[PS2] Tales of Destiny (PS2)

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Official Website (Japanese)
Release Date: 2006.11.30

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How does everyone feel about this? I'm really looking forward to it, I've really enjoyed the battle systems of the 2D Tales team and this one looks to be the craziest one yet. I think Destiny always had a colorful cast of characters so I'm anticipating their return. I've never finished the original, but I'm thinking about attempting to before next week. I'll be playing the import of this but I really can't read anything, so if I could beat the original for story purposes that would be cool.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

It's not a port, it's a complete remake. Graphics, music, gameplay, everything.

It will most likely never be released in North America. Sorry.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Generic Badass

Did they push up the release date? I thought it was December.

Says on the website... 発売日：2006年11月22日発売予定

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Taco

Uhm, why? They've released almost every other Tales game in the US, I don't see why this would be any different. Especially considering the popularity the series got after Symphonia.

Not almost every other... and the big deciding factor for me is that both Destiny2 and Rebirth did not get a release in the US, and the Destiny remake is being done by the same team in almost the same style. They didn't have enough faith in sales for the other 2d Tales games to release them here, so why this one? And then add in the fact that the PS2 lifespan is coming to an end in the US... yeah. Very unlikely.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Been playing this. Everything about it is great so far, everything seems really polished. A lot of the script seems redone too, some of the story scenes even play out a bit different from the original. Battle system totally rocks, graphics are great and the music is very well re-arranged (mostly the same compositions, but I heard a few new ones.) Load times stay true to the 2d series (Destiny 2 & Rebirth) in being near-instant. Lots of voice and fun skits.

So far I have zero complaints.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Scarletdeath

Vkamicht, how is the plot? Same? Where did you get your copy? And, do you think you can make a rip of the soundtrack?

I can't read much Japanese so I'm just using what I know from playing the original. I'm sure they've altered a couple things to make it match up with ToD2 more. I "acquired" my copy here. I'll make a rip of the soundtrack if nobody else does it by the time I finish the game, and if an official release is still far off. I only get to play the songs I've heard and I'm only a couple hours in...

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?