Already available in Japan on PlayStation 3, tri-Crescendo JRPG Tales of Zestiria will be arriving on western shores on October 20th. That’s the good news.
The holy-shit-that’s-awesome news is that Bandai Namco has announced that in addition to PS3, Tales of Zestiria will also be released on PC (via Steam) and PlayStation 4 exclusively in the Americas and Europe. All three versions will launch simultaneously.
Here’s a quick Tales of Zestiria intro:
An unseen evil force known as Malevolence is spreading across the land, corrupting the world and causing humanity to falter. Players will embark on an epic journey as Sorey, a young pure-hearted adventurer whose destiny is to become The Shepard, an individual of great power that can banish Malevolence. Does Sorey have the courage and heart to wield this extraordinary responsibility for good, or will he fall prey to the evils of its power?
TALES OF ZESTIRIA introduces a new version of its celebrated real-time battle system, allowing for faster combat with side dashes and new fusion technique combo opportunities. Throughout his quest, Sorey will befriend humans and spirits known as Seraphim, unseen to most humans, to aide him on his journey. Because of Sorey’s unique ability to communicate with the Seraphim he is able to fuse with their essence to create new elemental artes for strategic attacks to decimate foes.