, but I imagine that's because I'm in the midsts of battle hackin' and slashin'.

[Mirage]

I can't be sure because it's been a while since i played, but that sounds like some AI settings that are a bit dumb. I don't remember the game doing that to me. I guess you could also just turn off automatic linking for her. You can also break her link manually during combat by stealing her link partner and then switching back to your normal partner right away.

[Pumpkin]

I just got to Kanbalar. Anyone know how far along in the game I am?

[Mirage]

that's the china place, right? right after tibet?

You're somewhere around halfway maybe, can't remember if you're a bit before he halfway point or a bit past it.

[Pumpkin]

Umm its the snowy place after the place with the doctor and the coliseum

[Mirage]

yeah thats china