The last hope, infinite undiscovery, and, of course, tales of vesperia greatly help the platform. Think the chance is pretty high that namco will tease enterteria at the tales of fest this weekend, why else announce vesperia remaster at e3 if you have an event 4 days later. Truly, tales of vesperia is more akin to an interactive cartoon than it is to a traditional jrpg. The title was announced on december 22, 2007 at jump festa. While the graphics arent realistic or the best youve ever seen, these cellshaded characters and environs will occasionally fill you with moments of sheer wonder. The biggest problem with tales of vesperia is the characters. Tales of berseria mainly takes place in the holy midgand empire, a powerful country that rules over this. Tales of vesperia movie 02 the beginning hd youtube. Tales of vesperia is the best game yet in the series, and a beautiful and entertaining rpg in its own right. Tales of vesperia sequel possible while we werent in love with tales of vesperia there is no doubt that the ps3360 jrpg was a popular game, especially in japan where the word tales before a game. Yuri, estelle, and flynn are also playable characters in the crossover game project x zone and its sequel. According to the reports, the theme of the game is crime and the story is centered around a young man who carries a great burden and also lives for someone or something that is important to him. The first strike is the official name for the anime adaptation of tales of vesperia, which was released as an animated feature film in japan in autumn 2009.
Tales of vesperia, the franchises first xbox 360 game, extends the series themes of a striving humanity which struggles with good and evil to make something much bigger. The movie is a prequel to the game, depicting yuris time as an imperial knight. It is an engaging gaming experience that somehow capably balances storyline, combat, in and out of engine. For tales of vesperia on the xbox 360, a gamefaqs message board topic titled any words on a sequel or another tales game coming. First strike is an excellent movie that stands strongly on its own merits.
Designed to celebrate the games tenth anniversary, definitive edition includes upscaled graphics, all content from the japanexclusive ps3 version, and english and japanese voice tracks. It was announced on september 11, 2018, via its japanese twitter account. In a mythical kingdom, the mighty imperial knights harness a magical substance known as aer to power their weapons and protect humanity from the monsters of the forest. If youve never played a tales game before, then theres a system called grade that ranks how well you did in fights. Tales of vesperia first strike available on bddvd combo 6. July 3, 2016 april 29, 2017 simulcast streaming simulcast streaming. Definitive edition, was announced at e3 2018 for xbox one, playstation 4, nintendo switch, and microsoft windows via steam.
What would you think of a hypothetical tales of vesperia2. As danger creeps steadily closer to civilization, two young recruits must uncover the truth behind the transforming aer. The first strike release event tales of vesperias producer, yoshito higuchi, was asked if there was going to be a possible sequel to the game to which he replied that there is a lot of internal debate going around the studio about making a possible sequel to the game. Looking for information on the anime tales of vesperia. If you fight well dont take too much damage, block when you do, use the enemies weaknesses against them etc. But its not just magic and fighting which makes vesperia an above average game. A decade later, tales of vesperia might still be the ideal. G are one of the biggest names in anime after all but bandainamcos inhouse production isnt exactly a slouch. Spinoff sequels edit games that are sequels to mothership titles, but are not considered to be one themselves, and are not a part of the tales of the world, narikiri dungeon, or radiant mythology series. The first strike which focuses on the brief period of time that both yuri and flynn were members of the same imperial knights brigade, the niren corps. Contains both the playstation 2 version of tales of symphonia and its sequel tales of symphonia.
If you missed tales of vesperia on the xbox 360 and always wanted to play it, well now is your chance. In a mythical kingdom, the imperial knights harness a magical substance known as aer to protect humanity from the monsters of the forest. Production of the movie started when tales of vesperia was still in plot stage. If you look at tales history, sequels tend to be released a few years after the original one. The tenth mainline entry in the tales series, it was released for the xbox 360 and published in japan and north america by namco bandai games in 2008, and in european territories by atari in 2009. The first strike release event tales of vesperia s producer, yoshito higuchi, was asked if there was going to be a possible sequel to the game to which he replied that there is a lot of internal debate going around the studio about making a possible sequel to the game. According to vg chartz, the first game was a little underappreciated upon its xbox 360 release with worldwide sales only. Namco bandai may have officially announced tales of graces f this afternoon for the playstation 3 and that made tales fans excited, but, sadly, tales of vesperia ps3 still appears that it will not be coming to north america on the ps3. This is one of the reasons players will enjoy this title so much. Contains all the tracks from the 4 disc soundtrack of tales of vesperia.
Definitive edition has been out since january 11th 2019 and includes all the. From one sequel to another, and cutesy japanese roleplaying game tales of vesperia s potential successor. The game in overall is a mechanically overhauled version of tales of abyss, with beautiful animestyle graphics, lots of contents, bits of changes in combat system, a huge plot that is good enough to grasp your attention, a nice cast, and more importantly, very deep tales of vesperia is perhaps one of the best rpgs of the current gen up to date. Possibility of tales of vesperia 2 tales of vesperia forum. Plus, if past tales sequels are any indications, there would be few if any returning playable characters from the first game. The film is well animated and full of excellent action scenes. The team was also against making a sequel or a sidestory due to the required timeconsuming character introductions that would make it required to play the game to enjoy. Teiruzu obu vesuperia is the tenth mothership title in the tales series. Teiruzu obu ekushiria 2 is a japanese roleplaying game for the playstation 3 released on november 1, 2012, in japan. The team discarded the idea of making an adaptation of the game due to its large length. Feb 15, 2017 tales of berseria movie hd1080p all cutscenes, dialogues and cinematics duration. January 11, 2019 original release august 7, 2008 publisher. Tales of vesperia definitive edition is a rare remaster one people have been begging for. Although he bears guilt over the loss of his wife and daughter and has the aura of a commanding officer, he also exudes.
