Not exact matches
Developer Bandai Namco reversed the
traditional formula that made the
Tales games so popular among JRPG fans and provided players with a new premise.
For those disillusioned fans of recent Final Fantasy outings, however,
Tales of Berseria might just be the
game that they're looking for, with a more
traditional Japanese RPG setup that sticks closely to what it knows, while offering a new and exciting narrative direction.
For those unfamiliar with the series, a
Tales game is like a
traditional JRPG mixed with a classic 2D brawler like Street Fighter.
The movie easily could have been this nostalgic look at video
games — it features cameos from from Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros. and Pac Man — but screenwriters Jennifer Lee and Phil Johnston opt for a more
traditional tale.
Don't get me wrong, it's all very well designed and implemented, and the
traditional Tales battle system is as perfect as ever, but it feels like a
game without a soul.
The art used for the Ancient
Tales chapters are all hand drawn and may look overly simplistic when compared to what we expect out of
games now, but they really do lend to the feel of a
traditional Chinese story when combined with actual
traditional Chinese stories.
If Rebirth was the modernization of the
traditional 2D
Tales formula, then the next
game,
Tales of Legendia, was purely the regression back to it.
Building on the success of
Tales From Space, this new
game dropped the
traditional level - by - level formula for something that sat within the Metroidvania sub-genre.
Eschewing
traditional gameplay to present a truly story - driven experience, the
game composes a beautifully detailed world and an emotional
tale that has inspired an entire genre of
games.
... there was a
game designer called American McGee who having lived a life of dramatic ups and downs, decided to present a unique take on a selection of traditional fairy tales as a Table Top Card Game, Illustrated Book, Coloring Book, and Collection of
game designer called American McGee who having lived a life of dramatic ups and downs, decided to present a unique take on a selection of
traditional fairy
tales as a Table Top Card
Game, Illustrated Book, Coloring Book, and Collection of
Game, Illustrated Book, Coloring Book, and Collection of Art.
A slightly grittier, more realistic look robs the
game of its
traditional Tales allure.
Developer Bandai Namco reversed the
traditional formula that made the
Tales games so popular among JRPG fans and provided players with a new premise.