

For one, the title Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon basically means dungeons that you jump right into, and with the realtime battle gameplay, that's the general emphasis behind the game. Namco is trying to make a very different episode of the Tales of. Also, the clothing feature comes into play here in an important way, as the costume you're outfitted your twins with affects how they fight. They follow your lead as you attack, but also have their own AI and abilities. This new Tales of Phantasia embellishes the effect of that mode of play by having the twins fight side-by-side. It's not at all Zelda, but the realtime aspect of the battles and hands-on feel to fights is much more exciting than typical tap command RPGs. Tales of Phantasia's innovative Linear Motion Battle realtime fighting game feature is back in the Game Boy Color version, meaning the battles are once again fought in pseudo-side scrolling action sequences. All told, there will be over 100 costumes in the game. The twins have the ability to learn new powers simply by slipping on the costume of someone they want to imitate. Mel and Dio aren't your typical rugrats either.

Instead, you venture with the two in a dungeon crawling quest through the fantastic lands and fearsome challengers. However, this is no mere Tamagotchi of twins, as your role over these twins' lives isn't simply a constant barrage of "Clean this" and "Do that" commands. You play as their legal guardian, responsible for raising the children in their path of life. Set somewhere near 100 years after the first Tales of Phantasia concluded, Narikiri Dungeon tells the tale of two twins, Mel and Dio. Like the new Star Ocean, the Game Boy Color version of Tales of Phantasia isn't at all a direct port of the SNES Japanese classic, but rather an entirely new game.

An expansion of the SNES and PlayStation hits.However painful that may have been to old-school RPGers, the blessing of patience and faith in loyalty may have finally paid off - new versions of both Star Ocean and Tales of Phantasia are on their way to Nintendo's pocket system, and the wide-open and thriving American market may be enticing enough for these companies to bring their new epics over to the United States.
