Bandai Namco announced today that the mobile JRPG Tales of Luminaria will be shut down on July 19.
The game was released on November 2021, meaning that its active service will end up lasting just a little more than half a year, which is certainly unflattering, despite the promotional effort that even included an anime production.
This comes hot on the heels of the closure of Tales of Crestoria, which has been closed in February after one year and a half from its release.
Bandai Namco has released plenty of mobile games dedicated to the popular Tales of JRPG franchise, but it seems that such efforts aren’t being met by success.
The developers posted a message on the official site mentioning that unfortunately, they weren’t able to do enough to make the game a success, apologizing to all of those who have supported and played Tales of Luminaria.
Below you can read a summary of what players can expect until July.
- Delivery of Episode FinalLV UP Camp stage renewalMemorial Summon for all 21 charactersNew ★5 ep.2 costumes and weapons for Vanessa, Gaspard, Amelie, and LydiePlayers will also receive tickets that can be exchanged for ★5 costumes and weaponsNew ★3 costume “Work Outfit” for August from his apple farmer daysMultiplayer Boss Battle updateOne out of a total of eight Primordial Beasts will appear at random, including Lazui, a new addition to the existing Primordial BeastsLogin calendar reward updates
The fate of most of Takes of’s mobile games starkly contrasts with the success of Tales of Arise, which recently passed 2 million copies sold.
Perhaps it’s time for Bandai Namco to understand that Tales fans prefer to play the franchise on their consoles or PCs.
