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[Saphirax]

Abyss Chronicles is saying it's about pirates, and Velvet is one.

I like everything about this, other than the game name. Berseria? ...

 

[Jawmuncher]

Come on namco. You were one letter away from having a kick ass title. Regardless another female protagonist is good.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Those who keep asking for Tales of Zesteria PS4, SteamDB leak pretty much confirmed it was being planned for PC/PS4 release so I am sure it is coming. Tomorrow we might get an announcement of PC/PS4 release.

 

[Jigorath]

Sweet. Buying it.

 

[ZeroX03]

Cool. Will grab this on PS4 if/when it comes West. Still haven't even played Xillia 2 though.

 

[Ravage]

Hopefully this means the PS4 version will be 1080p/60fps with good AA.

 

[ULTROS!]

Hope we get screenshots soon.

 

[doemaaan]

Wtf, I didn't even know Tales of Zesty was released .

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Well, shit.

 

[grandjedi6]

Wonder what silly idea the title is based on this time. Unless the root English word is just beserk.

 

[TheGreatLugia]

Wtf, I didn't even know Tales of Zesty was released .

You must have missed out on all the backlash when Japan got it in January.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

How come not a single picture of the event announcing the game has been made public?

 

[MilkyOctave]

Didn't really expect a new mothership title to be revealed. A female protagonist? Better not be amnesiac, emotionless etc. I guess this is the first for Tales series as Milla shared her spotlight with Jude. I hope the PS3 version doesn't mean that PS4 will be held down in order to make the versions equal in experience.

 

[kiryogi]

How come not a single picture of the event announcing the game has been made public?

N D A

 

[Nightengale]

How come not a single picture of the event announcing the game has been made public?

All the girls at the event went "shrug" when it's announced that the protagonist is female instead of their usual fangirl-lovable male leads.

/jk

 

[doemaaan]

You must have missed out on all the backlash when Japan got it in January.

Actually, yes I did. What happened? Briefly.

 

[AmethystEnd]

Didn't really expect a new mothership title to be revealed. A female protagonist? Better not be amnesiac, emotionless etc. I guess this is the first for Tales series as Milla shared her spotlight with Jude. I hope the PS3 version doesn't mean that PS4 will be held down in order to make the versions equal in experience.

Or a complete dumbass.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

The thing is as for this time they aren't doing live stream, and press (not personal blogs) are tweeting they aren't authorized to talk about it until 21:00 JST lol.

I guess that explains it.

That means 7am CDT for me then. Cool.

 

[Bousf]

Glad to see this, but also sad because it comes to prove how bad Zestiria flopped....

Zestiria PS4 has to be announced as well (at least for the West) if they want to make the game less "not profitable".

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

I hope the PS3 version doesn't mean that PS4 will be held down in order to make the versions equal in experience.

Of course PS3 will drag down the current gen version.
I expect that the PS4 version will be an easy up-port

 

[Sandfox]

Glad to see this, but also sad because it comes to prove how bad Zestiria flopped....

Zestiria PS4 has to be announced as well (at least for the West) if they want to make the game less "not profitable".

I'm sure ToZ was profitable.

 

[Acquiescence]

It's good that they've mixed things up a little by having a female lead this time around. And pirates? Pirates are fucking awesome by default as long as Johnny Depp's irritating David Bowie impression isn't involved in any way, shape or form. Shame it's a crossgen title, but it's Japan so that's to be expected. I imagine developers over there will still cling to the PS3 for a good couple of years more.

 

[Black Republican]

Probably for the best.

what happened, was it because of the DLC thing?

 

[Zankou]

How come not a single picture of the event announcing the game has been made public?

Info from Tales Festival will go online at 9PM Japan time

https://twitter.com/abby745/status/607124881143033856

 

[Athreous]

Dont rly like it being on ps3/4, it won't be a next gen game =p

 

[adamsapple]

+1 for PS3 announcement !

Hopefuly they do a quick localization as well. PS3 too, and not pull off what Squeenix did with DQ Heroes.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Question to TalesOfGAF: is this the very first main Tales game with a female protagonist?

Xilia was shared between a guy and a girl so it wasn't quite there.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Now I'm curious as to where this Tales of Zestiria port for PS4 is hiding.

 

[kuroneko0509]

Question to TalesOfGAF: is this the very first main Tales game with a female protagonist?

Xilia was shared between a guy and a girl so it wasn't quite there.

yes, unless they pull another... /shot

 

[Bousf]

I'm sure ToZ was profitable.

with all the copies sold back to stores in Japan and the game's price going down to barely nothing on Amazon weeks after release? I would find it fascinating if it was profitable (I really don't know for certain, I was guessing based on overwhelming evidence, good for them if they made profit)

 

[Mendax]

Info from Tales Festival will go online at 9PM Japan time

https://twitter.com/abby745/status/607124881143033856

is that 50 minutes from now?

 

[ChasingComets]

is that 50 minutes from now?

No, that's 2 hours later, although I'll count on some leaked images from the fes before that.

 

[Rpgmonkey]

Now I'm curious as to where this Tales of Zestiria port for PS4 is hiding.

It may be happening, but they probably decided to make it take a back seat for a more appealing announcement.

Berseria sounds a little early (probably Fall/Winter 2016), so they probably have something else in mind for Fall/Winter 2015.

is that 50 minutes from now?

A little less than two hours.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

+1 for PS3 announcement !

Hopefuly they do a quick localization as well. PS3 too, and not pull off what Squeenix did with DQ Heroes.

Dragon Quest Heroes is a fast locatization. The game was released in Japan in February this year and will get a Western release in October. Not that far.

 

[Delio]

Female Protag is awesome. Cant wait to see more about this.

 

[Kagari]

Dragon Quest Heroes is a fast locatization. The game was released in Japan in February this year and will get a Western release in October. Not that far.

He means they're not localizing the PS3 one.

 

[Toki767]

Dragon Quest Heroes is a fast locatization. The game was released in Japan in February this year and will get a Western release in October. Not that far.

Think he means Dragon Quest Heroes not coming out on PS3 in the west.

 

[Asd202]

Pirates? Could be interesting.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Think he means Dragon Quest Heroes not coming out on PS3 in the west.

He means they're not localizing the PS3 one.

Strange. I had no idea it was a PS4 exclusive in the West.

 

[scarlet]

No Zestiria 2 huh. Guess they want to distance themselves from that one as fast as possible.

Probably for the best.

Is it really that bad?

 

[Ryan95]

I fear PS3 could not come westwards, if they follow the same strategy as SAO:Lost Song, where PS3 version was completely neglected here.

 

[Americanmushroom]

So still no pics or anything?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Is it really that bad?

The actual game has received a good amount of praise. But a decision they made with a certain character pissed off fans quite a bit, so it's probably best for them to just let it be a one off entry.

 

[Spinx]

I'll play it if the MC is the female version of Yuri Lowell.

 

[Weiss]

I'm glad to see Namco branching out from traditional male protagonists, between having a gay lead in Zesteria and now a female lead for this.

 

[Black Republican]

I'll play it if the MC is the female version of Yuri Lowell.

G.O.A.T Tales of character God Yuri

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

Wonder will there a female heroine this time.

 

[Pachimari]

So we probably won't get Zestiria for PS4 as rumored before?

 

[Philippo]

If ship sailing is in, i am too.

 

[Zolo]

I'll play it if the MC is the female version of Yuri Lowell.

Considering the game seems like it might be about pirates, that could be the case.