While we've known for a while that the original Tales of Phantasia characters would be appearing in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X, we haven't gotten to see them in action since up until now, all of the gameplay videos have solely focused on Dio and Mel. Namco Bandai has just put up two videos, one for Cress and one for Arche.
Both videos confirm that the characters will keep many of their original moves, such as Tidal Wave for Arche. Claus can also be seen in Arche's video, summoning what seems to be Origin at one point (hard to tell exactly due to the size of the video).
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X is set for an August 5, 2010 release date in Japan. No word on an North American or European release.
Judith (Tales of Vesperia) and Arche Klein (Tales of Phantasia) have been officially revealed to be in Tales of VS. The game will pit the various Tales of characters in a fighting free-for-all, using their well-known Artes, locations from the different games, and even items from the various games, as well as each character's unique Mystic Arte.
Nothing big seemed to be revealed in either video, although both do show off their own respective Mystic Artes. Judith uses Radiant Moonlight, while Arche gets one of her higher-tier spells from Tales of Phantasia, Big Bang.
Six more characters have been revealed to be in the upcoming Tales of VS. for the PlayStation Portable (PSP), which will pit the various Tales of characters in a fighting free-for-all, using their well-known Artes, locations from the different games, and even items from the various games, as well as each character's unique Mystic Arte.
Jade Curtiss (Tales of the Abyss), Nanaly Fletch (Tales of Destiny 2), and Arche Klaine (Tales of Phantasia) have been confirmed directly in the scan. We can also assume Lloyd Irving and Colette Brunel (both from Tales of Symphonia) will also be present, since their skit faces are included in a screenshot from the main game (not the Narikiri Dungeon-like mini game). The scan also seems to hint at a multiplayer mode being present (which was assumed due to the premise of the game).