Tales of the Tempest
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| Developer(s) | Dimps, Namco Tales Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai |
| Release date(s) |  October 26, 2006 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A (All Ages) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Media | Nintendo DS Game Card |
Tales of the Tempest (テイルズ オブ ザ テンペスト Teiruzu obu za Tenpesuto?) is a console role-playing game in the Tales series developed by Dimps and Namco Tales Studio's sound staff for the Nintendo DS. The game, the first of the main Tales series to be developed for a handheld system, was released in Japan on October 26, 2006. The theme song is "VS" by Misono.
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[edit] Storyline
Throughout the history of the continent of Areura, a race of beast-people called the Lycanth dominated. The Lycanth came to build a sophisticated civilization and an orderly society. They developed their own unique physique, with high physical strength and a strong spirit. Technology, however, appeared, which the civilization was not ready for. A large number of Lycanth were slaughtered by this forbidden technology. While mass-slaughter had not been the intent, it nevertheless caused the nation to descend into civil war, in a conflict eventually called the "Beast War". With the Lycanth having lost the greater bulk of their population, the leaders transferred the right to rule the continent to the Humans (hito), which was then a small and weak race. As disorder continued to plague the diminishing Lycanth population, the Humans reconstructed the nation and returned the land to prosperity.
The Humans came to think of the Lycanth as the "race which ruined the world", and made their intent to mass-exterminate the Lycanth known. While Lycanth are normally Human-like, the Humans came to believe that the Lycanth were dangerous in their beast-forms due to their lack of ability to think. Under the order of the king, the church began to exterminate the Lycanth under acts of heresy. The knights were armed in preparation for any invasions or uprising by foreign nations and the Lycanth alike. A Lycanth extermination movement, called the "Lycanth Hunt", was launched and encouraged the population to turn in Lycanth for rewards.
One day, an injured knight arrived at a village. Areura's disturbances and conflicts now became the focus of Caius's attention...
[edit] Characters
[edit] Caius Qualls
(カイウス・クオールズ)
Japanese Voice Actor: Motoki Takagi
Age: 15
Sex: Male
Height: 165 cm
A boy living together with his foster father in a remote village in Areura. Spot (a grotesque creature) attacked his village because he was entrusted with a crystal by a soldier of the Imperial Guard he saved by chance. When he fought with Spot together with his foster father, the people of the village found out that his foster father was a Lycanth, and were treated with a cold attitude.
When his foster father, his childhood friend Rubia, and he were running away from the village they were followed by priest-soldiers, and his foster father acted as a decoy. At the time that they split up when he asked foster father about his real parents, his foster father said that he thought his real father might be in the capital city. Thusly, he set off on a journey to find out about the secrets of his birth.
[edit] Rubia Natwick
(ルビア・ナトウィック)
Japanese Voice Actor: Mai Kadowaki
Age: 15
Sex: Female
Height: 155 cm
A childhood friend of Caius who has lived in the same frontier village since they were children.
Since her parents were both priests she had planned on going to the capital city in order to study, however her parents were killed by Lukius and his group, who had come to take Caius's father. She went on the journey with Caius so as to follow Lukius, an enemy of her parents.
[edit] Tilkis Barone
(ティルキス・バローネ)
Japanese Voice Actor: Takumi Yamazaki
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Height: 178 cm
He originates from a small country far from Areura. To investigate a mystery occurring in his country, he travels to the capital city of Areura, It is then when he meets with Caius and Rubia. He handles a large sword skillfully, and is a very wise person.
[edit] Forest Ledoyen
(フォレスト・レドワウヤン)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kenji Nomura
Age: 45
Sex: Male
Height: 195 cm
Forest is a Lycanth that immigrated to a small country. He joins your party to save this country from trouble. He knows a lot about the geography of the world, so he can serve as a traveling guide. He may seem fearful, but he is really a nice person overall.
