Namco's Tales of... RPG series thread

[gamezter]

From the Magic Box:
Namco recently announced the development of 4 new RPGs in their "Tales of..." series. First up is Tales of Legendia for the Gamecube, which is the sequel to Tales of Symphonia. The game will continue to use the Multi-Linear Battle System, full 3D graphics, and new GBA connectivity features. Another Tales game will be developed for the GBA later in the year.

For the PlayStation, there's Tales of Truthia for the PS2; this is the sequel to Tales of Eternia. The game will use the traditional 2D Linear Battle system. There's also a fan disc called Tales of Phantom 2 being developed for PSOne.

The bad news? All of these are surefire Japan releases, but as of now are in "wait and see" mode for a USA release. Namco USA doesn't really seem to care about its RPGs--Tales of Destiny 2 for the PS2 remains a Japan-only release, and even Tales of Symphonia for the Gamecube has been delayed yet again to beyond the 2nd Qtr of 2004.

Expect more news when E3 rolls around...

[ace_kit]

Tales of Truthia? Can't they come up with a better title than this?

Sana naman i-release nila. Maganda naman ang reception ng mga Tales of series nila sa US eh.

[amPOGIko]

gusto ko yung tales of destiny series sa ps1..sana magkaron nga sa ps2..

[ace_kit]

Sana lumabas sa US. Sayang 2D pa din.... buti pa ang Gamecube 3D na.

Sigh.. mahal ang games sa GC eh...

[Zettai Seigi]

Tales of Truthia? Can't they come up with a better title than this?

Same here. Ang cheesey ng dating ng title. Sabi ng bro ko, baka pag nag-flop ito eh tawaging "Tales oh Pooh-tia".

[gamezter]

Tales of Truthia? Can't they come up with a better title than this?

Same here. Ang cheesey ng dating ng title. Sabi ng bro ko, baka pag nag-flop ito eh tawaging "Tales oh Pooh-tia".

LOL, don't worry--if they ever release it in the USA it will just be called "Tales of Destiny 3 or 4"...

[Zettai Seigi]

Ahhhm, mabuti naman kung ganun. Ang corny kasi talaga pakinggan nung Japanese title. Hehe!

[mamyel]

alam nyo, di ako familiar sa mga titles na to. maganda ba yang Tales series?

[Zettai Seigi]

ey! Clarify ko lang po na hindi din ako familiar sa game series na'to. Nag-comment lang po sa title.

[DarkRenzokuken]

Huh?! Walang Tales of Destiny 3? Ay, panget!

[Ashtar]

Tales of Truthia? Can't they come up with a better title than this?

Same here. Ang cheesey ng dating ng title. Sabi ng bro ko, baka pag nag-flop ito eh tawaging "Tales oh Pooh-tia".

LOL. Sino yung bida si Winnie the Pooh? hahahaha

[Amoch]

Ako familiar sa series na ito. I've played 3 tales games including "Tales of Phantasia" for SNES (using an emulator of course). The series is a 2D action RPG. Similar yung designs with Star Ocean 2.

The series is OK but it's no Final Fantasy. So don't expect much. I like it better than the Breath of Fire series though since more-action oriented siya. Besides andito ko na-encounter ang pinaka ma-L na female character sa isang RPG (Arche of Tales of Phantasia with her orgasm scene).

[ace_kit]

Eeeey... I don't remember that part...

Hmm.. mukhang kailangan ulit laruin ah. heheheh!

[Amoch]

Play mo yun uli using the DeJap Translated patch (Since Tales of Phantasia was never officially translated). Arche is the Witch player character.

[ace_kit]

Yup... i have that in my computer na. I'll just have to find the time to play it. heheh!

[gamezter]

alam nyo, di ako familiar sa mga titles na to. maganda ba yang Tales series?

Yup, they're very good, but like Amoch said, don't expect a Final Fantasy type of game. The Tales games are simpler and more light-hearted, but the one thing that shines in the Tales series is the combat--everything is in real-time and not turn-based. Battles are done in a side-scrolling 2D mode, something like Street Fighter, only with a lot of characters onscreen. Your control the lead character while the other 3 characters are AI-controlled, but can be programmed to cast spells, heal, dodge, run away, etc. during combat.

The real-time battles are mostly hilarious, as everyone runs, attacks, screams at the same time--and if you have a Bard in your group, he'll usually sing while he runs around, making combat even funnier to look at. There's also lots of mini-games, like a cooking contest.

When this game was released, the major sites like IGN and Gamespot gave it bad reviews, mainly because they had stupid reviewers in 1998 who didn't care much for RPGs and probably played them for about an hour or so, all the while comparing it to FFVII. But you can read some ok reviews here:

http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/talesofde ... stiny.html
http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/talesofde ... iny-4.html
http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/talesofde ... iny-7.html
http://www.rpgamer.com/games/tales/tod/ ... odrr1.html
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/review/20370.html

[Amoch]

Yata! *Ala Tales of Destiny Battle Cry*

[gamezter]

Some recent updates...

Namco has announced that they will be porting the Gamecube RPG, Tales of Symphonia, to the PS2. The latest installment in their Tales of... series of RPGs features cel-shaded kawaii characters, and will contain additional features not present in the Gamecube version. Release date is slated sometime this year--see some screenshots here.

At the same time, Namco also announced a new title in their Tales of... series, called Tales of Rebirth, for the PS2. The new title will feature 3D graphics, and no release date has been announced yet--check out the gorgeous screenshots here.

[Amoch]

La...labas na daw sa PS2?! Ta...talaga?! Hikbi... (naiiyak sa tuwa).

[ace_kit]

Hay nako! Ilang beses ko na narinig yan eh. Sana naman tuloy naman nila kasi sa mga last years na ang PS2 eh wala pa ding kahit isang english na Tales of...