Tales of Xillia: Rowen the Butler and Producer Comments

Famitsu showed off some new clearer screenshots of Rowen J Ilbert,  a 62 year old butler, is first met in a commercial town called, Kahara Shahl. He has a variety of attacks using his artes, saber, and aerial attacks. His special ability is called “Post Tuning,” where after he performs spirit artes he can fine-tune the attack.  He’s considered the brains of the group, with his vast knowledge and his ability to proficiently analyze situations.

Rowen has various attacks, this ” throwing knife” form hits enemies in the air.

Krein knows Jude and Milla are wanted criminals by order of the military.

The party visits the town of Kahara Shahl in La Shugal. By chance, they meet the feudal lord’s younger sister Drossle, and Lohen the butler. They are then warmly invited inside the feudal lord “Krein’s” mansion. However, he knows Jude and Milla were placed on the wanted list by the military. It seems the party’s relaxation is over, however….

After some passage of time, the party along with Rowen reach into a cave emitting a strange light.

Switch Party Member

Party members can be switched during battle, (see image). Press a directional key to switch characters in battle. For example in the image on the left, the player is actively using Milla. The player can replace her with  Jude who is not in the current battle. However you can not switch characters if one of them has incapacitated. The image above highlights a feature called “Fighting Chat” where party members will communicate with each other and say interesting things while fighting. Producer comments notes how fighting chat will pop up during the time characters are linked, or fighting a special enemy, or when you replace characters.

Producer Commentary

• Alvin
  • He’s a handsome and openhearted man. He appears to be reconciling about another person from his past. Even though he is openhearted, he doesn’t let anyone step into the depths of  his heart. That part itself may have something to do with the person from his past.
• Leia
  • When she was younger, she trained her artes with Jude. She’s described as a hard worker.
  • She’s the girl who starts to become an adult in contrast to Milla who is already an adult. 
• Elise and Tipo
  • Elise is the introverted girl with a stuffed animal toy named Tipo who talks for her.
  • Tipo’s origin is a major spoiler and Baba can’t really talk much about that.
• Lohen
  • Suitably for his age, he is full of knowledge and experience.
  • He is calm and composed and has class, however at times he’ll become informal and say odd jokes.
  • He has an unexpected past.
  • Before Xillia, an aged main character within the series was nonexistent.
• Events
  • Expect “Grandfather – Granddaughter” type events with Lohen and Elise
  • Playful scenes where Tipo bites Jude.
  • Elise yearns for Jude.
• Chat and Animation
  • Players can see character conversations more than ever before. See how characters interact with each other in their daily lives.
  • Short chats are often inserted within the game so you can see conversations between the characters
  • Switching party members and during link mode, you can hear dialogue  from the characters while in battle.

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