[edit] Arria Ekberg
(アーリア・エクバーグ)
Japanese Voice Actor: Kae Araki
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Height: 165 cm
Arria Ekberg is a priest of the capital city, but does not support the killing of Lycanths, and instead joins the party to stop what the other priests are doing. She fights with a wand, and is very proud of her abilities as a mage.
[edit] Lukius Bridges
(ルキウス・ブリッジス)
Japanese Voice Actor: Mitsuki Saiga
Age: 15
Height: 165 cm
Lukius Bridges is the leader of the Priest-Soldiers that are chasing after Caius. He is the right-hand-man of the pope, and his goal is to hunt and execute all the Lycanths. He has been to almost every spot in Areura. His mask is a symbol of his position, and he is not allowed to show his bare face.
[edit] Albert Mueller
(アルバート・ミュラー)
Age: 20
Height: 183 cm
Albert Mueller is the leader of the Order of Black Knights, which is in charge of protecting the capital of Areura, Zhanna. While young, his skills with the sword propelled him to the top of his squad, though the rank is still not satisfactory to him.
[edit] Rommy
(ロミー)
Age: 15
Height: 161 cm
Rommy, a Lycanth hunter like Lukius, is an official in charge of heretics inquisition. She uses whatever means to meet her objective, and tends to favor murder and destruction. At times she appears to take separate actions from Lukius, and as such, her true motive is unknown.
[edit] Gameplay
Tales of the Tempest utilizes the "3-on-3 Linear Motion Battle System" (3on3-LMBS). "3-on-3" refers to the fact that this is a 3D battle system based on Tales of Rebirth's "3 Line LMBS". [1] Like the "3 Line" system, 3on3-LMBS places combatants on a battlefield with 3 linear planes. Players can move between these three planes at will, and unlike in the "3 Line" system, they can attack enemies on other planes by adjusting their position.
The game also features the "beastman transformation" system, where Lycanth characters are able to morph into their beast form during battle, which increases their strength and attack power.[2] Like other Tales games, cooking is featured, as well as "camp skits", which allows the player to learn more about the personalities of the characters.
A multiplayer mode will be available to take advantage of the DS's wireless capabilities. The mode is enabled by an item found in one of the dungeons of the game, "Eleusis's Key". Different players will be able to journey through the same game world using their own characters, and combat can be initiated when they come into contact. While items and gald earned in the multiplayer mode can be carried over to the single-player mode, any experience gained will not.[3]
[edit] Release
Tales of the Tempest launched in Japan on October 26, 2006 with first week sales totalling 88,137.[4] it is still unknown if it will be released outside of Japan.
[edit] Critical response
Famitsu gave Tales of the Tempest an overall score of 28/40 (individual scores: 7/7/7/7).[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://namco-ch.net/talesofthetempest/battlesystem/index.php
- ^ http://namco-ch.net/talesofthetempest/battlesystem/beast_transform/index.php
- ^ http://namco-ch.net/talesofthetempest/battlesystem/wirelessplay/index.php
- ^ http://www.clubskill.com/Game_News/4460
- ^ http://www.cubed3.com/news/6156/1/Tales_of_the_Tempest_Disappoints
[edit] External links
- Tales of the Tempest Teaser Site (Japanese)
- RPGamer - "Tales DS Announced as Tales of the Tempest"
- http://www.tales-central.com/id181.htm Tales of the Tempest Gameplay Video
- The Tales of Wiki - a Wikia site
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| Main series | Phantasia — Destiny — Eternia — Destiny 2 — Symphonia — Rebirth — Legendia — Abyss — Tempest |
| Remakes | Phantasia (PS1) — Destiny (PS2) |
| Tales of the World series | Narikiri Dungeon — Narikiri Dungeon 2 — Summoner's Lineage — Narikiri Dungeon 3 — Radiant Mythology |
| Tales of Fandom series | Tales of Fandom Vol.1 — Tales of Fandom Vol.2 |
| Other games | Tales of Mobile — Tales of Eternia Online |
| Animations | Tales of Eternia — Tales of Phantasia — Tales of Symphonia |
