tales of xillia 2 consists primarily of two major areas: the field map and the battle screen. the field map is a realistically scaled 3d environment where the player character traverses and interacts with non-player characters, items, or mob avatars. on the field map, character interactions between the party can also be viewed in the form of a sketch story; these sketch stories are referred to as skits and consist of animated portraits and voice acting. when coming into contact with a mob avatar, the environment switches to the battle screen, a 3d representation of an area in which the player commands the characters in battles against the cpu-controlled mobs.