Tales of the Tempest
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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, was released in Japan
on October 26, 2006. Tales of the Tempest 's characteristic genre name is . The theme song is "VS
" by Misono
. Tales of the Tempest was originally considered part of the main Tales series, but in 2007 with the announcement of the two classes of Tales games, "Mothership Titles" and "Escort Titles", series producer Makoto Yoshizumi officially changed Tales of the Tempest 's status to an "Escort Title", thus making it no longer part of the main Tales series.
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...
Japanese Voice Actor: Motoki Takagi
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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 and his foster father, the people of the village found out that his foster father was a Lycanth, and they were treated with a cold attitude.
When he, his childhood friend Rubia, and his foster father were running away from the village, they were followed by priest-soldiers, and his foster father acted as a decoy. When they split up, he asked his foster father about his real parents, and his foster father said that he thought his real father might be in the capital city. Thus, he set off on a journey to find out about the secrets of his birth.
Japanese Voice Actor: Mai Kadowaki
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Height: 155 cm / 5'1"
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 to follow Lukius.
Japanese Voice Actor: Takumi Yamazaki
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
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. There, he meets with Caius and Rubia. He handles a large sword skillfully and is a very wise person.
Japanese Voice Actor: Kenji Nomura
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Height: 195 cm / 6'5"
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 serves as a traveling guide. He may seem intimidating, but he is really a nice person overall.
Japanese Voice Actor: Kae Araki
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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.
Japanese Voice Actor: Mitsuki Saiga
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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.
Japanese Voice Actor: Tomohisa Asoh
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Height: 183 cm / 6'
Albert Mueller is the leader of the Order of Black Knights, which is in charge of protecting the capital of Areura, Zhanna. Although young, his skills with the sword propelled him to the top of his squad, though the rank is still not satisfactory to him.
Japanese Voice Actor: Ayumi Sena
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Height: 161 cm / 5'3"
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.
battle system based on Tales of Rebirth
s "3 Line LMBS". 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 the Lycanth characters Caius and Forest are able to morph into their beast form during battle, which increases their strength and attack power but leaves them unable to use their Artes. 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 is present 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 can 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.
gave Tales of the Tempest an overall score of 28/40 (individual scores: 7/7/7/7), the lowest of any game in the series. Reaction from fans was generally negative, particularly with regard to its abrupt length, estimated at about 10 hours as well as the weak AI in battle. Sales were weak compared to other games in the series. Tales of the Tempest launched in Japan
on October 26, 2006, with first week sales totalling 88,137.
Dimps
is an Osaka, Japan-based video game development studio with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan. Employing a staff of 218 people, it is known for developing such games as the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai trilogy for the PlayStation 2, and the Sonic the Hedgehog games specific to the Game Boy Advance and...
and Namco Tales Studio
Namco Tales Studio
, formerly , was a Japanese video game development company founded in 1986. The company was renamed in 2003 when Telenet Japan sold part of its stake and made Namco the majority shareholder. Namco Tales Studio continues to be the primary developer of the Tales RPG series, as they had been since the...
's sound staff for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
. The game, was released in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 26, 2006. Tales of the Tempest 's characteristic genre name is . The theme song is "VS
VS (song)
Vs is the debut single by Misono, the former lead singer of the J-pop band Day After Tomorrow. It was released on March 29, 2006 in two formats; CD-only and CD+DVD.-Overview:...
" by Misono
Misono
, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
. Tales of the Tempest was originally considered part of the main Tales series, but in 2007 with the announcement of the two classes of Tales games, "Mothership Titles" and "Escort Titles", series producer Makoto Yoshizumi officially changed Tales of the Tempest 's status to an "Escort Title", thus making it no longer part of the main Tales series.
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. However, technology appeared for which the civilization was not ready. 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...
Caius Qualls
(カイウス・クオールズ)Japanese Voice Actor: Motoki Takagi
Motoki Takagi
is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is managed by I'm Enterprise, along with several other significant Japanese voice actors.-Notable anime roles:Bold roles are lead or one of the leads* Axis Powers: Hetalia as Hong Kong* Claymore as Raki...
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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 and his foster father, the people of the village found out that his foster father was a Lycanth, and they were treated with a cold attitude.
