Tales of Xillia 2

 PlayStation 3
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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 250 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 196 out of 250
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 250
  3. Negative: 31 out of 250
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  1. Poskito
    Sep 7, 2014
    6
    I am a faithful 'Tales of' fan and I seriously wanted to love this game.

    Xillia 1 came second to Symphonia in my books and I was hoping for more of the same/better things with this. Unfortunately, I have to say that I found this game fairly average. I didn't find myself wanting to spend time with the characters as much as I did in the first one. My thought throughout the game was 'hurry    I am a faithful 'Tales of' fan and I seriously wanted to love this game.

    Xillia 1 came second to Symphonia in my books and I was hoping for more of the same/better things with this. Unfortunately, I have to say that I found this game fairly average. I didn't find myself wanting to spend time with the characters as much as I did in the first one. My thought throughout the game was 'hurry up and finish already'. I think that is a shame because THERE IS a good amount of worthwhile content, but Xillia 2 is far too disjointed and bloated to enthusiastically recommend.    … Expand
  2. Dziver
    Sep 19, 2014
    5
    To keep this short:
    + Funny jokes (Gaius and Muzet FTW)
    + Great character stories + Better voice acting than in ToX1 + Awesome music - Exactly the same world as in ToX1, maybe about 1/6th of the areas are new. - The main character has a huge debt which you have to gradually pay off to progress in story, which means boring MMO style kill/gather bulletin board quests. - If you take    To keep this short:
    + Funny jokes (Gaius and Muzet FTW)
    + Great character stories
    + Better voice acting than in ToX1
    + Awesome music
    - Exactly the same world as in ToX1, maybe about 1/6th of the areas are new.
    - The main character has a huge debt which you have to gradually pay off to progress in story, which means boring MMO style kill/gather bulletin board quests.
    - If you take out the grind there isn't really much actual content.
    - Character development has been made even worse than it already was, but not by much.
    - Slowdowns in certain places, or whenever there are more than 3 opponents.    … Expand
  3. Dynel
    Sep 4, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a fan of the Tales of series of games. With that said, I cannot express how bad this game is. Let's see why:

    Story: While it starts off as something different and even novel, it quickly spirals and becomes a drag. While it may seem new and something different from other games, the concept of huge debt has been already used before in other games. Also, 20 million in debt is going to constantly bug and undermine the experience, to the point where you will feel it a chore to take up "jobs" to get money just to repay the debt. While repaying it offers items and other things, I would prefer Aifreads treasure to this. And, after a while, the debt becomes the main part of the story, as you need to constantly repay it to be able to move to other locations, as you get "restrictions", which also undermines the game.

    graphics: not a huge improvement over the first one, or at least not any that I noticed.

    Characters: A mute character again? no one of the previous characters in Tales of... games was mute, so, what gives? while he does say: "yes" , "geez" or sighs, it's nowhere near enough. The main character feels bland and non-playable character.

    Music and voices: somewhat good, but, lacking japanese voices again... kind of wonder if the japanese main character actually talks in the japanese version. Intro is good, but, feels lacking.

    Controls and gui: Controls are the same as the Tales of Graces f. Kind of wondering why the step back, but, oh, well. Also, the changes on how the character gain more SP and skills is ... beyond retarded, while the idea was almost good, it lacks direction.

    Overall: Wait until a drop in the price. Do not pay $74 dollars (with taxes) that Namco wants, it's simply not worth it. Namco had many new ideas for the second part of the game, sadly they were executed poorly, the broke a lot of good things from the first game and delivered something based more on popularity than in actual content or anything else.    … Expand
  4. dartzlp
    Nov 20, 2016
    7
    Esta secuela es prácticamente lo mismo que la anterior, solo se jugaría para de alguna forma darle un final a la historia.
    Lo que si es lo peor de este juego es el maldito sistema de pago de tu deuda( si lo juegan entenderán) , ese punto es la contra mas grande del juego.
  5. T-Razor
    Sep 16, 2014
    7
    Not as good as the first Xillia, but still not bad. Only play this if you REALLY enjoyed the first game and you want to explore more of the world and characters.
  6. Mockingbirdink
    Sep 18, 2014
    7
    I took a risk with Namco on the sequel to Tales of Xilla, I was disappointed. The story and new character Lugar did not do it for me. Lugar is a very silent and a very flat protagonist who is only fleshed out though the other characters. I beat the game and I still don't feel like I know who Lugar is as a character. I understand and appreciate the fact that you can make choices for him andI took a risk with Namco on the sequel to Tales of Xilla, I was disappointed. The story and new character Lugar did not do it for me. Lugar is a very silent and a very flat protagonist who is only fleshed out though the other characters. I beat the game and I still don't feel like I know who Lugar is as a character. I understand and appreciate the fact that you can make choices for him and so "guide" the story, but in the end 90% of the choices don't impact the game, absent the last chapter.

    The only characters who really shine, for me, are Alvin and Gaius. The game gives you a deeper appreciation for who they are and the circumstances of their lives.

    The combat system starts slow, but surpasses Tales of Xilla in a lot of ways. It almost becomes too overwhelming with options you have at your disposal.

    Alas, there are some mechanics which really impede the games flow, like the debt repayment system.

    Good combat, but a poor story with a very weak protagonist.    … Expand
  7. FireClaw
    Sep 23, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having just been sued by a debt collector in real life, I was not too thrilled to find that I had to pay off a tremendous debt as a core mechanic of what was to be my current life distraction. I was only able to play about 10 hours in before I simply forgot I was even playing this title. It reuses virtually all of the resources from Xillia 1. The fields are so cluttered with shiny items and bags that they looks like a junkyard half the time. And the game practically has you exploring Xillia 1 in reverse.
    But wait there's the combat! Sadly the main character is by far more versatile then the rest of the old cast, leaving no real reason to play any of them. Strangely enough it felt very clunky and unresponsive as well.
    The story is much darker then the first game, but it did not have enough appeal to hold me in past the money grinding just to open up the next zone. Yes, you are stuck in specific zones until you pay off X portion of the Debt. This also offsets the urgency of the story, as the very organization you work for is the one holding you back. "Luger we need you to go here and do this asap. But first make sure to pay us 10,000"
    All in all I am very disappointed with this entry on the Tales franchise, especially since Xillia 1 was quite possibly my favorite. Perhaps one day I will pick it back up and give it a fair shot. Then again, the dated graphics will probably make me cringe by then.    … Expand

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 59
  3. Negative: 3 out of 59
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 15, 2014
    85
    A Japanese style RPG with fast'n'furious real-time combat. There's a lot of stuff to do and nothing deviates too much from the tried and tested Tales of -formula. Maybe it should, though. [Nov 2014]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Oct 29, 2014
    40
    The formula needs an update. [Nov 2014, p.94]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 25, 2014
    74
    The combat system is one of the best features of the series. It has nothing to do with the classic turn-based battles and resemble three-dimensional team fighting. Heroes are free to move around the battlefield, they know how to put the blocks, dodge, and not only execute fierce battle tricks but carrying out deadly team combos. All this looks very spectacular and saves from the boredom in those frequent moments when player runs out of desire for more grinding. Unfortunately local grind is a must – without it one never will be able to kill some bosses. [Nov 2014, p.106]
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