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{{quote|''"Even if you present them with a more noble way, humans won't change. I've been watching them for two thousand years."''}}
Namco Bandai's latest entry in the ''[[Tales (series)]]'', released in Japan for the [[
In the world of Liese Maxia, humans and monsters co-exist with the Spirits, who grant their power to humans in exchange for protection. The most basic form of this is the ability to channel mana as Spirit Power, which can be used to power everything from street lamps to magical spells. Two countries vie for supremacy of Liese Maxia: La Schugall, an empire whose extensive use of Spirit Power has granted it incredible prosperity; and A Jule, a developing country whose power comes from the control of monsters.
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Other characters include Alvin, a smooth-talking mercenary with a secret agenda; Leia Rolando, Jude's childhood friend and trainee nurse; Elise Lutus, a timid but gifted Spirit Summoner who speaks through her doll Tipo; and Rowen J. Ilbert, the dedicated butler of a respected noble family within La Schugall.
The battle system is a fusion of the ''Destiny'' (Capacity Points) and ''Symphonia'' (TP) styles featured in previous Tales games, allowing for constant combos as long as "Assault Counter" points remain. The most notable addition is "Link Mode", which allows two characters to coordinate their actions far more closely, protecting each other, attacking together and executing powerful tag team attacks called Resonance Artes. The Skit System from previous Tales games has also been expanded, now including more inter-party banter during battles and casual dialogue while wandering through the overworld.
You can check out a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5vY2CLd2Es subbed story trailer here], a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfepqhMplg gameplay trailer here] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOohrZSEj7w first commercial here].
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* [[Always with You]]: {{spoiler|It is hinted in the ending for Jude's side, that even though Milla now lives in the spirit world as the new Maxwell, she still watches over him and presumably, their friends.}}
* [[Amplifier Artifact]]: Boosters. They work by forcefully extracting more Mana from a person's Gate than is normal (or healthy), thus allowing the user to cast more powerful Spirit Artes. The drawback is that it [[Cast From HP|shortens the user's lifespan]].
* [[Anime Theme Song]]: ''progress'' by the queen of [[Japanese Pop Music|J-pop]], [[Ayumi Hamasaki]].
* [[Another Side, Another Story]]/[[Perspective Flip]]: The game allows you to choose either Jude or Milla at the beginning of the game as the "main character". Whoever you choose will get more scenes, their own set of [[Battle Theme Music]], and you get to see their version of events when the party splits up. While Jude is a more traditional [[Audience Surrogate]] whose scenes focus on [[Character Development]], Milla is more involved in the events of the plot.
* [[Badass]]: Jude, Milla, Alvin, Gaius.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: For the first time in Tales history, a 60+ yr old butler joins the fray of playable characters. Bringing the roster to six, enter; Rowen J. Ilbert
* {{spoiler|[[Bittersweet Ending]]: The two worlds are saved, the well-intentioned antagonists are redeemed, and Jude and Milla finally admit their feelings to one another. However, Milla turns down the opportunity to be reborn as a human and live [[Happily Ever After]] with Jude, as she feels it is her responsibility to stay in the Spirit World as the new Lord of Spirits}}.
* [[Black Magic]]: Jin machines. Unlike Spirit Power, which essentially recycles the mana used, Jin burns up the mana completely and risks depleting the finite mana supply of the world. The most dangerous Jin machines (such as the Spear of Kresnik) even suck up the mana from every living thing around them (including Spirits) to power themselves.
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* {{spoiler|[[Did Not Get the Girl]]: In the end, much to the sadness of both Jude and Milla, they cannot stay together.}}
** Also, {{spoiler|Alvin and Presa.}}
* [[Dual Boss]]: {{spoiler|The [[Final Boss]]}}.
* [[Duel Boss]]: {{spoiler|Jude versus Alvin}}
* [[Epilogue Letter]]: {{spoiler|During the ending, the characters tell their current condition after the final battle by writing letters to each other, with the exception of Milla, of course.}}
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* {{spoiler|[[Gotterdammerung]]}}: {{spoiler|Maxwell's creation of Liese Maxia was this for Elympeos, effectively leaving them with no alternatives to Jin for basic necessities where once they could rely on help from Spirit Arte users.}}
** But then, in the ending, {{spoiler|the Shell falls and [[The Magic Comes Back]]}}.
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Jude's [[Weapon of Choice]].
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]] / [[Fatal Flaw]]: Ivar becomes increasingly jealous of Jude, a flaw that continually bites him {{spoiler|(and, eventually, the entire world)}} in the arse.
* [[Handshake Substitute]]: Alvin and Leia [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-cx3ism5qw do a complicated one].
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* [[Official Couple]]: Jude and Milla, natch.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: [[Tales of Eternia|Tales veteran]] [[Soichiro Hoshi]] as an [[Tales of Graces|Asbel]] expy... whose only real purpose is to make one empowering speech before handing the B-plot off to his younger sister.
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Ivar, he's hyper, he moves like cartoon characters and has comical SFX going in for him.
** [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]]: As the goofiest character, he's the least likely to be taken seriously, even when he needs it.
*** [[The Scrappy]] / [[Rescued
* [[Say My Name]]: By the boatloads.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The game is really beautiful, whether it's the anime cutscenes or in game scenes. Then again, the anime cutscenes were produced by [[Kara no Kyoukai:|ufotable.]]
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* [[Wave Motion Gun]]: The Spear of Kresnik. {{spoiler|Except it's not the type that blows stuff up.}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]: The start of Act 3: {{spoiler|"It wasn't a weapon."}}
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Deconstructed. Alvin's attempts to snap Jude out of his [[Heroic BSOD]] {{spoiler|lead to him almost killing Leia}}.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Milla's Stahn and Dhaos costumes.
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