Battles
Chase Link lets characters launch enemies and extend aerial combos across the arena
8th generation
Tales of Hearts R
A Vita remake of the DS Hearts that rebuilds the game in 3D and gives its aerial Chase Link combat much more freedom while retaining the emotion-themed Spiria story.
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Official release platforms
PlayStation Vita
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Key strengths: Chase Link lets characters launch enemies and extend aerial combos across the arena. Soma Build lets each character invest into several growth axes rather than one linear skill tree.
About 40 hoursS tierAction
How Long to Beat
About 40 hours
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Pros
Systems
Soma Build lets each character invest into several growth axes rather than one linear skill tree
Characters
The party's emotion/Spiria premise supports frequent character-focused scenes
Exploration
Compact towns and dungeons suit handheld pacing
Music
Classic Hearts material is expanded for the remake
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Best Way to Play
Fabled Cartridge recommended setup
PlayStation Vita / Vita3K
Tales of Hearts R
The official Western Vita release is already the expanded R remake and is the simplest English route.
Pros
Official English text
Expanded 3D remake systems
Cons
No English dub
Availability
Emulation recommendedOriginal copy + personal dump
The recommended setup uses emulation. Acquire the game legitimately and use your own legally obtained dump; FC links to emulator/setup resources, not game files.
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Version / way to playVersion typeWhat changes
PlayStation Vita / Vita3KRecommendedThe official Western Vita release is already the expanded R remake and is the simplest English route.
Nintendo DS (or emulate with melonDS)OriginalOriginal 2D DS game with substantially different presentation and battle feel; never officially localized in English.
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Mods & Improvements
Tales of Hearts R HD Texture Pack
HD texture pack
Platform: PlayStation Vita / Vita3K
Life Bottle's maintained texture-pack index lists the community Vita3K pack for Tales of Hearts R.
Optional visual upgrade
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