japanese hepburn japanese role playing game released wii december japan game core product tales series developed game ported playstation title released december japan playstation version localized north_america march europe august game takes place world known follows childhood befriends girl witnesses death seven years later reunited girl retains amnesia plot central theme rpg lit rpg tales tales received positive reception japan wii version sold copies version sold copies week release game adapted manga collections novel series drama cds english localization received praise gameplay mixed reviews presentation gameplay consists primarily major areas field map battle screen field map scaled environment traversed foot field maps characters viewed involve animated character portraits subtitles voice acting concern character development details battle screen representation area player commands characters battles controlled enemies battle sequences game uses style shift linear motion battle system characters chosen battle characters controlled player controlled artificial intelligence instructions set players denotes number skills actions character perform usage brings time battle player enemy gauge filled user enemy receive unlimited resistant stunning character skill systems assault pre determined burst mapped specific skill attribute development dependent titles levels titles earned story progression completion miscellaneous criteria battle title levels advanced completing battles plot game takes place fictional world called divided countries children village day girl outside village day visited richard prince befriends richard returns capital city invites sneak castle secret passage mortally wounded unknown monster saved sacrifices regains consciousness told death political adoption family secure future lord death political events home runs away home knight academy seven years later learns father died defending invasion return saved army later military reveals ordered secure assumes position lord village hearing rumors richard death party investigate find castle secret passage richard explains father killed uncle assumed throne travel meet trusted duke joined engineering tribe known duke army party richard regains throne richard orders invasion rid control forcing party acknowledging efforts lord party joined travel negotiate government formally lord government agrees large crystal supplies life sustaining energy known succeeds richard appears flees party learn absorbed plan intercept richard final joins party travel fail stop richard planet core richard target party find richard richard mortally sealing entrance party unable heal magic medicine suggests party travel nearby planet originates find cure finding space shuttle left ancestors party travel meet remaining human planet advanced machinery healed regains memories revealing biological engineered defeat monster attacked childhood currently possessing richard helps party bypass barrier confront defeat richard party attempts absorb power dies process begins fuse causing party memories learn suffering caused humanity party defeats killed normal means intends sacrifice kill instead convinces let humanity worth agrees falling deep sleep story lineage monster population epidemic forcing friends reunite investigate cause influencing monsters party travel discover core reactivated learn core wants revenge humans environmental decay party defeats soldiers little queens absorb consciousness returns deep sleep order dissuade hatred party separates returns daily life concluding proposing distant future shares party adventure great great grandson main characters eldest son successor lord village death adoption family leaves trains knight order failure protect events assumes position lord lineage marries adopts family voiced child adult english dub voices child adult debut ranked tales character popularity polls playable character tales world mythology tales heroes twin brave character class tales dungeon makes cameo link pre order dvd game producer wanted story portray need conform social guidelines expectations grows conflict succeeding father following dreams knight wanted players understand importance protecting important follow path dreams girl richard seemingly killed protecting reappears seven years later danger revealed tiny particles acting concert death seven years ago explained breaking particles residing inside heal wounds reason possess mystical powers events expresses fears life death friends fears formally adopts family ages adult able express greater variety emotions voiced dubbed debut ranked tales character popularity polls playable character tales world mythology younger brother fostered family secure succession lord act sacrifice parents abandoning anger reunites family seven years later capabilities appointed lieutenant military voiced child adult english dub voiced ranked fifth tales character popularity poll fell rankings makes cameo dressed sony mascot granddaughter family butler child healed powers crush treats leaves later reveals sorrow having abandon wife voiced dubbed debut ranked tales character popularity polls game informer listed best characters tales series playable character tales world mythology tales heroes twin brave richard richard prince befriends visit meeting richard strong distrust status gain uncle attempts murder poisoned left die underground passage saves life seven years later influence causes richard violent urges destroy humanity separating richard determined crimes causes popularity countries voiced child adult english dub voiced child adult debut richard ranked tales character popularity polls instructor knight academy maturity demeanor makes popular women past wanted lower class events game ambassador voiced dubbed ranked fifth tales character popularity poll fell rankings makes cameo link pre order dvd tribe engineers personality fascinated mysterious