
It's definitely as good as the first Xillia game, in my opinion. It's a direct sequel, so most of the characters and locations from the first game are back, and it takes place a year after the events of the first game. New main character, and they've added a "find all 100 missing cats for the crazy cat lady" collectible quest, and then you can send the cats off to various locations you've visited to bring back stuff for you.