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Tales of Zestiria announced for PS3 [announced worldwide]

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Kagari

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RyoonZ said:
Why is PS3 keep getting new games and a JRPG at that while the Wii and Xbox360 were abandoned like a year or two? I mean the Wii is a clear winner sales wise but why was it abandoned so quickly?
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Install base + Wii users didn't buy a lot of hardcore games.
 
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Mauricio_Magus

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RyoonZ said:
Why is PS3 keep getting new games and a JRPG at that while the Wii and Xbox360 were abandoned like a year or two? I mean the Wii is a clear winner sales wise but why was it abandoned so quickly?
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Install Base in Japan.

Edit: and as Kagari said, Wii owners didn't buy a lot of games.
 
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Basileus777

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RyoonZ said:
Why is PS3 keep getting new games and a JRPG at that while the Wii and Xbox360 were abandoned like a year or two? I mean the Wii is a clear winner sales wise but why was it abandoned so quickly?
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This is game aimed at the Japanese market, the 360 is nonexistent there.
 
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FiraB

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m0t0k1 said:
I loved Xenoblade but there was just to much walking endleslly in that game. I prefered it more confined like in the last story. But if the characters are good and story is nice sign me up for a western release :).
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Hahaha I agree in a lot of respects but that freedom was a welcoming change, I wouldn't put it past baba to blend the two honestly but he has been saying that this tales would be special and different then things in the past. These might just be much larger game spaces to accommodate the new battle system, we will see really, need more info rawr!
 
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koutoru

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I like how they are now starting to give the Main Female lead roles you would typically expect a male to have in a JRPG.
 
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Prince Vultan

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No cross-gen is lame.

Will still be there day one... after about a year or so of nail biting about whether there'll be an english version anyways :(
 
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Takao

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RyoonZ said:
Why is PS3 keep getting new games and a JRPG at that while the Wii and Xbox360 were abandoned like a year or two? I mean the Wii is a clear winner sales wise but why was it abandoned so quickly?
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[360] Tales of Vesperia - 200.885
[PS3] Tales of Vesperia - 414.046

[WII] Tales of Graces - 223.666
[PS3] Tales of Graces f - 358.583

[PS3] Tales of Xillia - 627.346
[PS3] Tales of Xillia 2 - 428.913
 
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Yaoibot

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Zhao_Yun said:
Few years ago I wouldn't have been optimistic but I think after ToX, ToX2 and ToS HD we probably don't have to worry about a localized version.
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I'd say that Namco and Tecmo Koei have easily had the best East to West output this gen. They've even released staunchly Japanese games that NA retailers would surely spurn via digital channels. Saint Seiya, Pirate Warriors 1/2, Zil O'll (was I the only one who loved that game?) and the Vita - stealth - Atelier releases come to mind. Props to both publishers for continuing to plant seeds in the West when others have spit on the garden altogether.
 
ULTROS!

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People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Kinda looks like Xenoblade.
 
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Psycho_Mantis

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Loving the character designs and combat looks soooo good. This has impressed me a lot. Persona 5, Tales of Zestiria, Dark Souls 2, FFX HD and KH 2.5, I'm drowning in these jrpgs. PS3 has finally delivered.
 
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Eusis

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Mauricio_Magus said:
Install Base in Japan.

Edit: and as Kagari said, Wii owners didn't buy a lot of games.
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Plus I think even many there are hungering for some proper HD RPGs now, it's likely why games like Persona 5 are for PS3 rather than 3DS or Vita, nevermind that the Vita hasn't exactly taken off anywhere, it only looks as good as it does now because of Wii U's troubled state and the fact it's a great place for indies who make games that need buttons/sticks. Though going by the thread about Japan leading in mobile revenue a lot of that can probably be attributed to a huge chunk of that handheld base just going to smartphones instead, probably especially the audience that was receptive to PSP beyond Monster Hunter fans, who must've gone 3DS instead.
 
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CommandThrower

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A new Tales game? Okay, you have my curiosity.


A new Tales game with a new battle system? A new battle system which seems to resemble a 3D character action game at that?! Okay, you have my attention.
 
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Soriku

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Sandfox said:
I'm interested in the game but it really doesn't look too different to me.
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Not really sure what you're expecting. Graphics look similar to Xillia and Graces but we have a glimpse at what looks like a very open field and battles possibly without transitions, the former which looks like a big improvement from what they've done with Graces/Xillia, the latter new for the series as a whole.
 
