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[demidar]

These names are so nonsensical, I wish they'd convene with a native English speaker first before coming up with a name.

 

[ULTROS!]

Team Destiny does not exist anymore.

No more superior battles then? Or is it a gamble if the next game will have Symphonia or Destiny combat systems?

 

[Razlo]

Tales of Creales may be the final name, but I prefer Tales of Catastora

Me too!

 

[CielTynave]

No more superior battles then? Or is it a gamble if the next game will have Symphonia or Destiny combat systems?

The team itself is gone, but the person who designed their battle systems is still there I believe. Hopefully this is one he was working on.

 

[Soriku]

No more superior battles then? Or is it a gamble if the next game will have Symphonia or Destiny combat systems?

Tatsuro Udo (battle planner/programmer for TD games) still works at Namco.

 

[Razlo]

These names are so nonsensical, I wish they'd convene with a native English speaker first before coming up with a name.

I didn't realize fantasy words needed to be run by English speakers first.

 

[vareon]

These names are so nonsensical, I wish they'd convene with a native English speaker first before coming up with a name.

Why would they?

 

[sixteen-bit]

wow these roll right off the tongue

 

[Vanille]

Zestoria sounds like they should go with something like Historia instead.

Pretty much. Sounds like they wanted to go with Historia until they realized ToH was already taken so they stuck a Z on there instead.

 

[kenji_sama]

Tatsuro Udo (battle planner/programmer for TD games) still works at Namco.

I heard he was involved in new Tales or something else but I can't find the source.

 

[TreIII]

Tales of (Fletcher's) Castoria?

 

[Hattori]

They should consider Tales of Localifaztia


Jokes aside I'm stoked, I hope they reveal it at TGS.

 

[zeopower6]

Hm, none of these are as odd as Xillia's title, lol.

 

[Community Forum]

These names are so nonsensical, I wish they'd convene with a native English speaker first before coming up with a name.

Tales of Hot Pockets

 

[ULTROS!]

What does Xillia and Vesperia even mean in English?

 

[Rhapsody]

I hear the title and all I think is "It's a Duke-tastrophe!"

Now I feel like rewatching The Critic...

 

[Road]

I liked the titles more when they made sense.

Xillia was already silly and it seems this new one will try to top it.

 

[demidar]

I didn't realize fantasy words needed to be run by English speakers first.

Most previous Tales of games had a recognizable base word. Graces, Hearts, Destiny, Symphonia, Innocence, Phantasia, etc. Recently they've been using proper nouns as titles, Xillia and Vesperia for example.

I dunno, seems like a trend is appearing.

 

[Sagitario]

If those are the only options, I really hope "Tales of Creales" gets chosen.

 

[Videoneon]

Vesper is a word with a ton of meanings IIRC, one of which is an evening star. Xillia is...I can't even BS something plausible. Personally, I want Tales of Bruschetta.

Anyway, looks like the Tales cycle hath commenced. My interest now is: PS3 or PS4? I expect PS3 but await confirmation

 

[zroid]

#TeamCreales

 

[SaintZ]

"Creales" makes me think of "Cereales" (Cereals)

Zestoria is the only one that sounds passable.

 

[zeopower6]

What does Xillia and Vesperia even mean in English?

In the context of the game, Vesperia is "the brightest star in the sky".

And Xillia is apparently an offshoot of Xillion which is a play on Zillion which means "countless" and the letter "X" being used to represent "the unknown"... so countless unknown things? I dunno where Baba gets this, tbh.

If they do Catastoria instead of Catastora, I can see that sounding good. :x

 

[Velcro Fly]

Tales of Zestoria sounds like an extreme cookbook

 

[Rpgmonkey]

They always come in threes!

Tales of the Doom Sign was one of Tempest's, Tales of Harmonia was one of Abyss's, I think Tales of Nexus was one of Vesperia's, etc.

question is when we will hear about this

Famitsu? TGS? Jump Festa?

Usually they announce the game 3-4 months after the trademark is made. So they might announce it sometime around Symphonia's release in Japan in October.

What does Xillia and Vesperia even mean in English?

Xillia is about zillion or something like that, combined the X (IIRC it has implications of "cross" or the unknown). It was dumb.

Vesperia is the name of a star in the game world and also references the word/name Vesper.

