By No ballad, no melody — nothing for now.
Bandai Namco has at last locked in another entry in the Tales renovation pipeline. Surprise, surprise: it’s Tales of Xillia Remastered, and the destination is Switch 1.
Following last week’s slip, none of us flinched, yet the reveal still delivered two curve-balls — launch day is 31 October 2025, and this package cradles only the first Xillia, leaving its follow-up on the sidelines. We feared this split, yet a part of us kept fingers crossed for a two-for-one deal.
Just as with this year’s Graces f Remastered, the Switch build will sit steady at 30 fps (confirmed on the Japanese site) and outputs 1080 p docked or 720 p handheld, which is a step down from alternate platforms.
Yet a mountain of extras sweetens the pot. The official page’s “What’s New” section lists these alterations:
- Boosted graphics
- Grade Shop unlocked from the word go, now stocking a fresh bargain: “50 % off items”
- All 40-ish launch-day DLC rolled in
- Auto-saving
- An Enemy Encounter switch that lets you sidestep scuffles altogether (barring scripted face-offs)
- A Retry option inside normal battles
- In-fight subtitles you can tweak at will
- A dash toggle
- World-map icons for main quest sites, side events, and yet-to-be-snagged loot
- An auto-skip setting for cutscenes
- Shiny new icons for Artes and fresh gear
- Item blurbs added to the Jet Black Feather Trading Post
- One button press in the Options or any Store screen rockets you back to the very top
- Bulk selection for area development
- Chests and pickups openable even when you’re sideways to them; proximity is enough
- Zoomable map camera (close, default, or distant)
- Customizable key mapping on the field and mid-combat
- Fresh audio sliders affecting individual elements at whim
- Swap at any moment between the English and Japanese vocal tracks
- Buried typos and descriptors squashed in the Japanese script
- Select lines of dialogue given a once-over.
In short, a truckload of minor flourishes has been added. Best of all, this adventure finally escapes the PS3 cage — reason to cheer!
The Digital Deluxe Edition arrives with a digital score, artbook, Battle BGM pack, and a Super Growth Support Herb kit. Placing a pre-order nets extra goodies like Life Bottles and restorative gels to ease the road ahead.
Above sits the reveal trailer; additionally, carve out a moment for Tales producer Yusuke Tomizawa’s quick video message.
Ready to welcome Xillia back into your life? Tell us below if you’re on board.
Alana has played ball with Nintendo Life since 2022. Turning-based sagas hold her heart, but Nintendo runs a close second. She lives for obsessing over boss patterns, party builds, and story beats, and she still aspires to become a sky-sailing Sega buccaneer.