Tales of Festival: Day 2 News

Sun, Jun 6th, 2010, 2:03 pm (EST) by Shawn

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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.

Tales of Festival: Day 1 News

Sat, Jun 5th, 2010, 2:06 pm (EST) by Shawn

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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.

Tales of Vesperia PS3: Exclusive New Arena Battles

29 August 2009 by Shawn

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According to a image posted on a Japanese gaming blog, it appears that the four cameo bosses from the Xbox 360 version of Tales of Vesperia will be present in an four-on-four boss battle in the PlayStation 3 port.

The port includes numerous extras and changes, such as a brand new character, Patty Fleur, the addition of new bosses like the Sword Dancer, Flynn being playable for more that just one battle, among other changes. The game will also be fully voiced and will include new and altered scenes, such as Yuri fighting Don Whitehorse when the party visits Keiv Moc.

It is unknown if this is the team battle that was not present in the Xbox 360 version, of if this is another type of battle entirely (there is only three members in the Hunting Blades guild to fight in the Arena, so they wouldn't be the best fit for the Team Battle mode).

Tales of VS: Yet Another Director's Corner Video

19 August 2009 by Shawn

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A new Director's Corner Video has been added to the official minisite for Tales of VS. on Tales Channel, the Japanese hub for the Tales of series. 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.

Like before, this is a combo video. The first half has the Director facing off against Luke fon Fabre using Asch. He deals a myriad of combo attacks against Luke, ending with Asch's Mystic Arte. The other half has the Director facing off against Lloyd Irving using Kratos Aurion, again dealing a string of combos and finishing with an Mystic Arte.

New Tales of VS. Trailer

25 June 2009 by Shawn

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The Tales of VS. trailer from the recent Tales of Festival in Japan has been released. 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.

The trailer shows off all of the currently revealed characters, such as Yuri from Tales of Vesperia. It then cuts into footage of the game in action, showing off basic attacks, Artes, and the environmental traps revealed a while back, which are much like the ones found in games like the Super Smash Bros. series. Shots from the menus are also shown, including the area where you can give new skills and increase your character's stats. The trailer finishes off by showing some scenes from the game's opening video.

Tales of VS. is due to be released in Japan on August 6th. No North American release date has currently been announced, although Namco Bandai has filed trademarks for both this game and Tales of Graces (Graces also is trademarked in Europe).

The video can be found in the full story.

Tales of VS: Anise and Kratos Revealed Plus More System Videos

06 June 2009 by Shawn

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Anise Tatlin (Tales of the Abyss) and Kratos Aurion (Tales of Symphonia) have been officially revealed to be in Tales of VS. Two more system videos were also released. 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.

Like the previous character videos, we get to see some of their attacks, ending with their respective Mystic Arte. System Video #4 shows the intricacies of the battle system in Tales of VS., such as Critical Guard and Magic Guard, as well as chaining together combos. System Video #5 shows that Over Limits will be used to perform Mystic Artes, like the other Tales of games. Philia's Sacred Penance is shown in this video as an example.

The videos can be found in the full story.