Hilo - Tales of Graces ƒ

Hoy ha sido la Japan Expo en París y como sabreís Namco iba a acudir para mostrar Tales of the Abyss y Tales of Graces f, del primero han mostrado varios trailers indicando las novedades (que no son novedades, porque son las que había en la versión americana) y del Graces... el video no funcionaba xD. También han mostrado el video de gameplay de Tales of Xillia y Hideo Baba a preguntado si lo queríamos ver en Europa y según dicen la gente empezó a gritar como colegialas xD. A ver si mañana suben los videos y los podemos ver.

Report: Tales series at the Japan Expo

Namco Bandai held a Tales series presentation at the Japan Expo in Paris today, highlighted by three titles, two of which are confirmed for western release.

Series producer Hideo Baba was on location to present the new material, which began with Tales of the Abyss for Nintendo 3DS. New images and a trailer of the upcoming remake were shown, and a pamphlet handed out to attendees confirmed a November 10, 2011 release date for the game in Europe.

Tales of Graces F followed. A trailer was supposed to be shown, but technical difficulties prevented it from starting. Hopefully, Namco will release it online.

Closing, Baba touched a bit on Tales of Xillia, the upcoming 15th Anniversary Tales game currently only announced in Japan. The recent “Scenario” trailer was shown to the audience. Baba asked the crowd if they’d like to see the game release in Europe, which was followed up by enthusiastic cheers from the attendance. Although the question may have been a hint for the future, Baba made it clear that no announcements have been made regarding Xillia‘s localization.

The Japan Expo runs through July 3.

Descripción

Tales of Graces F es la última incorporación a la renovada serie Tales en la actual generación de consolas, y la aparición de la franquicia en PlayStation®3. La historia se desarrolla en el contexto de tres países afectados por un conflicto turbulento y se basa en los ideales de "defender tus convicciones" y "proteger a los que quieres”.

Por primera vez en la serie Tales, el sistema de combate permite cambiar el estilo de ataque dependiendo de la situación de la batalla. Las armas características de los personajes pueden intercambiarse en diferentes estilos, y el nuevo sistema de combate es más fácil de utilizar al tiempo que hace las batallas más envolventes. El título está siendo desarrollado por NAMCO TALES STUDIO LTD. en Japón quien está centrada en traer a la vida la rica profundidad que evocan los personajes creados por Mutsumi Inomata.

HISTORIA

En un mundo llamado Ephinea, una civilización florece a través del uso del “Eleth,” una substancia encontrada en un material llamado “Crius.” En este mundo, tres reinos- Windor, Strata and Fendel – luchan por la supremacía. En un remoto pueblo de Windor, llamado Lhant, el hijo mayor del Baron Aston, un chico espiritual y cándido llamado Asbel Lhant, disfruta de los días de su juventud con sus amigos de la infancia y colegas inseparables. Sin embargo un accidente determinará a Asbel a querer ser más fuerte, y decidir entrar en la academia de caballeros de la capital del reino.

Siete años han pasado. Asbel ha cumplido 18 años y está a punto de convertirse en caballero por pleno derecho. No obstante, es de nuevo forzado a dejar sus sueños de lado cuando su padre Aston, muere. No pudiendo escapar a la obligación que siente por suceder a su padre como el Barón de Lhant.

Características

→ Un nuevo paso en el sistema de combate “Shift Linear Motion Battle System” – La última versión del más dinámico sistema de combate en RPG. Experimenta batallas dinámicas en tiempo real, con ataques especiales y hasta dos estilos de lucha diferentes por cada personaje. Desplega numerosos ataques y métodos de batalla en un significativamente mayor número de tácticas posibles.

→ Una rica y profunda trama – Para salvar al mundo primero deberás el secreto de porque los tres reinos luchan por la supremacía.

→ Contenido inacabable – Aventuras secundarias para descubrir sub-tramas alrededor del mundo y otras muchas características adicionales, como el dualizing item synthesis system y sistema de experiencia en la batalla.

→ Renovado talento creativo – Los personajes han sido diseñados por Mutsumi Inomata quien ha creado incontables personajes populares en capítulos previos de la saga Tales. La música ha sido creada por el famoso compositor Motoi Sakuraba.

MC: With the Tales of series... (interrupted by the cheering) Thank you, thank you. And precisely to talk about it, because there's a lot coming, please welcome to the stage Mister Baba. Where is Mister Baba? (Hideo Baba gets on stage). So there, Baba-san.

