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The 30th anniversary of the Tales series is just around the corner and Bandai Namco has already started preparations with the Remastered Project. For those who would like to take a walk down memory lane, or are curious about what other Tales games they can play while waiting for new (or remastered) releases, here is a full list of the mothership Tales titles.

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Release Date: December 15, 1995

Platforms: Super Famicom, PlayStation, GBA, PSP, iOS, mobile devices

The first Tales title takes place in Aselia and follows Cless Albane, who seeks revenge after his hometown is destroyed. He learns that the culprits behind the attack wish to revive a powerful sorcerer king, Dhaos. Using the power of time travel, Cless and his friends travel to the past and future in order to defeat Dhaos for good.

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Release Date: December 23, 1997

Platforms: PlayStation

The original Tales of Destiny came out on the PlayStation and the remake came out in 2006 for the PS2. It follows Stahn, who accidentally finds a sentient sword that calls itself Dymlos. He, along with other wielders of speaking swords, fight for the Eye of Atamoni, which is a powerful relic from an ancient war.

Tales of Destiny Remake is one of the best titles in the Tales series for its story—which expands on the original and includes a redemption arc for popular character Leon—and fighting style. Hopefully, Bandai Namco has plans for a remaster so that it can officially release the game to the west.

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Release Date: November 30, 2000

Platforms: PlayStation, PSP

Tales of Eternia, released in the west as Tales of Destiny 2, has nothing to do with Tales of Destiny. Instead, it follows Reid Hershel and his friends, who live together in the world of Inferia. One day, they come across a mysterious foreign girl named Meredy and through their interactions with her, learn of a different world called Celestia. They journey together to stop an ages-old conflict between the two worlds.

Tales of Eternia feels like the turning point for the Tales series in that it propelled the series into its initial popularity. It was popular enough for an anime adaptation and a MMO, though the anime was pretty bad (in that it had little to do with the game) and the MMO didn’t last long. The battle system feels a lot more fluid compared to Phantasia and Destiny, and it holds up to newer 2D Tales games too. 

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Release Date: November 28, 2002

Platforms: PS2, PSP

The actual sequel to Tales of Destiny, Tales of Destiny 2 follows Kyle, who’s the son of Stahn and Rutee from the first game. Due to his parents’ heroic past, he’s also obsessed with becoming a hero. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Reala and embarks on a journey to become a true hero.

Like the above Tales of Destiny Remake, Tales of Destiny 2 is a fantastic game. It’s got a great story, compelling characters, and a difficult battle system that’s rewarding to master. The meme himself, Barbatos, is also from this game. Considering how much trouble he can give you, it can be a little hard to laugh at the jokes Bandai Namco make at his expense.

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Release Date: August 29, 2003

Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PS2, PS3, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One

Tales of Symphonia was popular in its native Japan, but it’s what really put the franchise on the map for the western audience. While the west had gotten Phantasia and Eternia, they weren’t exactly selling like hotcakes in the way that Symphonia did. The story follows Lloyd, who s his friend Colette’s pilgrimage to regenerate the world of Sylvarant.

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Release Date: December 16, 2004

Platforms: PS2, PSP

The story of Tales of Rebirth heavily focuses on racism. It takes place in a world where people wield a magical power called Force after King Ladras, in his final moments, uses his power to unleash the potential in people around his kingdom. Veigue lost power of his Force of Ice and froze his childhood friend Claire in a pillar. Even after he manages to free her with the help of new friends Eugene and Mao, soldiers acting on orders from Karegia Kingdom heiress Agarte take her away. His journey to rescue her from the palace morphs into a battle to end racism.

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Release Date: August 25, 2005

Platforms: PS2

Tales of Legendia follows the story of Senel and his surrogate little sister Shirley. Shirley is the Merines, a legendary figure among the Ferines, which is a race of people who can live underwater. Because Shirley is the Merines, many different factions want to capture her to use them for their own schemes.

Compared to previous titles (and its successor Abyss), Tales of Legendia looks and plays in a very weird way. This likely has to do with the fact that the developer, Project MelFes, consists of Tales Studio , along with developers from the Tekken and Soul Calibur series. It’s the first Tales game with Go Shiina as the composer and the soundtrack is objectively the game’s highest point.

