Tales of Innocence Play Online 🪙 Nintendo DS Games

Summary

Tales of Innocence brings the series’ signature action‑RPG feel to the Nintendo DS with a retouched Linear Motion Battle System dubbed “Dimension Stride LMBS.” The system lets you steer a character directly in a fighting‑game‑style arena while the other two party members are handled by AI. Overworld and town areas are rendered in full 3D, and a guild mechanic ties side‑quests and dungeon access together, letting you level up a companion guild that drops extra materials.

Combat revolves around three controllable characters, each with standard attacks, powerful Artes, and Mystic Artes that transform them into past‑self forms. A tension gauge fills as you chain attacks or defend, unlocking an “awakened” state that boosts damage and can trigger team Artes. Weapons can be fused with collected materials for new abilities, and the AI behavior of your allies is fully customizable.

Development kicked off in early 2006, with full production by late that year and early 2007. Character designs were handled by Mutsumi Inomata and the soundtrack composed by Kazuhiro Nakamura. About 70‑80 % of the main scenario was voiced, compressed with CRI Middleware’s Kyuseishu Sound Streamer, occupying roughly one gigabit on the cartridge.

The game earned a 35/40 from Famitsu, praised for its high‑polygon models, battle freedom, and deep customization, though newcomers noted a steep learning curve. It shipped 160,000 units pre‑release and sold around 246,000 in Japan. Additional media include an Adventure Voice DVD, several guidebooks, a two‑part novel, a weekly instruction guide series, and a two‑part audio drama.

Storyline

The world of Tales of Innocence is split between the divine realm Devaloka—divided into Sensus and Ratio—and the human realm Naraka. Long ago, Devaloka needed human souls, so the Sensus general Asura used the ancient artifact called the Manifest to try to merge the two worlds, sparking a war with Ratio. Asura, aided by Inanna, Orifiel, Sakuya, his sentient sword Durandal and the dragon Vrtra, eventually defeated the Ratio general Hypnos, but Inanna betrayed him and Asura died before the Manifest could be activated, leaving the unification incomplete.

In the present, Naraka is torn between the imperial capital Regnum and the western nation Garam, both at war, and avatars—Devalokans reborn as humans with supernatural powers—are hunted or conscripted. The story follows Ruca Milda, the reincarnation of Asura, who rescues Illia Animi, the avatar of Inanna, and awakens his own powers. Captured and forced onto the front lines, Ruca meets Spada Belforma (Durandal reborn) and later bonds with Chitose Cxarma, the reincarnation of Sakuya, who still loves Asura. After escaping, they are joined by Ricardo Soldato (Hypnos reborn), Ange Serena (Orifiel reborn) and Hermana Larmo (Vrtra reborn).

The party travels across the war‑torn land, confronting other avatars and a cult called Arca led by Mathias, the incarnation of Asura’s wrath. Chitose joins Arca in pursuit of a utopia for avatars and tries to sway Ruca, creating a rift within the group. As more members regain memories of their past lives, old conflicts flare, culminating in a showdown in Devaloka’s ruined capital where the Manifest is hidden. The heroes defeat Mathias; a despairing Chitose takes her own life, and Ruca uses the Manifest to finally merge Devaloka and Naraka, nullifying avatar powers and ending the cycle of war.

The Vita remake, Tales of Innocence R, keeps this storyline intact while adding two new characters—spearwoman QQ Selezneva and spellcaster Kongwai Tao—who arrive through a “Triverse Gate” and have a side narrative, but the core events remain unchanged.

Edited by Maya Carter