 

[zroid]

"Creales" makes me think of "Cereales" (Cereals)

You say this like it's a bad thing

 

[Platy]

What is the problem with RPG creators and RPG names ?

 

[TreIII]

Looks like the Tales cycle hath commenced. My interest now is: PS3 or PS4? I expect PS3 but await confirmation

I think Baba pretty much made it clear a short while ago.

We'll be sticking with the PS3 for a while, it looks like. And I got no problem with that.

 

[Soriku]

On Xillia's name...

According to producer Baba, the name Xillia arranged in English expresses the word “Xillion” which in turn means “countless.” For our case, “Xillion” is a play on words of “Zillion”. The letter X signifies the meaning of the unknown, or “crossing.” One’s life can accumulate with countless things, good or bad.

 

[zeopower6]

What is the problem with RPG creators and RPG names ?

Why are these titles a problem? :x

Now if this were an Infinite Undiscovery-type of situation....

 

[perorist]

Baba said Xillia was derived from Xillion (Zillion), for countless.

Edit - beaten like a Zesty Crepe

 

[RyougaSaotome]

This game is actually just another Tales of Phantasia port in disguise. Watch.

 

[Caelestis]

I like the name that has a cat in it, and that's the only reason why. They all sound way off the wall.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Tales of Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari ari Buchi-pip Peri Pembo

For those who didn't get the reference.

 

[demidar]

On Xillia's name...

That is the biggest asspull I have ever witnessed.

 

[kenji_sama]

Vesper is a word with a ton of meanings IIRC, one of which is an evening star. Xillia is...I can't even BS something plausible. Personally, I want Tales of Bruschetta.

Anyway, looks like the Tales cycle hath commenced. My interest now is: PS3 or PS4? I expect PS3 but await confirmation

PS4 Tales should happen when Final Fantasy XV releases. Maybe they will release HD version for PS4 but I doubt it.

 

[nintendoman58]

Abyss refers to the Qliphoth.

Ok, that I can understand.

Graces...IDK. The battle system sure is graceful though...

Pfft, you kidding? I'd hardly call a fast, action-filled, combo-heavy battle system to be graceful in any way. I'd say it's more like the grace of the flowers or something like that in the game.

Symphonia - The mana flow of the planets is like the rising and falling of a symphony.

That's a pretty weird thing to title your game on. I mean, it's part of the world-building aspect yeah, but I'm pretty sure it's not something essentially important to the main story.

 

[dakkumauji]

This game is actually just another Tales of Phantasia port in disguise. Watch.

Now with a 3-D battlefield cause we all know how great that is!

 

[Hattori]

nvm

 

[Kazerei]

Honestly most of the Tales game names sound silly. Phantasia and Symphonia were the best.

 

[Flamfas]

Usually they announce the game 3-4 months after the trademark is made. So they might announce it sometime around Symphonia's release in Japan in October

Random Famitsu issue a week before ToSU then? ; )

 

[Cess007]

None of those sounds really pausible (or coherent) but hey, new Tales is always a good thing. No matter the name.

But come on Namco; try a little more. What about: Tales of Fate, Tales of Alchemy or stuff like that.

 

[Soriku]

But come on Namco; try a little more. What about: Tales of Fate, Tales of Alchemy or stuff like that.

Too generic.

 

[CrunchyFrog]

I hear the title and all I think is "It's a Duke-tastrophe!"

That IS quite a quyzbuk

 

[Coxy]

Tales of la passione commuove la storia
these are all pretty bad tbh but excited for the game reveal, maybe they'll do that thing of hiding the trailer on the HD collection

 

[demidar]

Tales of Fantasy: Final.

 

[Dark Schala]

Now every time I look at the thread title, I keep thinking "Castration" as opposed to the word that's supposed to resemble "catastrophe".

Thanks a lot, you guys.

 

[ZealousD]

That is the biggest asspull I have ever witnessed.

I bet there's just somebody on the team that tries to come up with cool "English sounding" words and adds "-ia" at the end.

 

[Cybaster]

At least tales games sounds beautiful even if it's meaningless, unlike FF/KH names.

 

[demidar]

I bet there's just somebody on the team that tries to come up with cool "English sounding" words and adds "-ia" at the end.

He probably has a dedicated job for that, like "Chief English Dictionary Scribe" or something.