It's almost been a month since our last real bit of Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave news as most of the focus has been on Tales of Innocence R for the PlayStation Vita as of late. Two new scans have been released which showcase four more of the character present in the upcoming title.
Unlike the other Tales escort titles on the PSP, this game plays similarly to the Musou/Dynasty Warriors franchise with the player controlling one character with a partner character being controlled by the game's AI. Characters from the mothership titles (and surprisingly enough Tales of the Tempest) will be included.
As can be seen in the scan, Asbel and Cheria will be representing Tales of Graces while Cress and Chester will be representing Tales of Phantasia. Outside of that there doesn't seem to be anything else of importance to note in the scans that we haven't already touched upon earlier during our coverage of the game.
Keep on reading to see the new Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave scans.
Outside of the Tales series, Namco Bandai has a number of other series that they are involved in. One such title is God Eater Burst (known as Gods Eater Burst internationally). Namco Bandai, through the game's official Japanese blog, has announced that there will be a Tales of Graces-related tie-in for the game.
As can be seen on the blog posting, an Asbel costume for male characters can be seen. There is also an image for a Cheria costume, although the developers blurred it out (not enough to not be able to make it out, however).
According to the blog posting, the DLC will be released in Japan on February 10. The North American version of the game will be released on March 15. It's not currently known if this DLC will be included at a later date alongside the North American release of Tales of Graces f.
Earlier today was the second day of Tales of Festival 2010, but unlike yesterday there doesn't seem to be that much news coming, except for the rest of the popularity poll results and some other minor Tales news.
As we reported on earlier, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X will be receiving a pre-order bonus DVD. The name of the DVD will be Dramatic DVD Tales of Costume!?. There's also rumours that an Asbel costume for Dio will be made available, which would make sense considering he appears on the DVD.
Continue reading on for the rest of the results of the popularity poll.
Earlier today was the first day of Tales of Festival 2010, which brought some new news along with it, along with partial results of the Tales of Popularity poll that was going on at Tales Channel earlier this year.
Namco Bandai has confirmed the rumors that Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X will be having demos. The first demo will hit in early July, which will focus on the improved battle system in the Tales of Phantasia part of the game. Later in the month, a second demo will hit which features the Narikiri Dungeon X portion of the game. The rumored August 5, 2010 release date was also confirmed at the event.
As for the rumored PS3 Tales game, known as Tales of Unitia, the game was a no-show at the Festival except for a mention that this Summer a "major" announcement would occur. It's unknown why they would push the unveiling that far, but they may be putting some extra polish on the game and didn't want to unveil it just yet.
More news as well as the results of the popularity polls can be found in the full story.
Namco Bandai has announced that two new DLC costumes will be coming soon to Tales of Graces. This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the Wii, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was classified as a spin-off sequel.
Both costumes are designed by Mutsumi Inomata, the woman responsible for the character designs in Tales of Graces. According to Dengeki, both costumes will be available on January 20th, 2010. However, Famitsu's coverage didn't make note of that date, so it's uncertain if that is the correct date.
A new Tales of Graces scan detailing new DLC has been released. This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the Wii, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was classified as a spin-off sequel.
Both batches of DLC revolve around The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars and the Vocaloid series. First up will be the Idolm@aster costumes on December 16th, which is for Sophie, Pascal, and Cheria (each being themed after the main characters in the game). Next is a Vocaloid costume on December 23rd for Sophie, themed after the iconic Hatsune Miku.
All four costumes will be 400 Nintendo Points each. Tales of Graces was released today in Japan, but no word has been given on an English localization either in North America or Europe.
On the eve of the release of Tales of Graces in Japan, Namco Bandai has added a new video showcasing the Tales of Vesperia costumes that can be worn by Asbel, Sophie, and Cheria.
This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the Wii, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was classified as a spin-off sequel.
The final character videos from the official website for Tales of Graces have been released, which focus on Cheria, Richard, and Hubert.
This game is the first mothership (Namco Bandai's term for non-spin-off games in the Tales of series) game for the Wii. The previous Tales of game for the Wii, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, was classified as a spin-off sequel.