ack srry for the late reply but
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=73634
that's the thread, ... i'm still working on it but i got it to an amount where it is easily playable
(all the menus, so you won't have to figure out what each of them are
, all ordinary items and item description, 2 of the 6 character's weapons, and many more )
and that's good to see another person that knows tales games
i'm a huge fan in them
(except the psp's 2d graphics were a little bit of shame...)
i'm still working on the patch, so hope you see them
there are currently 2 tales games for the ds, tales of the tempest and tales of the innocence.
tempest has a very bad battle system from the other tales games, where the "combo"s and the side scroll fighting type is gone.
Innocence does NOT have the excellent background music, but it does have the RPG voices.
There are lots of voice acting in the game, which is another good thing to see
and you do not want the english release to have the worst voice actors to dub it. (nobody knows if an american release will come out yet...)
The side scrolling and the combos and the excellent skill graphics remain, while also adding the full directional movement in the 3d environment.
very nice graphics for the ds, and you will find it more entertaining than most of the rpgs because
1. You actually travel around figuring stuff yourself (because of the japanese)
2. Many Many skills
3. 6 different characters with different attacks and skills
4. 8 battle tactic styles (such as full power, low cost, back attack, etc
5. 3 characters to control in a battle (can control only 1 at a time, but the AI can also control for you)
6. Not a very big world map, but there are many dungeons to explore
oh and a part i forgot-
It is not Turn based like most rpg games, and does not use the stylus so you can play in your bed
And the part where the background darkens, that won't be in the ordinary gameplay if your playing just like us
So you don't need to worry, and unless you are a pro, you won't be switching characters during battle that much, so you don't need to worry so much
oh and some comparison with other games that were mentioned by the other guy
Children of Mana - was a good game, but was similar to many other RPGs like lunar knights... and 2d was a shame
Custom Robo Arena - this is (^^)b
Etrain Oddesey - ya i bought this game before i got my R4 T^T not a true game to buy with your money... was like orcs and elves with the old drangonquest battles where you only see the enemy and your skills... but graphics were very good.
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time - never tried but if you are a mario fan you should get it no matter what
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - again, good graphics with nice 3d but lacks in real time... like all the other games T^T
if you are thinking of playing games where you want to invest more than 30 hours , i recommend lots of action packed games... you should want to try more real time games than turn based, because it tends to be more interesting (my opinion... some people only likes turn based...)
Well here are some more excellent graphics + recommended games
Chocobo tales - well, good graphics, and was very good for those mini-game games (enjoyed it more than wariowares...)
Not an RPG though... but it might be interesting...
Revenant??? wings - i quit in like chapter 3 or 4 or 5 where i have to sneak in... it is like an "almost" rts, but you can get bored with it... very soon...
LOZ Phantom Hourglass - a legend of zelda on ds, but the stylus controls ... get annoying- my hand covers the touch screen so i can't see what i'm doing T^T i love the arrow key patch
it keeps the original control
hm.... i also prefer you getting a snes emulator and playing sparkster... i really remember playing that game when i was like... 6.... just before i got my gameboy color and my N64 >
