Tales of Xillia (PS3)

Tales of Xillia is a PS3-only title developed in Japan by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai. It is the latest in a long series of "Tales" console RPG games. Xillia is primarily an PRG game that involves humans, demons, and spirits co-existing relatively peacefully in game world Liese Maxia. The game plays out primarily from the point of view of the two main characters of the game - Jude and Mira. What makes the game interesting is that the player doesn't get the full story just by playing one of the characters, to get a full sense of the game's storyline, the player has to play the game twice - once for each of the lead characters.

Another distinguishing factor for this game is the Dual Raid Linear Motion Battle system. This allows players to chain their attacks together to provide an interesting twist to action games' normal combat operations. Also, players can see the action from behind the back instead of an overhead perspective. Finally, in terms of graphics, the game also distinguishes itself from similar games in its class due to an almost impressionist art style. Meant by its developer to "break new ground", it has definitely caught the interest of a lot of Japanese gamers and has already sold over 500,000 units since its September 8 release.