2) A year after its release in North American region, a European version of Tales of Vesperia was also released on 2009. Nevertheless, it is not published by Namco but rather by Atari.
3) Did you know that the Playstation 3 version of Tales of Vesperia is only released in Japan? Some additional features of the game include new characters, tons of new items, full voice-acting and more video scenes.
4) A prequel of the game was released in a full-length anime film Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike. It was released in Japan on 2009 and in North America on 2012. It depicts Yuri Lowell's past in the service of the Empire as one of its most invaluable Imperial Knights.
5) Tales of Vesperia is the second game in Tales series to have full voice-acting chat in North American version. The first game to offer such feature is Tales of Legendia.
6) One of the Spirit Summons is the Ruler of the Water, Undine. The name undine is most likely a derivative of the Latin word unda, which means "wave."
7) In Alchemy, Undine is known as one of the elementals of water. The name was also coined by Paracelsus, a famous alchemist, astrologist, physician and occultist of the 15th-16th century.
8) Did you know that Flynn Scifo also appeared in Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike anime? He is much younger back then but he already fought alongside Yuri during those years.
9) Yuri Lowell's loyal dog and sidekick, Repede, is the second playable character in Tales series who is not a humanoid in appearance. The first one is Eugene Gallardo from Tales of Rebirth.
10) As a young puppy, Repede already developed a habit of carrying something on his mouth. In Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike, he is always seen carrying random things on his mouth instead of Niren Fedrock's pipe.
11) Repede is the youngest member of the party. He is just 4 years old when the events in Tales of Vesperia took place.
12) It is interesting to note that with the exception of Repede, who is not human, Karol Capel is the youngest member of the party. He is just 12 years old, yet he can manage to wield heavy axes, hammers, swords and carries a big bag, too.
13) One of Karol Capel's alternate outfits is the "Klonoa" costume. It is a reference to the game series that bears the same name. The first person who used such costume is Presea Combatir from Tales of Syphonia.
14) Did you know that the voice actor of Karol Capel in Tales of Vesperia is also the voice for Klonoa? This explains why he had his own Klonoa costume in the game.
