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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (PSP) Official Thread

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Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Developer: Namco Tales Studio / Alfa System
Release: July 17, 2007

Official US Site: http://tales.namcobandaigames.com/world/
Official JP Site: http://namco-ch.net/radiantmythology/index.php

Features (from NBGA Site):

# Character customization - Customize your ideal character by changing your clothing, voice and more.
# An array of items – With over 1000 items the selection of equipment and weapons is endless!
# Pick your class - Choose from various character classes, such as Warrior, Thief, Priest, Mage and other higher level classes.
# Endless gameplay – With up to 300 quests, Tales of the World promises endless hours of non stop gameplay.
# Action packed real-time battles - The Tales series' signature Flex Range Linear Motion Battle System allow you to unleash stunning attacks and devastating combos in real time from anywhere on the battlefield.
# New and old Tales characters! - Enlist help from Luke and Tear from " Tales of the Abyss " and " 17 other Tales characters from the previous Tales games."
# Ad hoc functionality – Wirelessly exchange weapons and armor with your friends!

Story (from Official Site):

Terresia -- a world whose inhabitants lived peacefully under the blessings of the World Tree. One day this world came under attack as the Devourer, a demon from another world, destroyed most of the land. The people of Terresia lived in constant fear of losing their entire world. The World Tree protected Terresia and its people from the Devourer, but its powers became weaker with each passing day. With what remained of its powers, the World Tree created one last hope -- you.

Previews:

1UP: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3158742
IGN: http://psp.ign.com/articles/797/797023p1.html
GameSpot: http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/talesoftheworldradiantmythology/news.html?sid=6173032

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I've seen zero buzz on this game -- is anyone else planning to play it? I've been replaying Tales of the Abyss this past week so I'm already in a Tales mood, but I've been wanting to get into this for a while. I'll probably pick it up before I head back to Japan next week.

Anyway, an official thread is in order, so here it is. :p
 
This coming to the US is a nice surprise. I love Tales!

I've seen zero buzz on this game -- is anyone else planning to play it? I've been replaying Tales of the Abyss this past week so I'm already in a Tales mood
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I have grown into abyss more and more. Now I love it!
 
I loved ToS, and recently tried to get into TotA, but I couldn't, so I returned it to the limbo shelf.

That said, I'm greatly looking forward to this one! Tales + dungeon hacking + portable = WIN!!!
 
Mejilan said:
I loved ToS, and recently tried to get into TotA, but I couldn't, so I returned it to the limbo shelf.
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how far did you play in TotA? Because I didn't like it at first either, but then I started to love it. Give it another chance.
 
I will purchase this game but I wont be able to play it until September when I get the redesigned PSP...

I'm in a Tales mood too, I've more than 120hrs invested in Abyss [and I'm still playing it]... so, it's good news that this game uses Abyss battle engine...
 
I was thinking about getting this game (along with Brave Story later.) I'll wait for some GAF impressions before I do anything, though. Even tho I love ToS (even tho its story sucks,) Im a little hesitant about this one.
 
SantaC said:
how far did you play in TotA? Because I didn't like it at first either, but then I started to love it. Give it another chance.
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Ummm.... something something, whine whine whine, something something, cry cry cry, random nonsensical religious intrigue, YAY BORDER PASSES LET'S CROSS THE BORDER!

I think that about covers it. :)
 
There's not much of a story to this one, and of those 300 quests. A lot of them are tedious random luck of the draw item hunts. It's not a bad game overall, but just don't expect too much depth from it.
 
kiryogi said:
There's not much of a story to this one, and of those 300 quests. A lot of them are tedious random luck of the draw item hunts. It's not a bad game overall, but just don't expect too much depth from it.
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Yea, that's what Im pretty much afraid of :(
 
Mejilan said:
Ummm.... something something, whine whine whine, something something, cry cry cry, random nonsensical religious intrigue, YAY BORDER PASSES LET'S CROSS THE BORDER!

I think that about covers it. :)
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ya but it gets better and the battles are awesome :D

loading times sucks though. Seriously...
 
