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Tales of Zestiria - lulzace - 2013-12-04
MY EXCITE IS A 20 KILO BOX OF EXCITE IN A 5 KILO BAG
Tales of Zestiria - CarrionCrow - 2013-12-04
I realise that it is kind of a Tales of thing, but I would not mind if they moved away a bit from the animesque stereotypical characters.
Firstly, not a single playable character deviates from the standard archetypes that mainstream animes are made up of. Good or bad, at least it gets old.
Secondly, the designs. The art style itself is obviously not the problem, just the way they make almost every character, even bloody creepers like Jade Curtiss from ToA look so sparkle-rainbow-unicorny.
A darker Tales of would be great, but perhaps it would not be true to the brand. Tales of Xillia2 looks like it is closer to this, but I have yet to play it, and would hate to spoil it by studying it too much online.
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-04
![[Image: Vi7s6vV.png]](http://i.imgur.com/Vi7s6vV.png)
導師の伝承
はるかな神話時代、世界が闇に覆われると、
いずこより現れ光を取り戻した
時代は移ろうとも、世が乱れる度に人々は伝承
を語り，救いを願う
その度に導師は姿を現わし
闇を振り払ったという
しかし、平和が訪れると導師は姿を消した・・・・・・
彼らはどこへ・・・・・・その答えを知る者はいなかった
いつしか人々の記憶から、
伝承の中へと消えていった
闇は・・・・・・世界を再び覆わんとしていた
導師の名が再び語られ始めた
だが、いまだ導師は姿を見せなかった・・・・・・
Monk's Lore
In a distant time of myth, when the world was covered in darkness,
They appeared and restored the light
As the eras declined, whenever the world fell to chaos
People would recite the Lore, and pray for salvation
It is said that each time, the monk would appear
And rid the world of the darkness
However, as peace arrived, the monk disappeared...
To where they went... No one knew that answer
And before they were aware,
The monk had faded from people's memories and into lore
The darkness... once again threatens to consume the world
People once again spoke the monk's name
But even now, the monk has not appeared...
Second line is ambiguous, not stating an explicit subject, but I believe it refers to the "monks" appearing. The word 導師 can mean monk, guru, etc. There is no indication of singular or plural until P4L2, where it states "they" instead of "s/he".
A better look at the new image.
![[Image: 7oRhYN8.png]](http://i.imgur.com/7oRhYN8.png)
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-10
Surprisingly (or not, since the page ran out of space), there's no entry in the book today. I'd imagine that's it for what lore we're getting in the form of text, and anything in the future would be video. Instead, we get a fancy picture.
http://i.imgur.com/3JnC6R7.png
If you look closely, the towering rocks have designs on their side, and what appear to be structures. The detail isn't very good though.
COMING SOON:
Spoiler
![[Image: aJHPv7M.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/aJHPv7M.jpg)
Same image but in colour and as a background for the site. If you're on the site and click on the image, you can hear roaring from a monster. Announcement very soon.
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-12
Rough recap of the presentation:
![[Image: JFFnLrm.png]](http://i.imgur.com/JFFnLrm.png)
PLAYSTATION 3
Growling is from a dragon.
http://i.imgur.com/UUAIMYK.png
The name is taken from Zest - Passion/Zeal (情熱、熱意
When we look back at the Tales series, there is an abundant amount of stories. We wanted to create a strong and rich story for this title in particular.
Four character designers
Inomata Mutsumi (ToD/2,ToE, ToR, TotT, ToI, ToH, ToG, ToX/2)
Fujishima Kousuke (ToP, ToS, TotA, ToV, ToX/2)
Okumura Daigo (ToS
otNW, ToX2)Iwamoto Minori (TotW:RM)
![[Image: c94SD5c.png]](http://i.imgur.com/c94SD5c.png)
Name: Slay (スレイ
Weapon: Swords
Character Design: Fujishima Kousuke
Voice Actor: Kimura Ryouhei
「オレ、世界中の遺跡を探検したいんだ.」
I want to explore all the historic ruins of the world.
