Tales fans are hailing the upcoming Tales of Xillia as the sexiest Tales RPG to date, with some exceptionally revealing (for a Tales title at any rate) character designs and costumes on display…
Omake fan art – it seems even the official portrayals cannot agree on Mira’s size, let alone the fan ones…
never to be released is English i already know the routine. Somehow we got Graces F but i guess it was planetary alignment back then, chance of it's striking again with Xillia is 0. i don't care about tales any more because clearly they don't care about us.
This is hitting Australia next month. If they're actually going out of their way to sub/dub it in English, then it seems like an American release is a pretty distinct, though distant, possibility.
And if not, who cares. Import it from Australia and enjoy it in english.
@14:28 wut... AS does not stand for Australia lol. It's an Asian (HK) version which is exactly the same as the Jap one but cheaper and comes with a little slip that explains game controls in Chinese/English.
All our (Australian) versions are just US versions repackaged and usually released later.
Xilia has some of the worst character designs in an JRPG I've seen in years. It seems to take every single bad anime design cliche and rev it up tenfold. I can't really believe it's Fujishima, considering his past Tales designs (esspecially those for Vesperia) are fucking gorgeous and the characters look actually interesting.
Yes. The designs really do look ugly. Don't people realize this? When they showed the first trailers, it seemed like they were going to do new things and make it way prettier. And instead, we get the garish, most ugly anime tropes.
Also, look how some characters speaks. They are like zombies:
It's the same HD design they had since Vesperia and it is serving it's purpose. Also, this is an anniversary game, so they have both of the major character designers working on the game. Quit your yapping or make it better.
Only half of the designs are Fujishima's (male lead for example).
I can't stand the other artist and the overdesigned wtfness.
Will still buy it for Fujishima.
Oh, you sold me with your opening post alright. Nothing wins hearts and minds like condescending insults about comparing your target audience to children. Can... More
What about English language release :(
If only they released the Japanese version with optional English subs, import mah friend.
bamco mostly does chinese subs only unfortunately =(
If thats the case i will, i hate "localization" and the horribly USA voice actors.
You're not the only who hates the horrible english dubs
Then hope its like star ocean 4 international~~ if they even think about releasing it anywhere else...
You know... if only they had teh brains to figure that they would boost their sales by 50%. But no, Japan doesn't like worldwide language...
And even if we get this, we will be stuck with horrible English dub. Damn it all!
"Sexiest yet"=We're not getting it...
Ofc were already getting alot of H cg's with the game not even out yet......Lol Nippon Banzai.
AND export to US!
Not Happening...
The game is about to be released in Japan...why in the name of FUCK do you ask about an English release now?
Ask again in a couple of month. Seriously.
just chill out, dude. xD
Yeah, you do that while I'm jumping into action, dude.
Boobs?
That's some hot tail.
I know that Tales is really hurting for money, buuuut...
...actually, I love it. Continue. <3
Thank you, I thought I was the only one who thought so.
Needs moar ginga bishounen.
The moment I saw pic 006, I thought the same thing too!
I third this motion.
There need to be more video games marketed towards confused young men that want to explore their inner fabulous-ness.
Oh, Jude's the ginga bishounen.. and doesn't look too bad, I guess. Not as great as Takuto tho.
never to be released is English i already know the routine. Somehow we got Graces F but i guess it was planetary alignment back then, chance of it's striking again with Xillia is 0. i don't care about tales any more because clearly they don't care about us.
I approve of a Tales game going out of its way to be intensely sexy to draw in more players. Finally they're getting with the program.
And don't be glum, we're bound to at least have a chance at seeing this hit stateside.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/616012-tales-of-xillia/data
This is hitting Australia next month. If they're actually going out of their way to sub/dub it in English, then it seems like an American release is a pretty distinct, though distant, possibility.
And if not, who cares. Import it from Australia and enjoy it in english.
Oh sweet, well this is good to hear.
And you know what? No one should be crying 'japanese version is superior shit!!!!11!1one11!' this time.
It's been confirmed by several Japanese gaming sites that voices in Tales of Xillia DOES NOT SYNC with the characters' lips during in-game cutscenes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzwCLBZS_w&feature=player_embedded [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzwCLBZS_w&feature=player_embedded]
@14:28 wut... AS does not stand for Australia lol. It's an Asian (HK) version which is exactly the same as the Jap one but cheaper and comes with a little slip that explains game controls in Chinese/English.
All our (Australian) versions are just US versions repackaged and usually released later.
Honestly ignoring each other won't result in anything.
We need to keep pestering them.
inb4 beta
No betas on Sony consoles.
The three top pics have failboat faces.
Things get better in the pics further down (i.e., pics 4, 5, ...)
worst Tales games yet imho, Tales of Phantasia was the best... Destiny, Symphonia, Abyss were great too
forgot about Vesperia. should be on top!
A rant on a game that hasn't been released yet? What are you, a Time Traveler?
He's come back from the future to warn us of an impending dystopia brought on by Namco's monopoly on B-rated RPGs, yes.
El Psy Congroo
Poor Anon, he has no PS3 and thus must mock a game before it even releases as he will never get to play it. :(
A MUST tradition for every Tales series; always add along at least one Loli character :)
Do I spy some Glittering Crux in those pics?
There's idolsm@ster and Little busters too. The very top one looks really familiar too.
Cless from Tales of Phantasia and Stan from Tales of Destiny.
Kiraboshi~★
Wait I don't get it. what's with the Star Driver? Is it part of the game?
Picture 11 looks like someone gave Jade from Tales of the Abyss fox ears and 63'd him.
Xilia has some of the worst character designs in an JRPG I've seen in years. It seems to take every single bad anime design cliche and rev it up tenfold. I can't really believe it's Fujishima, considering his past Tales designs (esspecially those for Vesperia) are fucking gorgeous and the characters look actually interesting.
Yes. The designs really do look ugly. Don't people realize this? When they showed the first trailers, it seemed like they were going to do new things and make it way prettier. And instead, we get the garish, most ugly anime tropes.
Also, look how some characters speaks. They are like zombies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzwCLBZS_w&feature=player_embedded [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzwCLBZS_w&feature=player_embedded]
It's the same HD design they had since Vesperia and it is serving it's purpose. Also, this is an anniversary game, so they have both of the major character designers working on the game. Quit your yapping or make it better.
Deal with it; we're consumers and we can say whatever the fuck we want about a product.
@Anon 03:19
Yeah, you're right. And as a customer let me say this:
Fuck off.
Only half of the designs are Fujishima's (male lead for example).
I can't stand the other artist and the overdesigned wtfness.
Will still buy it for Fujishima.