![]() It honestly feels like Bandai Namco went into this project with the full intent of producing a dub, but somewhere along the line had to cancel it. The inconsistencies between what was originally there, and what was decided on for the localization, are extremely obvious when the original audio is presented instead of a dub. However, even that makes little sense since those games didn’t feature Japanese audio. Now, as odd as Kor is, it can be debated whether or not his new name is an attempt at replicating the meaning of the name in Japanese, similar to how the Inazuma Eleven, or Phoenix Wright games were handled. The biggest example of this is that, originally, the protagonist was named Shing instead of Kor. Furthermore, for some reason it features a lot of out-of-place localization choice, many of which are just totally random, unexplainable, and unnecessary name changes for characters, plot concepts, and especially for the arte attacks. Hearts R is the first in the Tales series in a while to be released with just Japanese audio, and no English dub to speak of. The greatest criticism Tales of Hearts R has been faced with, even before its release, has been the translation. If you can put up with that sort of thing, though, the game does a reasonably good job telling its story. ![]() If you’re turned off by these kinds of stories, Tales of Hearts R won’t really do anything that will change your mind. Now, in order to save the girl, Kor must travel around the world with her reasonably upset, but overprotective big brother, and collect these shards of her heart, all the while trying to evade the pursuing witch.Īs it should be expected out of a game with “Hearts” in its title, the story does veer into “the power of love” and “with our hearts combined” territory at times. However something terrible and unexpected happens while Kor is inside her Spiria, and it is instead torn to shreds and scattered all across the world, leaving Kohaku without a heart, basically turning her into nothing more than a vegetable. In a state of both panic over Kohaku and anger over losing his only family member, Kor tries to use a secondary function of his Soma-to dive into somebody’s Spiria (think of it like your heart)-in the hopes of purifying Kohaku, or to at least ascertain what is wrong with her. In the crossfire, Kor’s grandfather is killed and Kohaku is left wounded and acting strange. However, the witch that is hunting for Kohaku soon finds the three, and a fight ensues. Once the three come back together, they decide to head for a nearby forest that is said to house a Soma, or a special kind of weapon that is powered by and shaped from a person’s heart. Having been awestruck by her cuteness, the youth, named Kor, can’t help but want to help her find her brother Hisui, who should have washed up on shore with her. The young man soon discovers that she is on the run from a witch who has been chasing after her. A pretty, young lady named Kohaku washes up on the shore of a small seaside village, and is discovered by a local young man.
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