Namco Bandai Games had announced the latest flagship title for their “Tales” game franchise, “TALES OF XILLIA 2.” The game took place one year after the ending of the first game.
The announcement was made during the Tales of Festival 2012 event in Yokohama last June 2nd. The official website describes the PlayStation 3 game's genre as an "RPG where choice spins the future."
Daigo Okumura (Tales of the Tempest, Yumeria game, Elementhunters) is designing the characters, with studio ufotable is again providing the animated sequences. Ayumi Hamasaki will be contributing the theme song.
The story revolves around the main protagonist Rutger Will Kresnik (voiced by Takashi Kondo), his cat Lulu, and an eight-year-old girl named Elle Mel Marta (Mariya Ise).
Tales of Xillia 2 features a "choice" theme. Players can make decisions using the R1 and L1 buttons to change the course of the game.
The main character, Rutger Will Kresnik can use multiple weapons including gun, sword and hammer. The R-LMBS (Cross Double Raid-Linear Motion Battle System) allows the players to "weapon-shift" between dual swords, dual guns, or a hammer nearly instantaneously.
Tales of Xillia 2 will be released this Winter 2012.
via 4Gamer, Anime News Network
