“If we worried too much about what foreign players might think when we were developing them, we wouldn’t be able to take full advantage of our strengths,” Baba believes.
Tales has a vocal fanbase, but as a RPG series it isn't as well known as other brands. Since Tales of Graces f is a two player game, I decided to play the English version with someone who has never played a Tales game before.
"We had one goal when we decided to make the PS3 version [of Tales of Graces f]. We wanted to add something extra for our fans to enjoy, and give a deeper look into the story and gameplay."
Namco Bandai set March 15 as the release date for Tales of Graces f in North America. Unfortunately, PAL gamers are going to have to wait until summer to find out which characters have "eternal bonds of friendship".