tales rebirth tales rebirth japanese hepburn japanese role playing video game published playstation sixth main entry tales series video games game developed published game released playstation december later released playstation portable march rebirth set world populated humans beast people follows adventures human friend kidnapped agents heir throne kingdom setting rescue claire join escalating racial conflicts consuming land previous tales games features action based battle system called game developed tales development unit characters designed previously worked tales destiny scenario written dealt extensively issues races ethnic conflicts game received positive reviews strong sales japan playstation version eventually selling units release selling western sites positive game version game received english gameplay tales rebirth action role playing game player characters rendered dimensional sprites dimensional backgrounds unlike previous tales games camera follows characters long view depending relative position instead players fast travel different locations standard map game world conversations characters called called screen chat japanese feature story relevant information added details essential story certain locations game characters engage cooking recipes cooking battles health points recipe cooked times character masters mastery character granted experience points time meal prepared characters given rations food selected locations game world initial rations fairly small special meal ticket available later game provides larger rations multiple difficulty levels mini games available play types game character navigating river goal avoid dangerous obstacles second game character player answers questions given fortune told player inn goal provide good service customers poor service results player dismissed good service earns reward rebirth uses tales series trademark real time fighting system similar beat characters present battle variation rebirth line similar multi plain mechanic tales characters moved different levels battlefield attack enemies lines dodge enemy line deal damage battle character activate increasing character attack power cost lowered defensive abilities stats perform mystic member party inflict high damage single enemies battles performing certain feats battle finishing certain time rewards player grade performance special abilities actions controlled force gauge energy meter determines long special skills active drained skill activated meter battles skills equipped character battles characters earn strengthen equipped armor weapons accessories instead game currency previous tales titles transferred weapons optional battle arena added version game single player multiplayer matches modes players need defeat enemy team controlled enemies opposing team time limit plot setting tales rebirth set world humans called beast people relative peace world magical power called force people control element aspect physical laws ancient times war sparked attempted races joined forces found kingdom unspecified time events game ruler spirit race called sacred sought destroy dark emotions destructive force known sacred stop plan sealing away acting threat story opens death king poisoned royal adviser final moments releases power world causing humans possessed force including annie king failed successor enters death characters protagonist tales rebirth sword battle uses orphan parents died young raised family cold withdrawn claire voiced heroine game main character use force family took child rarely left village initial events game focus positive traits good heart optimism earned respect admiration local community claire voiced boy twin initially introduced traveling eugene views father figure reality called created eyes mortal world voiced powerful spear wielding warrior gifted commander originally royal family stripped rank exiled framed murder doctor eugene voiced staff wielding spell uses force rain father died eugene hands possessed annie developed intense hatred game difficulty dealing feelings annie voiced young man fights hand martial arts gifted worker cares deeply big sister grand ideals racial equality voiced beautiful cold fortune fighting magic cards battle revealed mixed blood causing suffer discrimination races voiced military leader general kingdom good friend eugene despite standing antagonistic usually rarely attacks group times hand help team voiced daughter late king heir throne blood love cause game events voiced royal adviser referred princess political ties royal family game main antagonist hiding dark schemes acts maternal figure adviser voiced story initial king power force ice goes control causing friend claire imprisoned ice pillar year contacted eugene help free claire ice pillar shortly claire taken away agents searching beautiful woman land heads eugene rescue claire eventually joining forces annie reaching royal capital group find force moon belief spirit save kingdom chaos consuming having prompted summoned declares intent destroy population forcing group attack destroy physical form gone claire rescued group ways brought racial violence begin caused hatred summoned released defeat quell violence group decide summon sacred hope hatred land rescuing mob revealed switched bodies claire aftermath reveals originally captured claire switch bodies realize love bodyguard relations taboo unfortunately trauma events caused lose force abilities leaving claire trapped bodies reviving sacred hatred racial tensions remain begins difficulty dealing claire condition cold attitude causes leave eventually opens rest group difficulties continuing negative feelings population starting damage world group decide revive bring round way thinking resting place appears reveals incidents declaring use destroy create ruled kingdom defeat party revive turn reveals force influencing spreading hatred fact threat world group travel confront initially strength negative emotions growing positive emotions people racial disputes fade strength destroy core recovers force returns claire original bodies summons sacred destroy effort costs life leaves charge reveals love dying group separate ways resolve remaining conflicts land development tales rebirth developed section devoted tales titles began production development team led series producer team tales destiny technology destiny carried rebirth noted anime artist previously worked tales destiny returned design main characters rebirth worked closely create designs representative characters backgrounds experiences instance clothing navy blue emphasize demeanor designs started basic human sketch embellished animal features faces majority rebirth story script written main theme issue different races representation theme conflict created sense contrast players game title rebirth meant represent rebirth reconstruction relations different peoples ethnic conflict prominent theme inspired predominant ethnic conflicts yugoslavia time game prior main script writing stage conceived basic set story game final script ended substantially larger covering script books tales titles rebirth given characteristic genre title rpg lit rpg game anime cutscenes created production officially announced april week game title existence leaked public early story jump magazine available week early mistakenly shipped early july announced people pre ordered tales playstation receive bonus disc featuring footage early build tales rebirth purchasing september footage playable build game present tokyo game month game released playstation december july ign reported tales rebirth likely candidate english localization north_america high reception sales north_america playstation portable port game featured graphical adjustments platform announced july port following port destiny games graphics maintaining experience original caused difficulties conversely found memory capacity compared ps2 good thing felt fact port remake divided development team port included extra minor story scenes viewing gallery concept art original port rebirth received english localization making mainline tales titles come west audio rebirth soundtrack composed regular composers tales series soundtrack released album tales rebirth original soundtrack january reception album mixed positive rpgfan said fans previous tales soundtracks enjoy personally found similarity previous tales soundtracks reviewer game generally positive calling best albums series better listening outside context game previous albums stated despite improvements little improve previous tales scores previous tales games licensed theme song opening rebirth theme song good night single japanese pop band song released december shortly game release single containing love letter single reached oricon charts remained charts nineteen weeks reception planned high sales rebirth preparing shipments game totaling units january month release rebirth sold units december game sold units game won future game award game awards later given gold award received shipping units playstation awards port sold copies release reaching 6th place japanese sales charts port went sell copies end gaming magazine famitsu received score reviewers giving score reviewers generally positive gameplay commented enjoying story western gaming sites positive ign reporting tgs demo called battle system fun generally impressed visual style exception world map main faults game recurring issues controls seen previous games fact version tested demo build writing ign game released impressed game citing quickly game brought players action battle mechanics improved destiny gamespy favorably impressed game reservations improve writer writing announcement port praised game ability line old new stating tales good tales game retaining somewhat tales charm manages original formula introduce ton good ideas worked favor character fun rpgfan writer highly positive game cited graphics beautiful barring reservations dungeons map praised voice acting generally positive story characters commented game easier previous tales titles ended calling strongest games hardware generation time additional media rebirth adapted multiple media release inspired volume book series released february november art books released title inspired manga retelling story published comics collected released april respectively story adapted audio drama series released parts october february umbrella title lit tales commemorate port new audio drama titled dvd dvd lit dramatic dvd peach pie edition created released limited pre order addition contained voice actor interviews stage videos
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