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Release Date: December 15, 2005

Platforms: PS2, Nintendo 3DS

Tales of the Abyss is the eighth mothership title, but it’s the commemorative game for the series’s 10th anniversary. It follows Luke fon Fabre, a pampered noble and swordsman who ends up outside of his comfy mansion after heroine Tear appears to assassinate her brother, who’s also Luke’s teacher. The story heavily focuses on Luke’s personal development as he seeks the meaning of his birth. There is also an anime adaptation for Abyss, which you can watch on YouTube.

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Release Date: October 26, 2006

Platforms: Nintendo DS

Tales of the Tempest follows Caius Qualls, who is a Leymon (essentially a werewolf). After the church takes his guardian prisoner and kill the parents of his childhood friend Rubia, the two of them set out for the capital. The adventure then turns into one to overthrow the church.

Tales of the Tempest is the first Tales game for a handheld console. However, the reception to the game was very mixed, with some places giving it a very positive score and others giving it a very negative one. Points of criticism included the story’s short length, lack of content, unappealing relationship between Caius and Rubia, and more.

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Release Date: December 6, 2007

Platforms: Nintendo DS, PS Vita

The story of Tales of Innocence follows avatars, human reincarnations of the divine Devalokans who can still use supernatural powers from their past lives. Ruca, a timid boy, is an avatar of the powerful Asura and he awakens to his powers after rescuing fugitive Illia, a fellow avatar. They meet up with other avatars, who then travel to do something about the wars engulfing their world.

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Release Date: June 26, 2008

Platforms: Wii, PS3

Though the sequel of Tales of Symphonia, Dawn of the New World introduces a lot of lore and elements that weren’t in the original game. It follows Emil, a timid boy who survived a massacre that Lloyd from the first game perpetrated. After meeting with Marta, a girl with Ratatosk’s Core on her forehead, the two of them set out on a journey to fix the meteorological problems occurring around the world and escape from Marta’s pursuers.

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Release Date: August 7, 2008

Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Windows PC, Xbox One

Tales of Vesperia is a very popular and successful entry in the Tales franchise, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. It also has a prequel film, though Flynn in particular is so out-of-character it might as well be fanfiction. The story follows Yuri Lowell, a former soldier who’s now doing odd jobs around his neighborhood. After meeting a noble named Estelle and fleeing from the capital with her, he forms a guild called Brave Vesperia.

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Release Date: December 18, 2008

Platforms: Nintendo DS, PS Vita, iOS

Tales of Hearts follows Kor Meteor (Shing Meteoryte) who meets siblings Kohaku and Hisui Hearts. A monster infects Kohaku and in an attempt to save her, Kor accidentally destroys her Spiria (her heart and emotions). The three of them set off on a journey to restore Kohaku’s Spiria.

People don’t talk about the CG Movie Edition, but I definitely that one. People were comparing the models to the Evil Goddess MOCCOS, an old 2ch meme about the ugly KOS-MOS figure that came with the Xenosaga Episode 2 Box Set.

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Release Date: December 10, 2009

Platforms: Wii, PS3, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Windows PC

Tales of Graces follows the story of Asbel Lhant, who is the future heir of the Lhant village. As a child, he befriends an amnesiac girl named Sophie and the prince of Windsor, Richard. Witnessing Sophie’s death traumatizes him and he runs away from home to become a knight. Seven years later, he reunites with Sophie, setting into motion an adventure that takes him all across the world of Ephinea.

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Release Date: September 8, 2011

Platforms: PS3

Tales of Xillia is the first Tales game that combines character designs from Kosuke Fujishima (Phantasia, Symphonia, Abyss) and Mutsumi Inomata (Destiny, Eternia, Rebirth). Like Tales of the Abyss, it’s a celebratory mothership title. In Xillia's case, it was for the 15th anniversary. It follows Jude Mathis, a medical student who encounters Milla Maxwell after she breaks into a military research facility in an attempt to destroy a secret weapon. Now that they’re on the run from the military, Jude and Milla, along with their companions, journey to help Milla with her mission to save the world.

