<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Telenet	O
Japan	O
's	O
"	O
Wolf	O
Team	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
title	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
"	O
Tales	O
of	O
"	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1997	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
development	O
staff	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
,	O
including	O
composers	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Tamura	O
,	O
with	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
series	O
newcomer	O
Mutsumi	O
Inomata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
called	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
both	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
obtained	O
a	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
total	O
score	O
from	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
based	O
on	O
individual	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
earning	O
it	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
Silver	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
Highly	O
recommended	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
what	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
capable	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
frequency	O
of	O
the	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
88%	O
rating	O
overall	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
"	O
a	O
blast	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
well-balanced	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
not	O
...	O
even	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
"	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
saying	O
it	O
improves	O
farther	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Transparencies	O
,	O
lighting	O
,	O
reflections	O
and	O
beautifully	O
drawn	O
textures	O
make	O
each	O
area	O
interesting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Problems	O
cited	O
included	O
"	O
a	O
...	O
stale	O
and	O
exceedingly	O
slow-moving	O
story	O
...	O
boring	O
,	O
moldy	O
characters	O
and	O
dry	O
,	O
musty	O
dialogue	O
...	O
"	O
and	O
poor	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
and	O
sounded	O
"	O
far	O
...	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
seems	O
like	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
that	O
got	O
delayed	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
yet	O
enjoyable	O
romp	O
through	O
what	O
RPGs	O
once	O
were	O
–	O
long	O
adventures	O
featuring	O
lots	O
of	O
character	O
interaction	O
and	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
remake	O
received	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
editors	O
of	O
Weekly	O
Famitsu	O
based	O
on	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
,	O
granting	O
it	O
a	O
Gold	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Portable	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
