
they are a bit rambunctious, but they are strong and willing to help with the efforts as well. Then we got some mercenaries that have been protecting the established limits of the city. Thankfully there wasn't much needed to do, bring in some beds, and food for the shelters. Today was pretty nice, a good breeze has helped to keep the heat from beating us down. still doesn't have a name yet, but it will be a place to host people escaping some of the battles hosted by new kingdoms rising since the disappearance of Artorious. New screenshots are in the gallery. You can read up on the English story premise, character descriptions for Velvet and Laphicet, and world glossary here.It's been months since we started working on this new city. Tales of Berseria is set to release on PlayStation 4 and PC. By being stunned or getting status ailments by enemies.The main conditions that decreases “Soul” are: ”Soul” also sometimes pops up when a party character is knocked out or when you manage to evade the enemy’s attack with a side or back step. By using the specific item or picking up “Soul” on the battle field.By stunning enemies or causing status ailments to them.The number of “Soul” can increase or decrease in battle: This system appears to be somewhat familiar to the ones in Tales of Graces or Tales of Xillia 2, only with more customization options. You can see this right next to the character portrait in the battle interface. This starts at 3, but can be increased during a battle when enemies are defeated. The number of times you can link artes depends on the number of souls currently in the Soul Gauge. The effect on the chaining varies by the order of the button presses. Artes can be placed to the four face buttons, which can then be linked in succession in combat. Some details were also shared concerning the battle system. There are three ranks for exorcists under the head of the Abbey: Legate, Praetor and Orderly. Exorcists are ranked based on their ability. They lead the politics and the military of the kingdom based on the thought “sticking reason brings order and peace”. The organization of exorcists that Midagand established to protect people from the threat of daemons.


They are like heroes for the common people who suffer from damage of Damonblight. They keep fighting to protect humans by utilizing the power of Malaks to execute artes. Holy warriors who have the power to fight against daemons.

Representatives of the Abbey are often seen as heroes, but Velvet is often as odds with them.īandai Namco detailed two more glossary terms: She has a stubborn aspect to always do right things in the right way, but she can sometimes be a little immature. He is also especially kind to Laphicet.Įleanor is an 18 year-old spear wielder who works as an exorcist with the Abbey to counter the daemon threat. While he has a longsword on his back, he normally fights using dual daggers. He owes a debt to Velvet, and joins her on the journey. Rather than succumb to it, he manages to wield in along with his swordplay. Rokurou is a 22 year-old swordsman with "a cheerful, pleasant and freewheeling personality" who has been afflicted by the daemonblight. Update: This post has been updated to reflect official English descriptions from Bandai Namco, alongside many 1080p screenshots.īandai Namco has posted new screenshots for Tales of Berseria featuring two newly revealed characters, Rokurou and Eleanor.
