VGChartz: The recent announcement of Tales of Graces F, presumably for the Playstation 3, could be a crossroads for both RPG fans and Namco-Bandai as a whole.
From posts on message boards and in interviews it seems almost as if this game will be a “litmus test” to see if their Tales franchise still has a leg to stand on here in the west.
Should we have come to this – a situation where fans not buying a game will most likely kill the franchise in this region?
The answer is no, and one company sits squarely with the blame in their lap – Namco-Bandai.
Gary Green said: Namco Bandai heard the call of many fans asking for the PlayStation release of Tales of Graces which was originally released seemingly exclusively for the Wii back in 2009. If you’re acquainted with the Tales series then Graces f won’t be something entirely new to you, yet if you’re a newcomer then you’ll find a plethora of gameplay mechanics and nuances that distinguish this series from other JRPGs. While the game finds itself following the traditional archetype of JRPGs, such as a somewhat clichéd story, Graces has something to offer to both veterans and newcomers alike.
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!
“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
Bandai Namco will host a “Tales of Graces Anniversary Party” event at the Maihama Amphitheater on November 24 in celebration of the game’s 10th anniversary, the company announced.
This was actually my first Tales game. Took me forever to complete it, as I stopped mid-way through for a long time. I eventually came back, and beat it. It really lingered in my thoughts afterwards, to the point where I just knew I had to play the other games in the series. I've been a huge fan of the series ever since. I'm really pumped for Arise, seems to be just what the Tales games needed as a refresher.
I really enjoyed the cast of this game. It caught me by surprise how good it was. I played it first because I was on a Tales of binge(I still am) and got hooked but that final boss was a long hard battle
Tale's games are always good, people just need to stop playing call of duty and wannabe RPGS like mass effect 3 and play this. Me personally I am buying it day one.
i'm on the broke side and i'm still going to pick this up tomorrow
want to save the Tales series? release Tales of Xilia internationally. like this year. please.
I cancelled my ME3 purchase so I can get Tales of Graces f which comes out tomorrow. I can't wait.