Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

26.06.2008
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Set two years after the events of the award-winning 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. Advancing the combination of story, characters and real-time battles of Tales of Symphonia, Dawn of the New World introduces a new monster recruitment feature in which players can capture more than 200 unique enemies and train them to actively participate in battle. Players can then feed these monsters to make them more effective, and even evolve them into several new fearsome forms. The game also features an updated real-time battle system that lets players move freely in all directions around the battlefield, execute powerful unison attacks and take advantage of a new elemental alignment system for even more strategic depth. Dawn of the New World gives players complete control over a full roster of Tales of Symphonia characters and ally monsters, letting them customize their adventure party into hundreds of unique combinations.
Two years after the twin worlds of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla were merged into one, the land is thrown into turmoil. Maps have become useless, climates have gone wild, and old tensions between the two peoples have boiled over into open conflict. When the Church of Martel clashes with an insurgent group called the Vanguard, the city of Palmacosta is caught in the crossfire and burned in a massacre remembered as the Blood Purge, an atrocity blamed on the hero Lloyd Irving. Among the survivors is a timid boy named Emil Castagnier, who watches his parents die and vows to find answers. His path soon crosses with Marta Lualdi, a girl carrying the mysterious Core of Ratatosk, the slumbering spirit whose disturbance has thrown the world out of balance. Pledging himself as a Knight of Ratatosk, Emil sets out with Marta to restore harmony to a fractured world.

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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is a compilation release of Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World HD remasters with additional content. Box Content: Limited edition packaging with exclusive artwork from Japanese animation studio, ufotable -TALES OF SYMPHONIA CHRONICLES software -SteelBook case -Set of five Chibi Kyun Chara figures -4-disc CD soundtrack -TALES OF SYMPHONIA: Successors of Hope hardcover novel -Art booklet with PS3 custom theme download code

10.10.2013

An HD remaster of the Playstation 2 version of Tales of Symphonia that comes with extra content. It is also bundled in the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles collection for the Playstation 3. Over 80 hours of gameplay in this epic, emotionally charged storyline. Experience the fierce, action-packed battle system. Combine hundreds of special attacks and magic spells. In a dying world, legend has it that a Chosen One will one day rise from amongst the people and the land will be reborn. The line between good and evil blurs in this epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance.

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Tales of (last 3 games)

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Tales of Graces f Remastered is an action RPG with high-speed battles that allow you to switch between fighting styles to match your play style. The remastered title adds more than 80 DLC packs and items release for the original and features stunning visuals, newly localized scenes available in English for the first time, and notable quality of life enhancements such as auto-save.

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The new expansion pack taking place a year after the war between Dahna and Rena.

17.02.2023

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