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Release Date: November 1, 2012

Platforms: PS3

Tales of Xillia 2, like Dawn of the New World, is a sequel of its predecessor while introducing elements and lore that the original game never really mentioned. It takes place a year after Xillia and follows Ludger Will Kresnik, a guy who just wants to cook. It turns out he’s not just a good cook, as he possesses the Chromatus. He and the cast from the first Xillia need to go into parallel worlds—essentially what-if scenarios from the first game—and destroy them to prevent their own world’s destruction. He also has to pay off a huge medical debt. Ah, adult life.

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Release Date: January 22, 2015

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Windows PC

Tales of Zestiria was, like Abyss and Xillia, an anniversary title and this time, it was for the 20th anniversary. It draws inspiration from Arthurian legends and it follows the story of Sorey, a young human who can see the mystical spirits Seraphim. He leaves the village of Elysia with his best friend Mikleo and, after forming a pact with the Seraph Lailah, he becomes the Shepherd whose job is to purify the Hellion rampaging throughout Glenwood.

For an anniversary title, Zestiria had its fair share of controversies. Before the game came out, Japanese fans were ticked off about how prominent advertising for Alisha was, yet she was a mere guest party member in the actual game. After it came out, fans seemed split on the story, battle system, and tutorials.

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Release Date: August 18, 2016

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Windows PC

Tales of Berseria technically serves as the prequel to Tales of Zestiria. However, you don’t have to play Zestiria to understand Berseria. It follows Velvet Crowe, a normal village girl who lost her pregnant sister after a daemon attack. One day, tragedy strikes the village and Velvet comes across her brother-in-law Artorius killing her younger brother Laphicet in a ritual. She transforms into a daemon and Artorius tosses her into jail. Once she wakes, she swears vengeance on the man who used to be her family.

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Release Date: September 10, 2021

Platforms: PS4, PS5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X

Tales of Arise follows the story of Dahnan slave Alphen, or “Iron Mask,” and a Renan girl named Shionne. A curse on Shionne hurts anyone who touches her but since Alphen can’t feel pain, he’s the only person who can pull a sword from the Master Core she has. Like Rebirth and Eternia, it deals with themes of racism and oppression.

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A recognizable voice in the Tales series has announced he will not be as active in the field while recovering from a medical condition. Tsubasa Yonaga, who people may recognize as the Tales of Xillia Jude Mathis voice actor, announced on Twitter that he will be cutting back due to dysphonia. [Thanks, Anime News Network!]

Yonaga noted that he has been suffering from the condition since the end of 2018. To help with his recovery, he will be limiting himself. He noted he will still make already scheduled appearances and participate in planned projects in one tweet. For example, his roles are Hibiki Kimiya in the A Destructive God Sits Next to Me 2020 anime adaptation of the series that will begin its run on January 11th. He will also appear again as Mitsuki Izumi in the second season of Idolish 7, which will begin airing in April 2020.

Dysphonia is when someone is suffering from a hoarse, strained voice. It can be caused by overuse, as well as other ailments or conditions. The recovery process can involve medication, rest, surgery, or different sorts of therapies, depending on the nature of the person’s specific conditions.

As far as video games go, Yonaga is best known for playing Jude Mathis in various Tales games. He voiced the character in titles like Tales of Xillia, Tales of Xillia 2, and Tales of Berseria. He also played Luan Forest in E.X. Troopers, Kensuke Kurosaki in the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, and mobile Corpse Party games, and Zack in Time and Eternity.

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The Tales series turns 20 this year and Sanrio is ing in on the celebration. Hello Kitty has a crossover with Bandai Namco's Tales series.

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Bandai Namco's booth may not have had the Tales of Zestiria I was dying to play at the PlayStation Experience, but I was able to find Nick O'Leary, the Senior Public Relations Specialist there.

One thing I've been wondering about over the last few years is why all of a sudden Bandai Namco is being so adventurous about their games. Look at the catalog. We're getting Tales, Sword Art Online, Project X Zone, and so many other games that the company normally wouldn't have bothered localizing. It's as though it's going above and beyond to make the general gaming environment better.

