Tales of Rebirth
Developer	Namco Tales Studio
Publisher	Namco
Designer	Mutsumi Inomata (character)
Released	JPNDecember 16, 2004 (PS2) JPNMarch 30, 2008 (PSP)
Genre	Console role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player, 1-4 (with multitap) in battle mode
Ratings	CERO: All Ages
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PSP
Media	1 × DVD-ROM, 1 × UMD
Input methods	DualShock controller

Tales of Rebirth (テイルズ オブ リバース, Teiruzu obu Ribāsu^?) is the sixth title in Namco's Tales RPG series. It was released on December 16, 2004 in Japan for the Sony PlayStation 2. Tales of Rebirth has an anime introductory video accompanied by the song Good Night by Every Little Thing. Notably, Rebirth has a much more serious atmosphere than the other Tales games. The character artwork and anime scenes use fewer bright colors, and taller and thinner characters. Namco announced that the game will be ported to the Sony PlayStation Portable for a Japanese release, and is speculated, based on recent Namco's internationalization of other Tales games, that it will eventually come to North America and Europe.^[1] Image File history File links Torcover. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Namco Tales Studio is a joint venture by Namco and Telenet Japan founded in March 2003 and succeeds Wolfteam as main developer of the games in the Tales RPG series while retaining many of the series former staff. ... This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Cover from an artbook collection of Inomatas illustrations for Tales of Destiny, Tales of Destiny 2, and Tales of Eternia. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... PS2 redirects here. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... In computing, a platform describes some sort of framework, either in hardware or software, which allows software to run. ... PS2 redirects here. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... A UMD The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is an optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on the PlayStation Portable. ... The DualShock (officially DUALSHOCK and occasionally referred to as Dual Shock) is the standard game controller available for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. ... This article is about Namco, a Japanese leisure company and game developer. ... The Tales ) series is a franchise of role-playing games published by Namco. ... Sony Corporation ) is a Japanese multinational corporation and one of the worlds largest media conglomerates with revenue of $66. ... PS2 redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Every Little Thing ), is a J-pop and soft rock duo from Japan who debuted in August 1996 with the release of their first single called Feel My Heart. Their name is usually written in English, and only rarely in katakana or rōmaji. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and currently manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...

Gameplay

Tales of Rebirth has four main modes of play: menu, town, dungeon, and battle screens. At the menu screen, the player changes various parameters concerning the characters in his or her party; maximum party size is six. Functions include changing equipment, assigning character skills, defining battle strategy, and using items. Additionally, the player can make use of the cooking system from the menu screen. A typical town screen consists of static NPCs that the player can interact with in order to gather information, trade items, provide additional character development, or advance the plot. Safe zones that are free of conflict with the enemy, cities provide valuable merchant and inn services where the player can obtain new equipment or heal all available characters. Dungeon screens are enemy territory subject to random battles, and usually these areas must be traversed in order to reach the next boss encounter as dictated by the game's script. When the player enters combat, Rebirth transitions abruptly to the battle screen(system); groups of hostile units must be annihilated in order to receive valuable items and experience, but escape without reward is also a tactical option. Since bosses are of fixed difficulty and must be cleared, holding the difficulty setting constant, story progression becomes increasingly difficult as escape is used more frequently. An NPC from the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. ...

"Skits" can be triggered by the player under certain story-based conditions in the town and dungeon screens. A skit involves animated images of the main characters accompanied by voice acting as they discuss issues pertinent to recent plot development. This feature has become a defining characteristic of the Tales series, with each game presenting hundreds of skits; listening to skits is almost always optional, however.

Cooking has become another subsystem endemic to the Tales methodology, and the system has presented itself in some fashion in every main series game; Tales of Rebirth is no exception. As the player learns new recipes from city inhabitants, an increasingly varied selection of dishes can be prepared once after every battle. Preparing a particular dish can heal the party or temporarily improve characters, for example. As such, cooking is one of the primary methods of healing, along with item use and in-game skills.

Battle system

Veigue attacks with Genryuuzan (幻龍斬, Genryuuzan^?) in battle; the characteristic lines of the "Three-line Linear Motion Battle System" are visible.

