English translation found within the inner code of the recently released Tales of Vesperia Japanese PlayStation 3 demo suggests that the game will indeed make a western debut. The PlayStation 3 version, as we know, features numerous extras such as a new character, Patty Fleur, and completely voiced dialogue.

In the demo’s code, a few unused skills were found, each with both Japanese and English descriptions, in which those English descriptions wouldn’t be needed since this is a Japanese demo.

Gun Support / ガンサポート
- サブ組の際、戦闘フィールド外から、一定の確率で拳銃で攻撃する。
- An inactive ally will occasionally attack with gun from outside the battlefield.

Magic Guard S / マジックガードＳ
- マジックガード中、物理ダメージも防御できる。
- Reduce physical damage during Magic Guard.

Flash / フラッシュ
- 物理攻撃を防御すると、3秒分の無敵時間を得る。
- Nullified all enemy’s attack after doing a physical guard. Lasts for 3 sec only.

Flash 2 / フラッシュ２
- 魔術攻撃を防御すると、5秒分の無敵時間を得る。
- Nullified all enemy’s attack after doing a magic guard. Lasts for 5 sec only.

Guardian 2 / 明鏡止水
- 烈砕衝破を薔薇輪に変化させ る。
- Changes Crushing Eagle To SouBiRin.

It appears that translation for Guardian 2 hasn’t been fully complete yet, which may be a sign that they’re still working on western translation; just like how the Japanese version of Dragon Quest IV for Nintendo DS has partly translated text hidden in the game’s coding.

Western PS3 Tales of Vesperia Hinted At [Tales Union]