When I asked O'Leary about the situation, he said, "Nothing has changed internally. We've heard from the fans over the past couple years, that they want these games, and we took a chance. We'll bring these games to you and see what the result is."

It obviously paid off. "Tales of Xillia was the second-highest Tales game in sales, bigger than Symphonia 10 years ago," he shared. O'Leary also confirmed that Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment sales were "above forecast expectations."

He even had an answer for why this is suddenly happening. "The great thing now, in today's gaming climate, is we can do different things. It doesn't have to be retail. There's digital. A smaller game like One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2, we can say, "Put it on PSN." People can play it. If we want, we can do a limited run if people want it."

With that kind of opening, I had to ask about two of my favorite, Bandai Namco series. I needed to know what could happen with Idolmaster and Taiko no Tatsujin. While O'Leary didn't have anything to say on the latter, he definitely recognized the former. "I've played all those Idolmaster games. There are always talks if we should do it or not. Nothing has been announced yet for that series. But, a few years ago, if you asked me if Project X Zone was going to come here, I'd have said, ‘No.’ So, you can never say never."

Before moving on, I had to ask about one of the unexpected stars of the booth - Dragon Ball Xenoverse. I was surprised to see that the game always had people playing and waiting, and didn't have a chance to play it at the PlayStation Experience as a result. Which is no surprise. As O'Leary said, "Dragon Ball is a really special franchise. It's been off the air for so long, but it's more popular now than ever. Fans love it and for Xenoverse, the great thing we're doing for this is we're changing the script on the fights and stories that you know from the Dragon Ball universe. Tasks aren't playing out the way they're supposed to and you're coming in to fix things."

As a Bandai Namco fan, I'd keep an eye on the company over the next few years. It really feels like staff is listening to what fans have to say and, with all the distribution options available, we could end up seeing more unexpected games.

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Bandai Namco is bringing four Tales of PlayStation 3 games back to stores as part of a celebration of the RPG series' 20th anniversary. The Tales of 20th Anniversary Collection consists of PlayStation 3 the Best versions of Tales of Xillia, Tales of Xillia 2, Tales of Graces f, and Tales of Vesperia.

Each game will cost 2,800 yen and all four yellow label Tales of reprints will be available in Japan on October 9.

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Tales of Xillia’s Milla Maxwell is now available as an anthromorphized version of herself in Namco Bandai’s mobile RPG Little Tail Story.

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A number of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games are going on discount sale in North America starting tomorrow, January 14th.

Discounts are available to regular PSN , although PlayStation Plus subscribers get better deals. You can view the full list of games here.

Some of the titles being discounted include: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Edition, Rain, Tales of Xillia, Crysis 3, Killzone Mercenary, Soul Sacrifice and more.

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Namco Bandai have shared two video walkthroughs for Tales of Xillia, showing off the locations of the Fell Arms Beasts and Mysterious Jewels in the game. You can watch both videos below.

While Tales of Xillia is available now, 2014 will see the release of Tales of Symphonia Chronicles and Tales of Xillia 2 in the west.

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The Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling videogame system during the month of August in North America for the fourth month in a row, according to the NPD Group. While Nintendo have not shared August's sales figures for the device, Microsoft report that Xbox 360 was the best-selling home console for the month at 96,000 units sold.

Overall, hardware sales were down 40% as compared to August 2012.

On the software front, Saints Row IV, Disney Infinity, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist were launched during the month of August. Here’s the top-10 software sales chart for the month:

Reporting period: August 4th - August 31st, 2013.

According to the New York Times, Disney Infinity sold about 294,000 starter kits during August, so everything you see below that game on the chart sold less. Additionally, the NPD Group add that Tales of Xillia was ranked #11 on the chart for August, but declined to provide sales figures.

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This week, Tales of Xillia received “Back to school” costumes and haircuts as able content, and Namco Bandai have released a trailer that shows them off. Take a look at it below:

While Tales of Xillia is out in the west, Namco aren’t done with the Tales series yet. Tales of Xillia 2 and Tales of Symphonia Chronicles are slated for release in 2014.

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In addition to costumes from Tales of Vesperia, the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD will also contain Tales of Xillia costumes.

