Earlier this month, Namco Bandai announced that two new trailers for Tales of Xillia would go up following the events of the recent Tales of Festival that took place over the last two days. Both trailers have just went up and we have an analysis of both of them.
The game will utilize the contrast between light and shadow, which will lead to the game having a different art style direction than Vesperia's anime-style graphics or Graces's watercolor-style graphics (it could be more of a hand-painted or oil painting-like feel if the concept artwork is any indication). Baba stated that when he saw some of the concept artwork images running on actual hardware he was very impressed.
Yesterday, we brought you news of the events that took place at the first day of Tales of Festival 2011. The second and final day of the event took place today and we're bringing together all of the news from the event into one concise source. So without further adieu, let's get started!
Unlike yesterday's massive news dump, today seems to be more focused on the series at large, although we did learn a little bit of new information about Tales of Xillia. According to various reports from Japanese gaming blogs there will be two versions of the game's opening, one for Jude and one for Milla. The version shown to festival goers and the version that fans will see on the website was the Milla version --- the Jude version is currently in production at ufotable.
Keep on reading to learn more about the second day's events.
Tales fans who follow the series's developments in Japan know what's special about today --- it's the start of the yearly Tales of Festival event that Namco Bandai holds. News from the closed event is beginning to break and we'll be covering today and tomorrow's events in a daily wrap-up column. Any further updates that come in through the day will be added as updates. So without further adieu, let's get on to the news!
The first bit of news is a confirmed release date for Tales of Xillia. The game will be released in Japan on September 8, 2011 for 8,379 Yen. We also have our first look at the game's boxart, which appears to show off two more characters behind all the other characters that haven't been formally announced up until now. Namco Bandai did state that there will be only six playable characters, so these new characters are likely either antagonists or directly related to the events in the game.
Keep on reading to find out more information about Tales of Xillia and Tales of Symphonia: The Animation.
UPDATE (5/29): Added information about the Tales of Xillia Famitsu DX pack.
UPDATE (2:06pm EST): Added some clarification and additional information to the original post.
No, we don't have a new trailer today for you to view, but we do have news on when the second Tales of Xillia trailer will be revealed. The last trailer, which was released back in December during the game's official reveal.
The game will utilize the contrast between light and shadow, which will lead to the game having a different art style direction than Vesperia's anime-style graphics or Graces's watercolor-style graphics (it could be more of a hand-painted or oil painting-like feel if the concept artwork is any indication). Baba stated that when he saw some of the concept artwork images running on actual hardware he was very impressed.
According to the game's official Japanese website, the trailer will first be shown off next week to those attending Tales of Festival 2011, which will be held on May 28 and 29. The trailer will be available for public viewing on the official website on May 30. Those wanting to view the trailer on their PS3 or PSP will have to wait till June 2 when the trailer is uploaded to the Japanese PlayStation Store.
Tales Union will be reporting on any news that comes from Tales of Festival 2011, so be sure to check to bookmark this tag to get all the latest updates.
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