Tales Remasters That Need to Happen
Tales of Xillia and Xillia 2
Tales of Xillia, and its sequel Xillia 2, have arguably the best combat system in the entire series. The link system allows two party members to link up and support each other in battle, gaining the ability to use powerful Link Artes. Xillia’s combat just has a fantastic flow to it, almost feeling more like an action game than an RPG at many points.
This was expanded upon even more in the sequel, which gave its main character Ludger three different styles to switch between on the fly. The Xillia games brilliantly expand upon its main cast, giving everyone their time to shine across both entries.
Gauis is a strong villain in the first game, who’s character is then expanded upon in interesting ways by becoming a party member in the second game.
While the first Xillia is one of the shorter Tales games out there, it doesn’t suffer for it. The game’s story ends up feeling much more focused and refined, and it’s the title that also moved the franchise away from world maps to one continuous world, a la Final Fantasy X.
Xillia and Xillia 2 did a lot to move the Tales series forward, and they seem like the perfect candidates for an HD collection on PS4 and Xbox One, done in the style of Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition.