Hideo Baba: Konichiwa!

MC: Konichiwa! So, Mister Baba, who is the producer of the Tales of game series at Namco Bandai, will tell us about two new games coming to us soon and maybe more.

Translator: He came here to show you the extraordinary Tales of the Abyss game, which will be released soon in France, in all of Europe, for you and for our utmost pleasure. As well as the Tales of Graces F game which will be on Playstation 3.

MC: All right, so two new games. We might go a little more into the details. I mean, a little on what it is about.

Translator: So it's a brand new game... It is an RPG as you already know, like all of the Tales of. And now with the 3D system, because with the Nintendo 3DS, there's the 3D aspect which compliments the game. It will be present on the Nintendo 3DS with Tales of the Abyss. Which will be released soon.

MC: We might take a look at this with moving pictures. It will be a lot better.

(Tales of the Abyss subtitled Japanese trailer.)

Translator: So the game will come out this autumn, be sure that it will be before the end of the year and we hope that you will have a lot of fun.

MC: So all right for Tales of the Abyss, I think things are clear. Now, we told you there was a second one, Tales of Graces F which will come out a little later. Again, some details and maybe some pictures.

Translator: So, Tales of Graces F came out last year in Japan, it's coming to Europe for 2012. We truly hope that you will greatly enjoy this game promising a lot of happiness to the gamers.

MC: Now you can see some pictures of Tales of Graces F, which came out last year in Japan. (awkward moment) Obviously, we have a little issue with the video of Tales of Graces F, we will try to fix it and show it to you at the end, those things happen. We will fix it, we will show it later. Meanwhile, we still have something else to tell you since this year, we all like anniversary, it's the 15 years of the Tales of series. For this occasion, Baba-san has a few words and maybe some pictures to show you to celebrate this.

Translator: Indeed, this year is the Tales of Series 15th anniversary. He is obviously really happy, to not miss a thing, (something I can't make out) for the studio Xillia.

(Tales of Xillia Japanese trailer.)

Translator: So now, they are making Tales of Xillia for Japan, it's not planned for Europe, for the 15th anniversary. If there's feedback on Tales of Xillia, that Europe really, really want to play, but like, really...

(Fans cheer.)

MC: There, that's how you can make the first test. Listen, Baba-san!

(Fans cheer some more.)

MC: I think he heard... So! Thank you very much. You can come back anytime to give us good news about games heading our way. Thank you very much and see you soon.

Translator: For the next game, he says that he would like very much to come back to France. He likes France a lot and hopes to come back soon. Thank you.

(The MC goes on to talk about ninjas.)

So I spoke to a Namco representative here at 'Hyper Japan' in London.

He said the following (all for the EUR people):

- Tales of the Abyss 3DS will be avalible this november.
- Tales of Graces f will be released in february 2012.
- Tales of the Abyss 3DS will contain extra artes.

Make of it as you will.

The press release also mentioned a “summer 2012″ release for Europe, adding that it’ll be localized in both German and French.

Fantasy and Adventure Comes to North America this March

SAN JOSE, Calif., (December 14, 2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced the release date for next year’s Tales of Graces™ f, exclusively for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Tales of Graces f combines lush animated graphics, a dramatic storyline and an exciting real-time battle system into a sprawling epic for fans of the Tales of series and Japanese RPGs. Tales of Graces f will be available in North America on March 13, 2012.

Tales of Graces f brings the renowned and beloved Tales of series to the PlayStation 3 system for the first time in North America. Set amidst the conflict of three kingdoms competing for planetary dominance, the story follows Asbel Lhant and his friends as they come to discover just how far they will go to protect the bonds of friendship between them in a quest that stretches beyond their comprehension.

For the first time in the Tales of series, the combat system lets the player freely change attack style depending on the battle situation. The characters’ distinctive weapons can be swapped for different styles, and the new combat system is easier to control while simultaneously adding new levels of tactical depth. The title is developed by NAMCO TALES STUDIO LTD. in Japan with the aim of bringing to life the rich depth of the evocative characters created by Mutsumi Inomata.

Tales of Graces f will be available in Europe in summer 2012 and localized in German and French. More details on the European version coming soon.

For more information on the Tales of Graces f and the Tales of series, please visit http://www.talesrpg.com