Tales of Destiny (PS2)

The Tales of Destiny remake (テイルズ オブ デスティニー, Teiruzu obu Desutinī) is a remake of the popular RPG Tales of Destiny. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio's Team Destiny and published by Namco on November 30'th, 2006 in Japan.

Battle System
The E-LMBS-(Enhanced Linear Motion Battle System)has been replaced by the AR-LMBS (Aerial Linear Motion Battle System), a brand new battle system that was designed for aerial comboing.

AR-LMBS replaces TP with the new Chain Capacity points. These CC points allow for easy comboing of any skills, provided the player have the CC necessary. Each character has a base and max CC, which can be changed using several methods. At the start of a battle, the character will start at their base CC. Every time they use up CC, it will go up 1 higher than before, until it has reached the character's max CC; from there, it will go down to the base CC again.

Some enemies can inflict you with a status effect called Downsize, this status effect will revert your character to their PS1 version sprite, you will be unable to attack while downsized, you can only walk (not run) or use items

Changes

 * Though the game's overall plot remains the same, the entire script has been re-written. Also, all important events are completely voiced, like all the other PS2 Tales of games.


 * With the exception of Leon Magnus, all ten playable characters are available at the end of the game, whereas the original only allowed two extras (Non Swordian-users) in the final areas. (This included Lilith Aileron if she had been recruited via use of the Glitch or Gameshark) Bruiser Khang and Karyl Sheeden join the party as part of the story in the remake. Lilith can also be recruited through a side-quest instead of a glitch/cheat.


 * New scenes have been added, while some scenes from the original have been removed.


 * Several bosses have been removed/added, such as the pre-final boss fight with Leon being taken out. The boss order has been changed slightly as well.


 * The game music has been remixed, and several new songs have been added in to the soundtrack. The original's two main battle themes, Bare its fangs and Surprise attack!, have been made the main battle themes for the first and second halves of the game, respectively. They are joined by a new third main battle theme toward the end called Progress toward the end (another Bare its fangs remix), which is the main battle theme at the very end of the game.


 * The skit system has been revamped.


 * Tales of Destiny's remake sports a fully 3D world map unlike the Mode 7 one that featured in the original. The world map is now in full 3D and even has some mini-games on it. There are also more vehicles than in the original.


 * One of the most notorious new features is the featuring of one of Tales of Destiny 2's main antagonists Barbatos Goetia as a secret random encounter. He is usually found if the player attempts to 'auto-level' (running around in circles in the world map while setting all characters' controls to be Auto) and can be found even when the player's party is not greatly leveled, which can occasionally cause game overs. Barbatos is also an end boss in the game's secret dungeon.


 * Another feature present in this remake are the Narikiri dolls. When the player beats the game, he gains access to the EX Dungeon, a 10-floor bonus dungeon. The clown who lets the player into that dungeon will allow the player to exchange earned EX Points from the dungeon for items, such as the Narikiri dolls. The Narikiri dolls allow the player to change the characters into other characters by equiping them with a doll. This also allows the player to use Leon Magnus in the second half of the game, or use a party consisting of four of him, or any other character. When the player first gains access to the dungeon, only Narikiri Leon will be available (for 1,000 EX Points), but new characters will be available after every cleared floor