When he, his childhood friend Rubia, and his foster father were running away from the village, they were followed by priest-soldiers, and his foster father acted as a decoy. When they split up, he asked his foster father about his real parents, and his foster father said that he thought his real father might be in the capital city. Thus, he set off on a journey to find out about the secrets of his birth.
Rubia Natwick
(ルビア・ナトウィック)Japanese Voice Actor: Mai Kadowaki
Mai Kadowaki
is a Japanese voice actress. Her old name , had a different writing from the current one.She is popular as a radio actress who wears glasses. She is also known for portraying meganekko characters on a regular basis. Her nickname is 舞太. It originated from a mail address registration, where she...
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Height: 155 cm / 5'1"
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 to follow Lukius.
Tilkis Barone
(ティルキス・バローネ)Japanese Voice Actor: Takumi Yamazaki
Takumi Yamazaki
is a Japanese voice actor.-Anime/OVA:* Wiseman and Harald Hoerwick in .hack* Naobi/Yata in .hack//Roots* Doctor West in Demonbane* Hanemaru in Flame of Recca* Joe Hayakawa in Final Fantasy: Unlimited* Bansai Kawakami in Gintama* George de Sand in G Gundam...
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
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. There, he meets with Caius and Rubia. He handles a large sword skillfully and is a very wise person.
Forest Ledoyen
(フォレスト・レドワウヤン)Japanese Voice Actor: Kenji Nomura
Kenji Nomura
, nicknamed "Nomuchin", is a Japanese voice actor from Okayama Prefecture affiliated with Aksent. He graduated Kurashikishiritsu Chayachō Elementary School, Kurashikishiritsu Tōyō Junior High School, and Okayamakenritsu Amagi High School.-Television animation:...
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Height: 195 cm / 6'5"
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 serves as a traveling guide. He may seem intimidating, but he is really a nice person overall.
Arria Ekberg
(アーリア・エクバーグ)Japanese Voice Actor: Kae Araki
Kae Araki
, better known by the stage name , is a Japanese voice actress. After standing in for Kotono Mitsuishi when Mitsuishi had appendicitis, Araki originated the role of Chibiusa in the same series soon after...
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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.
Lukius Bridges
(ルキウス・ブリッジス)Japanese Voice Actor: Mitsuki Saiga
Mitsuki Saiga
is a female seiyū who was born in Saitama. Saiga works at Ken Production.-Anime:* .hack//Roots * .hack//Sign * 07-Ghost * Ashita no Nadja...
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Height: 165 cm / 5'5"
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.
Albert Mueller
(アルバート・ミュラー)Japanese Voice Actor: Tomohisa Asoh
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Height: 183 cm / 6'
Albert Mueller is the leader of the Order of Black Knights, which is in charge of protecting the capital of Areura, Zhanna. Although young, his skills with the sword propelled him to the top of his squad, though the rank is still not satisfactory to him.
Rommy
(ロミー)Japanese Voice Actor: Ayumi Sena
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Height: 161 cm / 5'3"
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.
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 3D3D computer graphics
3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
battle system based on Tales of Rebirth
Tales of Rebirth
is the sixth mothership title in Namco's Tales RPG series. It was released on December 16, 2004 in Japan for the Sony PlayStation 2. Tales of Rebirth's characteristic genre name is . Tales of Rebirth has an anime introductory video accompanied by the song Good Night by Every Little Thing. Notably,...
s "3 Line LMBS". 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 the Lycanth characters Caius and Forest are able to morph into their beast form during battle, which increases their strength and attack power but leaves them unable to use their Artes. 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 is present 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 can 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.
Reception
FamitsuFamitsu
is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Enterbrain, Inc. and Tokuma. Currently, there are five Famitsū magazines: Shūkan Famitsū, Famitsū PS3 + PSP, Famitsū Xbox 360, Famitsū Wii+DS, and Famitsū Wave DVD...
gave Tales of the Tempest an overall score of 28/40 (individual scores: 7/7/7/7), the lowest of any game in the series. Reaction from fans was generally negative, particularly with regard to its abrupt length, estimated at about 10 hours as well as the weak AI in battle. Sales were weak compared to other games in the series. Tales of the Tempest launched in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 26, 2006, with first week sales totalling 88,137.
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
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