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Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition (2008)

Tales of Hearts: Anime Movie Edition cover
Developer
Namco Tales Studio
Publisher
Namco Bandai Games
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Rating
4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Main story
about 25 hours
Completionist
about 35 hours

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A JRPG with anime cutscenes following a sword-wielding youth who discovers a mysterious weapon tied to the power of the heart and soul.

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About

Tales of Hearts released as two different versions, each having a different style of cutscenes. The Anime Movie Edition uses anime-style cutscenes produced by Production I.G. Shing Meteoryte is a young man living in a small village by the sea and training in the ways of the sword under his grandfather's tutelage, who bequeaths to him an unusual weapon known as a Soma, which can harness the power of a person's Spiria--the embodiment of their heart and soul. Shing encounters a travelling pair of siblings, Kohaku and her brother Hisui. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Shing accidentally shatters Kohaku's Spiria Core, the source of her emotions. Now, the trio must embark on a journey to make Kohaku's heart whole once more.

Screenshots

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