TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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From IGN's review.
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Tales of Xillia |OT| - Teach me about Bazongas!
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From IGN's review.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Well I'm sorry for calling you an ass.
However you should consider that we've been waiting a long time for this game in English so a lot of people are going to be testy about any story details being properly spoilered.
If you want an example of how angry people can get check out when it comes to spoilers check out the Game of Thrones or Shingeki no Kyojin anime threads.
They only complained about Milla's voice though.
Lee Chaolan
Member
My collector's edition arrives tomorrow!
How many people bought a collector's and a limited edition version of this game?
I'm thinking maybe I should pick up a Limited to actually play the game so to keep the Collector's sealed....
How many people bought a collector's and a limited edition version of this game?
I'm thinking maybe I should pick up a Limited to actually play the game so to keep the Collector's sealed....
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I'll be more careful next time and just keep it to myself.
Since she's the main character and she will talk a lot in this game, I don't want to cringe every minute.
It can ruin a game. Arc Rise Fantasia is a really good RPG but the voice acting was so bad it nearly killed it. I endured through it and still enjoyed the game though.
Sounds like a good idea, (I'm jealous if you do) but that's going to be pretty expensive especially if you're picking up both versions of Dragon's Crown!
Does the R3 version have a proper booklet?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Darn, never got the call from Ivy; I am worried about tomorrow.
solid mike
Member
Just bought my day one edition. Will probably open it later because I'm at uni right now.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
You get trophies as you complete the chapters, so those are the only story-related trophies (there are
four
dakkumauji
Member
I feel like actually waiting to play the game to hear it for yourself instead of just basing it off one review is a better judge of the voices.
I just went on Youtube to look up videos of Milla's English voices and found it to fit her character pretty well. I mean, at most the lines themselves were a little silly but that's not her voice actor's fault.
There are complete Chapters trophies. But generally yeah, since most of the trophies are do this or fill up this list so many times, you'll probably end up with a good chunk completed or almost there. At least the game has a good checklist that tracks your progress for each trophy.
I pretty much did no sidequests at all and ended up with 27% of the trophies. I'm pretty sure you get a trophy after each chapter.
Freezasaurus
Member
He only said that Milla's voice-acting was bad.
Werewolf Jones
Member
Has anyone even reached the end of the game with the English voice acting yet to determine whether Milla's voice actor is pretty poor? Since I remember people saying she's very emotionless at first, not sure how she progresses in the game however.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Why do soldier grunts of every series all look the same?
Its because making unique animations and designs for nameless background fodder is a time wasting effort that only serves to distract the audience.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
4 hours into the game and I'm enjoying it. Although I kinda hate the fields for some reason because the monsters are too plenty in quite some areas.
Yup.
What's wrong with Milla's voice? It sounds right for her. The voice acting is pretty good IMO. They're not screechy and they talk like adults. In fact, Milla makes a better Lightning emotionless character than Lightning herself.
Yup.
What's wrong with Milla's voice? It sounds right for her. The voice acting is pretty good IMO. They're not screechy and they talk like adults. In fact, Milla makes a better Lightning emotionless character than Lightning herself.
Matt Attack
Member
Got my call from Ivy yesterday, eagerly anticipating picking it up later today and getting started.
I haven't played it, but I know quite a bit about it and I think it would be a good introduction. The stories for Tales games are generally unrelated to each other, so Graces would also be a good starting point. It sounds like Xillia has a stronger plot so if that's important to you I'd go with this one.
I haven't played it, but I know quite a bit about it and I think it would be a good introduction. The stories for Tales games are generally unrelated to each other, so Graces would also be a good starting point. It sounds like Xillia has a stronger plot so if that's important to you I'd go with this one.
tiny raptor
Member
I did.
Although, I tried to cancel my CE when I realized it wasn't going to be in short supply. Still available on Gamestop (edit: scratch that, I guess it's sold out at Gamestop's site now) and Namco Bandai's site, and it's only selling for $50 more than MSRP on eBay (so the roughly $15 profit wasn't going to be worth it to me).
However, my cancellation request didn't go through, so...I don't know what I'm going to do with it.
Get Xillia for better characters, story etc. Graces redeemable aspect its the combat and while good I find it a bit overrated over here. Combat in most Tales of Games are good anyways. Xillia its a good introduction and might get you to play the other games you might have missed if you end up liking Xillia.
If you actually expect the voice acting to be anywhere near Arc Rise Fantasia level, you might not be thinking clearly.
Yes.
RPGCrazied
Member
Woot! Out for delivery. Will be playing sometime today. And nothing beats Arc Rise Fantasia in the bad voice acting department, save for maybe Chaos Wars. Those 2 have horrendous voice acting. I still wonder how those games were released.
chickdigger802
Banned
Would they even be able to use the same save file?
I should be able to switch the save regions. I've done it before.
How do you go about doing that? Would probably do the same if i can use my save file still.
chickdigger802
Banned
wish i had the financial freedom to buy the same game twice just to play it 2 days earlier 
wait I do!
But after graces, tales games needa redeem themselves a bit again lol.
Thinking back, really the biggest issue i had with graces is the tile usage. dungeons were a pain to do because there was at most like 4 different room varieties and no minimap made it a fucking pain to get your barings.
I'm pretty sure i got lost in the dude's castle for an hour because each screen looked exactly the same as the last one >.>"
I don't recall previous tales games really having that issue, how bout this one?
wait I do!
But after graces, tales games needa redeem themselves a bit again lol.
Thinking back, really the biggest issue i had with graces is the tile usage. dungeons were a pain to do because there was at most like 4 different room varieties and no minimap made it a fucking pain to get your barings.
I'm pretty sure i got lost in the dude's castle for an hour because each screen looked exactly the same as the last one >.>"
I don't recall previous tales games really having that issue, how bout this one?
chickdigger802
Banned
is it just me or does combat animations look worst than graces/vesperia for the protag(s)?
Something looks off... I guess it all really matters how they feel... come on workday!
Something looks off... I guess it all really matters how they feel... come on workday!
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Huh. Are there sub events in the first part of Jude's side? I read that there are 3 sub events there and I didn't notice any exclamation marks. Can I still get the trophy if I missed these 3?
It has something to do with changing the game id from the uk version to the us version.
I always buy Tales games from both US and Uk to support Namco. Plus I'm sure my steelbook CE won't arrive till next week anyway.
PRjumpman124
Member
Does anyone know the average length of this game? Might pick it up earlier than expected.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Going to be waiting 2 weeks until i get my copy , at least i got DC to hold me over .
I've seen 50 hours being thrown around quite a lot, assuming you explore and do some side quests but don't aim for perfect 100%
IGN review mentioned it'll take you over a hundred hours if you're really aiming to see and get everything.
Jathaine
Member
I honestly thought I was the only one who felt this way.
All the love Graces gets for its battle system is lost on me, easily one of my least favorites of the games I've played. Its unfortunate because the combat system is pretty much the only really good thing about the game (besides the skits, Graces skits are hilarious)
I'm so looking forward to playing Xillia because it seems to be more 'up my alley' aside from the things I've heard about the boss fights.
What's wrong with the boss fights?
Jathaine
Member
Well, I've yet to play the game so I don't know if there's really any truth to this but I've heard that you can't really combo bosses because they easily break out and counter.
I was told that its so extreme that even getting a 10 hit combo can feel like an achievement. I'm going to assume that part was an exaggeration but I'll wait til I actually get my hands on the game to pass judgement.
Its just something that I'm wary about at this point and only time will tell.