The Tales of VS. Official Site has been updated with the character videos for Judith and Arche Klaine. In the videos, Judith uses her hi-ougi Radiant Moonlight (煌華月衝閃, Kouka Gesshousen) while they gave Arche Big Bang ( ビッグバン ) as her hi-ougi.
I've also added various screenshots and high quality art of the game. Please feel free to view them first while I translate all of the new information on the game that has been released. This post will either be edited later, or there will be a new post for all the info.
Various Japanese gaming sites (Dengeki, Famitsu and 4Gamer) have been recently updated with new information and screenshots for Tales of Vesperia PS3. Screenshots have been added to their respective galleries. Thanks to the summarized report Kouli sent us (thanks Kouli, really ♫~), these seemingly old information has something new for all of us.
First off, the new Giganto monster is to be called the Green Menace (or Menis). As previously reported, there will be a new secret mission regarding this new monster. But taking a look at this screenshot showing the successful battle against it, you'll notice that the Overlimit Level has been raised to 5. Looks like a new addition to the game.
There will also be new BGMs for the game. One that was revealed is "Scorching Rumbling" which is to be used for the new volcano area.
Also, the first prints of Vesperia PS3 will offer a product code (similar to VS.'s code) which will earn you some sort of special battle in Tales of VS.. And again, I would like to point out that the Abyss costumes are actually the preorder bonus this time around.
Lastly, a few shots reveal a few of Flynn's skills and the rest's new ones in this blog. According to Kouli, these skills are actually unused leftover data that was found in both Japanese and English versions of Vesperia 360. Kouli has made a list here
The Tales of VS. Official Site has been updated with the game's second released trailer. This was also the trailer shown during the Tales of Festival last June 14. The trailer shows the various features of the game that we have already previously tackled (Yggdrasill Battle, up to 4-player battles in Correspondence Mode, Character Customization, the 2D Tales of Wallbreaker, etc.) as well as some footage of the anime scenes. Click the thumbnail above to view it. Downloads are below, as usual.
In other news, we have added a (very) high quality image of Tales of Vesperia PS3's box art illustration Please click the image once in the gallery to see it in full view. Enjoy ^_^.
EDIT:Tales of VS. Director's Corner also updated with Richter's and Kongman's combo videos~ Translations will be done once a745's not busy. -LaZyEnErGeTiC
EDIT#2: Translations of the new Tales of VS. character information will also be put up once a745's no longer busy (it's currently 4am here, give me until 1pm, once I've returned from school... yes I'm still awake) - a745
The Tales of Graces Official Site underwent a rather inconspicuous update today, but good thing LaZyEnErGeTiC noticed. They have already put up Asbel and SoPhie's... or rather, Sophie's profiles as a teaser, together with some better (but still low quality) official art. Though this information has been already revealed before, let me just repost it for you guys:
+++ Asbel Lhant +++ CV: Takahiro Sakurai Age: 18 Height: 175cm Weight: 65kg "When I left home, I made a vow. I don't want to lose anyone anymore. For that, I'm going to become stronger." ปปป The eldest son of the feudal lord of the Lhant territory, located along the border of its country, the Frontier Kingdom of Windol and its neighboring country, Fendel. Born as the feudal lord's son, he has been raised to become the next lord by his father and his butler Frederick. Due to that certain incident however, he developed strong feelings to become a knight, so he admitted himself to a knights' academy in the capital. There, he spent the years dedicated to his training, and soon enough, he grew up into a diligent and polite young knight.
When he was young, he was a cheerful, straightforward and honest young boy. As he grew up however, he became the type who would hide his true passion and enthusiasm within himself. He often takes care of others, and can't leave them alone when in face of a problem.
+++ Sophie +++ CV: Kana Hanazawa Age: Unknown (Looks around 13) Height: 148cm Weight: 39kg "I will protect Asbel. I won't let it be like that time." ปปป Asbel happened to meet her in the middle of a battle during a dispute at the border between Lhant and Fendel, against Fendel's military. This girl who has an innocent atmosphere about her is actually quite used to combat, and was able to help Asbel in repelling Fendel's troops. She has lost her memory, though it isn't exactly a necessity to her unless it concerns interacting with other people. Asbel named her after a beautiful blooming flower, and he himself is quite affectionate about that flower in his memories.
Now... about "Sophie"... What exactly is her name's spelling? Is it really just "Sophie", or is it really "SoPhie"? Here's what I think: It really was spelled as "SoPhie" during the festival due to space constraints of their prepared presentation (the letter P was moved up). Probably, this is where the previously revealed magazines got their spelling from. Either that, OR the official site itself made a mistake (it's not uncommon, to be honest). We'll just have to wait and see until they actually update the site fully. In the meantime, I'll be referring to her as "Sophie" again.
The Tales of VS. official site has been updated with a new system video and the opening of its Special section.
The new system video portrays the game's Character Customization feature. To refresh your minds, customization can be done through equipping skills that you obtain from equipment (bought from shops) and leveling up various stats with the use of GP (Grade Points). Click the thumbnail to view the video on our YouTube channel.
The Special section has been updated with a product information page, info on the preorder bonus and a special something for Tales of Vesperia PS3. The bonus this time around will be called "Dramatic DVD - Dark Hero", and will contain the following:
~ Special Skit Drama "Tales of the Dark Knight" ~ Tales of VS. Illustration Gallery ~ Tales of Series Promotion Videos and the like (probably not new) ~ "Special Battle Download Password" - can gain you access to a special battle and some original weapon.
You will notice that the bonus doesn't have the opening movie this time around. Either it really won't be included, or the list of the DVD's contents is incomplete. I do think it's the former though.
Also, it was previously announced that a special product code from Tales of VS. can be used on the PlayStationฎ Store to unlock an original skit in Tales of Vesperia PS3. Take note that this isn't exactly a preorder bonus. The site says that only the first batch of released games will be having this code, so preordering seems the most likely option if you want this code. Incidentally, Tales of Vesperia PS3 will also have some kind of bonus unlockable in Tales of VS.
The Tales of Graces Official Site has been updated with the game's third released trailer, or the trailer shown during the Tales of Festival last June 14, 2009. The video shows the Style Shifts of Asbel and SoPhie, the use of Around Step, the town, dungeon and world fields, as well as a few scenes from the game. I also translated the PV, though we'll have to wait for Yume to translate the Style Shifts. And I'm unsure of the last line that was said, because the background music's volume is way too high that it interferes.
Tales of Graces is looking promising indeed. Added the low quality (>__>) art of Asbel and SoPhie to the ToG Gallery. Also, enjoy your PV downloads:
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(it's currently 4am here, give me until 1pm, once I've returned from school... yes I'm still awake) - a745