A character who thinks about what he wants to do, and what he should do in this world. With that passion, he goes on an adventure. After meeting a girl, what type of adventure will it be?
![[Image: c6cHZwO.png]](http://i.imgur.com/c6cHZwO.png)
Name: Alisha (アリーシャ
Weapon: Spears
Character Design: Okumura Daigo
Voice Actor: Kayano Ai
「私は見てみたいんだ。？れのない故郷を！」
I want to see it. A ?-less home town!
(The images I see of her quote are all too low quality to find that missing kanji. Good guesses would be something she doesn't want or something she's missing)
She is a knight. But why did she become a knight? What are her passions? And what is her relation with Slay?
World:
Greenwood Continent
The world will have many different environments, ranging from hot to cold, etc.
Locations:
Two important areas mentioned thus far:
Highland Kingdom ハイランド王国, didn't catch any details about it.
Lowlance (?) Empire ローランス帝国, known for its military strength. Revolves around its church (?).
Both are competing for control over the Greenwood continent.
Important part of the story:
Sky Tribe (天族
- Can't be seen or touched by regular people. They are the cause of several natural phenomenon in the world. For example, the large rock ruins from the past. Slay's adventure leads him towards learning what they are.One of the newest highlights is in the field.
http://i.imgur.com/xboRrCk.png
This field experience will be different from any Tales series so far, with a stronger RPG immersion.
The terrain will be realistic and detailed, including things such as gradual change in elevation, i.e. being able to climb a hill to reach a clearing at the top.
LMBS:
The battle system of Tales is one of its most defining features. We've put a lot of effort and enthusiasm in creating this one. After reviewing the systems that you've all enjoyed the most, we've also added some new details. It'll have new features to it and be very exciting. We're not ready to announce anything quite yet, but stay tuned. I hope you're all as excited as I am.
(There was no real info provided about the battle system. In the teaser trailer, you can see Slay fight a bit. There was no HUD, and it showed him around-stepping (Graces/Xillia 2 style) around an attack, following up with what appears to be a Sonic Thrust and Dragon Swarm. There is also a cut of what appears to be his Mystic Arte)
Dragon:
http://i.imgur.com/K1JLYgj.png
Dragons haven't really appeared much in the Tales series. Dragons are pretty staple in RPG in general though. This time, if you look at the new logo, the Dragon plays an important role. But what role is it? Something that threatens the world, or is it an ally in your journey?
Animation:
Tales series have both animation, as well as 3D interactions in them, and these are important to the series. The animation studio for this series, will again be ufotable, who animated for both Xillia titles.
http://i.imgur.com/xgrv8hP.png
Slay animation character design by ufotable
More information at the next Tales Festival.
[video=youtube;RY4SBE3Fa9c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY4SBE3Fa9c[/video]
Here's an "HD" rip of the stream of a video of a projection, since they haven't uploaded the official trailer yet.
The video mostly repeats the Monk's Lore, panning across several areas of the world in Zestiria. It also has a cut of Slay and Alisha.
Slay: "As I thought! It's a mural of the Holy Sword using "Monk"!"
Alisha: "Are you... not going to ask for my name?"
The official website states that the first PV, which is what they showed at the announcement presentation, will be released on their site at 12/21 and shown at Jump Festa 2014 on the 21st and 22nd
Tales of Zestiria - CarrionCrow - 2013-12-12
Some thought.
The male hero looks pretty generic. I do like the look of the female though.
Graphics looks pretty basic, perhaps because it is early in production?
Highland kingdom? What is this Suikoden?
Tales of Zestiria - Hanabira.Kage - 2013-12-12
JoeTang Wrote:
Name: Alisha (アリーシャ
Weapon: Spears
Character Design: Okumura Daigo
Voice Actor: Kayano Ai
「私は見てみたいんだ。？れのない故郷を！」
I want to see it. A ?-less home town!
(The images I see of her quote are all too low quality to find that missing kanji. Good guesses would be something she doesn't want or something she's missing)
She is a knight. But why did she become a knight? What are her passions? And what is her relation with Slay?