In terms of acting, this film has a big plus in that the characters of yuri, flynn, estellise, rita and raven are played by the seiyuus who took on the roles for the game. It is directed by kanta kamei and written by reiko yoshida. You hold an entire press conference in tokyo and wait all the way until the very end to sneak in an official confirmation of the tales of vesperia. Like many jrpgs, tales of vesperia s a lengthy beast, and ive only had about 15 hours with it out of an estimated 40 or 50 for the main storyline. An expanded port of the game for the playstation 3 was released in 2009 in japan. It is the fourteenth core product in the tales series and was developed and published by bandai namco games. A former imperial soldier is thrown in jail and forms a guild called brave vesperia to aid estelle, a noble woman he encountered while escaping. Characters most of the original japanese voice actors from tales of vesperia returned to voice their respective characters in this film.
Yoshida was given the role of screenwriter in order to appeal to the female fanbase the series has always had. The folks at microsoft have been pushing very hard to establish the 360 as the premier home console for japanese rpg enthusiasts. According to vg chartz, the first game was a little underappreciated upon its xbox 360 release with worldwide sales only massing 420,000 since its august 2008 launch. To understand why this game is so special we have to go back to the summer of 2008 when gaming was a. Published on mar 2, 2019 tales of vesperia, with all the cutscenes and none of the nonimportant junk like leveling or messing with builds.
The first strike tales of vesperia the first strike. Apr 05, 2017 like the original game, the tales of vesperia movie has ring a bell by bonnie pink as the title track, a fact which may please fans of the game. Manager, makoto yoshizumi about making a sequel for tales of vesperia. At first glance, im slightly surprised that tales of vesperia wasnt produced by either bandai namco pictures or sunrise. It has announced on famitsu that they are decided to go for making a sequel for the game, while celebrating the theatrical release of tales of vesperia. Gs producer hidekazu terakawa, namco bandai games makoto yoshizumi, and vesperia. Teiruzu obu kuresutoria is an upcoming mobile tales title. With ryuichi azuma, troy baker, christopher bevins, patric carroll. The game was localized for north america and europe in august 2014. The characters are well realized, well acted, and instantly lovable. Tales of vesperia ps3 for north america looking unlikely n4g. Features many new characters as well as returning ones.
Like the original game, the tales of vesperia movie has ring a bell by bonnie pink as the title track, a fact which may please fans of the game. It was released on august 7, 2008 in asia and on august 26, 2008 in north america. The first strike was officially announced in early 2009 with the staff confirming the return of kousuke toriumi and mamoru miyano as the protagonists. Directed by eiji kikuchi, kiyoshi nagai, takaaki okuda. May 12, 2017 tales of berseria combo movie ambivalent emotions. You could spend well over an hour just deciding which magic to use.
Most tales games focus on mana, and mana would be the new power source in the vesperia universe anyway, so it would actually be a more standard tales thing now. Leaptrade read here the details of tales of vesperia for. It was developed by namco tales studio and published by namco bandai games for the xbox 360. Tales of vesperia, and is the first animated feature film in the tales series.
The film is the prequel to the namcos tales of vesperia rpg and the first animated feature film in the tales series. October 3, 2009 june 26, 2012 january 7, 2011 notes. On microsofts big stage for e3 earlier this week a particular trailer was shown, for some it was just an anime jrpg however for others it was a confirmation they had been waiting nearly a decade for. Possibility of tales of vesperia 2 in an interview with famitsu, whilst the team was working on the film, they began to talk about the possibility of creating a sequel somewhere down the line. It is an engaging gaming experience that somehow capably balances storyline, combat, in and out of engine cutscenes, power leveling, and main and side mission quests. The aer is somehow changing, causing the wilderness to waste away and stirring the woodland beasts to. The first strike is a 2009 japanese animated film by production i. Any words on a sequel or another tales game coming. The first strike 2009 serves as a prequel to the popular series of xbox 360 games. The story is fluid, thought out, and character driven.
Tales of vesperia movie confirmed, prequel to the game. That said, the two lead characters do grow to a degree, and anyone who has played the game will no doubt find the additional information about them pleasing. The minutiae in tales of vesperia will be enjoyed by the micromanager in you. While we werent in love with tales of vesperia there is no doubt that the ps3360 jrpg was a popular game, especially in japan where the word tales before a.
Contains all the tracks from the 4 disc soundtrack of tales of vesperia play all share. In terms of acting, this film has a big plus in that the characters of yuri, flynn, estellise, rita and raven are played by. The latest three tales of series releases could be coming to playstation 4 as a compilation on november 8th, if the following posting is to be believed. While it is a prequel, it may be a little lost on those who havent first played through the video game on xbox360, as well as on the ps3 in japan. Takashi taniguchi niren fedrock, nairen fedorokku is the commanding officer of the niren corps during first strike, with yuri and flynn operating under his command. Vesperia doesnt really look dated, but if you look at berseria now that yea it looks like it came before vesperia in terms of how it holds up. With kosuke toriumi, mai nakahara, kumiko watanabe, rika morinaga.
Tales of vesperia is a roleplaying video game developed by namco tales studio. This animated movie is a prequel to the tales of vesperia video game. The plot begins with the loss of blastia, which regulates the countrys water supply. Because this is both a movie and a prequel to a larger story, there is little in the way of major development. I personally would love a game set in that world, but not necessarily a direct sequel. It is the same season in which the playstation 3 port was released.
Instead of mildly entertaining film that relies on nostalgia, tales of vesperia. Having played the game, i knew this going into the film. Aug 26, 2008 tales of vesperia is the best game yet in the series, and a beautiful and entertaining rpg in its own right. But the aer is somehow changing, causing the wilderness to waste away and stirring the woodland beasts to attack with greater frequency.