Correct me if I'm wrong.

These are the character listings: http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_Xillia_2

Jude and Milla is in Tales of Xillia 2

Thats right I think. I believe only the new main character and the little girl are new to the party. 

had an awesome battle with a unexpectedly hard enemy in the deepwoods, it was just a grey block but i i must bhave been battling it for over 10 minutes! and got 1000 exp fir the win :)

Yeah. Those things are weird and pretty hard to catch.

I got two in a row with an EXP boosting food, got 20 lilium orb upgrades.

I saw the block in the fort. Took me a solid 3 minutes of Steel + Talon Claw combo.Did 40-50 damage/hit. I'm figuring my gear is 3-4 versions above what I'm "supposed" to be at. Yay for expansion!

I like that about Milla. The VA does feel a bit inconsistent with her. It's not mannerisms that bug me, sometimes it just feels a bit flat, and Elize sort of feels like and adult trying to act like a kid and not doing that good of a job at it. But, it's fairly minor for me. VA's are no where near as bad (though amusing) as say Deus Ex (2000), and a lot of older games with VA's.

The shop system seems like it could be abusive especially if you explore, or grind heavily.

I really love this game despite me critiquing it heavily. Xillia 2 is supposed to be better, but then again I remember some importers being dissapointed in this one so I take their opinions with a grain of salt.

Leia is so much fun!

metascore back up to 79.

Yay Yay!! hopefully gamespot and gametrailers review it and give it a nice score and then it may it hit a solid 80. 

what level are your shops at? just want to figure where i am with my gear.
weapon 24
armour 24
items 15
food vendor 18
accessories 8
im just venturing to sharilton for the first time.