SantaC said:
ya but it gets better and the battles are awesome :D

loading times sucks though. Seriously...
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I was playing it off HDL, so load times were quite tolerable (though STILL not as good as ToS, IIRC). And I don't think I've actually uninstalled the game, just stopped playing it. I'll get back into it. ToS was nothing if not slow to start as well... ditto with ToP... ToE... ToD, etc.

I know the formula, I just had more compelling games to play at the time. Still do, actually!
 
Mejilan said:
Ummm.... something something, whine whine whine, something something, cry cry cry, random nonsensical religious intrigue, YAY BORDER PASSES LET'S CROSS THE BORDER!

I think that about covers it. :)
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I gotta say, I can totally understand that reaction to Luke, but if you stick with it, I'd be surprised if you didn't love him by the end of the game. The first 5-10 hours of Abyss are a little shaky but the character development is top-notch -- things really start to pick up as you go. It's got the best cast of any Tales game in recent memory IMO. My only gripe with that game (and I've said this a dozen times) is the god-awful load times and the choppy overworld map, but the rest is pure gold.
 
Worry not! My clarification post about TotA was more a joke than some kind of vitriol-laden hate-post. I recognize that it isn't the easiest franchise to jump into on a whim. Truly told, I started playing the game more out of boredom and any honest desire to do so, and that's always the worst way to crack open an RPG. I'll get back to it, one day!
 
john tv said:
I gotta say, I can totally understand that reaction to Luke, but if you stick with it, I'd be surprised if you didn't love him by the end of the game. The first 5-10 hours of Abyss are a little shaky but the character development is top-notch -- things really start to pick up as you go. It's got the best cast of any Tales game in recent memory IMO. My only gripe with that game (and I've said this a dozen times) is the god-awful load times and the choppy overworld map, but the rest is pure gold.
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I liked the ToS overworld map. I am quite sad that they didn't go with that for Abyss. It seriously looks like a muddy mess in Abyss. (and not very PS2 2005 esque)
 
I am picking this game up on Wednesday.

Tear Grants + Customizable character + PSP + Abyss Battle System + Random Dungeon = WIN
 
This is one of the many PSP games that have either come out recently or will be coming out that is making buying the new revision PSP an absolute must for me. Really looking forward to trying this one out.
 
Also I believe this is the first TOW title to be released stateside, so hopefully U.S. Tales fans will give it a try.
 
Hcoregamer00 said:
I am picking this game up on Wednesday.

Tear Grants + Customizable character + PSP + Abyss Battle System + Random Dungeon = WIN
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You should be involved with this game's marketing! :D
 
Namco probably still doesn't believe that a 2D tales will sell in N.America. They're probably right. Can't wait to try this one out though.
 
Mejilan said:
:lol

Yeah right!

:(
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IGN interviewed a Bandai Namco representative about the game a few months ago and he said it's possible we'll get more of the PSP Tales games if this one sells enough.
 
I am alllll about this game as a huge Tales whore (although I haven't gotten to Abyss yet :( ). I actually have the last title in the series on GBA that I haven't messed with much either, so glad to see one come out here. I'll be getting this straight-away if nothing else just to support some Tales stuff over here. I was actually thinking about making this thread since there's no hype here. Did you guys do the translation john? I was sort of surprised to see you make the thread.
 
How they can bring this over instead of Destiny Remake is beyond me. Surely it's not because the latter is 2D, right? They cannot be that stupid.

Right?
 
I'll be picking it up. Looking at gamefaqs, seems there's a new game plus once it's beaten. With so many characters this probably has a lot of replay value.
 
trejo said:
How they can bring this over instead of Destiny Remake is beyond me. Surely it's not because the latter is 2D, right? They cannot be that stupid.

Right?
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I hate to say it, but this one will probably PROFIT better.

I don't really care, though - I want to see the missing ones over here.
 
zurra said:
You should be involved with this game's marketing! :D
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I wouldn't, if I did I would market this game as "OMG TEAR IS IN THIS GAME."

Yeah, it would suck.

Sugarman said:
I'll be picking it up. Looking at gamefaqs, seems there's a new game plus once it's beaten. With so many characters this probably has a lot of replay value.
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In all honestly I know the game isn't up to the standard that Abyss and Symphonia set, but you know what, this game is fanservice galore aimed at Tales fans. This game is also perfect for a portable console because it is meant to be played in short bursts and to be replayed over and over.
 