Rebirth breaks slightly from the series with a new take on the Linear Motion Battle System, the so-called "Three-Line Linear Motion" system. The player's characters and enemies are placed on three different planes and the player has the ability to switch between these planes during battle. This system makes pre-battle positioning of party members on the three different planes critical to success. Two possible options are to place party members on different lines or to stack all characters on the same line, which makes battles more closely resemble those of previous Tales games that in effect only had one line or plane. Commands are executed in real-time, and attacks usually only affect opponents in the same plane as the attacker. Physical skills are instantly performed, but magic spells are delayed due to the required casting time. The player is rewarded "grade" upon completion of each combat based on battle performance and efficiency, where total acquired grade can be used to purchase special enhancements in the "grade shop" after the game is completed. The system also includes unique "Secret Justice" moves, analogous to the hi-ougi concept of previous Tales entries, which are extremely powerful attacks triggered by an attacking character and a supporting character. Due to the power of these techniques, they can only be infrequently performed under very specific conditions. Image File history File links ToRss. ... Image File history File links ToRss. ... This screenshot from the Tales of Destiny remake for the PS2 displays the simultaneous real-time nature of LMBS. The Linear Motion Battle System (LMBS or LiMBS) is a fighting paradigm in Namco-published video games primarily for use in their Tales series of console role-playing games. ...

A new "Force Gauge" replaces the Technical Points, or TP, of the previous Tales games; skill usage previously consumed TP, but Rebirth uses the Force Gauge to limit use. Tales of Rebirth lets the player assign four skills to the four directions of the directional pad. In battle, skills have a recovery time that is directly related to the strength of the skill. The Force Gauge is a set of four diamond-shaped marks near the character's portrait in battle, where each diamond corresponds to the recovery time remaining on each of the skills assigned to the four-way directional pad. The "Rush Gauge", which measures a character's emotional levels during battle, is located in the lower left corner of the screen during combat. As the gauge fills up during battle, a character's offensive power will increase at the cost of decreased defense; healing spells become less effective as well.

Another feature added to Rebirth to improve the Linear Motion Battle System is styled "Enhance". After victory in battle, the player will receive "Enhance Points" (EP) that can be used to improve weapons and armor. EP can be used to improve basic parameters of equipment, such as attack and defense, and unlock latent added effects; some of these added effects include double damage and protection against status effects. Finally, enhanced features from one piece of equipment can be transferred to another.

Plot

Setting

Tales of Rebirth is set in a world where humans (called Humas) and Gajumas (beast people) coexist in relative peace. In ancient times, both races joined forces to found the kingdom of Karegia. At the age of 60, the Gajuma king Ladras Lindblum (ラドラス・リンドブロム, Ladras Lindblum^?), who has wisely governed the kingdom for years, gradually weakens and dies a mysterious death. On the day of his death chaos breaks out in the kingdom, and since then people refer to this day as "The Day of Ladras' Fall". His daughter Agarte Lindblum (アガーテ・リンドブロム, Agarte Lindblum^?), the only remaining blood relative and heir to the throne, takes over as queen. She is advised by Zilva Madigan (ジルバ・マディガン, Zilva Madigan^?). The latter is often referred to as the princess, due to her close ties to the imperial family.

