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Tales of Xillia

Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student attending school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a mysterious woman accompanied by four unseen beings. Players will be able to choose…

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Tales of Xillia is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Namco Tales Studio, released 8 September 2011 on PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 40.9 hrs to finish.

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What Tales of Xillia is

Tales of Xillia is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Namco Tales Studio and released in 2011. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tales of Xillia is an action role-playing game released for the PlayStation 3. It is the thirteenth main installment of the Tales series and is developed by Namco Tales Studio with Namco Bandai Games as the publisher. The game was released in Japan on September 7, 2011, and was localized in North America and PAL regions in August 2013. The game takes place in a fictional world called Rieze Maxia where humans and ethereal spirits live in harmony. It follows Jude Mathis and Milla Maxwell who elude government officials after sabotaging a weapon of mass destruction known as the Lance of Kresnik. The plot's central theme is Yuruginaki shinnen no RPG .
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative and Single player.

Where it sits in the Tales of series

Tales of Xillia is the 57th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. The next entry was Tales of Kizna in 2011. Its critic score of 76 is almost exactly the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Tales of Symphonia at 89.

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How it was received

Tales of Xillia holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 51% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 65 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 40.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 77.8 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Tales of Xillia launched on 8 September 2011, within three weeks of Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Tales of Xillia — frequently asked questions

When did Tales of Xillia come out?
Tales of Xillia was released on 8 September 2011 for PlayStation 3.
How long does it take to beat Tales of Xillia?
The main story of Tales of Xillia takes around 40.9 hrs, or 77.8 hrs for 100% completion.

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