With only a day away from the North American release, the anticipation is starting to get to me. It's not like I'm afraid of not getting a copy since my pre-order took care of that problem. It's the fact that I will be experiencing a much adored series' debut title on a next gen system. The painfully obvious question I keep asking myself is "is this upgraded Tales game or just another next gen game that tries too hard." I can't believe I said it either, call me cynical or whatever else you like I'm still not too fond of the whole next-gen thing. Yes graphics, resolutions, physics and multiplayer are important but if a game relies solely on candy for the senses then where else does your 60 or 70 dollars end up going to? A short lived story, shallow characters you don't care about, a dismissible musical score, and a new game play gimmick. What's worse is that you’re also generating sales and incentive for more companies to publish more generic titles.
If I know my Tales games well enough then at least I can hope to expect a diverse cast of characters [and a pipe-smoking dog] several memorable melodies, some form of real time combat that seems to be upgraded every title, and a story that will still want me to coming back just to find out what happens next for 60 or so hours. Not to mention the obvious - it's on a next gen consoles so it'll look really nice.
Unfortunately there is no way of telling what to expect until game play starts but if it follows the same "Tales" formula that's been keeping me coming back to play each new title then I know I won't be disappointed.
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This is the game with the really colorful graphics right? I saw a preview for this awhile back and I thought it looked so beautiful art direction wise. I'l be picking even if the story or gameplay dissapoint, I just wanna see more of that game because it just looks so damn good to me.
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