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[Kurosaki Ichigo]

New website update...some ToD stuff (the release date 11/22 and theme song by studio DEEN as the original) and new round of ToW:RM pics!

And it has town!

And skits!

And...yes more battle screens!

Spoiler

and heaving antialiasing problems xd

Equiping armor and weapons change your outfit, in your customized characters that is. Cameos keep their original suits.

Quests of course! Doing deliveries rock, doesn't it? guys?
You ask the guild master, you do the job, you return, you get your reward.

More about the quest system:
You can have 4 members in your party as usual (Tempest breaks that rule though).
Yes, lots of cameos to let you choose your favourite team.

Of course you can choose whoever you want to fight with you, of those available that is.

Skit systems as usual with portraits.
Dubbed and animated!

Cameo characters, as of now, Chester, Lloyd and Raine (Refill). But we know a few more...

Last! THERE IS A TOWN YES!
No worldmap (I don't know if this is a bad or a good thing actually xD)
They explain a little about the story...something like choosen child born from a tree that takes the planet energy and such...a resistance orginazation...blablabla

Well, that is...no date for ToW yet (but they said Winter or 2006 can't remember now) and they have october covered by tempest, november by destiny...maybe december for the world.

 

[MoxManiac]

Tales of the never-going-to-be-released-in-US-or-EU

 

[Bebpo]

Yeah, I just saw this at Game Watch.

This could be amazing, like GoTY PSP, and one of the best (or the best) portable rpgs ever. Everything is going to depend on the battle system. If we get a battle system as deep and fun as the Abyss one + tons of dungeon crawling + portability + character costuming + face chats = AWESOME BEYOND WORDS.

If the battle system is shallow and sucks, then it will be a total waste

Tales of the never-going-to-be-released-in-US-or-EU

Every 3D Tales has come to the US. This will too.

 

[ezekial45]

The game looks pretty cool. I like the idea of creating a character for you to use. Too bad i don't have a PSP.

Btw, is there even a remote possibility that Tales of Rebirth or Tales of Destiny 2 (The Real One) will ever see a U.S release?

 

[frAntic_Frog]

looks very nice. i dont see much problem with the jaggies (lol you gonna complain about jaggies on the PSP? lol). hopefully a US version will come

 

[Andy787]

That actually looks really, really good. I'll probably pick this up if it gets released here, which it should considering it's not 2D nor is it a port.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Amirox should have a field day with this one... if the right response shows up first.

 

[Chris Michael]

This could be amazing, like GoTY PSP, and one of the best (or the best) portable rpgs ever.

Wow. Optimistic much?

 

[Dr.Hadji]

Whoa, why are Lyod and Rain(?) in those screens?

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

The game looks pretty cool. I like the idea of creating a character for you to use. Too bad i don't have a PSP.

Btw, is there even a remote possibility that Tales of Rebirth or Tales of Destiny 2 (The Real One) will ever see a U.S release?

Nope for PS2, being realistic.

Maybe ToD2 PSP with 30% new content if both Namco Hometek and SCEA get the thing right for the first time ever.

Anyway, PSP is region free so I rejoice! (when I get a PSP that is).


Just saw GameWatch thanks to Bebpo...more screens which show bigger world and really good-looking flashy battle system.

More here (some repeated): http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060901/tow.htm

 

[sugarhigh4242]

i'm not too wowed by the environments.

 

[Bebpo]

Wow. Optimistic much?

No, just stating how it is. It's a dungeon crawler so story/characters = non-existant so we don't even have to take that into consideration. Thus we know what we are getting: dungeons + battles + on the go.

Therefore if Abyss-worthy battle system = best portable rpg ever

Else = sucks.

 

[Amir0x]

Good maybe if they strip the story out it won't be painful. I'm still on the ropes here, Tales dungeon just screams of half-hearted effort :|

 

[Neo_Dasus]

This makes me angry for no apparent reason.

 

[WalkMan]

Bah not sure how this will come out. Call me mildly optimistic.

 

[Andy787]

This makes me angry for no apparent reason.

I bet I can think of a reason.

Spoiler

oh btw guys, i think this would have been better on ds anyone agree?

 

[Neo_Dasus]

oh btw guys, i think this would have been better on ds anyone agree?[/spoiler]

500%

 

[Chris Michael]

oh btw guys, i think this would have been better on ds anyone agree?

It would have made sense, seeing how the other World games are on the GBA. But I'm not complaining lolz!

 

[dark10x]

oh btw guys, i think this would have been better on ds anyone agree?

In what way?

From a sales point of view, maybe so, but I don't play sales charts.

As a game, however, it's on the right platform.

 

[reminder]

oh btw guys, i think this would have been better on ds anyone agree?

No

 

[Bebpo]

Wow. So many people here didn't get the joke ^^;

 

[Amir0x]

In what way?

From a sales point of view, maybe so, but I don't play sales charts.

As a game, however, it's on the right platform.

heh he was being sarcastic i think

 

[Neo_Dasus]

heh he was being sarcastic i think

WHAT?

