Set two years after the events of Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo GameCube, Dawn of the New World follows the journey of two new young heroes, Emil Castagnier and Marta Lualdi, as they seek to uncover the mystery of why their world has fallen into ruin. In their quest, their paths will cross with the original cast of Tales of Symphonia including Lloyd and Colette, as well as a summon spirit known as Ratatosk who claims to be the lord of all monsters.
Overall the storytelling has been done with much stronger voice acting already (the first game was very impressive overall, but the VO was a bit too amateurish at times), and the opening hour has been pretty powerful to say the least.
Functionally there are some pretty big changes when comparing the Wii sequel to the original Tales of Symphonia. The graphics look a bit cleaner, with the game running in a full 16:9 aspect ratio (no black bars), and 480p resolution. The general art ****is identical, since it's a continuation of the GameCube version, but rather than having a main overworld to explore, you use the cursor to pull and move a world map similar to a hybrid between Tales of Phantasia for Super Famicom/GBA (the only US release), and the Wii globe found in the forecast channel.
A unique new monster pact system, allowing players to use Emil to gather monsters from the world, and then assign them to the battle party. This new pact system is actually a huge change too, as you can not only defeat monsters and bring them along on your quest, but also level them up, and use them to gain even tougher enemies onto your side. Depending on elemental compatibility, Emil can bring other monsters into fights with him, and use their type to attract other types to join his party.
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Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New Worl ...
Is this on the gamecube?Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New Worl ...
[QUOTE=''Espada12'']Is this on the gamecube?[/QUOTE]
Nope, It's a Wii exclusive.
[QUOTE=''Espada12'']Is this on the gamecube?[/QUOTE] No, it's on Wii. Same thing, essentially.Should be fun for tans of Symphonia, I know Iliked it. The Graphics are a bit dissappointiing, but Gameplay is where it's at.It's a SHAME the original TEAM isn't making this game though.
Looks awesome, might finaly get some use outta my Wii.I loved Tales of Vesperia, but I'll need to pick up the first Tales of Symphonia.
Lloyd looks different, did he get shorter?
[QUOTE=''SER69''][QUOTE=''Espada12'']Is this on the gamecube?[/QUOTE] Nope, It's a Wii exclusive.[/QUOTE]Ah ok I saw continuation of the GC version and thought they might put it back there again.
The sequel looks better than the original. I like the oldschool world map a lot better.
I really hope this is at least almost as good as the original (Heck, just as long as it's decent). Without the ORIGINAL Team, I see it falling short.
I have never played a Tales game before! Are they good?Excellent thread by the way. Very clean.
Do Want!
[QUOTE=''NAPK1NS'']I have never played a Tales game before! Are they good?Excellent thread by the way. Very clean.[/QUOTE]Yes,,,,If you like JRPGS TofS was one of the best JRPG last genCan't wait for the sequel
[QUOTE=''Tony-Harrison'']The sequel looks better than the original. I like the oldschool world map a lot better.[/QUOTE]
''To some returning players this may seem like a letdown, as the overworld was fun to run across and do random battles in, but truth be told it's a welcome addition from what we've seen so far, as you'll do a lot of area-to-area travelling, and it streamlines the whole experience a bit more.''
It seems like a good addition.
[QUOTE=''NAPK1NS'']I have never played a Tales game before! Are they good?Excellent thread by the way. Very clean.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. :)
''If you didn't play Symphonia on GameCube, don't automatically write this one off. For starters, the first game isn't a bad one to just go pick up, since the Wii is backwards compatible, and you could find a used (or new, for that matter) copy of the game for around $20 if you do some digging. If that isn't something you're ready to do though, or if you played Symphonia so long ago that the story of Lloyd Irving and his team of friends sent on a quest to regenerate the world is nothing but a clouded memory, you've got little to worry about, as the Dawn of the New world does a nice job of setting up the context of the story, re-capping everything from the first game, and putting you into a world that doesn't necessarily expect you to know everything right off the bat.''
wow..that looks really good :P... nice thread BTW :D
it better live up to it's awsome predecessor
hmm... maybe i should play the first one...
Battle system looks good, but I just can't stand the teenage/kiddie characters.The heroine doesn't look like she will be annoying as Colette though I guess that is a plus.
I cannot wait for this I am so excited.
Im buying it on day 1!
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