GR-UK writes: "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles and Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers all come with rather extravagant collector's editions mimicking those in Japan. In fact, Chronicles gets the added bonus of the soundtrack compared to Japan. This level of fan service was almost unheard of 10 years ago (with some notable exceptions), and now we're getting it for re-releases and anime fighting games. Great news for fans and a great way for Namco Bandai to reward and help build the fanbase of each franchise.
Another sign that Namco Bandai are treating their manga game fanbase more seriously than before is the fact that they are shipping over five high profile producer for this kind of press tour. In to be perfectly honest the body count doesn't stop at five. In addition to the producers, there were four translators that were part of the entourage. Add in executives, PR personel, and all things told there were 14 people touring Europe with stops in several capitals across the continent. It takes more than you'd think to spread the word."
Today it was announced that the gaming and anime industry has lost another beloved artist and creator. Mutsumi Inomata has passed away.
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.
We're 3 months into the year and I feel like we're taking nothing but L's.
Wow she was the character designer for Tales of Destiny one of my favorites of all time =(
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.”
"I find the rise of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in the west both great and fascinating." - JPS
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
It's good that it's happening . Next step would be more dual audio releases especially for jrpgs .
It's a pity it took Namco so long to realize the potential , as they squandered years of gaming opportunities they'll never get back .
At least they are noticing it now . Sega on the other hand ... LOL