Tales of Destiny 2
Although we did get a Tales of Destiny 2 in the west, it was really just Tales of Eternia rebranded for English audiences. Unfortunately, fans have never gotten the chance to continue the story setup in Destiny, at least not in English anyway. Destiny 2 actually takes place 18 years after the first game, with the actions of Stahn and the other Swordian Masters now well-known worldwide. The title focuses on Stahn and Rutee’s son, Kyle, who ends up on his own adventure and learns about the heroes of old.
Tales of Destiny 2 still uses the series’ linear motion battle system, before the franchise moved battles onto a 3D plane. It did, however, introduce the zoom system where the battle camera will zoom out the farther the player is from an enemy, helping you to focus on combat when near and get a full view of the battle when far. An interesting twist on Destiny 2’s combat, however, is that every party character can use magic, instead of a select few.
Destiny 2 originally released on the PS2, with a PSP version coming after. Considering we’ve never gotten the remake of Tales of Destiny either, it’d be great for fans to be able to get both games in one package. Similarly to what Bandai Namco did with Tales of Hearts R, they could just localize the text of the game, leaving the original Japanese voices in. The Vita or Switch even would be the perfect place for a Tales of Destiny dual-pack to release, finally giving fans the chance to experience both.
