Liferebooted
Banned
My Amazon copy finally shipped, Wow UPS says the CE weighs 3lb 
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Tales of Xillia |OT| - Teach me about Bazongas!
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chickdigger802
Banned
is the plot worth playing again twice?
There isn't some NIER level of crazyness right?
There isn't some NIER level of crazyness right?
SlasherJPC
Banned
So newegg just emailed me basically saying my CE "supposedly" was damaged, so here have 10% off the LE version. That's just awesome right? I call bullshit and they ran out.
dakkumauji
Member
Yes, if you want a more full understanding of the plot.
Impeccable
Member
Tomorrow I will receive this and begin my second ever Tales adventure.
Cannot wait.
Cannot wait.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Jude would be best to play through first, yes.
What I did on my second playthrough was that I skipped all the scenes I'd seen on the first playthrough and just watched the Milla playthrough-exclusive scenes instead. For the most part, they see the same stuff outside of the bits when they split up. But Milla's scenes seem to generally be supplementary (ie: the intrigue in Jude's side of the story isn't there because Milla sees some things that Jude doesn't), versus Jude's whose scenes are mostly tied to the main plot and delivers the right amount of intrigue for the player, and it introduces the player properly to Rieze Maxia.
Milla's side tends to be kind of weird for introducing the player to the world, and thus people felt that they should've started with Jude's side first back when the game was first released in Japan.
Not like Nier at all, nope. Sometimes the characters will separate for a little bit of a time, and you'll get to see a smidge of events from either Milla or Jude's perspective at that time. This lasts all the way until Act 4.
What I did on my second playthrough was that I skipped all the scenes I'd seen on the first playthrough and just watched the Milla playthrough-exclusive scenes instead. For the most part, they see the same stuff outside of the bits when they split up. But Milla's scenes seem to generally be supplementary (ie: the intrigue in Jude's side of the story isn't there because Milla sees some things that Jude doesn't), versus Jude's whose scenes are mostly tied to the main plot and delivers the right amount of intrigue for the player, and it introduces the player properly to Rieze Maxia.
Milla's side tends to be kind of weird for introducing the player to the world, and thus people felt that they should've started with Jude's side first back when the game was first released in Japan.
chickdigger802
Banned
still no shipping confirmation yet from amazon, delivery is still tomorrow though. Haven't been let down by them yet though.
This song needed to come up way more often. =/
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=LU8WZgBn4W0
Also I was pleased with how two certain characters were portrayed and voiced. <3
http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=LU8WZgBn4W0
Also I was pleased with how two certain characters were portrayed and voiced. <3
Liferebooted
Banned
I refuse to play Jude first =\ He looks terrible. I'm gonna play Milla first and use that as my main save file and just have an alt save and replay on easy just for Jude's extra story crap. >.>
chickdigger802
Banned
are they even separate that often? if it's like any other tales game, you probably can play as milla even during Jude's playthrough right?
You can play as whoever you want throughout the game. The choice just dictates which character you follow during very very short story splits.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Well, there is one rather long one, but I'll leave that up for players to find on their own.
You know that you can still control Milla on Jude's playthrough, right? Like any other Tales game.
Liferebooted
Banned
Choosing Jude doesn't change any of the story telling or dialog during the game then? I thought it would change a lot o.o
When they are together, the story is exactly the same.
Shouta
Member
It affects what you see you when the story splits. Jude is a more complete picture for a single playthrough so it's recommended that you do that one and just skip through the same stuff until the Millia specific things in a second playthrough.
Jude is awesome though... To play anyway. Milla is super fun too but I slightly prefer Jude due to him being a martial artist.
Gillian Seed
Banned
So newegg just emailed me basically saying my CE "supposedly" was damaged, so here have 10% off the LE version. That's just awesome right? I call bullshit and they ran out.
Man that's Balls! Newegg has been on a decline lately.
Polygon's Justin McElroy: "Hey, I can't say what it is yet, but one of the best games of the year is being released this week. Get psyched."
https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/364392571620954112
Could he be talking about anything but Tales of Xillia? Polygon already reviewed Dragon's Crown, and the embargo is over for that game anyway.
I'm really on the fence with this game, so I want to read some reviews.
https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/364392571620954112
Could he be talking about anything but Tales of Xillia? Polygon already reviewed Dragon's Crown, and the embargo is over for that game anyway.
I'm really on the fence with this game, so I want to read some reviews.
Wat? lol. No way.
