Apr 062016
A new Tales game has been localized! No, it isn’t the much-awaited Innocence R (as much as we try), but the mobile spin-off Tales of Link.
Tales of Link brings together characters from all across the series in a new quest to deal with the “seeds of ruin” and fight monsters threatening the world. The player is considered “the Savior,” the person with the power needed to defeat this evil.
It has turn-based combat that requires you to link characters together on a grid to attack. As you defeat enemies and complete quests, you’ll earn experience and other stuff needed to upgrade the heroes. For example, you need to spend “LP” to level up your characters.
The system of finding heroes, upgrading them, and using the rare Hero Stones to Summon even stronger heroes (and oh boy do I want Kratos from the current limited time Summon event) is similar to other mobile RPGs I’ve seen. Still, it’s entertaining. I haven’t seen enough of the story yet to judge it, but the gameplay seems enjoyable enough.
And you know what else is happening? Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is finally getting a North American release!
Tomorrow!
Ever since Square Enix’s E3 2015 press conference, I’ve been asking, “Where is Unchained χ?” Back then, I’d played like 5 minutes of the first Kingdom Hearts game, but I already wanted χ.
(And as you might guess since I’m calling it “Unchained χ” instead of “Unchained X,” I understand now why it’s pronounced the way it is. Leave it to Kingdom Hearts to put a Greek letter in one of its game title’s.)
More and more time passed without them saying anything, until I worried they changed their minds… and then out of nowhere, they announced an imminent release!
Like Tales of Link, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ has a turn-based combat system. I’ve heard it compared to Chain of Memories, and despite my issues with that game, I think I would have liked it with turn-based combat.
Let’s look back at that E3 trailer to see what we have to look forward to!
As excited as I am, I might not be entirely ready to play Unchained χ yet. After all, I just finished Kingdom Hearts II, and while people who played the Japanese version say it doesn’t really spoil anything in the series yet, it might become pretty important later on.
Still… I might still take a quick peek at it tomorrow.
You know, although I played games like the original Dragon Quest on iOS, I’m not a big mobile gamer. I generally use my iPad to check email, write when I’m away from my computer, and other little tasks like that. Most of my mobile games get ignored.
But first Miitomo, now Tales of Link, and Unchained χ? And don’t forget about Justice Monsters Five, which was announced during the Final Fantasy XV event.
I better charge my iPad.
In the meantime, share your own thoughts on Tales of Link and Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ in the comments!