Cornbread78
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Release Dates:
- Europe: Oct. 16th (PS3/PS4)
- North America: Oct. 20th (PS3/PS4/PC)
Platform: PlayStation 3/Playstation 4/ PC
Theme/Genre: Passion Illuminates the World/ JRPG
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher: Bandai Namco Games
Directors: Yuuta Hase, Mari Miyata
Producer: Hideo Baba
Composers: Motoi Sakuraba, Go Shiina
Animation: Ufotable
Character Design: Daigo Okumura, Kosuke Fujishima, Minoru Iwamoto, and Mutsumi Inomata
Theme Song (JPN): "White Light" by Superfly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMQXiSx2LQ
(sorry no lyrics in NA/EU version; instrumental only
https://youtu.be/oDME9eOzd1o)
Website: http://www.talesofgame.com/en/
Tales Blog: http://blog.talesofgame.com/en/
Box Art (PS3/4):
Pre-order bonuses:
Collectors Edition:
http://www.bandainamcogamesstore.com/Tales-of-Zestiria-Collectors-Edition/dp/B00ZDMDZMK
Alisha's Story Additional Chapter DLC (Free until November 18):
Steam, worldwide:
https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/vipcor...ter-pc-digital
PS4 / PS3, NA:
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...000ZZ000000008
PS4 / PS3, everywhere else:
https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/vipcor...hapter-ps4-ps3
The PS3 version is listed on a separate page in NA.
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-...000ZZ00000000
PC Specs and Info:
(Steam release is Oct. 20th for all reagions)
Minimum:
o OS: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
o Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz
o Memory: 2 GB RAM
o Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 4830 or equivalent
o DirectX: Version 9.0c
o Hard Drive: 12 GB available space
o Additional Notes: Gamepad support
Recommended:
o OS: Windows 7 (x64) / Windows 8 (x64) / Windows 10 (x64)
o Processor: Intel Core i3-530, 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 940, 3.0GHz
o Memory: 4 GB RAM
o Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 7850 or equivalent
o DirectX: Version 9.0c
o Hard Drive: 12 GB available space
o Additional Notes: Gamepad support
Steam Link:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/351970/?snr=1_5_9__300
(Zestiria tier 3 Pre-Order reward has unlocked (100%), PO now to get a free copy of Tales of Symphonia)
- Both the PC and PS4 version will run at a 1920×1080 resolution with PC supporting resolutions up to 4K- (30 fps for both*(see notes below)
Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/tales-of-zestiria
Reviews Thread:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1125587
Tales of Zestiria takes place on the continent of Greenwood, a land primarily controlled by two nations - the Highland Kingdom and the Laurence Empire. A land of myths, folktales, ancient traditions and superstition; it is said that when darkness begins to overtake the world, a savior will appear. One with the power to bring back the light and restore peace. In the present day, various disasters are occurring throughout the continent. A force born out of negative emotions known as the Corruption has started to materialize. This is where our lead, Sorey, comes in: with abilities uncommon to normal humans, he eventually sets out on a journey to develop his powers and save the land.
Sorey
Voice Actors:
Robie Daymond (Eng)
Ryohei Kimura (Jpn)
Character Design: Kousuke Fujishima
- A young man raised in the village of the Tenzoku, he possesses an abnormally high level of spiritual power - allowing him to see the normally invisible beings. Fascinated with ruins, he sets out to explore the outside world after meeting Alisha. Later, he learns that he has the power to stop the Hyouma and stop the corruption taking over their world. In battle, he wields a sword and is capable of Armitization
Alisha
Voice Actors:
Alexia Tipton (Eng)
Ai Kayano (Jpn)
Character Design: Daigo Okumura
- Despite being last in line to succeed Highland's throne, she is treated poorly by the royal family due to her mother's low status and the decreasing importance of the kingdom's monarchy. She decides to become a knight. While in search of a solution to the disasters occurring in her country, she eventually makes her way to the land of the Tenzoku, where she encounters Sorey. While initially unable to see and interact with the Seraphim as Sorey can, she enters a pact with him to become a "thane" - a servant of the Shepherd with limited magic and the ability to see the Seraphim. Alisha wields a long spear in battle
Mikleo
Voice Actors:
TBA (Eng)
Ryota Osaka (Jpn)
Character Design: Mutsumi Inomata
-A young Tenzoku thats been friends with Sorey since they were both young. The more level-headed of the two, he attempts to make Sorey see reason and the two frequently argue. Also interested in ruins, he has a sort of rivalry with Sorey and the two set out from their village together. Mikleo fights with a long fighting staff and water-based heavenly artes
Edna
Voice Actors:
Kira Buckland (Eng)
Misato Fukuen (Jpn)
Character Design: Minoru Iwamoto
-A Tenzoku girl with the ability to use earth magic. She has a sharp tongue and is distrustful of others, particularly humans, and tries to keep her emotions suppressed. However, when it comes to her brother, she is prone to outbursts of emotion. Edna uses her parasol in combat and utilizes earth-based heavenly artes.
