With a little less than a week before the official release of Tales of Innocence R in Japan, Famitsu has released their official score for the game.
According to Namco Bandai the R in the title means "re-imagining", not remake like some had previously thought. Tales of Innocence R will include a revised game theme, a new battle system and a new gameplay system alongside a new opening movie.
As can be seen in the scant, Tales of Innocence R received a 36/40 (9/9/9/9). While not as high as Tales of Xillia's score, it's still a respectable score.
Keep on reading to see the review scan and more information about the game.
With Tales of Xillia's release only a couple weeks away it's about time for the review scores, namely Famitsu's, to start coming in. Tales of Xillia's official score has come in and it easily eclipses any other review the series has gotten in recent memory.
Tales of Xillia 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.
Famitsu gave the game a 10/9/10/10, just one point short of a perfect score. It isn't known at the moment what the reviewer found as a fault to give the 9 but it's still a perfectly respectable score for the game overall.
Tales of Xillia will be released on September 8 in Japan exclusively on the PS3. No word has been given on a North American or European release.
With little over a week left before the Tales of the Abyss 3DS's release date in Japan, the official Famitsu score for the game has been released, which has fared differently from its original PS2 score.
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.
Famitsu's score for the game is 8/8/7/8, which amounts to a 31/40, five points lower than the 36/40 score the original PS2 of the game received. Only the score has leaked as of now on the Japanese gaming blogs, so its not clear if there is any technical issues with the port or if Famitsu is rating it lower because not many changes were made to the 3DS version of the game.
Keep on reading for more information about the game and its release date.
UPDATE (6/22): The majors complaints lowering the score was the lack of any major updates outside of the previously NA-only content and some issues reading the smaller fonts due to the 3DS's smaller screens. However, they did like the faster loading times and the ease of use with the touch screen commands.
With only nine days left to go before the game's release, the official Famitsu scores for Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 have been leaked, and this time it's one of the better scores for the escort titles in the series.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 is the third game in the Radiant Mythology series, which brings together Tales characters from many of the games in the long-running series. The third entry features 30 more characters for a total of 80 (with 76 of them being playable), an enhanced character creation tool, a data install option and a brand new aerial-view camera angle.
The scan hasn't been leaked just yet, but the scores are currently being passed around the Japanese gaming blogs. According to various sources, the score for the game is 9/9/9/8, or a 35/40. It's two points lower than Tales of Graces f's scores, but three points higher than Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2's score.
Keep on reading to find out more information about the new updates for the game.
While no clear scans have been leaked just yet, information from Famitsu multi-page Tales of Xillia spread has been released, and there's quite a bit of interesting information in it, to say the least.
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 first bit of info revolves around the game's battles. The double-teaming we say in the trailer takes place during Link Mode, where the character you're controlling is the "master". The other character you are linked to will team up with you to attack, block, etc. the enemy.
UPDATE: Scans of the article have been added.
Keep on reading to find out more about Tales of Xillia.
The official Famitsu score for Tales of Graces f has just leaked, and it looks like Namco Bandai's score for the game has improved over the original Wii version, even if ever so slightly.
Tales of Graces f, PS3, Sony, Namco Bandai Tales of Graces f (the f stands for "future") has an extra post-game story which takes place after the game's original ending. Without spoiling anything, there seems to be an increase in the monster population, which increases the amount of monster attacks around the world. This causes Asbel and his group to set off once again to determine the cause behind the recent disturbance.
Famitsu has given the game a 37/40, with the four scores coming out to 10/9/9/9. It should be noted that the Wii version got 36/40 and Tales of Vesperia PS3 got 35/40 in Famitsu. So it appears Namco Bandai has done something right, as the scores have increased as of late.
Tales of Graces f is set to be released on December 2 in Japan on the PS3. No release date for either the Wii or PS3 version in North America or Europe.
In addition to the trailer for Tales of Graces f, which we already knew would be releasing sometime this month, Famitsu also released the first trailer for Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3, which totals almost four minutes.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 is the third game in the Radiant Mythology series, which brings together Tales characters from many of the games in the long-running series. The third entry features 30 more characters for a total of 80 (with 76 of them being playable), an enhanced character creation tool, a data install option and a brand new aerial-view camera angle.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 is currently set for an early 2011 release in Japan on the PSP. No word on an North American or European release.
Earlier this week, Namco Bandai stated that the first trailer for Tales of Graces f would be released on PlayStation Network sometime later this month. Thanks to Famitsu, we now can see what appears to be the first trailer for the game.
Tales of Graces f (the f stands for "future") has an extra post-game story which takes place after the game's original ending. Without spoiling anything, there seems to be an increase in the monster population, which increases the amount of monster attacks around the world. This causes Asbel and his group to set off once again to determine the cause behind the recent disturbance.
While we won't know for sure if this is the same video that Namco Bandai was planning on releasing until later this month, it sure looks like it. Tales of Graces f is set for a Winter 2010 release date in Japan. No word on a North American or European release.
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