Tales of xillia 2 rating tv#

However, in this case it actually really works well and adds a lot to the game and your attachment to what is going on. It was really well implemented and the stories were all well done and kept you wanting to see the next part to find out how their mini-story continues or finally concludes.Ĭhoice Making – I usually don’t care for this type of thing in games, it just makes everything half-assed because the writers have to make all these branching paths instead of one focused one. This was easily the best addition to the game and instead of just having little skits to develop people we really got to spend time with the cast, help them out, and get close with them. They were all interesting, bittersweet, or fun (or all 3), and they are definitely something you don’t want to skip when playing.

Actually, I feel like I was more interested in these than in the main story of the game. These were fun and a lot of them were actually some of the most emotional parts of the game. The Side Story Missions – Every character in your party has ‘bonus chapters’ where you get some side missions focused on developing their story or helping them out in some way. Though you supposedly can change into her character model in post-game if you do the bonus dungeon. If this was an Atelier game I know she would be via DLC, but that won’t happen here. Just like Julius, I wish she could be partyable. Her dub VA did a great job getting across her…uniqueness too, and it only made her all the cuter for it. I also really liked that she has plenty of development and involvement in the story rather than just being essentially an extra or only there for the debt stuff. She’s a genuinely cute and silly girl, but she’s also got that ‘shark’ side to her in a more literal sense than just her job title. She’s also shown (at least once that I can remember for sure) at the start of the game as being extremely skilled in combat.

Tales of xillia 2 rating tv#

And if you have a good enough TV and pay attention, she has literal shark teeth and shows them off at times when you call (or when she calls) to pay your debts. Nova (also known as King Novias or Agent N) is really cute, sweet, and a total silly goose – but at the same time she’s a shark. Nova – She deserves her own thing rather than being lumped in with the whole cast. I also thought that Bisley Bakur was pretty badass throughout (because he is). I just wish he got some more development and was a possible party member. He’s got a great perfectly fitting voice in the dub and has a well handled bond with his brother that seems natural. His brother Julius is easily one of my favorite new characters in this game even though he’s not around too much.

I was worried about this prior to playing, but it’s handled well. Point is, he’s not some gordon freeman lazy writing excuse, he’s an actual good character. Ludger is awesome and even though he’s kind of a silent protagonist, he does say a lot through your decisions (you just don’t hear him until NG+) and at other times, he even says moves in fights and a few short things during skits and such. The majority of the new characters are great. Not only that, but Gaius and Muzet (the latter actually being kind of likable now) are now party members. The Cast – Everyone from Xillia is back and they were all fairly likable in the prior game – the same still stands true a year later. This review IS spoiler free, so don’t worry if you haven’t played the game, however Xillia 2 is a direct sequel, so play Xillia first and don’t read this if you haven’t. I was super hyped for it, especially after the E3 trailer for the US release (seen above), and now that I’ve finally beaten it I can write this up.Īnyway, have another one of my overly lengthy reviews. Newly released in the US, Tales of Xillia 2 takes place a year after Xillia, same world, mostly the same faces, and a new story. It had a good story, the most exciting of all the Tales’ mid-point twists (and really, an incredibly well handled reveal by any standards), a bunch of times I thought it was gonna end and it tricked me, and felt like it had the perfect mix of light hearted fun and seriousness. It had some faults, and while I did LIKE all of the cast a great deal, I only really loved a few of the characters in it.

Tales of Xillia (1) is easily my number one in terms of stories in the Tales franchise.