SBG:
"For good or ill, DotNW is simply another Tales game. As one of the briefest RPGs around -- mostly due to the elimination of tedious overworld travel -- it will only ask about 30 to 40 hours of your time to finish, with the usual RPG array of optional side-quests, hidden goodies, and other completionist fodder; ToS, by comparison, took upwards of 60 over its two discs. As If you enjoyed Tales of Symphonia and want a follow-up adventure in the same world with the same characters plus a couple of new ones, then Dawn of the New World should provide you with a much-needed dose of solid RPG action on the Wii. If you didn't enjoy ToS or the Tales series in general, then steer clear of this one, too."
41 trophies to unlock with a good amount of variety. Be warned, light spoilers.
New screenshots of Tales of Symphonia Unisonant Pack (aka Tales of Symphonia Chronicles in the West) from Famitsu.
Kotaku - This past weekend in Yokohama, 25,000 Japanese fans gathered for Tales of Festival 2013 over the course of two days. And since the conversation at an event like this turns to all things Tales, we at Kotaku East decided to give voice to a few fans about their favorite Tales games and more. As you’ll see from their responses, these fans have favorites across the entire series, and they are definitely loyal to the core when it comes to Tales.
Such a fantastic JRPG series
can't wait for Tales of Xillia in August, for North America
surprised I dont see Tale of Symphonia on here. Most of them seem to like the recent Tales games tho so i guess there only playing what they can get their hands on.
I'm kind of amazed at the popularity of Vesperia. Yes, the characters were fantastic... but the setting was pretty shallow for a Tales Of game, and the overall narrative was pretty dull IMHO.