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| >> Platforms and Release Dates |
- PlayStation 1 (JP) - November 30, 2000
- PlayStation 1 (US) - September 10, 2001
- PlayStation Portable (JP) - March 3, 2005
- PlayStation Portable (AUS) - February 16, 2006
- PlayStation Portable (UK) - February, 2006
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| >> About the Game |
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  >>Tales of Eternia is the third Tales of Series game to be released and is also the second one for the PSX. In its US release, it was renamed as "Tales of Destiny II" to avoid copyright infringement of Mattel's Masters of the Universe. This became a problem though, because later, Japan released the real Tales of Destiny 2, the real sequel to the previous Tales of Destiny. Because of this, ToD2 never made it to the US storesT_T. It was again renamed as Tales of Eternia when it was released for Europe. Also, an online version of Tales of Eternia has been released in Japan, focusing on the world of Eternia, and not the main protagonists of the actual game. This online version is to be shut down though, probably because of the little number of players. |
| >> Storyline |
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  >>ToE tells of the tale of Eternia, a world made up of two other planets binded by the Seyfert Ring namely, Inferia and Celestia. Inferians' Reid Hershel, Farah Oersted, and Keele Zeibel are three childhood friends binded by a bloody past. Reid and Farah currently live in the remote village of Rasheans, while Keele has gone off to study at the prestigious Mintche Academy. Their solitude is disrupted by the arrival of a Celestian names Meredy, bringing news of the Grand Fall, a phenomenon in which Inferia and Celestia would eventually collide, and then explode. Now, Reid, Farah, and Keele are travelling back and forth the two planets in order to save the world of Eternia... |
| >> Staff Review by a745 |
  >>  Being the first Tales game I have ever played, this has become my immediate favorite. For me, the concept and storyline was quite unique(a world made up of two other worlds? thumbs up!). The battle system, like the other previous Tales games, was in real-time. It was a completely different experience compared to Final Fantasy's click and wait system. Another great point of this game would be the sidequests. I would always find myself replaying it just to finish all the sidequests, like the battle arena at Inferia and stuff.
  To be completely honest, I couldn't see any flaws in this game. It was completely fun, was given a really long playing time(okay, maybe not. But if you do try to finish all the sidequests, yah), and was one of the most interesting games I've ever played. The only part of the game I considered offending was the fact that it was named as "Tales of Destiny II" in the US. I really was expecting ToD to be a prequel to this one, but was disappointed to find out that the REAL ToD2 was never going to make the shores of US. Although that didn't really matter though. It was a great game altogether.
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| >> Staff Rating by a745 |
  
Gotta love it^^. If only it provided a better gameplay experience... |
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