ToS:DotNW- A worthy Tales game to hold you before Tales of Graces
I have played many of the Tales games but this game is not as great as the mothership titles but a good game. The battle system is the DSLMBS (Dimension Stride Linear Motion Battle System) and has the Elemental Grid as a new battle concept which is the key to recruiting monsters. You can recruit up to 200 monsters and is okay for a first try. if improved, I would like to see the monster system again.
The game takes place 2 years after the original. Everything is in turmoil and there is a war between the church and the Vanguard, arebellion force. Emil, the male protagionist, is the weakest of all protagionists. he has a sucky life until a man named Richter asks for his help finding Marta, the female protagionist. So, the duo save the world with the help of Tenbrae, The Centurion of Darkness and the original cast.Now, everyone from the original game except for Kratos make a physical appearance. The problem is that the characters have set equipment and level caps I guess since they come and go in the story. I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE VOICE ACTING!!!! You people sound like the 97% of the Sonic fanbase.
The game is kind of short but is still fun to play. With that, I would recommend this game for Tales fans and you should check the series out with games like Tales of Vesperia (XBOX360), Tales of Symphonia (NGC), the upcoming Tales of Graces (Wii), and etc. Don' t weigh your opinion on this series with this game!!!