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Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X (テイルズ オブ ファンタジア なりきりダンジョンX, Teiruzu Obu Fantajia Narikiri Danjon Kurosu, the 'X' is read as 'Cross') is a remake of the Game Boy Color role-playing video game, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon, for the PlayStation Portable developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai.
.: September 24, 2013.: January 23, 2014Mode(s)Tales of Phantasia (: テイルズ オブ ファンタジア,: Teiruzu Obu Fantajia) is a originally developed. It is the first title in 's series.
Initially released for the in December 1995, it was later to a number of other, including a - for the in December 1998 and a version published by Namco in Japan in August 2003 and later published by in North America and Europe in March 2006, which marked the first time the game was officially available in English. A known as Tales of Phantasia Full Voice Edition ( テイルズ オブ ファンタジア-フルボイスエディション-, Teiruzu Obu Fantajia -Furu Boisu Edishon-) followed in September 2006, featuring full during story scenes, which was later included with further enhancements as part of in June 2010. The game's producers have given it the characteristic genre name Legendary RPG ( 伝説のRPG, Densetsu no RPG) beginning with the PlayStation version, with the Full Voice Edition given the moniker Legendary RPG Embellished with Voices ( 声が彩る、伝説のRPG, Koe ga irodoru, densetsu no RPG). An unofficial fan translation of the original Super Famicom version was released on February 12, 2001 by Dejap.The game takes place in a fantasy world of Aselia and follows Cress Albane and his allies who must in order to destroy Dhaos, a demon king who seeks to wreak havoc upon the world.The game was written and by, by Masaki Norimoto, and by, Shinji Tamura and Ryota Furuya. The designs were created. A short series based on the game, called Tales of Phantasia: The Animation, was released in 2004.
(expired)ReleasedNovember 24, 2004 – February 26, 2006Runtime30 minutesEpisodes4The Tales of Phantasia: The Animation is an adapted of the game. The anime contained four 30-minute episodes.
It released in Japan from November 2004 to February 2006 and distributed by in America in January 2007. CVs were shared with the same of the games. It was animated by, and directed by Takuo Tominaga (episodes 1-3) and Shinjiro Mogi (episode 4).The plot of the OVA is generally based on the game's plot, but there are details in the anime that are not in the game, namely, additional scenes and dialogue. However, the episodes themselves focus on the party's encounters with Dhaos and the scenes involving the Tree of Life and the Elves, omitting a great portion of the story told in the original game.The opening theme 'Yume no Hate' ( 夢の果て, 'The Ends of a Dream') and ending theme 'Priere' both were composed by Mika Watanabe & Ikuko Noguchi, lyriced by tomo and performed by.Some related products of the OVA were released in Japan. In 2005, released an original Tales of Phantasia: The Animation Original Soundtrack, it contains 49 tracks and span 73min 15s. Supplemental nutrition assistance program facts. The company then released a series of drama CDs in 2006; it contain six CDs each featuring one of the playable characters of the game.
Also released the book 'Tales of Phantasia: The Animation The Animation Art Graphy' in 2006, which features illustrations of the anime character designer, special talking between of Cress and Mint, along with an interview of the game character designer. Sequel A sequel, was released for the on November 10, 2000.
It was the first game in the Narikiri Dungeon series. A remake of the sequel, was released on August 5, 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.Reception ReceptionReview scoresPublicationScore7 / 106 / 1028 / 4029 / 4030 / 407.3 / 10258 / 3007.2 / 107.5 / 10Cubed39 / 10RPGFan77%90%97%Aggregate scores73.34%90%93.5%76 / 100The original Super Famicom release of Tales of Phantasia received a 30 out of 40 total score from Japanese magazine based on individual review scores of 8, 7, 6, and 9. Readers of the magazine would later declare the game to be their favorite Namco title of all time in an August 2003 poll. 's panel of three reviewers scored it 90, 86 and 82 out of 100, with one of the reviewers concluding that it 'is the best RPG I've ever played in Japanese on the Super Famicom'.Sales of the title were slow during its debut month, which series producer Makoto Yoshidzumi attributed to being released at nearly the same time as 's popular, and would sell a total of 212,000 copies in the region. While the PlayStation remake scored slightly lower in Famitsu in 1998, it ended up being far more commercially successful by selling around 769,000 copies in Japan. The 2006 PlayStation Portable Full Voice version sold around 136,000 copies.
The iOS free-to-play version was downloaded at least 150,000 times in its first 5 days. Game Boy Advance version The Game Boy Advance release marked the first official English-language appearance of Tales of Phantasia, which was met with mostly positive reception in the West, earning a 73% average from and 76 out of 100 rating from. While websites such as felt that the game distinguished itself from other role-playing titles with its action-based combat system, it also overly-relied on too many random battles to 'drag down the pacing and pad out the playing time'. Commented that the battle system was unrefined when compared to later games in the series such as on the, but that the graphic and audio quality held up 'relatively well' eleven years after its original release.
The site would also call the story and characters 'amazing', but that its dated design would only appeal to players familiar with older games in the genre, calling it a 'love/hate' experience. Editors of similarly remarked that 'fans of traditional RPGs will appreciate its long, varied dungeons and action-packed, real-time battles,' and that it 'still has an awful lot of charm for such an old game'.
Expressed that the title's late release near the end of the handheld's life hurt it when compared to similar ports on Sony's PlayStation Portable, and that the game's 'messy' interface and 'rough around the edges' localization paled in comparison to the Super Famicom's unofficial fan translation.The game would go on to sell approximately 314,000 copies worldwide by December 2007. In December 2012, named Chester one of the best characters in the Tales series due to his struggle throughout the story to come to terms with the death of his sister, stating that 'The whole process builds slowly, but it’s done in such a natural way that it makes Chester’s transformation believable.' IOS version The iOS version, however, was panned by critics, garnering a 35 out of 100 rating from Metacritic.PocketGamer UK gave the game a 4/10, calling it 'A port with potential ruined by obtrusively implemented IAPs'. Touch Arcade gave the game 1 star out of 5, criticizing the heavy use of In-App Purchases as well as how some of the save points (mainly the ones near bosses) have been disabled.gave the game a rating of 2 out of 5, criticizing the overly sensitive and unresponsive controls and how the game auto-saves in the middle of a fight. References and notes.
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