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Rumor: Zestiria May Be The Next Tales Of Game

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by Kyle Hilliard on September 08, 2013 at 04:23 PM

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Namco Bandai recently confirmed that Tales of Xillia 2 will be the next Tales game heading to North America, but it it looks like the following Tales game may be called Tales of Zestiria.

A trademark was spotted by Siliconera on the trademarks and designs registration office of the European Union for Tales of Zestiria. Namco Bandai registers titles frequently for smaller Tales games, but the core Tales games typically get registered outside of Japan as well. This is why Tales of Zestiria's trademark is notable.

The last Tales game released in North America was Tales of Xillia (pictured above). You can check out our review for here.

[Source: European Trademark and Registration Office, via Siliconera]

Our Take
Zestiria certainly sounds like a word that would fit comfortably behind the words 'Tales' and 'of'. We're a little behind here in North America on the Tales series, but Xillia 2 released in Japan November 2012. The timing feels about right for news of a new Tales game.

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by Aaron Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:33 PM

My friend Tim will be overjoyed. He plays the hell out of the Tales series.

I just couldn't get into them myself.
by Amaihana Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:36 PM

Sounds like an awesome rumor. I'm totally buying Xillia when I get the chance been watching the gameplay and I'm pretty much hooked.
by Eleventh Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:41 PM

Are these games any good? I've never played them, and I'm looking to get back into JRPGs.
by darkflamemaster Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:46 PM

just bring them here!!! (oh, ps3 version of vesperia please.)
by backspacer Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:58 PM

Just yesterday I ordered Tales of Vesperia to give the series a shot.
by Keyes Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 04:59 PM

Guh, I really want to get Xillia right now but I just paid off the pre-order on Kingdom Hearts 1.5. Next game I'm getting is definitely Xillia, I had a blast with Graces F.
by Olive Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 05:19 PM

What's up with all these strange titles? Am I missing something? Does Vesperia, Xillia and Zestiria mean something in a foreign language? I played Tales of Graces f and can't for the life of me figure out why they named it that.
by LuckyKoopa11 Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 05:32 PM

I hope it's localized
by The Gaming Hoodie Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 05:39 PM

Still waiting Tales of Vesperia 2. A man can dream. Anyway it's great that more of series is coming up the US. I love these games.
by Human The Tree Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 05:57 PM

Yet another awesome name for an awesome game that I won't be able to pronounce.
by John Wrek Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 06:02 PM

A pleasant enough name.
by oO Stryfe Oo Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 06:26 PM

I'm intrigued as to what these games are, as they seem to be getting a lot of praise.

Not a fan of the anime art style, though. Maybe this isn't for me.
by Jesse Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 06:26 PM

Rumor: Zestiria may be the next of the Tales games I do not play
by GOROW Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 06:32 PM

Hey its peeeersona 5!... guys, stop posting articles altogether until persona 5 gets announced.
by Gamefan71 Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 06:57 PM

I'm really hoping for this addition to the Tales series will come to the Western shores in the near future. ^_^
by wiseman4380 Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 07:43 PM

I'm really enjoying Xillia (my first Tales game other than a few hours in Vesperia) , but I wish they'd fix a few issues with combat. I'd like the backstep dodge move to have its own button, and free run should be automatic with holding L2. There's really no reason to run on a 2D plane. If you want to move toward and away from an enemy, just run in those directions. It would also be nice to have the option to display onscreen which of your rates are mapped to what button. Trying to remember which of your 20 skills are on what button is very difficult in the heat of the game's fast paced battles.
by MistwalkerKilyK Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 08:32 PM

I'm still waiting for a PS3 release of Vesperia :S
by smashphalt Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 09:53 PM

I wasn't fond of the stories or characters in Tales of Graces or Tales of Xillia, but it's way too late for me to back out of the series now. Bring on new Tales games, and keep the gameplay fresh and fun (even if the writing is starting to lag a bit).

What is up with that name, though? The names often do not make much sense (Phantasia and Legendia also come to mind alongside the more obvious Vesperia and Xillia), but at least I could pronounce them without worrying about potential dyslexia.
by Sir Bob Johnson Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 10:07 PM

I've always wondered if Tales games (Symphonia, Vesperia, Xillia, etc.) just made up these words.
by Kurumi Sunday, September 08, 2013 at 11:58 PM

I hope this one shows up on more consoles!! Come on! Namco!!!