technology origins voiced dubbed debut ranked tales character popularity polls makes cameo dressed sony mascot advanced created humans fueled hatred party childhood resides inside richard injured result saved richard life seven years later richard receives fatal wound richard achieve goals destroying humanity defeated party absorbed convinces humans chance lineage consciousness dissuade hatred voiced dubbed planet thousand years ago started humanity personal army little queen preserve environment scientists able shut core relocate surviving humans lineage reactivated resumes genocide confronted party forcing merge remaining little queens form defeated party consciousness absorbed intends dissuade hatred little queen death accepts request merge watch little queen voiced little queen dubbed development release july announced core product tales series developed wii trailer game shown october jump game given code tales revealed development past years week april weekly jump game revealed month prior week developers revealed developers tales destiny month game theme revealed rpg lit rpg september tokyo game game theme song revealed white wishes game released december available bundle new wii system game included lit turtle merchant nintendo merchant released nintendo december promote game collaborated packaged march began recall software bugs allowed customers exchange game updated version july playstation port revealed july weekly officially announced august producer explained port decided february fan demand port adds accelerate mode gameplay story entitled received dvd contains video game protagonists meeting characters tales destiny demo released october game released december limited edition game included letter set restarted packaged promote game tales later released 15th anniversary cover art edition august playstation best label august north american localization hinted facebook page puzzle january solved puzzle reveals distorted image restored february reveals localization north_america officially announced text translated cup tea productions produced dubbing north american localization released march localization released august day special edition game available march downloadable content offers costumes playable characters downloadable content pre received codes costumes tales costumes based stars released december december costume suit set released january march set unique costumes designed released character addition costumes challenge battles added downloadable content tales received similar content wii predecessor pre received code gives richard costumes tales destiny release date costumes costume costume available download december set suit set school uniform set costume released unique costumes designed released december january costumes released characters resemble characters tales series north_america excluding cameo costumes franchises localized released march april europe received released august september tales destiny costumes north american received code europe code included day special edition media manga spawned manga adaptations release anthology collections traditional manga series anthology collection consists volumes second anthology collection consists single volume released march anthology collection serialized tales magazine volume volume issues individual chapters collected released single volume november comics imprint traditional manga series titled written authored began beginning volume issue currently ongoing collected chapters released volume october books spun novel series titled tales lit tales flower promise volume subtitled lit second lit released february official scenario book released books june details game plot fictional world tales received strategy guides total wii publishers audio cds drama cds produced original soundtrack created based game drama tales stories place game plot released august anthology drama tales winter anthology drama tales summer anthology drama tales winter anthology drama tales summer anthology drama tales winter tales summer stories events tales original soundtrack released february contains discs ranked oricon charts reception sold copies initial launch date sales reached year game released nintendo label march famitsu praised depth gameplay criticized loading time game listed famitsu greatest games time tales sold copies japan week reached year later later released playstation best label august famitsu repeated praise gameplay lauded graphical upgrades survey online revealed ranked seventh games readers want adapted anime english localization critics praised gameplay presentation received mixed reviews ign described battle system beautiful flow confrontation gamespot considered technical robust system tales series electronic gaming monthly praised depth calling actual challenge instead button pressing game informer considered combat simple fun critics commented game system ign calling pursuit describing ign game informer gamesradar criticized needed game gamespot commented small world linear pathways invisible walls prevent exploration cut paste dungeons plot graphics audio received mixed reviews plot characters called cliché game informer gamespot gamesradar game informer called childhood prologue commented improving story time skip gamespot agreed calling prologue weakest story crucial point reference adds depth eventually breaks away cliché gamesradar shared opinion gamespot praised richard transformation villain graphics ign considered outdated described washed movements audio ign game informer gamesradar considered music voice acting acceptable ign describes voice acting works parts suffer weak script game informer compared voices produced anime gamesradar considered fitting characters criticized presentation completely citing plot predictable characters flat animations stiff forgettable music voice acting dry
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