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Tales Of Zestiria Microtransaction Bundle Goes For $20

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Yes, it's basically cheating. But at least you have to pay to cheat.

Microtransactions are plenty common in gaming today and for long games, they're actually a welcome option for certain consumers.

That's why publisher Bandai Namco is giving you the chance to pick up the Adventure Items Pack for the recently released Tales of Zestiria .

As detailed at Gearnuke , this paid DLC gets you experience, levels, equipment, and a variety of stat boosters (click through the link to see the entire list). The Pack retails for $19.99 so it had better get you all kinds of boosts, considering it goes for 1/3 the price of the game itself. Yeah, I expect to be able to double my gold and get 10 extra levels for that price. And don't forget that Tales of Vesperia on Xbox 360 offered a similar paid perk, so this is hardly without precedent.

Tales of Zestiria , the latest installment in the well-received and long-running JRPG series, released this week for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4. Review coming soon.

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Tales Of Zestiria Combat Evolving, “Big Surprise” Coming

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The latest Tales of entry is currently in development for the PlayStation 3, and producer Hideo Baba has given JRPG fans a bit more information.

During a recent Famitsu interview (as translated by Siliconera ), Baba spoke about the game's protagonist, Alicia, and how this particular installment will be different than past Tales titles.

Click the link to read up on Alicia, but what we find particularly interesting is the producer's comments concerning the battle system. He says it will revolve around "sword and magic fantasy," which isn't exactly surprising, but he adds that it will be "quite different" from what long-time fans are used to. He further adds that we'll receive an evolved form of the familiar linear-motion combat mechanic, and there's a "big surprise" in store, too. Dragons will play a large role in the game's story, which is nice to know…'cuz dragons rule.

Lastly, Baba said the scenario and character designs are basically finished, and now the team is working on "various systems and graphics." If you weren't aware, last year's fantastically fun Tales of Xillia was a the surprise Best Role-Playing Game winner in our Game of the Year Awards. Can Zestiria also capture our hearts?

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Tales Of Zestiria Announced, Series To Celebrate 20 Years

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For JRPG fans, the Tales franchise has delivered the goods for many years.

And to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the esteemed series, Namco Bandai Games America Inc. has announced Tales of Zestiria , the newest entry in the beloved role-playing series. They didn't provide us with a release date, but we know it's coming to the PlayStation 3 in North and South America.

Zestiria "returns to the series roots" and includes character designs by all four of the franchise's accomplished designers: Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura and Minoru Iwamoto. Returning to develop the game's cut-scenes is ufotable Inc. Tales series producer Hideo Baba said that this game is a response to the "love and support" of fans worldwide, and chief producer Makoto Yoshizumi added:

2015 marks the 20th anniversary for the TALES OF franchise in Japan and I would like to thank all the fans who have supported us for the past two decades from the bottom of my heart. In recent years we have received anticipation for the series not only from Japan, but from overseas fans as well. Because of this I feel that the TALES OF series has more potential than ever before. For this reason we are taking this opportunity to announce TALES OF ZESTIRIA as a worldwide title. This title will be going back to the roots of the series and boldly exclaim to the world ‘this is TALES OF!’"

JRPG aficionados have probably played several of these great titles in the past, and it's nice to see that more entries are on the way. Here's a good reason to hang onto your PS3!

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