The Tales Of series is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and so publisher Bandai Namco has released a rather nostalgic trailer that showcases all of the franchise's games leading up to this point.
It's certainly an impressive legacy, and fans will definitely want to give it a watch, but perhaps more interesting is that the company's promising "massive surprises" over the next few months. With the latest title in the series, Tales of Zestiria, already out in Japan and awaiting a concrete release date here in the West, we reckon that one of them could be a PlayStation 4 port announcement. It'd make sense, at least, given the console's current popularity not just over here, but in Japan, too.
Are you hoping for anything in particular? Celebrate this rather overlooked property with us in the comments section below.
[source bandainamcoent.eu, via gematsu.com]
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Surely Zestiria's got to come to PS4 as well in the West? It's niche enough as it is, but releasing on PS3 alone is essentially suicide these days.
I would love to have some kind of port pack with a few of these games included for PS4... I'd be set for a while
the only surprise i'l have from the Tales series now is the PlayStation version of Vesperia (even a PS4 port would be nice)
Tales of Innocence R anyone?
Tales of anything please! Vesperia is my favourite so would love a crack at the game on PS3/4. Really would take anything Tales related and some love for Vita would be an added bonus.
Has the gameplay changed any over the years? I picked up Tales of Symphonia in a sale on PS3 awhile ago, played it, and just did not care for its gameplay at all.
So long as the Vita gets some of the love, I'm happy.
@FullbringIchigo I'd love to finally see a NA PS3 version of Tales of Vesperia, I'd snatch that up in a heartbeat, even if it meant having to pay full MSRP ($60 New).
@JesWood13 I know what you mean. ToS is my least favourite by far. Later games allow 'free run' so the battles are much more flowing and dynamic. Try Graces F or Xillia. In fact, Xillia is on sale right now I believe for about £7/8. The series is really good (IMO) so my advice would be don't let one Tales of game be your experience.
@NicolaHayden This! It needs to happen in the west! ^.^
@General_Spiller @JesWood13 I have to agree with the Xillia point. It's one of the best in the series in my opinion, and it's a great place to start because the combat system is really well balanced with combos, skills, and good bosses.
Tales of Zestiria PS4 please... I'd buy day one!
@JesWood13
Yeah, Symphonia is the last game before they added free-run, which allows you to break out of the 2d plain. Its a remake of a PS2 re-release of a 2003 Gamecube game though. Tales if the Abyss is the first to have it by the way, and is worth a look if you have a PS2 or 3DS.
Graces F played with it even more , and if I recall relies more on timing your dodges to maneuver and position yourself, which a lot of fans seemed to like. Xillia goes back to the more traditional style, but keeps the more modern mechanics
There's also TOS:Dawn of the New World, a port of the first games sequal on the Wii. It has the more modern mechanics of later Tales games, but there are also quite a few differences and deviations from the formula that make it not everyone's cup of tea.
I'd love for Zestiria to be announced for the PS4, though a totally new game announced for the system would be preferable. I need some tales in my life, and my PS4 is waiting for it as well.
If we get a Tales game and Persona 5 this year on PS4 it will be the best year ever for me!
I think most probably a PS4 port for Tales of Zestiria..
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