Weekly Famitsu this week has the first official preview of the game, revealing its crime-burdened protagonist and the story of the life he lives for the things that are important to him. The magazine also has comments from Yasutaka Nakata and Kamikaze Douga, who were in charge of the protagonist visual and concept teaser, a message from producer Tomomi Tagawa, and more.
Pre-registrations is available now at the game’s official website. Players will be awarded in-game bonus Summoning Tickets depending on the amount of users that pre-register:
• 10,000 pre-registrations – Summoning Ticket x1
• 30,000 pre-registrations – Summoning Ticket x2 (for a total of three)
• 50,000 pre-registrations – Summoning Ticket x2 (for a total of five) + Twitter icons for everyone
• 100,000 pre-registrations – Summoning Ticket x2 (for a total of seven) + Twitter header images for everyone
• 200,000 pre-registrations – Summoning Ticket x3 (for a total of 10) + PC and smartphone wallpapers for everyone
In related news, Weekly Famitsu this week also has an interview with Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition producer Yuusuke Tomizawa and original version chief director Yoshito Higuchi, who discuss the upcoming remaster, the new structure of the Tales of series in the future, and more.
Tales of Crestoria details protagonist Kanata Hjuger, keywords
Bandai Namco has detailed the protagonist and a set of keywords for its newly-announced Tales of series smartphone RPG Tales of Crestoria.
■ Character
Kanata Hjuger (voiced by Kouhei Amasaki, illustrated by Kousuke Fujishima)
The protagonist, he is the only son of a monk who governs a village. Although he tries to protect the weak and has a strong sense of justice, people keep their distance due to his overly straightforward behavior. He has great interest in the mechanics behind the Vision Orb. He begins to notice the crookedness of the world after becoming a criminal as a result of certain circumstances.
■ Keywords
Vision Orb
The people of the world are required to wear this. It records the information seen by the wearer and displays the recorded images on Vision Central.
Vision Central
A device that displays the images projected from Vision Orbs. It is located in areas such as the village square and church. Based on the information shared here, the people can use their Vision Orb say a “punishment prayer” (guilty vote).
Enforcer
A group that judges criminals. Humans who have amassed a certain amount of “punishment prayers” (guilty votes), their crime will be acknowledged and a “mark of sin” will be engraved onto a part of their body. If a crime is acknowledged, an Enforcer will soon appear to hand down judgement.
A release date for Tales of Crestoria has yet to be announced.
日本万代南梦宫娱乐于日前宣布,预定于 App Store 及 Google Play 上架的《传奇》系列新作手游《Tales of Crestoria(暂译,原名:テイルズオブクレストリア)》,开放登录短短 3 天内,事前登录人数就迅速突破 了 5 万人次。 除了公开主角的详细情报与世界观,同时也宣布为主角配音的天崎滉平将会于「东京电玩展 2018」举办单独舞台活动。