HOW DARE HE TOY WITH MY BIASED EMOTIONS.

 

[eXistor]

I love the Tales games, but aren't they going a little overboard with it all? It's better to have too many than too little I guess, but with the Tales games being kinda hit-and-miss, it's hard to get too excited about a dungeon crawler.

 

[Chris Michael]

Wow. So many people here didn't get the joke ^^;

I knew he was joking. I can spot Andy sarcasm from miles away.

 

[Mejilan]

I'm surprised by how shitty Lloyd looks in that battle shot. I want this game.

 

[jiggle]

Needs more chraracters from TOD universe. Looks good nevertheless.

 

[nincompoop]

Looks awful. Should've been 2D.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Actual cameo cast:

Arche, Chester (Phantasia)
? (Destiny)
? (Eternia)
? (Destiny 2)
Lloyd, Raine (Symphonia)
Eugene (Rebirth)
Senel (Legendia)
Luke (Abyss)


I also heard Stahn from Destiny and Moses from Legendia ... but I can't find pics showing them :/

 

[Neo_Dasus]

Looks awful. Should've been vibrant 2D.

Spoiler

and a ds remake with wi-fi

 

[drohne]

you know ds fanboys are getting uppity when they start railing on psp graphics. meanwhile they praise tales of the tempest, or even that yggdrasil labyrinth thing, which integrates 2d and 3d as ineptly as any game since virtual hydlide on saturn. it's difficult to believe.

i doubt this will be localized -- none of the other games have -- but i would be interested. i liked tales of symphonia in spite of its story, and an actiony combat system plus dungeon crawling would be neat.

 

[Neo Child]

Tale of the Generic Looking JRPG

 

[jarrod]

Every 3D Tales has come to the US. This will too.

To be fair, it's actually a 3D Tales spinoff though. I personally think a US release is likely, but this thing isn't exactly guaranteed... hell Tempest isn't exactly guaranteed either and it's an actual 3D Tales.

 

[klee123]

Looks very good to me. Way more interesting than Tales of Phantasia.

 

[Ruas]

omg @ loyd :O

 

[Gantz]

Looks like ass.

 

[jarrod]

Dreamcass

 

[Amir0x]

Dreamcass

better than N64

 

[jarrod]

better than N64

In every respect but games... hmm, I see a pattern!

 

[Bebpo]

Note that the game is probably going to be running at 60fps in battle. So it should look pretty damn good in motion.

In every respect but games... hmm, I see a pattern!

Wait, are you seriously going to try to argue that the N64 had a better game library than the DC?

:lol

 

[Reilly]

Tale of the Generic Looking JRPG

YOU ARE SO FUNNY

 

[Amir0x]

In every respect but games... hmm, I see a pattern!

haha, deliciously perfect and you don't even realize it

 

[jarrod]

haha, deliciously perfect and you don't even realize it

What can I say, PS2 sort of makes certain parts of the equation redundant.

Dreamcast = worst SEGA console ever. PSP = worst PlayStation ever. Both thanks chiefly to PS2!

 

[Amir0x]

What can I say, PS2 sort of makes certain parts of the equation redundant.

Dreamcast = worst SEGA console ever.

 

[LevelNth]

haha, deliciously perfect and you don't even realize it

I thought the exact same thing when I read his response. :lol

 

[jarrod]

Looks like you're having trouble reconciling my wisdom. I suggest retiring the glorified 3rd Strike player and going on a Saturn fueled ebay binge!

I thought the exact same thing when I read his response. :lol

Are you speaking for yourself, or the Sonycore hive mind?

 

[ethelred]

Er, I'd say preemptively declaring this the best portable RPG ever is pretty damned out there, personally.

It does look like it could be great, but ****ing come on -- that kind of overhyping is just ridiculous.

 

[pancakesandsex]

i'm sold if its voiced.

I like tales, i like face chats, i like voices.

Could be a fun game, but only time will tell.

More importantly, i get phantasia next week <3 psp

 

[Bebpo]

Er, I'd say preemptively declaring this the best portable RPG ever is pretty damned out there, personally.

It does look like it could be great, but ****ing come on -- that kind of overhyping is just ridiculous.

Doesn't really have much competition. Golden Sun? Mother 3? FF Legends? If the battle system is as good as a real Tales game, then it'll blow all of them away in pure non-stop fun. Portable deep Tales battle system on the go is about the most fun thing I can think of while on a trip.

But I love the Tales battle system, especially the 3D ones, so it might just be me.

 

[pancakesandsex]

Doesn't really have much competition. Golden Sun? Mother 3? FF Legends? If the battle system is as good as a real Tales game, then it'll blow all of them away in pure non-stop fun. Portable deep Tales battle system on the go is about the most fun thing I can think of while on a trip.

But I love the Tales battle system, especially the 3D ones, so it might just be me.

The 3d ones are never that deep, but they ARE still loads more fun then the average turn based fare.