XSEED’s Tom Lipschultz made several more comments about the possibility of his company localizing the Japan-only “Tales of” games in North America.
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.
Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces explores delayed gratification in JRPG's.
I really enjoyed this article, it was a good read. This quote gave me a chuckle, because it's true!:
"Pretty much every JRPG involves the player’s characters going from barely being able to lift a sword to killing God"
Final Fantasy 15 the ultimate delayed game with delayed story dlc shoveled in at the last second. Doesn’t ring the gratifying bell when I see that stupid car at all. Article+thumbnail is like describing a 5star meal while watching your cat clean its backside.
Replies(2)More specifically I would say JRPGs are progressive gratification. Basically like listening to prog music vs anything else which imo is the best. Even if a JRPG is all about the journey, generally speaking JRPGs keep getting better as opposed to other games which usually have their high points come in either too soon, or the best parts just aren't nearly as impactful.
Also don't forget the direct comparison that the old Square Enix president made. He said Western players like TWITCH games and eastern players love Cerebral games. Now it was taken as a racist slam. But he meant it as one of the reasons outside of development time and cost return on investment(ROI). But he had a true point people here are TRAINED to like instant stuff. And people there are trained to like delayed over the top stuff. It is not a intelligence slam. I'm glad I LOVE the later gratification! Because it is way better!
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
Their working on the 360 version of these titles
I want to play a new Tales game.
I played Vesperia on 360 and thought it was so fun. The combat. The fucking combat, ladies and gentlemen. Screw turn based THAT combat is where it's at.
I thought the lead character in Vesperia was pretty cool too. I like playing a character that doesn't really give a shit about helping every little person. I hate those knightly idiots that always do "the right thing". Sometimes you have to make sacrifices. And sometimes, you just do shit to benefit yourself. :)
@Major Jack Hoff
Aka a douche?
Namco released a tales games on the 360 and that was the major error they've done this gen. Tales of symphonia 2 wasn't that good, no open world to go into, just a mario-ish level select screen. So if you want better US and overseas sales, be smart and release it on PS3.
I hope namco listen to their fans and bring all the PS3 tales over here. I always have been a big fan of tales games and I'm seriously trying to learn japanese since a year and I can tell you that it's not easy! I've done this mostly for anime, but anime get fansubbed really fast because other fans are ready to make the effort to translate it.
That's why Namco should let another publisher bring their games over here. What do they have to lose? There's only positive thing coming from this! more fans will be buying the games, the fanbase will be a little more aware of the Tales Series if 3 games come overseas. If Tales of Graces PS3 and Tales of Vesperia PS3 Is translated and make good sales, then maybe they could try to translate the new Tales games themselves.