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Tales of Crestoria Can Now Be Pre-Loaded

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Jul 152020
 

(But not by me.)

Tales of Crestoria, the new mobile Tales game set to be released this year, is now available to be installed on iOS and Android devices ahead of its release.

Although it was originally planned for a June launch, it was delayed. There’s still no official release date, but Bandai Namco says it will be out in “the near future.” Since it’s currently undergoing maintenance for its launch, it should be coming soon.

Some players’ pre-loads reportedly say it will be available July 22, but there’s conflicting reports. Since July 22 is Bandai Namco’s upcoming showcase, they might announce its release there.

Update: It turns out the answer was July 16. Tales of Crestoria is out now!

I’m not a big fan of mobile games, but since Tales of Arise has been delayed and Tales of Crestoria has its own original story, I was going to check it out. Unfortunately, when I went to the App Store to pre-load it, I was greeted by the message that it isn’t compatible with my tablet.

So no Tales of Crestoria for me, at least not anytime soon.

If you’ve got a compatible device, though, you can pre-load the game now. Are you planning to play Tales of Crestoria?

Tales of Crestoria Open Beta, Release Window Announced

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Apr 242020
 

We haven’t talked too much about Tales of Crestoria, the next upcoming mobile Tales game.

Tales of Crestoria was first revealed in 2018 as basically a full original Tales game (although one with a turn-based combat system) for mobile devices, with its own original plot, cast of characters, etc.

It also managed to look even edgier than Tales of Berseria, being described as “An RPG Written in Blood and Betrayal” where characters deemed sinners are marked by the “Stain of Guilt” and hunted down by enforcers.

Despite them making a point of how it’s not a crossover like the past mobile Tales games, it… is? They’ve shown protagonists from past Tales games who will make an appearance in Crestoria. I assume the main story will deal solely with the original cast and that’s why they say it isn’t a crossover, but the returning characters make it feel like it’ll have typical character-collecting gacha mechanics.

Anyway, we’ll be able to find out for ourselves what Tales of Crestoria is like next month! A new announcement revealed not only a June 2020 release window, but also an open beta in May.

Crestoria will be the first Tales game to get a simultaneous global release, so the beta test in May is meant to test the network load of the English version.

I’m interested enough that I’ll probably give the beta test a try if I’m able to. I’m not a big mobile gamer, but I’m still disappointed over the loss of Tales of the Rays. Of course, what I really want to hear more about is Tales of Arise… Is that still coming out this year?

What do you think about Tales of Crestoria? Will you be trying the open beta in May?

More Details About Tales of Arise

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Jun 172019
 

At Microsoft’s E3 press conference, the next mainline Tales game was announced.

Since then, more details about Tales of Arise have been revealed (as well as the awesome art pictured here).

In an interview with Famitsu, translated here by Abyssal Chronicles, producer Yusuke Tomizawa answered questions about Tales of Arise.

Tales of Arise is aiming for a unique watercolor graphics style using Unreal Engine 4, as well as realistic character movements and expressions. They’re trying to increase immersion in many ways, including with more intimidating monster designs.

(Although he also suggests there might still be a mascot character, so here’s hoping its not as annoying as Bienfu or Teepo.)

Meanwhile, in an interview with Game Informer, Tomizawa clarified a few points that might have had fans worried.

Tales of Arise is not open world, but instead has a similar structure to past Tales games. And while the short glimpses of combat made fans concerned the gameplay would be dramatically different, the core formula of the Linear Motion Battle System will be intact.

And yes, there will be party members. I don’t know why people jumped to the conclusion that the two characters shown in the trailer would be the only playable characters, but the interview also confirms that Tales of Arise should have the sort of party size you’d expect from the series.

June 15-16 was also the Tales festival, where we got an extended trailer.

Following the trailer, the producer updated his blog with more information, which has been translated here by Abyssal Chronicles.

In it, he discusses the main characters, Alphen and Shionne. Alphen is a slave from Dahna, while Shionne is a woman from Rena who meets Alphen while on the run. Shionne suffers from a curse where anyone she touches feels pain, and she ends up working with Alphen because they unlock a special power when they’re together.

That’s all the new information we have about Tales of Arise. I’m pretty excited about it, and I can’t wait to learn more. The world/story setup sounds like it has a lot of potential.

What do you think about Tales of Arise so far?

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