Tales of Xillia is a Japanese role-playing game (RPG). It was released for the PlayStation 3 in 2013.

The game starts with you choosing one of two characters: Milla, a female who harnesses the power of the four great spirits, and Jude, a male who is prevalent in martial arts. You'll get both characters regardless of your choice, but there are small changes throughout the story depending on your initial choice. The story takes place in the world of Rieze Maxia, where humans and spirits have been living in harmony. When a weapon of mass destruction called the Lance of Kresnik is activated, everyone must work together to restore peace.

The battles take place in real time, with the ability to pause to the menu screen at any time. You can play as any of the protagonists and your allies will either be controlled by computer AI, or your friends can pick up a controller and help you out! Two players have the ability to "link" in battle, which enables certain skills (eg. surrounding an enemy to knock it down). You can also free run on the battlefield, which is a huge plus.

The gameplay is definitely my favourite of all the Tales games I've played so far. The Mystic Artes are fun and easy to execute and each character is very useful. In past Tales games, some of the characters weren't that great in battle, but literally everyone here has their strengths and is worth using. They're also all easy to play as.

The story is quite good, and most of the environments are nice, though I definitely would have preferred more actual dungeons. They're very few and far between, which is a shame. Still, the game itself is so much fun that I don't really mind.

I would absolutely recommend this game -- as well as its sequel -- to RPG fans of all kinds.