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First look at Tales of Xillia gameplay in English
Voice acting always seems like a contentious issue with Japanese role-playing games. Delivery is frequently stiff or obnoxious, oftentimes taking away from the experience rather than adding to it. From the sound of it though, Tales of Xillia's English dub is coming along rather nicely. The characters seem very natural, if a little enthusiastic. And apart from the exuberant amount of grunting during battle, the voicework sounds very promising. Still, I'm sure more than a few folks out there will hate it out of principle. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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| 4:45 PM on 04.11.2013 Tales of Xillia Collector's Edition doesn't hold back |

Tales of Xillia, Namco's anticipated entry in the Tales Of RPG series, will arrive on PlayStation 3 on August 6. After setting a high bar with its Ni no Kuni limited edition, Namco is once again not slouching: Tales of Xilli...more
| 3:00 PM on 04.07.2013 Tales of Xillia coming to PlayStation 3 in August |

At long last, Tales of Xillia has a North American release date! Namco Bandai has announced the highly-anticipated role-playing game will finally make its way to western shores starting August 6. Initially released ...more
| 3:00 PM on 03.21.2013 Take another look at Tales of Xillia gameplay in English |

Namco Bandai has released a pair of new videos showcasing the combat in Tales of Xillia. As noted last week, the localized footage gives us one of our first opportunities to listen to the English voice acting. It's most...more
| 3:30 PM on 01.21.2013 Preview: Treading familiar ground with Tales of Xillia |

At the advent of Namco Bandai’s press event last week, we were treated to a cozy little presentation, the highlight of which was Tales of Xillia producer Hideo Baba talking a bit about the new game, through a translator...more
| 1:30 PM on 10.17.2012 New Tales of Xillia screens are super pretty |

Namco Bandai passed along some new screenshots of upcoming PS3 role-playing game Tales of Xillia that are super pretty. They're all anime-y and colorful and sparkle-y, just how I like my RPGs. You know the kind: huge eyes, wi...more
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