Someone Just Solved A 30

Key Points:

• Nearly 30 years after its original 1997 release, a tenth recruitable party member, Lilith Aileron, has been discovered in the original PS1 version of Tales of Destiny, previously thought to have only nine party members.
• Lilith, the protagonist Stahn’s younger sister and a frying-pan wielder, was believed to be removed from the original game, though she was known to be playable in the PS2 port and accessible via cheats.
• The recruitment process for Lilith is highly convoluted, requiring players to avoid taking items from houses, not getting scolded by party members, speaking to certain characters at specific times, and purchasing a particular item near the game's end.
• Recruiting Lilith in the original Japanese PS1 version causes a game softlock due to an unplayed scene, necessitating players to switch to a later "BEST" version to proceed, a bug acknowledged and apologized for by original producer Jun Toyoda.
• The discovery was made by longtime fan Azekura and confirmed by multiple players and an original developer, highlighting a longstanding oversight due to the game's complex recruitment conditions and limited documentation.