Lailah
Voice Actors:
Carrie Keranen (Eng)
Miyu Matsuki (Jpn)
Character Design: Mutsumi Inomata
-A Tenzoku woman and the first to form a pact with Sorey. She acts as a tutor to Sorey, and forms a pact with him when he wishes to become a Shepherd. Lailah also forms pacts with Mikleo, Edna and Dezel, being the senior member of the partnership. Though she is knowledgeable, she is prone to delusional outbursts. Lailah fights with book pages and fire-based heavenly artes.
Zaveid
Voice Actors:
TBA (Eng)
Kenjiro Tsuda (Jpn)
Character Design: Minoru Iwamoto
-Another wind Tenzoku, he enjoys fighting Hyouma and is always in search of a strong opponent. Though he also fights the Hellions, his true motives and allegiances are unknown and he is generally a prankster. He shares some form of connection with Dezel. Hes dangerous due to his uncertain allegiance and his willingness to fight Sorey. Zaveid fights with twin pistols and wind-based heavenly artes.
Dezel
Voice Actors:
TBA (Eng)
Daisuke Ono (Jpn)
Character Design: Daigo Okumura
- A wind Tenzoku, he is tracking down a Hyouma to get revenge for a friend that was killed by it. He generally keeps to himself, and appears to have done something to keep his inner emotions from corrupting him. He is also considered an outlaw by the humans and the Seraphim. Dezel uses whip-like pendulums and wind-based artes in battle.
Rose
Voice Actors:
Caitlin Glass (Eng)
Mikako Komatsu (Jpn)
Character Design: Kousuke Fujishima
- A human girl working as a member of the merchant guild "The Sparrow Feathers", she has a level of spiritual power comparable to Sorey. Despite losing her ability to see Tenzoku as a child, she quickly begins to regain her original abilities after spending some time with Sorey. During gameplay, she fights using twin daggers and is capable of Artimization
Fusionic Chain Linear Motion Battle System:
A spiritual successor of sorts to Tales of Graces' battle system, Zesitira's battle system carries over a lot of features from ToG. Some of the things brought over include having two sets of artes assigned to the X and O buttons, the ability to time dodges for bonus effects Around Step, and a damage multiplier for hitting enemy weak points. The game also has a collection of newer features:
Kamui - The primary new feature of the combat, it allows a human and a Tenzoku to fuse into one being, unlocking powerful elemental attacks.
Real-time transitions - A first for the series, battles no longer take you to a separate location. Instead the battle begins in the same location it was initiated.
Spirit Chain - Zestiria uses a new resource system instead of AC, TP, or CC. It works similarly to CC and AC in that it quickly recovers once you stop taking action. The main difference is that each character has a maximum of 100 SC, meaning you basically need to have a certain percentage available to use an action. This applies from the beginning of the game it also doesn't use CC's Min-Max mechanics.
Blast Gauge - Filled through fighting and defending, this gauge allows you use extra abilities and fusion. You can build a stock of it and use abilities that require building it up to a particular level, such as Mystic Artes.
