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Kaan Serin

20 years after its release in Japan, one of the best JRPGs in the Tales of series has finally been translated thanks to fans

Anime cutscene in Tales of Rebirth showing a woman trapped in crystal or ice.

Bandai Namco's Tales of [insert dramatic third word here] series has been going on for almost three decades, spread across 17 mainline games, but despite how regularly these JRPGs release worldwide, there are still some parts of its history that have never been translated or properly localized outside of Japan.

Tales of Rebirth first came out on the PS2 in 2004 in Japan - later re-released on the PSP in 2008 - though neither version has ever gotten an official English localization, despite how popular the series has become globally in recent times. Rebirth follows the same action-slashing traditions as the rest of the series, this time in a world rife with worsening racial tensions and political conflict, obviously making it a point of fascination with the series' fans abroad. 

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