More Tales of Phantasia Remake Battle Overhaul Details

Sun, Apr 25th, 2010, 1:46 pm (EST) by Shawn

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Dengeki has just revealed new information about the Tales of Phantasia remake included in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X which clarifies some of the information we had learned earlier.

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X is a remake of the original game which appeared on the Game Boy Color back in 2000 in Japan. The Tales of Phantasia part of the game is an improved version of Tales of Phantasia: Full Voice Edition, which was released on the PSP back in 2006 in Japan, with a budget re-release a year later.

While we already knew backstepping was implemented, by tapping again when one is next to the enemy, it will allow the character to slip behind the enemy, similar to recent Tales of games. The new shortcuts, each of which is assigned to a face button during battles, are now enabled by holding the R button then any of the face buttons. For fans of Manual mode, the remake also includes the ability to turn that on using a toggle at the beginning of the game, instead of requiring the Technical Ring to always be equipped, wasting an accessory slot.

Namco Bandai has yet to reveal a concrete release date for the game. It's likely that the official release date will be revealed this Summer during Tales of Festival 2010.

Second Official Dengeki Tales of VS. PSP Theme Released

23 October 2009 by Shawn

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Dengeki has released their second custom PlayStation Portable (PSP) theme themed after Tales of VS.

Unlike some other custom themes, this one only styles the background and the first five main icons in the XMB (forgoing the PlayStation Network icon or the sub-icons). However, the quality is quite impressive compared to some of the other themes out there.

The third theme will be released at a later date.

Official Custom Tales of VS. PSP Themes from Dengeki

12 October 2009 by Shawn

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Dengeki has released a new custom PlayStation Portable (PSP) theme themed after Tales of VS.

Unlike some other custom themes, this one only styles the background and the first five main icons in the XMB (forgoing the PlayStation Network icon or the sub-icons). However, the quality is quite impressive compared to some of the other themes out there.

Two more should be released at a later date.

Tales of VS: Barbatos and Dhaos Confirmed To Be Playable

23 July 2009 by Shawn

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Dengeki has put up a new preview for Tales of VS, which confirms that Barbatos Goetia (Tales of Destiny 2) and Dhaos (Tales of Phantasia) will be playable in Tales of VS, and also reveals the Mystic Arte cut-ins for the remaining characters that have yet to be added to the official website on Tales Channel.

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.

Dhaos keeps his signature Dhaos Laser attack, and in a interesting note, it seems Barbatos is unable to use items, a nod to how his Mystic Arte activated when a player used items against him in the Tales of Destiny remake for the PlayStation 2.

More Extras For Tales of Vesperia PS3

26 June 2009 by Shawn

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Thanks to Dengeki and 4Gamer.net, we now know of more extras that will be available in the PlayStation 3 port of Tales of Vesperia, which includes new areas, Over Limits abilities, and a link-up with Tales of VS. for the PlayStation Portable.

The first new addition that can be seen in 4Gamer.net's article is the addition of a fifth Over Limits level. It is currently unknown what new abilities this will give, since Over Limits Level 4 allowed for no TP usage and stopped enemy attacks from hurting the character, thus this new level would have to have something that much more powerful to be useful.

Dengeki's article shows off some of the new areas in the game, such as a ruined city, a volcano, an underground waterway, and even Estelle's room (which was "off-limits" to the player in the Xbox 360 version). As we reported earlier, the animated cutscenes have been edited to include the new character, Patty Fleur. New music also seems to be added, likely for the new areas available in the game.

The articles also reveal that the Tales of the Abyss-themed costumes are pre-order exclusive. Like with the initial copies of Tales of VS., initial copies of Tales of Vesperia for the PlayStation 3 will have a code that can be used in the PlayStation Store to unlock a special battle in Tales of VS. While the details are currently unknown, it's likely that it might have something to do with Tales of Vesperia in some form.