Almost a month after the last batch of scans for Tales of Xillia, new leaked scans revealing new game features and costumes for the upcoming game have surfaced as part of a four-page spread in the latest issue of Famitsu.
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.
The main feature of the scans is a new grid-based ability system. Each character appears to have their own grid which allows them to learn new Artes and upgrade their attributes, which is done by using points which are gained in battle. Much like Final Fantasy X's Sphere Grid, players can determine how a character develops, so one could have a magician be more attuned to attacking if they so wish.
Keep on reading to find out more information about the new scans.
UPDATE (7/6): The full version of the scan has been added and the partial images have been removed.
After scans revealing Haruka from the Idolmaster being a special costume for Mel in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X, Namco Bandai has put up a video showing off how she plays in the game.
The video shows her using her guitar to hit enemies with musical notes, tripping on the ground to attack the enemy, and throwing pies onto enemies.
Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X is set for an August 5, 2010 release date in Japan. No word on an North American or European release.
With all the recent tie-ins with other Namco Bandai properties in Tales games, many were wondering if Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X would follow the same path. According to a recent Famitsu scan, it appears that that has come to be true.
The new costumes shown in the scan are Ninja, Shooter, Summoner, Emperor, Knight, Bishop and a Monk. It also seems that special clothes, such as Haruka from the The Idolmaster is available using a costume system, which has the player enter a string of five symbols from a set of 16.
Like Tales of VS., it's likely that various Japanese gaming magazines will be releasing the rest of the passwords.
Namco Bandai has revealed a slew of new Namco-themed Tales of Vesperia DLC costumes due to be released next year during Jump Festa 2010.
Each character will get one Namco-themed costume, ranging from the company's beginnings to its latest games. The costumes will be released on January 14th, 2010 (no price was revealed). The costumes are as follows:
Yuri: Heishiro Mitsurugi (Soul Calibur) Estelle: Valkyrie (The Adventures of Valkyrie) Flynn: Frederic Chopin (Eternal Sonata) Repede: Character from Family Stadium Karol: Klonoa (Klonoa) Rita: Haruka Amami (The Idolmaster​) Judith: KOS-MOS (Xenosaga) Raven: Heihachi (Tekken) Patty: Mr. Driller (Mr. Driller)
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.
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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.
