Those who followed Tales of Xillia over the last year leading up to its release know that the game has some incredible animated cutscenes thanks to ufotable. According to a retail shop leak via 7-Eleven in Japan it appears Namco Bandai is taking that to the next level with, you guessed it, an anime adaptation.
This leak focuses around the January 2012 edition of the Japan-only Viva Tales of Magazine that's been running over there for a while now. The description for the page mentions the phrase "Tales of Xillia: The Animation" but nothing else.
Of course, Namco Bandai has yet to official announce anything or respond to this leak so it's still a rumor, but this was the same website that broke the news about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker so it may have some weight behind it compared to other "leaks" in the past.
As always, if we learn any more information we'll be sure to let you know.
UPDATE (11/25): Appears that the leak was referring to the Tales of Symphonia animation, not Xillia.
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.
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.
Yesterday, we found out about a new playable character in Tales of Xillia via a partial scan. A small version of what appears to be the rest of that scan has leaked which shows off the game's skit system and what appears to be some of the battle HUD.
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.
As can be seen, in addition to the regular box-based skits we've come to know and love in previous Team Symphonia-handled Tales titles (this time called Long Chat) there are two new types of skits. The first is Fighting Chat, which are textless, non-animated and only voiced. This can be trigger when you switch out one party member for another (not one currently on a field, but one of the members in reserve).
Keep on reading to find out more about these new skit systems and what appears to be the new battle HUD.
UPDATE (12:14pm): Added a new scan and a higher-quality version of the original scan. New information about the skits and the battle HUD were also added.
It's been over a month since we last heard from Namco Bandai about any character reveals for Tales of Xillia, with Elise Rutas's reveal taking place early last month. A new partial scan has been leaked which shows off what appears to be the game's sixth and final playable character.
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.
The character, a male, is named Lohen J. Ilbert (although some possible translations for the first name include Roen, Roan and Rowen, due to the quality of the scan) and surprisingly for the series, is 62 years old. As expected from how he looks, he's a butler for a noble family in the game. He's designed by Mutsumi Inomata.
Keep on reading to find out more information about this new character.
UPDATE (4/20): Added new better-quality scans.
UPDATE (4/23): Apparently according to the developers there's still more characters to be revealed --- that train ticket was just merely showing off the currently revealed characters.
Last month, we got word of some of the extras being added to the Nintendo 3DS port of Tales of the Abyss. With little more than a month left before the game's release in Japan, Namco Bandai has just released the first commercial for the game.
Tales of the Abyss was originally released on the PS2 on December 15, 2005 and was localized in North America on October 10, 2006. The game was regarded as an improvement over Tales of Symphonia, extending that game's multi-line battle system into a battle system which allows players to freely move about the field in battle.
The commercial doesn't show off anything that we haven't seen before, consisting of anime, in-game and battle scenes. Tales of the Abyss 3DS will be released in Japan on May 19, 2011. No word has been given on a North American or European release.
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