Tale Tale Source reports that Kratos will be able to don a Ludger outfit, while Zalos will be able to put on an Alvin outfit. Meanwhile, Presea will get an Elize costume.

Similar to the Tales of Vesperia costumes, you’ll be able to unlock these optional outfits on your second playthrough of Tales of Symhponia Chronicles. However, if you have a Tales of Xillia save file on your PS3, they’ll be available right away.

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That logo is one of the many entries we received for our Tales of Xillia collector's edition contest. A special thanks to Brian for sending it to us, but we couldn't pick any Tales of Siliconera entry (and there were a couple of those!) because that's too narcissistic.

Picking just ten finalists was tough because there were so many awesome entries. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest! Here are the ten finalists:

We need your help to pick the winner! Please vote for your favorite made up Tales logo. We'll tally up all of the votes on Saturday afternoon at 12PM PST. Whoever has the most votes will receive the Tales of Xillia Collector's Edition.

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I have a new favorite Tales game. For years, I've considered Tales of the Abyss the gold standard of the series. The story, the characters, the visuals and the gameplay in Tales of the Abyss all added up to the perfect experience for me. Now, it's Xillia. I'll always treasure Tales of the Abyss, but Tales of Xillia is something special.

You'll have to forgive me, as I've only gone through part of the Tales of Xillia story. That's because players begin the adventure by choosing who will be their hero. They can go with Milla Maxwell, Lord of the Spirits, or a medical student named Jude Mathis. I believed it would be more interesting to see the story from the side of a being that knows more about the world's spiritual issues, I picked Milla, and haven't had the opportunity to really dig into Jude's side of the story.

Fortunately, from what I've seen from the 30 hours I've played following Milla and the one I've spent starting with Jude, the differences aren't too drastic. Choosing Milla or Jude means players see more of certain events than they do of others and experience a few different side-quests. For example, there's a moment early on where Milla and Alvin go to speak to the mayor of Hamil, while Jude follows Elize. When the party regroups, Jude doesn't know what Milla and Alvin learned, and Milla and Alvin don't understand how Jude and Elize connected.

The fundamentals, however, remain the same. The world of Tales of Xillia is a place where humans and spirits live in harmony. A delicate balance allows the two groups to live happily together in Rieze Maxia. The problem is, Milla senses the complete eradication of some lesser spirits. Her investigations lead her to a research facility in Fennemont, a city in the country of Rashugal. While attempting to infiltrate the facility and eradicate the Spyrix, which is responsible for the deaths, a medical student named Jude happens upon her. Milla sends him on his way, but the two reunite inside the labs, where Jude learns his beloved professor has died and she learns something is seriously wrong. The two discover an incredibly destructive weapon called the Lance of Kresnik, which uses Spyrix and is powered by mana. While a crazed woman sets it off, Milla's four great spirits, Effeet, Gnome, Sylph and Undine, sacrifice themselves to stop the process.

Milla and Jude are fugitives. Jude helps her escape, and she gets the key needed to control the lance, but Rashugal's forces are after them. Fortunately, a questionable mercenary named Alvin helps them escape to the country of Auj Oule. After regrouping in Milla's "hometown," the group decides to set out and destroy the Lance of Kresnik, with Elize, Rowen and Leia ing them along the way. However, things are never that simple in RPGs, and one noble ambition can lead a small group into events that will not only affect Rieze Maxia, but also the area beyond the sealed countries.

Tales of Xillia has a complex story and while it is serious there are still moments of levity. The writing is exceptional and I have to it, I'm pleasantly surprised by the English dub. Though Tales of Xillia does take a few hours to really get going, once the adventure has really started, it's hard to step away and enjoy other endeavors. I found the first two days I played, I only managed about two hour play sessions at a time. After reaching Nia Khera, I found I was playing in at least four hour bursts. Tales of Xillia kind of took over my life there, for a while, which one could consider quite a compliment.

What helped is that Tales of Xillia is the prettiest Tales installment. The environments are absolutely stunning. I particularly loved exploring the cities and villages. You expect grand cities like Fennemont and Sharilton to look beautiful, but even smaller towns, like the aforementioned Hamil, have an understated beauty and character. In the case of Hamil, it's the Napple orchard right inside of town. It adds a sense of authenticity and I liked how I was rewarded for taking my time and really exploring villages and open areas with materials or a sudden treasure chest.

