NCS Product Synopsis
Update: October 25, 2006
«©NCSX» Travel to the land of Areura where humans have ordered the extermination of the Lycanths - a shape changing humanoid race. At the outset of the game, a lad named Caius Qualls saves a member of the Imperial Guard and is rewarded with a special crimson crystal. A gang of shadowy creatures comes looking for the crystal and Caius teams up with his adoptive father to beat them back. During the battle, the villagers discover that Caius' poppy is a Lycanth and a hunting party is organized. Caius and father leave town in a hurry accompanied by a childhood friend named Rubia Natwick. Before they part, Caius' father tells them that he'll create a diversion so they can escape and points out where Caius' blood father lives... The hero resolves to find his parents and perhaps put an end to the Lycanth extermination order so the world may live in harmony once again. The battle system in Tales of the Tempest is dubbed the 3-on-3 Linear Motion Battle System where fighters are positioned on 3 horizontal planes. Although the fighters are separated by three depths on the play field, a fighter from the foremost plane may travel around and attack another fighter on the other two planes. Jan Code: 4582224496013 View the back cover and screenshots on the main NCSX website.
NCS Game Notes
» The adventure starts off in Caius' village where he runs around and may talk to a few denizens. Movement is controlled through the d-pad or the touch pen by tapping on a location on screen. Once tapped and held, Caius walks to the destination. A double-tap also works to make the hero walk to a point on the map.» To meet up with Rubia, run to the northwest and enter the church. Rubia's inside and contemplating but she joins Caius' party after a short interaction sequence. Once Rubia joins, Caius may leave the town to the southeast portion of the map. » Just as the two are about to leave, they encounter a knight who collapses on the ground. The other villagers gather around and a decision is reached to bring him inside so he can recover. In the next scene, the knight lies upon a bed while Rubia and Caius watch over him. » The next day, the knight gives Caius a crystal but just as he does, little shadowy creatures invade the village and players soon get a taste of the battle system. When fighting a creature one-on-one, Caius may roam freely and attacks as he wishes. When fighting multiple creatures, three horizontal grid lines appear with Caius on the center line. From there, he may strike at creatures on the two outer grids and attack in haphazard succession. There's no limit to how many swings he can throw out per second. We averaged about three strikes per second... » After two battles, Caius and Rubia find themselves surrounded when Caius' foster father arrives and transforms into a bear-like humanoid creature. The two younglings are started by the revelation but they watch as he totally dominates a crew of creatures with powerful paw swings. When the battle is over, he falls to the ground as the other villagers witness his transformation. » Father and son return home to discuss things. The next day, a hunting party is organized by members of the Church and Rubia overhears the discussion of capturing Caius' father while in the church. She runs off to warn them that trouble is afoot. The music takes on a frantic urgency at this point. » The three hear visitors outside and go to meet them. The party is led by Lukius Bridges who is on a quest to destroy all Lycanths. Shortly after stepping outside, Caius' father transforms into his beastly incarnation and tells the two to leave town. » At this point, Caius and Rubia appear outside town and may travel around to the next town or explore the wilds of Areura to gain experience. To reach a small safe house, run directly forward and enter the little shack. upon entering, the two set up a little fire and sit around it while discussing their predicament. » The touch screen depicts all of the action as Caius and Rubia roam around the world. The top screen shows a map of the locality they're in along with character portraits which show HP and TP. » Caius starts the game with 100G, 350HP, and 60TP. Rubia starts with 300HP and 75 TP. This document is ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No reproduction in whole or in part of this document may be made without express written consent of National Console Support, Inc.
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