While the game broke street date pretty much simultaneous with the North American release, Namco Bandai Games Australia have today confirmed the formal release of Tales of Xillia on the Playstation 3. The title is available both through retail stores and the Playstation Network as a digital download.
The game 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 either Jude or Milla at the outset of their adventure through the world of Rieze Maxia, where humans and spirits live together in harmony. The kingdom of Rashugal has been experimenting with a powerful device that led to draining the mana from the world. Realizing the harm it is inflicting on the world, Jude and Milla set off on a journey to destroy it and restore the mana back to the world.
Olivier Comte | Senior Vice-President at NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe
After almost a year of patience, we are now thrilled to announce that the latest flagship title of the Tales of series, Tales of Xillia is finally available today in Europe and Australasia. Following the huge success of the series in Japan and the European excitement around the Tales of series, we are proud to let the players immerse into the deep storyline of TALES OF XILLIA before they can fall back in this adventure, with TALES OF XILLIA 2, coming to the West in 2014.
This is to be followed by releases of both Tales of Xillia 2 and Tales of Symphonia Chronicles during 2014. Check out my recent review of the game HERE, which builds upon the initial review I posted up on the Japanese edition back in 2011.
Good for PAL gamers. No lengthy delays for them this time! Well, besides the general 2-year delay all us western gamers went through, between the Japanese release of Xillia and the release of the localized version 🙂
Not that I’m complaining. Game’s amazing. Totally worth the wait.