A mysterious girl who the Lhant brothers discover in a meadow outside of town. Voice actors: Unknown (child), Steve Staley (teenager) Sophie In battle, Hubert wields a double-bladed weapon which can break off into two pistols. As young men, the brothers have a tumultuous relationship, with Asbel often trying to reconnect with Hubert and failing, though under the surface they both truly care for each other. Though meek and clinging as a child, his time with the Oswell family hones him into a cold and serious military man. Voice actors: Kate Higgins (child), Bryce Papenbrook (teenager) Hubert OswellĪsbel's younger brother who, after the tragic events of their childhood, was adopted by a foreign family. He does not have any spells at his disposal, being a pure physical fighter. His wields a sword in battle, with a samurai-esque flair. Asbel is a brave young man who wants to help and protect people, but feels he lacks the power to do so throughout his life. Seven years later, he is abruptly called back to his hometown after the death of his father. After tragedy strikes during his childhood, he runs away from home to his kingdom's capital to train to be a knight. The first-born son of a lord who is expected to rule the town of Lhant after his father. All eleth comes from massive shards of cryas called valkines cryas, of which there are three in the world, one for each of the three major nations. Tales of Graces takes place in a world where everything is powered by invisible elemental particles called eleth, which can be found and stored in crystals called cryas. Skits are usually found near save points and landmarks.
Graces is the first game in the series to utilize full-body portraits for skits, as opposed to just headshots. SkitsĪnother tradition of the Tales franchise, skits are optional conversations between the party that are placed throughout the world, in order to build character development, unlock titles, or just for fun. Through this, players can customize what skills they would like party members to learn before other skills by equipping the desired title. Titles can reach up to five levels of progression, with a new skill or stat boost obtained with each new level.
Though previous games had them only for minor stat boosts, titles are more integral in Graces because they are where skills are learned from. TitlesĪ tradition of the Tales franchise, titles can be equipped onto a party member and are obtained by progressing through the main story, doing side-quests and doing certain actions in battle. Attacks and skills spend CC, which can regenerate over time and can be quickly regenerated by doing smart actions such as dodging attacks and maintaining combos. Like previous Tales games developed by Team Destiny, the game uses the CC action point system instead of TP (which is like a traditional magic meter). The functions of the A and B-Artes depends on the character controlled, with everyone playing differently. Switching between the two skill-sets at the right moments is key to stringing up combos. Each party member is able to use two sets of skills, A-Artes and B-Artes, mapped to the X and O buttons respectively. Battle utilizes multiple lines for characters to move around, with the main focus being side-stepping and back-stepping. Like previous Tales games, Tales of Graces f uses the Linear Motion Battle System, this game's variant being the Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System. Accel Mode, a new combat feature introduced in Lineage & Legacies.A new epilogue entitled Lineage & Legacies, with new dungeons and at least 10 hours of new gameplay.
The European release came in a special edition which included DLC costumes, a Making-Of DVD and a Soundtrack CD. was released in North America on Maand Augin Europe. It was released in Japan on December 2, 2010. It was developed and published by Namco Bandai. Tales of Graces f is an enhanced PlayStation 3 port of the Wii action-JRPG Tales of Graces.