This port also contained several enhancements and additional scenarios including new character designs and changed the original 2D gameplay to 3D.

[3] The game draws heavily from Welsh, Celt, Christian and Roman mythology, with characters named Arawn, Arthur, Epona, Llŷr, Morgan, Pwyll, Rhiannon, and Taliesin.

As a response the Gael people burn their village and swear to bring Rhiannon back or exact revenge on the Empire.

In the middle of the ritual, as the Gael people attack Drwc's soldiers, Arawn is resurrected and offered Rhiannon.

[clarification needed] At this point, he kills Drwc, frees Rhiannon, and proclaims no intention of wreaking the havoc which the legends attributed to him.

As the prologue ends, the point of view is switched from Rhiannon to Arawn, revealing him to be the protagonist of the game, and the story continues with the exodus of Gael tribe to the neighboring island of Albion (or Insula Britannica, as shown on an in-game map) in hope of eluding the Empire.

The limited edition of the release contains a booklet titled as Tears to Tiara - Visual Works that features the character designs and storyboards as well as the game's original soundtrack.

There was also a pre-order campaign that also includes special extras for the game such as a sticker poster set and a character voice CD that contains system voice and Tears to Tiara Radio Vol.0 (ティアーズ・トゥ・ティアラ ラジオ Vol.0, Tiāzu tu Tiara Rajio Vol.0) that features Tōru Ōkawa, Yūko Gotō and Makoto Ishii.

In any of its version, the player and enemy AI control multiple characters of different classes such as magic user, archer, and soldier.

[13] The first volume has been released on June 23, 2009 under Media Factory's MF Comics Alive Series label as well as bearing the number ISBN 978-4-8401-2581-9.

[15] The series began airing on April 6, 2009, incorporating the additional scenario and characters in the PlayStation 3 release.

[22] Both first and second volumes of the limited edition includes a 20-page full-color booklet as well as having a sticker poster and a one piece type casing.

[23] The anime has been picked up for release in North America by Sentai Filmworks, distributed by the new company, Section23 Films.

[25] Sentai Filmworks and Section23 Films released Tears to Tiara on DVD and Blu-ray with the English dub on October 19, 2010.

Furthermore, it was first announced at the official site[31] that there was a Nendoroid figure for Riannon and Arawn being made by Good Smile Company.

It is set in the same world as its predecessor, but features new main characters designed by dōjinshi artist Tatami Honjō.

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