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Will a New Tales Game Be Announced Soon?

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Aug 072023
 

Can you believe it’s coming up on two years since Tales of Arise?

Lately I’ve found myself wondering when the next Tales game will be announced.

Two years isn’t such a long time to wait for most series, but the 5-year gap between Berseria and Arise was unusual for Tales, and even then, Arise was announced in 2019.

Now, the time since Arise hasn’t been completely devoid of Tales games. Tales of Luminaria, the latest in their long line of ill-fated mobile games, came out in January 2022 and shut down 6 months later. Tales of Symphonia also got a remaster, although one of questionable enough quality compared to the other versions that I didn’t get it despite it being one of my favorite games of all time.

But neither of those is enough to keep me from looking forward to the next Tales announcement, whether it’s the next entry in the series or another remaster. For that matter, we still don’t know what Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn is.

It would be strange for DLC to come out after all this time, so an adaptation feels more likely now.

(Meanwhile, in that post from when Beyond the Dawn’s trademark first surfaced, I lamented the lack of news related to Capcom’s Apollo Justice trademark, so I’m happy to look back on that now that we have the Apollo Justice Trilogy coming next year.)

Some sort of Tales news is set for this Thursday at 4 AM PT / 7 AM ET, but it’s not clear if it’ll be a game announcement or something else entirely. I have my fingers crossed, though.

When do you think the next Tales game will be announced?

Atelier Announcement and Pokémon Presents Both Set for August 8

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Aug 042023
 

August 8 looks like it could be an exciting morning for video game news.

First, there’s a new Atelier announcement coming on August 8 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET.

While not specifically stated, this is widely expected to be a new game.

Gust is the company that never sleeps, as they already released Atelier Ryza 3 back in March, as well as the Atelier Marie remake last month. If they are announcing a new game, I’d expect it to be for 2024. Three Atelier games in one year would be a bit much even for them.

With the Ryza trilogy concluded, a lot of fans are expecting this to be the start of a new Atelier trilogy. However, some fans are hoping for a fourth entry in one of the older trilogies or another remake.

Since the first game, Atelier Marie, was just remade, it’s possible they could follow it with a remake of the second Atelier game, Atelier Elie. In an interview with Siliconera, Gust Executive Officer Junzo Hosoi said their goal is to eventually have the entire Atelier series available digitally.

Atelier feels like a series I’ll never catch up on, because they release new games so fast. Still, my enjoyment of Atelier Ryza left me really interested in digging into the series more.

Moving on, the Pokémon Company announced a Pokémon Presents for that same morning at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET. It will last 35 minutes. That’s long for a Pokémon Presents, which usually run around 15-25 minutes.

The announcement tweet includes a short video, which shows the announcement glitch out into a neon purple version before reverting back. What this means, I don’t know. The neon aesthetic is reminiscent of the first Detective Pikachu movie, while some fans think it’s a hint at a Mewtwo event for Scarlet & Violet.

One way or another, we’ll find out on August 8. I’d love to see more of Detective Pikachu Returns, and I have my fingers crossed that the rumors of a new Unova game (especially one in the style of Pokémon Legends) might be true.

August 8 could be a great day for RPG fans! What are your hopes for the Pokémon Presents? What about the new Atelier announcement? Share your thoughts and theories in the comments!

Fantasian Appears on SteamDB

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Aug 022023
 

Fantasian is a game I’ve had my eye on ever since it was first announced.

The most recent game to come from Hironobu Sakaguchi’s company Mistwalker, Fantasian is a turn-based JRPG reminiscent of classic Final Fantasy, and it looks fantastic.

However, it’s currently exclusive to Apple Arcade.

Back in December, when we learned of a new Mistwalker game in development, I mentioned that I finally had a device capable of playing Fantasian. Indeed, I used the Apple Arcade free trial that came with my new iPad to start Fantasian a few months ago.

I really like what I’ve played so far… and I really dislike playing it on a tablet.

It looked like there was no port in sight, but now that might finally be changing. Fantasian has appeared on SteamDB, the site that tracks everything in Steam’s database. While there’s no official announcement yet, this could mean an impending Fantasian PC port.

Since I’ve only played the start so far, I’d be more than happy to buy Fantasian on PC and play it there instead. Having it on consoles would be even nicer, but I’m just excited at the possibility that it might be finally leaving Apple Arcade exclusivity.

Will you play Fantasian if it’s finally ported?

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