More Vesperia Comes To TotW: Radiant Mythology 3
Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 1:32 am (EST) by Shawn
After releasing a couple scans following the reveal of the upcoming Tales games for Japan, Namco Bandai has been silent on revealing news about the games. That ends today, as a new scan has been leaked which reveals five new characters that will be included in the game.
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 new Tales characters are Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia), Loni Dunamis (Tales of Destiny 2), Ange Serena (Tales of Innocence) and Hisui Hearts (Tales of Hearts). Another character is also present in the scan, which looks to be the game's new Mormo/Paneer replacement and is named Rox. Rita's Ancient Catastrophe Mystic Arte can also be seen near the bottom of the scan.
The scan also mentions that the two Kanonno's from the first two games will be playable, although it's unknown if they'll be cameos or will be part of the storyline. A new "Radiant Drive" system has also been added, which can be used to chain together artes rapidly in succession.
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.
Tales of Graces f PSN Demo Coming In September
Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 1:21 am (EST) by Shawn
After releasing a couple scans following the reveal of the upcoming Tales games for Japan, Namco Bandai has been silent on revealing news about the games. That ends today, as a new scan has been leaked which reveals Richard's new costume, as well as news of a demo 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.
As can be seen in the scan, it appears that Richard will also be receiving a new costume in the post-game content in Tales of Graces f, as well as confirming that he, in fact, will be playable, as can be seen in what appears to be a new Blast Calibur. The game will also have a new "Accelerate Mode" added in, which is supposed to heighten attack power and casting speed when activated. No word on how this is activated and/or what stipulations it brings.
Tales of Graces f, as with previous Tales games, will have its own pre-order bonuses. A DVD with a drama skit will be included, as well as DLC with PS3 premium themes and cameo costumes. Asbel will be getting Kyle Dunamis's costume, Sophie will be getting Rutee Katrea's costume, and Richard will be getting Judas's costume.
More information can be found in the full story.
New Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Famitsu Details
Wed, Aug 4th, 2010, 1:19 pm (EST) by Shawn
Following our earlier news this week from Namco Bandai's Tales of Series 2010 Lineup Presentation, images of the Famitsu article we tweeted about earlier today have been released, which clarify some of the new additions we recently learned about.
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.
No new characters were revealed in the scan, with Shirley Fennes (Legendia), Chelsea Torn (Destiny), Judith (Vesperia), Meredy (Eternia), Kohak Hearts (Hearts) and Norma Beatty (Legendia) being the only characters we currently know of that have been added. The scans do give a clearer view of the new camera, which functions much like the camera in many of the Tales of games, although with a slightly more overhead view due to the PSP's smaller screen.
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.
New Tales of Graces f Famitsu Details
Wed, Aug 4th, 2010, 12:48 pm (EST) by Shawn
Following our earlier news this week from Namco Bandai's Tales of Series 2010 Lineup Presentation, images of the Famitsu article we tweeted about earlier today have been released, which clarify some of the new additions we recently learned about.
As has already been stated, 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.
The article also include an interview with series general producer Makoto Yoshizumi, in which they discuss how Graces ended up coming to the PS3. After the release of the game on the Wii at the end of 2009, the staff took in a variety of opinions through the game's online survey and other mediums. Normally, these submissions are taken into consideration for the next title in the series, but due to an influx of fans asking for a PS3 version, they decided on making one. The interview states that development on the title started in February.
More scans and analysis can be found in the full story.
First Look at New PS3 Tales
Wed, Jul 28th, 2010, 12:26 pm (EST) by Shawn
Following our recent new of a PS3 version of Tales of Graces and a Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3, we have our first look at the next Tales of title, which will be hitting the PS3.
All that's visible on the scan is the platform, which is the PS3, and a single piece of concept art. Note that it isn't confirmed if this game is using the Tales of Unitia name as has been rumored. There is also a lack of any release date for the game, which might mean that the previous news of a Winter 2010 release was meant for Tales of Graces f, and this title won't be released until 2011 in Japan.
It's currently unknown when we might get more information about the title, since it appears that Namco Bandai is only putting out this information to satisfy the rampant speculation about the next mothership title in the series. When more information becomes known we'll be sure to report on it.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Announced
Wed, Jul 28th, 2010, 12:13 pm (EST) by Shawn
Remember the rumors of a third Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology game? Thanks to a leaked scan, it appears that Namco Bandai is doing just that. This follows our earlier news of a PS3 version of Tales of Graces.
From what we can gather from the scan, once again Kanonno, the character that has appeared in different forms in each of the titles, will once again reappear, but this time in a different outfit. The same overworld traveling aspect appears to stay true in this third outing (although it seems to take after the second game's overworld instead of individual maps like the first game). The bottom of the scan seems to note that 30 or so more characters will be added --- fans should remember that the second game in the series had about 50 characters in total.
In addition, the scan confirms that Kohak Hearts from Tales of Hearts and Norma Beatty from Tales of Legendia will be playable characters, along with the player-created character the series is known for. Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 is currently set for a 2011 release date, which likely will be a Spring release if it follows the pattern the second title did.
Tales of Graces Comes to the PS3
Wed, Jul 28th, 2010, 11:59 am (EST) by Shawn
Remember all of the recent Tales game leaks that talked about a third Radiant Mythology and a new main-series title? Well, it appears that we can add a third game to that list thanks to some new leaked scans --- a PS3 version of Tales of Graces.
According to the scan, it appears that this version, entitled Tales of Graces f, looks very much like Tales of Graces except being in an HD resolution (although the scan is lower quality so we can't make out any major differences at the moment). Sophie seems to have a new (default) costume, and Asbel Lhant appears to have a new cut-in. New post-game scenes have also been added (which would explain the new outfit for Sophie and the new Asbel cut-in), although there's no indication yet of that "DEVD" character that appeared in the game's source code.
Much like the Wii release last year, the PS3 version has a Winter 2010 tentative release date. The port isn't that surprising, considering the lackluster sales of the Wii version.
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