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With a lot of developers making great efforts to turn the turn based system on its head – for instance Ni No Kuni and Final Fantasy XIII, to name only two – Xillia has its own great little innovation in that regard. He quickly boards the train in the hopes of protecting young Elle in spite of her actions and it’s when on the train that the combat tutorial and intriguing intro into the story begins. Upon arrival he is accused of an attempted kidnapping by the young girl in the trailer, Elle Mel Marta, and then witnesses the train being hijacked. After waking up from a nightmare in which his brother, Julius Kresnik, had made an attempt on Ludger’s life, he makes for his first day at his new job at the train station. Players now assume the role of Ludger Resnik, a tentatively employed resident of Rieze Maxia.

Familiar characters will make an appearance along the way, but I don’t believe any of them did during my time with it.

Taking place a year after the events of the previous Xillia game, the story picks up almost anew. I’m disappointed in myself for not having got into this series sooner and hope to rectify this in the month before its EU and NA release. I’m a big RPG fan and, while not a fan of the term, even more so of JRPG’s. I’ll confess that, I have not actually played the previous Xillia title, but nonetheless jumped straight into it with ease. Indulging in a little Tekken Tag arcade while I waited for the others, it wasn’t long before we were brought into the preview area – a room lined with televisions and PS3’s.Īfter a brief and fair explanation as to limitations and rules, we – myself, a freelancer and a couple who I unfortunately didn’t have the chance to talk to – got right down to it. Upon arrival, I was welcomed by Kazuya and Jin in their combat gear preparing to knock ten bells of sh*t out of one another, father-son style, which I’d love to show you but sadly the use of cameras was prohibited. Not willing to say no to such an opportunity, I grabbed everything I needed and hopped on the train to London on a surprisingly sweltering summer day. So, I was fortunate enough to have been invited to Bandai Namco Games UK’s office this week to preview Tales Of Xillia 2.