#tales series

[abyssalchronicles]

Tales of Series character designer Mutsumi Inomata has passed away, as announced via her official X/Twitter account. She passed away last March 10 at the age of 63. 

No words can describe how we feel right now. She will be heavily missed. 

Mutsumi Inomata is a major figurehead for Tales, responsible for a big portion of character designs in the series, notably in Tales of Destiny, Eternia, Destiny, Rebirth, Tempest, Innocence, Hearts, Graces, and including Xillia/Xillia 2, Zestiria and Berseria alongside Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura and Minoru Iwamoto. She has also worked on several anime as character designer, animator and animation director, such as Brain Powerd, City Hunter and The Weathering Continent. She is renowned for her brilliant use of watercolors and the characteristic jewel-like eyes of her characters.

[emonewtype]

So I've been doing some thinking on the rumors of a TotA remaster and how it would work out with a pattern I've noticed: even now with Graces remaster announced, every tales game to get a remaster for modern consoles and steam had, at some point, a downloadable PS3 version, and I assume that these PS3 versions are what the modern versions are further modifications of. An Abyss remaster would be the first time that method would be impossible, leading to two possibilities:

1) They go all the way back and painstakingly force the nearly 20 year old PS2 version to play nice in HD and on modern hardware, in a massive W for old games preservation and providing hope that we may one day get Destiny Directors Cut

Or, the option that I can't stop thinking about:

2) Unlike the previous remasters, they instead choose to go for a full remake in modern Tales style, in the vein of what we've seen Capcom do with their Resident Evil, with script details changed, gameplay completely reworked, and likely an all new voice cast for the english dub.

If they do go with that second option, then as with all full remakes these days, the fanbase will probably debate which is the better version, and I find it hilarious that this fanbase, of all of them, will all have to ask the questions:

Do you love the Original, or the Replica? Can you find room in your heart for both? How much of a difference is there between them, really? Are those differences important? Does that importance come from something inherent in what was changed, or does it come from your personal relationship with it? Does the existence of the Original make it okay to judge the Replica at a higher standard than normal? Does the existence of the Replica make it okay that the Original will be forgotten?

I'm starting to feel for Natalia, and how she was so fond of Asch.

[hydrangeatattoo]

Judith from Tales of Vesperia, a birthday gift for my friend @luminantrondo!

[hungrydolphin91]

collection of Tales guidebooks!

a generous fan who'd prefer to remain anonymous has been uploading complete scans of guides/perfect guide books from across the series, including most mothership titles and even a few spinoffs!!

I can't read a lick of Japanese myself but I've been having fun putting the Graces perfect guide through Google Translate's OCR anyway, would highly recommend to any fan 👍

[peachie5000]

Natalia sketch <33

(coloured version in reblog!)

[eeveetachi]

Ion and Sync rkgk

[satoshi-mochida]

Tales of Graces f Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC - Gematsu

Bandai Namco has announced Tales of Graces f Remastered for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch on January 17, 2025.

Here is an overview of the game, via Bandai Namco:

In Tales of Graces f Remastered, players will follow the adventures of Asbel and his friends as they embark on a world-spanning adventure filled with unforgettable characters, shocking revelations, and unique companions brought together through promises made across time. The title is set in the world of Ephinea, a planet blessed with abundant greenery. The world is ruled by three great nations, each with the power of Eleth. Tales of Graces f Remastered is a remastered version of Tales of Graces f released in 2010 featuring quality of life improvements and additions, downloadable content from the original version and newly localized scenes that will be available in English for the very first time.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Watch the announcement trailer below.

Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

Tales of Series General Producer Message

English

Japanese

[tatatasoma]

[cherrhara]

aschnata happily ever after

[abyssalchronicles]

Tales of Graces f Remastered has just been announced for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One/Series X and for PC via STEAM!

The game will be released for the West on January 17, 2025, a day after the Japanese release. Check more here! The remaster features enhanced visuals and gameplay, including the ability to switch enemy encounters on and off, a skip button, an auto-save feature, early unlocking of the Grade Shop, inclusion of the original DLCs from the original games, as well as the Lineage and Legacies after story. The official announcement also mentions "and newly localised scenes that will be available in English for the very first time". A Digital Deluxe Edition and pre-orders have been announced. According to the Japanese announcement, the game is but a part of the "various initiatives" planned for the Tales of Series 30th Anniversary. A message from Tales of Series General Producer Yusuke Tomizawa was also released. This hopefully means we're getting even more remasters, or possibly a new game, for this anniversary! We've yet to see anything on the previously allegedly leaked Tales of Xillia Remastered from online stores.

[artyartpile]

Colloyd Commission done for @darkhymns-fic for her fic, "Being an angel is pretty inconvenient, huh?"

Fic linked here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47754391/chapters/123484600

[4reezy]

Sheena Fujibayashi - Tales of Symphonia

[rjhpandapaws]

Just started playing Tales of Vesperia and Yuri is really just out here tits out and i love it

[hungrydolphin91]

Font replicated from Dawn of the New World

Font replicated from Tales of Graces

[myachiart]

first off, i just wanna say that i love tales of vesperia sm i'd play it over and over again if i had the time. i love making theories about it, making skits in my head, etc. This princess is a great character who excellently dodged being a mary sue in her universe, though the way she responds to easily traumatic situations is a bit suspicious... anyways, redesigning estelle's outfit was harder than i thought it'd be because i wanted it to be (somewhat) believeable for combat yet have a floral, princess-y vibe to it. i also knew i wanted to redesign the boots even though i'm not experienced with drawing shoes much because the original pair is just... well, it was something else. i liked her underdress (?) so i kept that, just making the bottom "petals" flare out more. her midsection is a bit busy, but i really liked the rouged shirt and corset combo i gave her. also she has a braided "crown" in her hair bc she's royal huehehe. if i gushed about the meaning behing every detail i'd be typing all night, and i've got homework.

[yggdrasil-mith0s]

So I was stuck because I know some people really love Asch so I expanded the list from playable/main characters! I didn't add Mieu because I feel like Mieu should be saved for a future poll on Tales animals/companions. If there is any other character that's your favorite, I'd love to hear who! Please excuse Mieu out of your answer, though 😂