Map Actions
Sorey can use his sword or call upon his allies to perform actions on the field, allowing you to remove obstacles, reach new areas, or interact with enemies. He can use his sword to cut down obstacles or hit enemies while fire shoots a fireball, water forms a bubble barrier, wind allows you to move quickly over gaps, and earth lets you break down objects like boulders. You can use these abilities to hit enemies and if they have a weakness to it, deal additional damage when the battle starts.
Normin and Tenzoku Blessings:
Magical creatures, known as Normin, are littered throughout the world. If you find one, they will allow you to use various bonus effects, such as increasing the drop rate of equipment with certain skills. There is also a Tenzoku known as "The Lord of the Land", by offering them Grade you can get various blessings, such as respawning chests or reducing the cost of warping between save points.
Equipment:
In Zestiria, equipment can have different skills attached. These skills have particular attributes, which line up on a 5x10 sheet. You can choose to either stack up skills of a particular attribute, or arrange them in various ways on the skill sheet to unlock bonus skills that will give you various bonuses. You can also synthesize equipment, combining them with each other to form a new piece of equipment that has higher stats and combines the original two parts skills. Equipment has a refinement level, which increases by winning battles. You can increase it up to five levels, and doing so will give you character various benefits.
Maps:
Kamenin (Turtlez) are back from Graces in Zestiria, but instead of offering a shop or transportation services, they sell maps. These maps open up new locations for you to visit, some of which are optional and open up the world to further exploration.
Other Stuff
There's also a lot of series staples and other content in the game:
Cooking - Cooking has been split up into two categories: food and snacks. Food can only be made at Inns, and lasts for a particular number of battles. You can learn new recipes and increase the duration by eating more. Snacks are made through the characters' support talents. These snacks are like items, and can be used anywhere.
Shops - Like Graces or Xillia, shops have a rank. By buying and selling things you can increase this rank and they'll offer different things. The equipment they can sell may have different skills, and they only sell one of a particular item.
Discoveries and Stone Monuments - Like in Graces or Rebirth, you can find discoveries, which will unlock skits. Stone Monuments increase your AP for Battle Acts.
Skits - Pretty well known by now, they work similarly to Xillia, with full skits and smaller ones that happen during battle on while traveling.
Titles - This generally works as it did in Graces: you can obtain titles by doing various things in the game, and they have some sort of benefit or special effect. You can also level them up through battling, which will make the character learn the arte the title offers.
Support Talents - Each character has a collection of special talents that can be equipped. This ranges from making snacks, to creating bottle items, to increasing movement speed after a battle. You can learn them from various sources
Battle Acts - These function like skills in Vesperia or Xillia. Each skill needs a certain amount of AP to be equipped, and they'll give your character various abilities in battle. It appears that Free Run is one of those skills, rather than it being an inherent part of the controls
Accompanying Character- A party member can follow Sorey around as he travels. This partner can be spoken to, opening up conversations about your current task or their backgrounds and opinions
English Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_-TqwxssUQ
Unite, Transform Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LifZy_UMHX4
Change the World Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzARS3TP72A
The Shepherds Burdon Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DwQoYeCzl8
TGS 2015Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuv5B5HMG6s
Gameplay (E3 PS3 footage)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-up73IvyGNY
PC Stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLVcF7llfx8
Trophy List:
http://www.exophase.com/game/tales-of-zestiria-ps3/trophies/
Are you all ready to go? Lets get to it!:
*Thread Notes*
- Please do not derail the thread with bitching about the game not being 60fps on PS4/PC. If the game runs like complete crap feel free to discuss, but we already know we are locked at 30 fps, so let's not spend the entire OT rehashing something that cannot be changed. For more information on this, or if you want to sound off on the issue, there is a thread here waiting for you: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1113062&highlight=tales+of+zestiria
- Special Thanks to members Rpgmonkey, BGBW, VisceralBowl, kewlmyc and names2hard4you for their contributions into creating this OT
- Reviews will be added once they get posted online
- If anyone has anything additional they feel would be helpful for the OP, please let me know and I will remove/add/change as needed. (be gentle)
