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NDS
Tales of the Tempest
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NCS
Game Synopsis
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Travel to the land of Areura where humans have
ordered the extermination of the Lycanths - a shape
changing humanoid race. At the outset of the game, a
lad named Caius Qualls saves a member of the
Imperial Guard and is rewarded with a special
crimson crystal. A gang of shadowy creatures comes looking for the crystal and Caius teams up with his adoptive father to beat
them back. During the battle, the villagers
discover that Caius' poppy is a Lycanth and a
hunting party is organized. Caius and father leave
town in a hurry accompanied by a childhood friend
named Rubia Natwick. Before they part, Caius' father
tells them that he'll create a diversion so they can
escape and points out where Caius' blood father
lives...
The hero resolves to find his parents and perhaps put an end to the
Lycanth extermination order so the world may live in
harmony once again.
The battle system in Tales of the Tempest is dubbed
the 3-on-3 Linear Motion Battle System where fighters
are positioned on 3 horizontal planes. Although the
fighters are separated by three depths on the play
field, a
fighter from the foremost plane may travel around
and attack another
fighter on the other two planes..
Bonus
Schwag
Early preorders will ship with an Official Tales of the Tempest
Fan Book and a little TotT pouch with drawstring.
Sadly, we did not receive enough to include one with
every preorder.
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NCS
Game Notes
» The adventure starts off in Caius' village
where he runs around and may talk to a few denizens.
Movement is controlled through the d-pad or the
touch pen by tapping on a location on screen. Once
tapped and held, Caius walks to the destination. A
double-tap also works to make the hero walk to a
point on the map.
» To meet up with Rubia, run to the northwest
and enter the church. Rubia's inside and
contemplating but she joins Caius' party after a
short interaction sequence. Once Rubia joins, Caius
may leave the town to the southeast portion of the
map.
» Just as the two are about to leave, they
encounter a knight who collapses on the ground. The
other villagers gather around and a decision is
reached to bring him inside so he can recover. In
the next scene, the knight lies upon a bed while
Rubia and Caius watch over him.
» The next day, the knight gives Caius a crystal
but just as he does, little shadowy creatures invade
the village and players soon get a taste of
the battle system. When fighting a creature
one-on-one, Caius may roam freely and attacks as he
wishes. When fighting multiple creatures, three
horizontal grid lines appear with Caius on the
center line. From there, he may strike at creatures
on the two outer grids and attack in haphazard
succession. There's no limit to how many swings he
can throw out per second. We averaged about three
strikes per second...
» After two battles, Caius and Rubia find
themselves surrounded when Caius' foster father
arrives and transforms into a bear-like humanoid
creature. The two younglings are started by the
revelation but they watch as he totally dominates a
crew of creatures with powerful paw swings. When the
battle is over, he falls to the ground as the other
villagers witness his transformation.
» Father and son return home to discuss things.
The next day, a hunting party is organized by
members of the Church and Rubia overhears the
discussion of capturing Caius' father while in the
church. She runs off to warn them that trouble is
afoot. The music takes on a frantic urgency at this
point.
» The three hear visitors outside and go to meet
them. The party is led by Lukius Bridges who
is on a quest to destroy all Lycanths. Shortly after
stepping outside, Caius' father transforms into his
beastly incarnation and tells the two to leave town.
» At this point, Caius and Rubia appear outside
town and may travel around to the next town or
explore the wilds of Areura to gain
experience. To reach a small safe house, run
directly forward and enter the little shack. upon
entering, the two set up a little fire and sit
around it while discussing their predicament.
» The touch screen depicts all of the action
as Caius and Rubia roam around the world. The top
screen shows a map of the locality they're in along
with character portraits which show HP and TP.
» Caius starts the game with 100G, 350HP, and
60TP. Rubia starts with 300HP and 75 TP.
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