Tales of Xillia 2 General [In Stores Now]

[JoeTang]

yeah not really. Is Elle playable, by the way?

No =[ There's an Elle costume from the bonus dungeon though, so you can transform each character to look like her, or any other character in the game.

[Justin]

I have to wait until Friday to get this, I can't waaaiiiitt. Hopefully this holds me over until Hyrule warriors. ...Which will hold me over until SMASH.

[Aircalibur]

I'm actually really enjoying it so far but...

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The way that debt is gating things off little by little is annoying me a bit. I don't mind grinding, but all the backtracking at early levels is pretty inane. Also I'm not sure how I feel about Noel Vermillion as my debt collector.

I did enjoy finding Luke cat. It's a reeeeeplica......

[Tsundere]

Just got my Collectors Edition today. The $130 price-tag was not cool, but I definitely don't regret getting it. This game really should have more hype. I think it's somewhat underestimated.

[Dark Link]

Just got my Collectors Edition today. The $130 price-tag was not cool, but I definitely don't regret getting it. This game really should have more hype. I think it's somewhat underestimated.

The "Tales of" series in general is underrated in the west.

[CarrionCrow]

The "Tales of" series in general is underrated in the west.

JRPG:s as a whole ha lost much of the pull they had 10-15 years ago. The kids these days eh?

Then again, looking at the recent Final Fantasy entries, I can hardly blame them.

[JoeTang]

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwo...01Z00000000000

There is a free "Custom Order Set" available that comes with the following mats:
15 Copper Ore, 10 Beautiful Feathers, 10 Poison Stingers, 5 Hard Scales, and 3 Weird Fragments

Couldn't hurt to take it.

As a reminder, Aselia Wiki has all the Allium Orbs completely mapped out.
Ex: http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/ToX2_-_...ik:_Allium_Orb
They're in the process of getting everything localized, and they'll probably have it done by the end of the week.
The tables are mapped out as if the circle were laid flat. The colours mimic those seen in the Allium Orb, so Green = Skill, Orange = Arte, Yellow Outline = Mastery Level.

[Dark Link]

Free stuff is nice. That's all I ever downloaded for Xillia 1, asides from the "Cameo" costumes.

[JoeTang]

Finally got all my sexy Title Weapons.
http://imgur.com/a/7Upu8#0
They're weaker than the Devil Beast weapons, but those all come with a "Take Increased Damage" effect, and these have real bonuses.
Alvin's look awful. Seraphic Hearts are gigantic, lolwut. Muzet's aren't visible on her =[

Found this to be hilarious

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[PennyPacker]

Enjoying the game so far, but I have a few minor complaints. First, I usually enjoy games with a silent protagonist, but this one kind of bothers me. I don't feel like a silent protagonist really fits in a tales game. With all the skits and battle victory interactions, it's just kind of awkward with Ludger being mostly silent. Second, I have no problem with the idea of repaying a debt, but will you stop pestering me about making a payment every single screen transition. I thought it would be over when I payed off the 10,000 they wanted, but then they just wanted another 10,000 right after that.

[Remoir]

Soon my pretties.

[Eyaz]

Yes the Debt thing is really annoying, should have a -Do not notify me option- I'll pay the damn debt! Also man was Volt a step up in difficulty, but fun.

[Remoir]

:D

[JoeTang]

I just started my New Game+ and made the mistake of selling things. I have 200k Gald now and she won't shut up so I had to stop at the start of Chapter 3. Hopefully, I can spend all that money on useables so I can make it stop.

I've learned that there's a hidden affection rating for Elle, Bisley, and Julius. Elle's requires at least two playthroughs to achieve. Each one gives a special weapon, plus a letter from them before the final dungeon. They're fairly strong too.

[Dark Link]

Actually started my first playthrough tonight after my sisters and I beat Symphonia 1. I'm not really a fan of the whole "silent protagonist" ordeal. Didn't really get far though, just got Jude into the party and called it a night.

[Remoir]

I'm not finding Nova's debt hassling that bad so far. I just pay a bit towards it each time she asks unless she suddenly asks when ive just made enough after the last payment.

Although last night i found 50g in a baggy and she immediately called me like PAY UP peach ._.

[Flonne]

What exactly does NG+ add that isn't mentioned in the grade shop? I heard it unlocks a couple new dungeons? Also, can I start chapter 15 without locking myself out of anything, like payments/character quests/board requests?

[Dark Link]

What exactly does NG+ add that isn't mentioned in the grade shop? I heard it unlocks a couple new dungeons? Also, can I start chapter 15 without locking myself out of anything, like payments/character quests/board requests?

I heard it gives Ludger a "full" Voiceover in the game. As in he talks for every choice you make and then some.

[Flonne]

I heard it gives Ludger a "full" Voiceover in the game. As in he talks for every choice you make and then some.

yeah, that shows in the grade shop.

[JoeTang]

As far as I know, there's no additional things from a New Game+ aside from Grade Shop, and Elle's affection points. The voiceover is really minor as it only applies to choices.

There's a few quests from the bulletin board that are time limited.
Non-exhaustively,

JP Name	Translated Name	Chapter Range	Reward
少女のプレゼント	Girl's Present	1~11?	Elle's Hat
父親のプレゼント	Father's Present	7~12?	?
エルの忘れ物	Elle's Lost Item	6~12?	Item Ball Plus
兄の軌跡・1	Traces of Brother 1	7~12?	-
兄の軌跡・2	Traces of Brother 2	10~12?	-
ユリウスとの出会い	Meeting with Julius	9~14?	Hairpin
リドウの依頼	Redau's Request	9~14	Ridau's Sunglasses
ビズリーの命令	Bisley's Orders	14~15?	Staff ID Card

These aren't particularly well documented. All these quests are red-named, but not all red quests are time limited.

There's a Bad Ending at the end of Chapter 15, if you lose the boss fight there.

There otherwise might be some skits that you could miss if you don't hit select or whatnot.