NCS
Game Notes
» A millennia ago, a comet devastated the world.
From the ruins of a shattered planet, the survivors
rebuilt and discovered a new source of energy in the
comet known as Lens. With the new power, humanity
was able to create a great sky city known as Dycroft.
The inhabitants of the sky city became known as
Aethereans who asserted rule over the planetsiders
who were known as E'rthers. After many years of
subjugation with a weapon called the Belcrant,
scientists in Dycroft defected to the side of the
E'rthers and developed a new weapon for them - the
Swordian which were living swords capable of
independent thought. Armed with the Swordians, the
E'rthers were able to overthrow their overlords.
After the great war, the Swordians were retired as
their great power was no longer needed.
As the story begins, a lad named Stan Aileron is
hitching an unauthorized ride on a stone
dragon-shaped ship called the Draconis. He's
discovered on board and is mistakenly suspected as
being after a special weapon on board. The crew
corners him but before they can do much more, the
Draconis is attacked by airborne creatures who
invade the ship and attack the agents on board.
Given a new lease on life and an escape path, Stan
explores the ship and comes in contact with a
powerful sword known as Dymlos. It is the special
weapon that the crew was protecting and what the
invaders are after. By ripping the sword from its
mounting case, Stan embarks on an adventure that
spans the world.
» The
intro to the game is the same as the first PS2
remake version but it looks cleaner and sharper than
the original.
» The selections on the title screen are:
NEW GAME / Play a game from "Stan's Side" or
"Lion's Side"
CONTINUE / Resume a game from memory card
save ata
LOAD ORIGINAL DATA / If you have save data
from the original Tales of Destiny game, load it
here
CUSTOM / Adjust game settings such as message
speed, screen position, difficulty, and controller
configuration
SOUND MODE / Listen to music from the game;
at the outset only the Tales of Destiny theme is
available
» As the game opens up, a stone dragon ship called
the Draconis is winging through the sky when the
camera pulls in on deck to spy Stan Aileron being
confronted by two blue-armored knights and the
Captain. One knight has drawn his sword and Stan
protests his predicament. Voice acting accompanies
the dialogue. Another knight draws his sword and
Stan starts to sweat. The captain turns his back to
Stan and laments but just when it looks like it's
all over for our hero, a piece of fruit is thrown at
one of the knights. They pivot around to confront
the thrower before turning their attention back on
Stan. Something rocks the airship and the camera
pulls back to view winged creatures carrying
wolf-like beasts heading towards the ship. One of
the creatures flaps downwards on deck and the crew
scatters, leaving Stan all by his lonesome. One of
the wolf creatures drops in front of him and looks
like its ready to pounce but Stan dodges it and runs
down the stairs into the ship where control is
handed over to the player.
» Explore a bit but your ultimate goal is a hold in
the ship where a mighty sentient sword is stored.
It's mounted and chained in a wall unit but when a
wolf breaks into the room, Stan rips the sword from
the wall and uses it to defend himself. A side
viewed fighting sequence starts up where the
"TRIANGLE" button is used to attack the wolf. The
rumbling of the ship continues and he heads outside
where he witnesses a purple haired lass destroying
two creatures with quick and seamless attacks. They
speak briefly when two more creatures appear.
Another warrior enters the screen from behind the
beasts and slays them with two chops from an axe.
She pulls the other warrior away and Stan is left
alone again. The graphics when fighting are fairly
large and detailed.
Stan eventually makes his way to an escape ship that
thrusts away from the doomed vessel and tumbles down
a storm filled sky towards a body of water below.
Stan is ejected from the vessel and the sword speaks
to him in a cinematic sequence. Later, Stan
collapses while holding the sword. A repeat of the
earlier cinematic intro plays which is accompanied
by a different theme song.
» After the intro, Stan wakes up to an annoying
voice. It's a blonde girl with blue ribbons in her
hair and a haus frau dress on. Stan is lying on a
bed in full armor and the sword may be seen resting
against another bed close by. He soon wakes up and
holds a conversation with his sword. A man with blue
hair enters the room and the two hold their own
conversation.
» The character graphics in the game are very
well defined. The game looks beautiful with
carefully designed environments and models. When
Stan wakes up in his room, the painting on the wall
are all distinct, there's a potted plant next to the
window, and the beds have rectangular pillows on
them. A nightstand between the two beds holds up a
pitcher of water and a cup.
» The camera is fixed position and there is no
accommodation for rotating the camera around to view
the game from different perspectives.
» Upon leaving the house, a save point may be
visited to the immediate left side of the stairs. A
snowman may be viewed on the right side of the
stairs.
» To pause the game at any time, press the START
button.
» The dialogue is accompanied by speech.
» The controls are smooth and Stan walks and runs
around with ease.
» The game offers a total of 99 save slots on 1
memory card. To save, step into a lighted circle
with swirling radiance above it.
» Stan starts the game with 732HP
» Stan will sometimes howl "YEEHOO!" after winning a
battle.
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