Namco Bandai Shares More Art From Next PS3 Tales Game

By Spencer . August 2, 2010 . 10:42am

You may have seen that picture before. It’s an image from the next Tales game which is in development for PlayStation 3.

A newly opened teaser site has more art of landscapes, characters gazing off into the distance, and a curious picture of a boy standing in a snowy area. A main character, perhaps? The style of the next Tales game looks quite different from past Tales projects.

Also this Tales game is not Tales of Unita. Producer Hideo Baba squashed rumors and said the name of the game has not been decided. The Tales team creates titles after finalizing the message of the game’s story. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World artist Daigo Okumura was announced as the game’s art designer.

Airgetlam
Looks good. I want it.
http://twitter.com/Retsuneko Laura
Finally they’re doing a Tales of exclusive for PS3
epy
No Inomata or Fujishima? I thought Okumura’s designs were ok in Dawn of the New World but doesn’t seem like mothership Tales to me. Hope he proves me wrong when they start releasing some of his new character designs.

fisico
The main character designer hasn’t been decided yet, it could still be Fujishima or Inomata (more Fujishima than Inomata since it’s most probably the Team Symphonia behind this game).
But this is indeed surprising that they still don’t have appointed a character design though.

goronyan
too many tales games to play
AdventureTimeFinn
Guess I’m going to have to brush up on my Japanese because I’ll learn it before they localize it for the US.

ThunderGod_Cid
“Localize it for the US”….now that’s funny.

ThunderGod_Cid
Another Tales NOT being released outside Japan……..
my Namco hate rises another +20

http://several-hours-into-the-game.blogspot.com/ Nika
Just import :D

kupomogli
Importing for me is contained to games like Gundam. I can’t stand text heavy games where I have to use trial and error on almost everything to get through the game without using a guide. It’s much worse in RPG titles as you can’t just talk to everyone as sometimes you might need to go somewhere, a lot of times it being back to somewhere you’ve previously been or back to someone you’ve previously talked to.
The only text heavy imports that I own/have owned are Grandia Parallel Trippers and a Tales game. I actually sold the Tales game within a week because I just couldn’t play it with all the text.

http://thrust-the-sky.deviantart.com/ WildArms
Tales of sexy teasing art
Jaxx-Leviathan
My brain says to ignore it to avoid disappointment, but my heart tells me to love it unconditionally.

ThunderGod_Cid
Like a battered house-wife, who keeps going back to their abusive husband.
Just don’t….there ain’t no love there.
Guest
Nooo…my heart…it’s breaking already…because they still won’t localise this.

http://twitter.com/T1A60 T1A60
hope this new one or/and graces F gets localized… pls… –’
karasuKumo
Must get better at Japanese and import! >.< Tales of Eternia is the best PSP game in my opinion haha
puchinri
It kind of reminds me of Rebirth in a way. And then I’m reminded it’s another title we probably won’t get. I can’t even get excited. Unless it comes out like ToD in a sense. Then it’d be auto-import.
TetsuyaHikari
Well, glad to hear the rumor has been squashed, heh. I really don’t buy the whole, “Tales name is related to the story” though. I’ve played most of them and I can assure you..there was nothing about music or “Symphonia” in ToS and wtf is a, “Legendia” ? Whatever it was, I didn’t see it or hear of it. Abyss, Eternia, Phantasia, Destiny (well..Destiny is probably the only one that relates since ANYTHING could be considered your, “destiny”), etc.
I swear, they just pick these names blindly out of a hat. I really wish they would stop trying to pretend the name has something to do with the story when..well..it doesn’t, lol. They would probably even release a game called, “Tales of Fishing” which isn’t even about fishing at all.
Anyway, I’ll be curious to see what random name they pull out for this one though.

http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/EFGE5WRV7566OBZYKPS3QLP7OI Chloe
Abyss likely refers to the Qliphoth. Eternia is the name of the entire area. Vesperia refers to a star and to the guild. Can’t think of others off the top of my head. But look at the genre names they give to each game. That’s often a hint. Like, for Symphonia, “RPG of Resonating With You”.

http://modorenai.livejournal.com/ modorenai
I guess Legendia could be referring to the “legend” of the Melfes? Plus the giant ship is called the “Legacy”…
And it might be a bit of a stretch (heck it probably IS a huge stretch), but Destiny could be referring to how it’s “destiny” that the swordians and the swordian masters are drawn to each other…
But yes, I have to agree that it often seems like the Tales titles don’t have much correlation with the games themselves. I mean really, Tales of Graces? :p I think even Hideo Baba himself didn’t even know what it meant when he tried explaining the meaning behind it during the Tales Festival 2009 event since his answer didn’t make much sense.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1472407455 Charles Lupula
Why am I even looking at these pictures? I’m just going to be disappointed when it’s not localized.
vrakanox
Warrior, Theif, Mage, Lancer and an NPC in green. That’s what I’m guessing anyway.
thebanditking
Wow looks beautiful, too bad no one outside of Japan will ever be able to play it (without learning a second language).
raymk
If its one tales game we’ll get its this one. A. because it has a new art direction B. because its a ps3 title without being a port and C. because its been to long without a new tales game being released in the U.S.
RAVENKam
Oh NB you cruel teaser you! I think I’m going to throw up…
jj984jj
It sounds really early. But the concept art looks good, a lot better than ToS DotNW.
joesz
What!? unita!? ok no offense but I’m going with floria here.

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