Title: Tales of the Tempest
Sunny - January 27, 2007 04:37 PM (GMT)
Game Console: Nintendo DS
Release Date: October 26, 2006
| QUOTE (Current Story) |
| Tales of the Tempest takes place on the continent known as Aluela. In ancient times, a successful race known as the Likants ruled supreme over the land. They seemed to be a cross between man and beast. They had the ability to transform. These beasts had incredible power, great spirituality and skilled in the art of life magic. They were a gentle, rational and civilized race. However, long ago, a conflict tore the Likants race in two. This internal conflict, was known as The Beast War. After suffering many losses, the Likants were no longer the leading race over Aluela. The new dominating race were the humans. These humans drove away the confusion and terror in Aleula and brought back civility and control over the continent. After the humans took control, they viewed the Likants as monsters. They accused them and their war for making Aluela a worse place to live. However, the real reason was that the humans were afraid of the Likants. Humans and nations among nations supported killings of the Likants. They began a genocide. The genocide was alternatively known as the Likant Hunt. One day, a wounded knight came to Caius' village. This marks the beginning of Tales of the Tempest. |
Characters
Caius Qualls
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 165 Cm (5' 5")
Caius is the main protagonist of Tales of the Tempest. He is a young devout boy who lives with his adoptive father in the village in the continent of Aleula. After he saves an injured knight, the knight gives him a mysterious crystal to thank him. This crystal however, caused a dangerous monster to attack the village. Caius and his father fight off this monster. Ironically, the villagers resented both Caius and his father because his father is a Likants. Caius and his father as well as his childhood friend Rubia, moved away from the village in search of a place they can call home.
Rubia Natwick
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Height: 155 Cm (5' 2")
Rubia is Caius' child hood friend. Both her mother and father serve in a church as priests. She and her family have lived in the same village as Caius. However, one day, her parents were killed by interrorgators called the Lukius. After the village found out about Caius' father being a Likant, they called for the Lukius. Since Rubia had close ties with Caius, they had interrorgated and killed her parents. In the name of revenge, Rubia tags along with Caius in his journey.
Tilkis Barone
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 178 Cm (5' 9")
Tilkis is a skilled swordsman. He's the prince of a kingdom far away from Aluela. He sets off to Aleula to help his kingdom's troubles and meets Rubia and Caius. Not only is he a smart man, but he is also very intelligent and knowledgeable about the places he goes to.
Forest Ledoyen
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Likant
Height: 195 Cm (6' 5")
A Likant man. Long ago, he moved to Tilkis' kingdom. He sets out to Aleula with Tilkis as a guard. He knows Aleula very well. Despite his scary looks, he is the strong, silent, gentle type.
Arria Exberg
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Height: 165 Cm (5' 5")
A human female priestess. She is one of the very few people who dislike the mistreating of the Likants. Her speciality is magic.
Lukius Bridges
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 165 Cm (5' 5")
A mysterious young man. He is known as the Pope's right-hand man. He is the leader of the Lukius. He always wears a mask which makes him all the more mysterious. No one knows his true motives.
Albert Mueller
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Height: 183 Cm (6' 1")
The young leader of the Black Knights that watch over the capital: Janna. He has been a genius in the art of the sword ever since he was a child which helped him obtain his rank. However, he is not satisfied with his current position...
Rommy
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Height: 161 Cm (5' 4")
A young girl who works with Lukius in the Likant Hunt. She is an official interrogator who uses canes to emphasize her magic abiltiies. However, Lukius persues his own goals, what could he be up to?
Game Details
Battle System
Tales of the Tempest has a battle system similar to Tales of Rebirth but it is now called the 3 on 3 Linear Motion Battle System. The battlefield is 3D, and there are 3 lines in which your character can move back and forth on. And the maximum number of characters in battle will be 3.
| QUOTE (Example) |
| ---[Rubia]----------------[Enemy 1]------------- -------[Enemy 2]------------[Tilikis]------------- -----------------------------[Caius][Enemy 3]--- |
There is also a formation option. This allows you to decide where the characters start off on the battlefield when the actual fighting begins. Use this as an advantage strategically. Such as putting melee fighters in the front and magic users in the back. Or incase of enemies from both sides, put them in all in the middle. There are endless combinations you can do!
Strategy
A trademark option of Tales games. There are 3 characters on the battlefield and you are using only 1. The other two will move and attack on their own. These patterns and strategy will depend on the strategy commands you set for them. You can change how often they attack or defend, how often they cast spells and who they attack. You can do this all by just setting it and you do not have to worry about what strategies they use in battle!
Cook
Another trademark of the Tales games. You put together ingredients to make a recipe to cook food to gain benificial effects. Tales of the Tempest however makes this system a bit different. First you select the ingredients and start cooking. Once you start, you will play a short mini-game, trying to put the food together properly. If you are successful, the food is created and you have your benifits. However, if you fail the cooking process, there goes a couple of good ingredients.
Transformation
Tales of the Tempest has a unique battle system. Transformation. This only works for Caius and Forest because they have Likant lineage within them. When transformed into battle, they change their appearances into that of a beast-man and their physical attack power goes above the charts! However, while in beast form, they cannot use Skills or Spells so use this strategically.
To transform, simply select Beast transformation on the Menu or set the transformation in your command list. Press the button in battle to use it. This will require some TP.