Tales of Symphonia was quietly mentioned around this time last year by Namco. After that things went quiet. Now, Namco has revealed the first details as well as the first screens of this game!

Symphonia, the land inhabited by the main character and friends, is facing terror! You take on the role of Llyod Irving, a seventeen year-old with some fencing skills that are sure to get a tuning with the experience you'll gain. His friends, your teammates, are Collet Burnel, a descendent of an angel, and Genius Sage, a wizard. The gang sets out on their journey knowing of only one way to save their world, sacrifice Collet. Obviously not excited by that answer, their quest is driven by the goal of finding some other means to save Symphonia.

The game is due late 2003 in Japan. There has been no word yet on an American and European version.

Click the image below to get a feel of this cell-shaded game!