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Tales of Symphonia If you only play RPGs on the Game Cube, then you have probably played this game and thought it was THE BEST GAME EVER. But is it really that great of a game? Lets find out!
Gameplay: ToS plays like most RPGs; you walk around in towns and go to different towns by turning Godzilla size and walking through a world map. When you encounter an enemy, you go into a battle. Unlike most RPGs that don’t have “Tales of” or “Star Ocean” in their name, battles in ToS happen in real time so its almost as if you are playing a fighting game. Unlike previous Tales games, ToS’s battles take place in a 3D field, so you are allowed more movement through the battlefield... sort of. Like previous Tales games, you are only given movement left and right, so you can only move through the field in 3D if the enemy you are locked-on to moves. Although “free-run” was not invented yet, characters set on AUTO can run anywhere they want.
Graphics: ToS has pretty good cel-shaded graphics that make it look very anime. Theres not much to say about the graphics since they’re not very UBER in any way.
Sound: The music is pretty good even though it sounds like cheap midi.
Final Rating: 8.5 out of 10. This isn’t exactly the BEST GAME EVER but it’s still a fun game. ToS’s easy access to 4-player mode made it one of the best multiplayer RPGs of its time.
ToS Tales of Symphonia was the game that introduced me to the “Tales of” series. I first played it with my friends. The first time I played this game I played as Kratos, who was able to use sword based skills as well as magic skills. The battle system is pretty much the same as how it is in Tales of Eternia, except everything takes place on a 3D plane rather than a linear one. The 3D field, and also the ability to jump backwards, made it easier to evade many magic skills. Despite the battles taking place on a 3D field, you are only allowed to move in a line, while the computer-controlled characters can move freely in any direction. This made it annoying because the only way to get around things was to move against the edge of the field. However, this did not really hurt the battle system. The battle system was still fun, but it was not as challenging as Tales of Eternia’s battle system. The music isn’t too bad, but it could have been better if it were orchestrated. The graphics were very good for a cel-shaded GameCube game. Also, I really liked the character designs for the main characters. They story was very clichéd in the beginning, but it got more interesting as the game progressed. At first, Lloyd and his friends go on a journey to “regenerate the world” but that all changes when they found out the truth behind the existence of the co-existing worlds Sylvarant and Tethe’alla.
dimhaku(1) on 28, Sep. 2007 11:32 (HKT)
Way better, more like a 'completed version' The new hi ougis are better than ever, and the new outfits are always a pleasure to get. my favorite however, was some new bosses and the new difficulty it presented. the new unision attacks were great too! I encourage anyone to get it, whether you've played a tales game or not!
khworld(2) on 09, Jun. 2007 17:19 (HKT)
It Rockz ! If u played ToS on Game Cube u HAVE TO play it on PS2. Its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better ! I LOVE it ! The new outfits, the new hi ougis and so much more is/are very cool, and the boss battles are harder.
Its very cool !
Beautiful Game but not import friendly to the new Some would argue that you could easily just browse through the scenes, speaking to random NPCS, sure that would work, but then it would take time, as once you leave the main village you wouldnt know where to go
Anyways this game is fully Japanese, and is one of the best RPG games ive ever played
the only god for bid way you could possibly play this game without knowing the language would be to get a strategy guide, and try your hardest to follow along side the scenes, or by getting a gamefaqs guide, even then you wouldnt have a massive amount of enjoyment, and the items will still be an unknown
Tales games have always be excellent, im sure this game would make a great project to those learning japanese, what better way to reward yourself for learning then language then playing one of the best rpgs ever made?
check this game out, really i think its awesome
and by the way play on any mode besides the default one, the default mode is so easy 95 percent of bosses wernt even a challenge, try Mania if your an experience RPG gamer :)
