Tales of Xillia still offers that very same experience though with the Link system that proves a bit more difficult later in the game as linking with one of the AI is more and more a requirement to stay alive. One of the Tales series biggest features in its later years has been the ability to let three of your RPG loving friends pick up a controller and take over the other AI controlled party members locally for some couch co-op. For those unfamilar with the ‘Tales of’ series, Artes are the special attacks that you can perform during combat though some can be used outside of battle like healing Artes. As the story follows Jude and Milla pairing up these two with the flick of the D-pad is the reasonable option though it doesn’t hurt to explore the other link options as they reward you with various support and attack options that utilize the franchise’s signature Artes system. The way the story is written you are almost never alone in combat which allows you to link up to another AI controlled character and pull off an array of special attacks depending on which character you’re partnered with. The biggest addition is the Link system which is from what I can tell pertains to the “Dual Raid” part. Tales of Xillia introduces the player to the Dual Raid Linear Motion Battle System (DR-LMBS) which takes the Tales series in a new direction of combat while still retaining the feel of previous installments. Jude and Milla are seemingly inseparable as you go through the story and for good reason, but one of the cooler things about Tales of Xillia is how it pulls you in to play it through a second time to witness the story moments you don’t get to see as one character versus another. As the story unfolds you will spend a great deal of time teaming up with a nice variety of characters as you travel some really beautiful locales. In Milla’s attempt to stop the weapon she looses the ability to summon the Four Great Spirits and flees the city branded as fugitives alongside Jude and a mercenary for hire called Alvin. To Jude and Milla’s dismay they find out about human experiments and a WMD known as the Lance of Kresnik deep with in the research facility underneath Fennmont. Milla is the incarnation of Maxwell, the Lord of Spirits, who has been drawn to Fennmont after she senses the deaths of a large number of lesser spirits. If you recognize the name Maxwell then you’ve probably remember seeing him in previous Tales adventures. The story follows Talim Medical School student Jude Mathis as he crosses the path of the mysterious 20-year old looking Milla Maxwell. For the first time ever in Tales history you get to choose between two main characters and experience the story from two different perspectives. Tales of Xillia definitely has brought several new advancements to the series this time around. The ‘Tales of’ universe is definitely one of a diverse nature with each game usually making advancements over its predecessors and varying in visual styles. This includes the exclusively released Tales of Xillia Limited Edition on PS3, which also happens to mark the 15th Anniversary of the franchise. That has held true even today as we are on the brink of a new era of consoles and the PS3 has still been receiving several excellent RPG titles in the last year alone. One of my primary joys of owning PlayStation consoles is that I always had a lot of RPGs to play growing up.
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