Characters

Veigue Lungberg (ヴェイグ・リュングベル, Veigu Ryungeberu^?)
Age: 18
Seiyū: Nobuyuki Hiyama
The protagonist of Tales of Rebirth, Veigue wields a sword in archetypical CRPG fashion. An orphan whose parents died when he was young, Veigue has been raised by the family of Claire Bennett, the game's heroine. Veigue is cold, unsociable, and withdrawn, but when he is with Claire he softens. In combat, Veigue is a powerful close-range fighter who can endure a significant amount of punishment on the front lines. Veigue uses the Force of Ice.
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Claire Bennett (クレア・ベネット, Kurea Benetto^?)
Age: 17
Seiyū: Mio Yasuda
Claire is the heroine of the game; her family took Veigue in when he was a child. She rarely left her village of Sulz before the initial events of the game. Her focus on the positive traits of others, good heart, and optimism have earned her respect and admiration in the local community. Though she travels with your party, she does not serve a combat role and therefore spends most of her time as a guest NPC. Claire does not use Force.
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Mao (マオ, Mao^?)
Age: 13
Seiyū: Akeno Watanabe
Mao is a boy without memory traveling with the imposing Gajuma warrior Eugene Gallardo, who Mao views as a father figure. He uses two tonfas as his weapons. Armed with many offensive elemental techniques, Mao is a balanced character who can attack at long range with spells and fight at close range with his tonfas. Mao uses the Force of Fire.
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Eugene Gallardo (ユージーン・ガラルド, Yūjīn Gararudo^?)
Age: 40
Seiyū: Unsho Ishizuka
A powerful spear-wielding Gajuma warrior, he travels with Mao. Eugene, who is also an ex-commander of the Karegia Kingdom, is a physically strong character who excels at mêlée combat with the enemy due to his ability to take and deal damage. Eugene uses the Force of Steel.
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Annie Barrs (アニー・バース, Anī Bāsu^?)
Age: 15
Seiyū: Akiko Yajima
A girl who hates Gajumas (after learning that Eugene is behind her father's death), she uses a staff as her weapon to cast spells. Annie can learn a wide variety of support magic, including healing, enhancing, and debilitating spells. Although her direct attacks are limited and weak, Annie is very useful in a support role, healing and curing the party while reducing the offensive and defensive capabilities of the enemy. Annie uses the Force of Rain.
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Tytree Crowe (ティトレイ・クロウ, Titorei Kurou^?)
Age: 17
Seiyū: Kappei Yamaguchi
A worker in Petjanandka who cares deeply for his big sister and has grand ideals regarding racial equality. Hotblooded Tytree uses a hand crossbow in combat. He can attack at long range with his crossbow, but Tytree is hardly defenseless in close combat. He has a varied selection of martial arts techniques at his disposal, including a number of kicks that serve him well when the enemy closes in. Tytree uses the Force of Wood.
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Hilda Rhambling (ヒルダ・ランブリング, Hiruda Ranburingu^?)
Age: 21
Seiyū: Sayaka Ohara
A beautiful but cold fortune teller, revealed to be a Half (half Huma, half Gajuma, similar to the Half-Elves in other Tales games); she attacks with magic cards in battle but is best suited to casting offensive magic. Hilda should be protected by other characters while she unleashes her magical arsenal uninterrupted. Hilda uses the Force of Lightning.
Agarte Lindblum (アガーテ・リンドブロム, Agāte Rindoburomu^?)
Age: 20
Seiyū: Emi Shinohara
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Milhaust Selkirk (ミルハウスト・セルカーク, Miruhausuto Serukāku^?)
Seiyū: Shinichirou Miki
Military leader and general of the Karegian kingdom, Milhaust is frequently antagonistic with the party, standing against and directly opposing Veigue. Shinichiro Miki (三木 眞一郎 Miki Shinichirō) is a seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968. ...

Story

Veigue Lungberg lives in a village, Sulz, located in the cold, yet beautiful northern region. While he has never thought about leaving the village, he begins pondering this option after his familiar surroundings, including Veigue himself, come under attack from a mysterious outside military force.

Audio

The music for Tales of Rebirth was co-operatively composed by Motoi Sakuraba, Shinji Tamura, Isao Kadowaki, and Shuji Ikegami; the soundtrack for Tales of Rebirth was released on four Compact Discs by Namco in Japan on January 26, 2005. Motoi Sakuraba (桜庭 統 Sakuraba Motoi, born August 5, 1965) has composed music for various Japanese video games, anime series, and TV dramas as well as independent progressive rock albums. ... Shinji Tamura (田村信二) is a sound producer and composer known especially for his work with Motoi Sakuraba on the soundtrack of the Namco RPG Tales of Phantasia. ... CD redirects here. ...

Reception and legacy

Tales of Rebirth received a 32 (8 / 8 / 8 / 8) from Famitsu; the game has totaled over 600,000 in Japanese sales. Cover art for Issue 1 of Famitsū magazine, June 1986, then known as Famicom Tsūshin Famitsū abbreviated ファミ Fami) is a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. ...

References

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External links

• Namco's official website for Tales of Rebirth (Japanese)
• GameFAQs page