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Namco Bandai Hosting Tales of Xillia Panel at WonderCon

Hardcore Gamer: Tales series producer Hideo Baba will make his first North American apperance to talk with fans about Xillia. Voice actors from the English version will also be in attendance. The kicker? Dress as a Tales character and get a picture with Baba.

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animegamingnerd4049d ago

hopefully we get a release date soon

Minato-Namikaze4049d ago

Summer hopefully, along with FFX HD.

Pyrrhus4049d ago

Since placing more faith in Tales games (over FF and Squenix essentially), I really hope we get a date for this.

Snookies124049d ago (Edited 4049d ago )

Ys is a great series as well, if you're cool with handhelds or PC. :]
I place my trust in Tales and Ys games much more than I do with the FF series now. (Which used to be my absolute favorite series). S-Enix just doesn't seem to care about fans anymore, whereas Falcom and Namco seem to cater directly to them.

Hanso4049d ago

yeah dude i know how you feel
i was a pretty big FF fan too but their console games werent so great this gen

so i looked for other jrpgs and discovered the Tales of Series i bought Graces F a few months back and absolutely loved it. I even purchased a 3dsxl just for Abyss later xD My most wanted ps3 jrpg now besides Disgaea D2 is Tales of Xillia!!
dont care much about Lightning Returns lol

Also about the Ys Series
Didnt know Ys before too and decided to try Oath in Felghana for my Vita. It was amazing after that i bought Ys 7 which was even better.
Now im looking forward to the new Ys Vita game this fall

Snookies124049d ago

@Hanso - Everything you said was pretty much exactly what I went through with minor changes lol!

I got Graces F as my first Tales game and loved it, then went back to Abyss after that... I am really wanting Disgaea D2 and Xillia as well...

Also, I randomly bought Ys Seven on my PSP a while back, and loved it so much I went on to get Ys Origin for PC, Ys Chronicles, Ys Oath, and will definitely be pre-ordering Ys Celceta for Vita. XD

animegamingnerd4048d ago

@Snookies12 graces f was also my first tales i rented it a couple months ago from gamefly and after i beat it i decided to buy it along with vesperia and probably after i beat vesperia i will pick up abyss for my 3DS

Inception4049d ago

Don't forget Shin Megaten (Persona), Disgaea, and Fire Emblem. Those series never dissapointed, and i put my faith in them along with Tales & Ys (over FF & SE). Hopefully, Sony will give a revival for Wild Arms, Dark Cloud, and Legend of Dragoon on PS4.

OT, waiting a release date for Xillia too.

Hanso4049d ago (Edited 4049d ago )

i still have to buy Persona 4 for my vita and fire emblem for 3ds. But im trying to stop buying new games right now atleast when i finished some of my backlog..

I play now FF Tactics War of the Lions on my Vita for the first time. I think im almost at the end now. After that Castlevania SotN and after that Tactics Ogre.
And im also waiting for a price drop for Disgaea 3 Vita because i have already the ps3 version.

I hope Nis announces soon Disgaea 4 for Vita^^

CLOUD19834049d ago

Japanese Voices or GTFO NAMCO!

thx bye.

Harkins17214049d ago

Learn to let go. Or import from Japan.

Infernostew4049d ago

Quit acting like a spoiled brat. We're lucky enough to be getting the game in english to begin with. SMH

animegamingnerd4048d ago

i wish people didn't have this mindset and just take what we got

Harkins17214049d ago

Baba so needs to release Innonence R and Hearts R for Vita in NA!

DivineAssault 4049d ago (Edited 4049d ago )

I really want this game already! Japan already has its sequel & we're still waiting for a bone to be tossed our way.. Better late than never i suppose & i hope all western fans of the series buys it day 1 so they can start localizing ALL of the tales games we didnt get.. Including Vesperia on PS3 & innocence r/ hearts r on vita.. Hell, all the tales games would do nicely on vita.. Im sure it can handle them

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Beloved Tales Of Character Designer Mutsumi Inomata Has Passed Away

Today it was announced that the gaming and anime industry has lost another beloved artist and creator. Mutsumi Inomata has passed away.

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banger8829d ago

The Tales Of series are some of the best RPGs I've ever played, and the characters are a big reason for that. I don't think I played a single game in the series that I didn't enjoy. Rest in peace.

Snookies1229d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Damn, that sucks to hear... His designs were always wonderful.

H929d ago

RIP, sheade some great designs, man it's one after the other this year

FinalFantasyFanatic28d ago

We're 3 months into the year and I feel like we're taking nothing but L's.

autobotdan28d ago

Wow she was the character designer for Tales of Destiny one of my favorites of all time =(

scorpio_204928d ago

I love the Tales games. Phantasia will always be my favorite. Ironically I felt like as the series progressed the character design became too “anime cliche.”

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Did Tales of Xillia Write a Smarter Thanos?

There's a surprising amount of overlap between Marvel's Mad Titan and a lesser-known Tales villains -- but which is the better baddie?

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The 10 Best Games in the Tales Series

The Tales games may be less recognizable than the Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy games, but that doesn't mean that they aren't worth playing!

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PhoenixUp1717d ago

I’ve been hooked on the series ever since playing Tales of Xillia

jznrpg1717d ago

I hope they remaster or port a lot of the older games of the series to PS4/PS5

Immagaiden1717d ago

“Tales series is considered one of the top three Japanese RPG series next to RPG giants like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.”

How you gonna talk about the top three JRPG franchises and not mention Pokémon, the top selling series in the genre?

This is how the top JRPG series stack up

1. Pokémon - 340M
2. Final Fantasy - 144M
3. Dragon Quest - 78M
4. Monster Hunter - 52M
5. Kingdom Hearts - 30M
6. Souls - 25M
7. Tales of - 20M