Tales of Graces, the 12th main game in Namco Bandai's Tales series, is coming to Wii this year.
The latest issue of Japan's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine has announced three new titles in the Tales series of RPG, Tales of Graces for the Wii being the only one announced for Nintendo consoles. Graces is the mothership title (main line Tales game) that Namco Bandai has been hinting at for the past year.
In the game, players take control of an 18-year-old man named Aspel Rant who lives in the world of Efinea. The theme of the game is said to be about "protection" and "defense." The game will focus on exploration and have more detailed dungeon, field, and town areas.
Tales of Graces will use the new Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System in which the characters have two fighting styles to choose from. Also, players will be able to pivot around opponents like a fighting game.
The game will support both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, and the Classic Controller Pro. It is currently unknown if the original Classic Controller will work with the game.
Tales of Graces is currently set for a winter 2009 release.