Tales of Berseria will launch for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on August 18 in Japan for 8,200 yen via retail or download, Bandai Namco announced.
Early Stage Pre-Order Campaign
An early stage pre-order campaign will run between April 14 and July 11. Anyone who pre-orders the game between then will get three bonuses. The first bonus is a behind-the-scenes talk featuring the game’s voice actors. The other two will be revealed in early May and early June, respectively.
First-Print Bonus
First-print copies of the game will include a product code to download the “Special Dramatic Chat: Melon Gumi Chapter.” It features Velvet (voiced by Rina Sato), Laphicet (Azumi Asakura), Rokurou (Daisuke Kishio), Eleanor (Ami Koshimizu), Magilou (Satomi Sato), Eizen (Toshiyuki Morikawa), and Bienfu (Naomi Nagasawa).
Famitsu DX Pack
The Famitsu DX Pack limited edition of Tales of Berseria will cost 11,852 yen and include:
A copy of Tales of Berseria (PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3)
Bienfu plushie
Ufotbale-drawn visual A3 posters (set of two)
Ufotable-drawn acrylic key chains (set of six)
Visual clear files (set of six)
LaLaBit Market Special Edition
The LaLaBit Market Special Edition of Tales of Berseria will cost 12,500 yen and include:
A copy of Tales of Berseria (PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 3)
Velvet and Laphicet Chibi Kyun Chara figures
“Witch Talk: A World Full of Demons” short story + script + storyboard collection
Staff
Character Design: Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura, and Minoru Iwamoto
Music: Motoi Sakuraba
Animation Studio: Ufotable
Cast: Rina Sato, Azumi Asakura, Daisuke Kishio, Ami Koshimizu, Satomi Sato, Naomi Nagasawa, and Toshiyuki Morikawa
Producer: Yasuhiro Fukaya
Director: Yoshimasa Tanaka
Tales of Series IP General Producer: Hideo Baba
Tales of Series IP Supervisor: Kai Tanaka
In the west, the game is planned for release on PlayStation 4 and PC. A release window has not been announced.
New Characters, Skit Features and Bsttle Systems Revealed for Tales of Berseria
Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced today that Tales of Berseria will be available in early 2017 and also confirmed new details: including two new playable characters, Eizen and Eleanor, a new skit system introducing the amazing “Cut-in” effect, and the new “Switch Blast” battle system.
Two new playable characters join the challenging quests of Tales of Berseria. Eizen, nicknamed “The Reaper”, is the skipper of Aifread’s pirates and he always makes his own decisions. Though he is a malak (a spiritual being that can harness the power of nature), he sails the Van Eltia pirate ship on the open seas to follow his own creed. While looking for the missing Captain Van Aifread, he meets Velvet and joins her to fight their common enemy, the Abbey.
Conversely, Eleanor defends the Abbey against Velvet’s repeated attacks. As a praetor, Eleanor always scrabbles to release the world from daemons threat, but fate will eventually make her join Velvet’s party. The young girl tries to be reasonable as much as possible but she can sometimes be overcome by emotion, because she is honest with a great compassion for others.
Players will be able to enjoy the daily casual conversation of their characters thanks to the “Tales of” familiar skit system! In Tales of Berseria the skit system introduces a “cut-in” effect where character illustrations are inserted in various ways depending on their conversation. Sometimes a skit describes a single character’s facial expression, sometimes it shows a conversation among multiple characters. Expressions really change depending on the cut.
Furthermore, the new “Switch Blast” battle system has been further detailed; with “Switch Blast”, players can switch characters during battles and choose a back-up character to replace one character in the battle. The back-up character has one more soul than usual when he joins a battle. If players lose some “Soul”, for example when they are inflicted by a status ailment, players can overcome this danger by using the Switch Blast. Each character has a unique attack when he joins the battle via the Switch Blast.
Tales of Berseria will be available in early 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. For more detailed information on the newly revealed features, please head to the official Tales of Blog.