Ever since Namco Bandai announced their Tales of Graces f localization two months ago, fans have been wondering what Namco Bandai's plans are for promoting the game. Thanks to a short interview with OXM, we might have gotten some news on that front.
OXM's article, which mainly detailed Namco Bandai's digital Xbox 360 Games on Demand release of Tales of Vesperia in Europe, did have some words from Lee Kirton, marketing director for Namco Bandai UK. Some of the snippets from the article can be found below:
Keep on reading to hear what Namco Bandai's European branch had to say about the Tales series.
In 2008 Namco Bandai released Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360 and release the game a year later in Europe in 2009. The company has just announced that the game is now available on Microsoft's Games on Demand service for the Xbox 360 in both North America and Europe.
Tales of Vesperia was the first next-gen HD entry in the long-running Tales series and brought Tales of the Abyss's battle system into the next-gen consoles with numerous enhancements, including new Artes called Burst Artes which dealt more damage than any normal attack. In Japan, there was a PS3 port of the game with additional content, but that version hasn't been announced for a North American release.
The game has been out-of-print after an initial reprinting a year or so back, making this a great deal for any JRPG fan needing their next fix. The game is available for $29.99 in North America and 29.99 € in Europe.
Remember the new Mystic Artes being added to the PlayStation 3 version, such as Rita Mordio's Indignation (one of the staples of the series)? It appears they were initially planned in the Xbox 360 version.
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 these Mystic Artes were cut due to time constraints or cut to include in the PlayStation 3 version (which seems to have started production shortly after the Xbox 360 version went to retail). It is currently unknown if these voice clips exist in a English form. Those wanting to here the voice clips can check out this video on Youtube, which has the three voice clips in a video format.
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