2015 has been a great year for gaming, and amidst all the big hitters and blockbusters, Tales of Zestiria almost feels like that little kid that just wants senpai to notice her. She wears her heart on ...

Publisher Bandai Namco has always been risk-averse with its long-running Tales series, and the latest entry, Tales of Zestiria, is definitely no exception. The role-playing game, which is available ...

Given that I’ve always considered myself an unflinching fan of the JRPG genre, for many years now it’s been a source of deep shame that I’d never played a Tales game. As it transpires, however, I’m ...

The latest entry to Bandai Namco’s Tales series, that of Tales of Zestiria, has been released in Japan today. It also helps to mark the 20th Anniversary for the series. It was also a visually ...

Tales of Zestiria is the next entry in Namco Bandai's Tales series of Japanese role-playing games, and it is in development on PlayStation 3 for a global release, the publisher announced today. It is ...

When you talk about Japanese RPGs or JRPGs, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest will most likely be at the very top of that list. There are, however, some that do manage to do a stellar job at enticing ...

Before Tokyo Game Show began back in 2013, I visited Bandai Namco’s Japanese headquarters, met with many of the key members of the team responsible for the Tales JRPG series, and walked away impressed ...

The latest character to join the Tales of Zestiria cast is Lailah, voiced by Miyu Matsuki and designed by Mutsumi Inomata, this week’s Jump magazine reveals. Lailah is an adult woman who provides ...

Hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old ...

Tales of Zestiria reinforces the notion that the Tales series is the Law and Order: SVU of video games. Both series have long held middle-of-the-road stature in their respective medium and genre.

I think of the Tales series as RPG comfort food. It reliably delivers cheerful characters, a story anchored in friendship, and a unique brawler-tinged spin on RPG combat. Tales of Zestiria is no ...