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Mauricio_Magus

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Eusis said:
Plus I think even many there are hungering for some proper HD RPGs now, it's likely why games like Persona 5 are for PS3 rather than 3DS or Vita, nevermind that the Vita hasn't exactly taken off anywhere, it only looks as good as it does now because of Wii U's troubled state and the fact it's a great place for indies who make games that need buttons/sticks. Though going by the thread about Japan leading in mobile revenue a lot of that can probably be attributed to a huge chunk of that handheld base just going to smartphones instead, probably especially the audience that was receptive to PSP beyond Monster Hunter fans, who must've gone 3DS instead.
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I agree, I love how many JRPG's have found a place on the 3DS but I really desire to play a home console JRPG every now and then, I'm really interested in some of the next year offerings like X, Xillia 2, Dark Souls 2(PC), Drakengard 3, and in 2015 Persona 5.
 
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Swordy

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Interesting that Alicia actually kind of looks like a fighter and doesn't show any skin, hope she also won't be a damsel in distress.
 
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thunder_snail

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The character and costume design for the lead female look real nice. I hope the main male lead isn't a dork like in graces and xillia though.

Also hoping cooking and crafting returns for this one. Please don't rush it Baba!!
 
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Gbraga

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If they keep all the crazy combos but with this view it'll really feel like a character action game.

Very excited for direct feed footage.
 
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KemoSabe

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Looks like the ps3 is going to be around for quite some time.
Sucks even more that the ps4 isnt backwards compatible...
Stupid move Sony
 
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Gartooth

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Im a little underwhelmed by what I saw, not sure what to think really. Not really a fan of the character designs, and count me out on giant fields considering the lame fields of Xillia.
 
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koutoru

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Soriku said:
Not really sure what you're expecting. Graphics look similar to Xillia and Graces but we have a glimpse at what looks like a very open field and battles possibly without transitions, the former which looks like a big improvement from what they've done with Graces/Xillia, the latter new for the series as a whole.
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Maybe they were expecting cell shading like in Vesperia?
 
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Sandfox

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Soriku said:
Not really sure what you're expecting. Graphics look similar to Xillia and Graces but we have a glimpse at what looks like a very open field and battles possibly without transitions, the former which looks like a big improvement from what they've done with Graces/Xillia, the latter new for the series as a whole.
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Its an improvement of what we currently have but its not something I would call all that different.
 
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RyougaSaotome

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Tales of Dragons and Fields and Zest.

Have I mentioned that dragons are a big deal? ALSO BIG FIELDS. THEY ARE SUPER BIG.

Looking forward to more info from da Famitsu's/Dengeki's in the next few months.
 
Tizoc

Tizoc

Member
While I don't like the generic anime look, I hope the gameplay delivers.
I really gotta finish up Graces so I can start Xillia afterwards...
 
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Soriku

Junior Member
Sandfox said:
Its an improvement of what we currently have but its not something I would call all that different.
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I think you're looking at the wrong series if you want them to radicalize the games. Me, I just look forward to the new characters, world, battle system, and whatever other improvements they're making like the bigger world here and the lack of transitions if that's what's being implied.
 
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Eusis

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KemoSabe said:
Looks like the ps3 is going to be around for quite some time.
Sucks even more that the ps4 isnt backwards compatible...
Stupid move Sony
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It's not as if they have a magical solution to make the PS4 BC, the only solutions are if they got the GPU/CPU cheap enough to throw on a chip then throw in there (which happened with the PS2... and STILL it didn't last) or if they had made the PS3 x86 based in the first place (more about increasing the odds then though) though you can definitely argue the Cell was a stupid move to begin with anyway.
Mauricio_Magus said:
I agree, I love how many JRPG's have found a place on the 3DS but I really desire to play a home console JRPG every now and then, I'm really interested in some of the next year offerings like X, Xillia 2, Dark Souls 2(PC), Drakengard 3, and in 2015 Persona 5.
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And there's some games that just can't easily be done on handhelds as it is, not without heavy compromising anyway. If they wanted a Persona roughly in line with the PS2 games for instance... yeah, that can work on 3DS probably, and has been surpassed on Vita, but Zestria doesn't look like the kind of game you'd easily do on 3DS or Vita, though Vesperia kind of did.
 
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