Looks like 穢れ (uncleanness; impurity; disgrace).
And yay Kayano Ai.
And yay Kayano Ai.
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-12
Character graphics look about the same as Xillia1/2. Alisha is pretty hnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggggg kayano ai <33333333333
Field graphics are a lot brighter and detailed than Xillia. The short combat scene shows a lot of detail in the two artes he used, with the dark flashes as he strikes, and really fluid character movement. The field around him makes me to hope it's a fullscale world with no encounter-based combat, but free world movement and instant combat transition like in MMOs. Either way, the field detail is a lot higher, with the grass and uneven terrain shown so far.
Anyways going to bed. Good night.
BEFORE I GO
http://www.abload.de/img/animation3ssf0n.gif
Tales of Zestiria - ShinkuDragon - 2013-12-12
is... is that a spearwoman main character? (thus a big movepool no matter what?)
i'm sold, SOLD.
Tales of Zestiria - Remoir - 2013-12-12
Is it just me or when the male character first comes on the screen it looks like his head is way too small for his body lolol.
Tales of Zestiria - Hakurei - 2013-12-12
Localization confirmed!
https://twitter.com/TalesofU/status/411163566402981888/photo/1
Tales of Zestiria - Scaeva - 2013-12-12
Hakurei Wrote:Localization confirmed!
https://twitter.com/TalesofU/status/411163566402981888/photo/1
Wow, that was quick.
Also, hypehypehypehype!
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-12
Remoir Wrote:Is it just me or when the male character first comes on the screen it looks like his head is way too small for his body lolol.
My first reaction was lolwut when I saw it. Seemed pretty cringeworthy.
Hakurei Wrote:Localization confirmed!
https://twitter.com/TalesofU/status/411163566402981888/photo/1
Buying based Japanese version anyways.
I've decided I'll get the guidebook with this too so I can scan or copy the appendices inside.
Tales of Zestiria - Dark Link - 2013-12-12
Hakurei Wrote:Localization confirmed!
https://twitter.com/TalesofU/status/411163566402981888/photo/1
Instant Hype!
Can't wait for more information to be released about this game.
Tales of Zestiria - Polantaris - 2013-12-12
CarrionCrow Wrote:Highland kingdom? What is this Suikoden?
If they remake Highland, they'd have to include Luca Blight, which would be fan-pineappleing-tastic. Luca Blight was the best bad guy of the PSX days, likely more. A remake of him would be sexy.
Quote:Important part of the story:
Sky Tribe (天族
In before Alisha is part of the Sky Tribe just because her description seems too mysterious not to be, and there's typically something like that in Tales games (Just like there's usually someone who pretends to be on your side but then betrays the party). It's practically Tales story-formula >_>
Hakurei Wrote:Localization confirmed!I hope that doesn't mean they're skipping Xillia 2.
https://twitter.com/TalesofU/status/411163566402981888/photo/1
Tales of Zestiria - Dark Link - 2013-12-12
Polantaris Wrote:I hope that doesn't mean they're skipping Xillia 2.
Xillia 2 has already been confirmed for localization for a few months now.
Tales of Zestiria - Polantaris - 2013-12-12
Dark Link Wrote:Xillia 2 has already been confirmed for localization for a few months now.
Oh nice, I don't remember hearing about that.
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-12
Polantaris Wrote:Oh nice, I don't remember hearing about that.
They completed audio recording in August if I recall correctly.
With the Sky Tribe, I'm hoping for a loli dragon girl who may or may not transform :3 Maybe an Archer for a change too.
Tales of Zestiria - Flonne - 2013-12-15
Polantaris Wrote:Oh nice, I don't remember hearing about that.
There's already day 1 DLC confirmed for that too, Madoka costume pieces for main girls.
Tales of Zestiria - JoeTang - 2013-12-21
[video=youtube;mnjMvL72WO4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnjMvL72WO4[/video]
Official PV1 released. Same trailer they showed at the press conference. Now in HQ.