IGN has their hands on their copy of upcoming Wii RPG from Namco Bandai Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, and have posted their impressions from the first hour and a half of the game.

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is the sequel to the popular GameCube/PlayStation 2 RPG Tales of Symphonia. The game stars Emil Castagnier, who lost her parents in a blood purging in Palmacosta that was supposedly led by Tales of Symphonia main character Lloyd Irving. Two years have passed since the events of the original game, and conflicts have broken out between the two world of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. The battle system Dawn of the New World uses is the Flex Range Element Enhanced Linear Motion Battle System (FR:EE-LMBS), which is a combination of the systems used in Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Destiny Remake. Battles are now influenced by an element system, where the battlefield, each monster, and each skill have their own element that can be used to influence the battlefield element, which characters can perform Unison attacks, and more.





Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is set to hit North America later this year. You can check out the latest screenshots for the game here.