Might this appeal to a Diablo/Angband fan? I liked Etrian Odyssey on the DS (to name something relatively recent), but am put off by Final Fantasy-style story-oriented RPGs.
 
slidewinder said:
Might this appeal to a Diablo/Angband fan? I liked Etrian Odyssey on the DS (to name something relatively recent), but am put off by Final Fantasy-style story-oriented RPGs.
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I'll be honest, probably not.

If you don't like Japanese RPG's you probably wont like this one. That is because this game doesn't have the standard JRPG conventions like linearity and storytelling, focusing more on the gameplay, leveling up your character, forging items, etc.

Now that I think about it, you may like it. Rent it first and see if you like it.
 
zurra said:
But that would at least cover the Abyss fan demographic!
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Which is not very big in America, sadly...

I know the game is based on the Abyss battle engine, but... how reminiscent is of TotA?
 
slidewinder said:
Might this appeal to a Diablo/Angband fan? I liked Etrian Odyssey on the DS (to name something relatively recent), but am put off by Final Fantasy-style story-oriented RPGs.
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I think it would more so than traditional FF-style RPGs. From the 15+ hours I put into an early preview version, this game is a dungeon crawler, plain and simple. But it does so with the classic Tales style and characters. The quests you take on are something along the lines of go to this cave and kill ten of this enemy. Come back and get your reward. You create your own character and can have Tales characters (or generic characters) join you in those quests. Not a lot of dialogue or story, but what there is of it is rather engaging.

In case the IGN, 1Up previews didn't tell you enough, check out this impression. I'm not the best writer in the world, but maybe it will give you a little more.

I'll say that I wasn't really a Tales fan before I played this, having avoid most of them, but I really enjoyed what I've played of TotW so far and will be picking it up this week.
 
When you change your armor / weapon in TotW does it show up on your character? In other words, how different can you make your character look? Are there helmets and all that kinds of stuff as well?
 
Razoric said:
When you change your armor / weapon in TotW does it show up on your character? In other words, how different can you make your character look? Are there helmets and all that kinds of stuff as well?
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Your weapon and armor change with any and every upgrade you make. It's truly the most fun part of the game. There are also custom outfits that are just for fun, like afro helmets and bunny suits.
 
Macstorm said:
Your weapon and armor change with any and every upgrade you make. It's truly the most fun part of the game. There are also custom outfits that are just for fun, like afro helmets and bunny suits.
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Sold.
 
Farore said:
Which is not very big in America, sadly...

I know the game is based on the Abyss battle engine, but... how reminiscent is of TotA?
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We can blame Namco for their lack of promotion and the stupid planning, putting it right in the holiday season where they would get lost in the fold.

Namco screwed up with Tales of the Abyss and SE did the same with Valkyrie Profile 2. In retrospect they should have released it early in 2007 instead of doing a fall 2006 holiday season, next to Final Fantasy.
 
Macstorm said:
Your weapon and armor change with any and every upgrade you make. It's truly the most fun part of the game. There are also custom outfits that are just for fun, like afro helmets and bunny suits.
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Tear in a bunny suit... please?
 
zurra said:
Tear in a bunny suit... please?
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In your dreams, I have a feeling that they will have them with their standard outfits to make them recognizable.

Macstorm said:
No, sadly it is just for your own created character. You have no control over the AI controlled characters' equipment.
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What he said.
 
Hcoregamer00 said:
In your dreams, I have a feeling that they will have them with their standard outfits to make them recognizable.
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Yeah, I would think so. A guy can dream though, right? *pops in Abyss, grabs vaseline, etc.*
 
B.K. said:
IGN interviewed a Bandai Namco representative about the game a few months ago and he said it's possible we'll get more of the PSP Tales games if this one sells enough.
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Macstorm said:
Your weapon and armor change with any and every upgrade you make. It's truly the most fun part of the game. There are also custom outfits that are just for fun, like afro helmets and bunny suits.
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Well, that settles it, I'll be buying this game this weekend, two months before getting a PSP. Gotta contribute to sales now rather than later, part to support the series and part to support Namco Tales Studio's very-appreciated forwarding of the RPG industry via the custom outfits (even if only for one character) that should have been standardized years ago.
 
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