Namco announced that a Japanese exclusive in their “Tales of” series is heading west. Tales of Xillia will release on PS3 in spring 2013.

There’s a whole lot of info here, so let’s just head to the press release:

Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student attending school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a mysterious woman accompanied by four unseen beings. Players will be able to choose either Milla or Jude at the outset of their adventure through the world of Rieze Maxia, where humans and spirits live together in harmony.  The kingdom of Rashugal has been experimenting with a powerful device that has been draining the mana from the world.  Realizing the harm it is inflicting on the world, Milla and Jude set off on a journey to destroy it and restore the mana back to the world.  Over the course of the game their lives will intersect with a vast ensemble of characters that will teach them the strength of unwavering conviction.

Players will engage enemies with the critically acclaimed Linear Motion Battle System that the Tales of series is famous for.  The system allows for real-time movement and attacks, giving the player a more tactile role in the midst of fights.  The battle system in Tales of Xillia has been upgraded to Double Raid Linear Motion Battle System to let two characters combine their attacks to utilize devastating dual-character attack, letting fans strategize the best party setup for their style of play.Tales of Xillia follows Jude Mathis, a clever medical student attending

school in the capital city, and Milla Maxwell, a mysterious womanaccompanied by four unseen beings. Players will be able to choose eitherMilla or Jude at the outset of their adventure through the world of RiezeMaxia, where humans and spirits live together in harmony.  The kingdom ofRashugal has been experimenting with a powerful device that has beendraining the mana from the world.  Realizing the harm it is inflicting onthe world, Milla and Jude set off on a journey to destroy it and restorethe mana back to the world.  Over the course of the game their lives willintersect with a vast ensemble of characters that will teach them thestrength of unwavering conviction.

Players will engage enemies with the critically acclaimed Linear MotionBattle System that the Tales of series is famous for.  The system allowsfor real-time movement and attacks, giving the player a more tactile rolein the midst of fights.  The battle system in Tales of Xillia has beenupgraded to Double Raid Linear Motion Battle System to let two characterscombine their attacks to utilize devastating dual-character attack, lettingfans strategize the best party setup for their style of play.