Embargo ends tomorrow morning. Look for my video and written review on rpgsite.net =D
He's probably talking about the Mario+Luigi game.
It's Payday 2. No way it's xillia, it haze no gunz.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
sucks to hear because milla is just so cool, wanted to choose her first, but then I read stuff like this and it makes it seem like Jude is the no brainer.
cleveridea
Member
woah CE weight 3.20lbs, man great week with this and dragons crown (and currently playing dark arisen)
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
chickdigger802
Banned
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
A spoilered yes or no would be great.
Does Xillia have a post-game dungeon like Vesperia and Gracesf?
Does Xillia have a post-game dungeon like Vesperia and Gracesf?
Lavalamp1138
Member
Were they both voiced by JYB?
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Pick Jude for the story but play as Milla when you're going through it. Best of both worlds?
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Man, I miss when GAF used to have release week threads. It was easier to keep tabs on stuff.
Consoles;
- Disney's Planes (3DS/Wii U)
- Steamworld Dig (3DS)
- Dragon's Crown (PSV/PS3)
- ibb and obb (PS3)
- Little Acorns (PSV)
- Superfrog HD (PS3)
- Tales of Xillia (PS3)
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (360)
PC:
08/06
- Divinity: Dragon Commander
- Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
- The Sims 3: Dragon Valley
08/08
- Guacamelee! Gold Edition
- Spelunky
08/09
- Guncraft
>:|haha really?
time and eternity didn't scratch your timing based jrpg itch?
I'm at the end now, and can beat the final boss. Finishing up some sidequests and then it's time to end this shit.
In all seriousness, I really enjoy the Mario & Luigi games. I think they're generally pretty solid and they're pretty adorable. I don't know much about Dream Team because I didn't keep up with media and reviews much on purpose, so I hope I enjoy it in the end. I've been told to keep my expectations low, though.
Yes.
That's all I'll say about the EX dungeon because I really dislike it, but I won't say why.
Aeana would be very displeased.
So newegg just emailed me basically saying my CE "supposedly" was damaged, so here have 10% off the LE version. That's just awesome right? I call bullshit and they ran out.
Never preorder games from Newegg. They're godlike when it comes to computer parts, but suck when it comes to games.
Also, only $6 off? Douchebags.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Well, it's actually because you get the game's equivalent of Ability Points when you do sidequests, and AP/money isn't very plentiful from the game's battles at all (it's rather poorly balanced in that respect... hell, everything's half-baked in this). So if I wanted to get some passive skills that work better with the playable character, I'd have to do some sidequests. It's kind of dumb, really. The job tree is just stupid.All that love. Keeps doing sidequests and all.
I'll write impressions about the game, then, when I'm finished in that game's OT.
cleveridea
Member
Wow metacritic is really low on Time and Eternity (not that the absolute score matters, just the relative review comments).
Gaming Age gave it zero:
Gaming Age 0 If you see this game on the shelf, dont touch it, dont even look at it.
I get the feeling me means Brother or whatever it is that releases on XBLA.
Lavalamp1138
Member
Aeana's running from her true feelings.
cpp_is_king
Member
So people always said that Graces had the best combat but some of the worst characters, while Vesperia had soem of the best characters but slow combat.
How does Xilia rank with the other games in the franchise in terms of characters, overall story, and combat system?
How does Xilia rank with the other games in the franchise in terms of characters, overall story, and combat system?
Great cast, decent story, battle system that is fun paced and better than Vesperia's (outside of bosses) that doesn't quite reach Graces's strategic depth.
No store within 100 miles of me has the collectors edition in stock...lol
http://www.gamestop.com/browse/storesearch.aspx?sku=271393
I called my friend at the store I pre-ordered the game from and they already got a shipment for today...They did not receive any copies of the CE or LE.
http://www.gamestop.com/browse/storesearch.aspx?sku=271393
I called my friend at the store I pre-ordered the game from and they already got a shipment for today...They did not receive any copies of the CE or LE.
From what I've read it has a better battle system than Vesperia, but not as good as Graces. The characters, on the other hand, are better than Graces, but doesn't quite beat the cast of Vesperia.
Basically, it's the "in-between" both of them. Not the best at either, but not the worst either. If you enjoyed Graces and Vesperia, it sounds as though you should enjoy Xillia as well.
I'll find out for myself tomorrow [although I probably won't start it until I dedicate some time to Dragon's Crown first -_-].
yes.