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Summary

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon is a Game Boy Color dungeon‑RPG that broke the series’ usual pattern by acting as the first true sequel, set 205 years after the original. The game introduced the "Petit LMBS" battle system – a turn‑based spin on the series’ Linear Motion Battle System where you directly control a single character with button combos while AI handles the allies. The title’s name plays on the Japanese word narikiri, meaning to become someone else completely, reflecting Mel and Dio’s ability to don any outfit and assume new roles, a mechanic that also shapes the game’s disguise‑themed progression. Though limited by handheld hardware, it sold about 136,000 copies after its November 2000 launch, earning a niche spot among fans of the Tales franchise.

Storyline

Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon begins 205 years after the original when a shooting star lands in the mountains. The player discovers twin babies, names the boy Dio and the girl Mel, and adopts them.

Thirteen years later, energetic Dio and level‑headed Mel befriend a green shape‑shifter named Kruelle. The winged Norn declares their destiny doomed and sends them to the half‑elf time‑warrior Arche, who tests them in combat. Norn then enchants paintings into portals, letting the twins meet Claus, Chester and the elemental spirits, who teach them about mana, parallel worlds and the true cause of Dhaos’s war.

During the trials they discover they were once Meltia and Dios Bundy, scientists and soldiers of Palace Gudra whose magitechnology weapon killed 150,000 people and drained the world’s mana. Norn, guardian of the dying Kharlan Tree, resurrected their souls as babies to judge whether evil lies in their hearts.

In a final cave the twins battle alternate selves, then confront the resurrected Meltia and Dios, and finally learn that Kruelle has been Norn all along. Defeating Norn restores the flow of time, and the player again finds Dio and Mel as newborns.