Which brings me to the aspect of Tales of Xillia that really stole my time - I love the new Dual Raid Linear Motion Battle System. Think of it like this, Tales of Xillia still has an active battle system that has players choose when to attack, block, dodge, run, change targets or use special skills called artes. What's changed is that the character a player is using can partner up with another party member. Each partners has different incentives when working with a character. For example, if I have Milla paired with Alvin, and they're attacking an enemy that's guarding, Alvin will automatically break their guard.

The battle system is also designed so two characters can unite for special attacks. There's a gauge on the left side of the screen. After it's filled to a certain point, players can their characters' artes with their partner. Only certain artes for each character are compatible, so this has to be checked before battle. For example, the first combination players learn is Final Gale, which involves Milla using Wind Lance or Jude using Demon Fist, and then pressing R2 when the indicator appears on screen. This unleashes the more powerful Final Gale arte that s the other two artes together. If there's enough energy built up in the gauge, a chain of unified attacks can even be unleashed. As usual, this is best saved for boss fights. Which meant I spent much of the game never using the unified attacks, because I was afraid a sudden boss fight would appear.

Characters gain experience from each encounter. Tales of Xillia gives players a more of an active role in how characters grow. Each party member has a Lilium Orb, akin to the Sphere Grid in Final Fantasy X. When a character levels up, he or she gets three points to use to select spots on the grid. Picking a spot will boost their stats, making them stronger, while also unlocking new artes attacks. So while certain characters are certainly more geared towards physical or artes attacks, players can influence their development to their liking.

In short, the fantastic battle system, gorgeous setting and well told story all come together to make Tales of Xillia a game people won't want to miss. As upset as I was about Tales of Vesperia being a Xbox 360 exclusive in North America, having Tales of Xillia as our exclusive actually makes me feel better. It's just a wonderful game, and if you can get through the somewhat slow start, I'm sure you'll be pulled in, just as I was.

Food for Thought

• I can't get over how thin Milla's waist is. It's barely thicker than one of her arms. Girl needs to pig out at some buffets.
• If you've visited a location, you can instantly teleport there on the map, instead of doing a lot of backtracking. It's quite helpful, since there's no overworld map, and areas run from one to another, as in Tales of Graces f.
• Don't just randomly dole out items to upgrade shops. Certain shops get bonus experience from certain items.
• to grab the free DLC Namco Bandai has released via the PlayStation Store.

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We know there are a lot of Tales fans on Siliconera, so we're going to give away a Tales of Xillia Collector's Edition. That's the version with the Milla Maxwell figure, music selection CD, art book, code for classic Tales character costumes, and a copy of the game.

Here's how you can enter:

Namco Bandai announces new Tales tiles every year and the next game might be called Tales of Zestoria. We want you to come up with a logo and title for a made up Tales game. Send the logo to siliconera (at) gmail.com with "Tales of Xillia contest" as the subject.

We'll sort through the logos over the weekend and pick ten entries that we liked. Then we'll hand the contest over to readers who will vote for their favorite made up Tales game. Whoever gets the most vote will claim the Tales of Xillia Collector's Edition!

Recap:

1.) Send a logo for a made up Tales game to siliconera (at) gmail.com by Sunday August 11 at 11:59PM PST.

2.) After we pick ten entries we'll open a poll for readers to vote on their favorite made up Tales game.

3.) The made up Tales game that gets the most votes is the winner.

This contest is open for all Siliconera readers in the US and Canada. Good luck and skip Tales of Catastora because Namco Bandai already trademarked that.

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Tales of Xillia is out in North America today, and will be available in Europe later this week. Additionally, Namco Bandai have shared a recap video of their Tales of featuring Tales series producer Hideo Baba at this year’s WonderCon event. You can watch this below:

Tales of Xillia is available now for PS3 in North America. Europe will see the game this Friday. Next year, Namco Bandai will release Tales of Xillia 2 and Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD in the west as well.

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