Tales series.
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Tales series.
I have never played a game in the Tales series and they look interesting. I was wondering what game I should start with to get into the series? Note that I don't have a vita or a psp.
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Kiwi the Tortoise
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Re: Tales series.
I played
Tales of Phantasia on GBA - the first in the series, originally on SNES
Tales of Eternia on PSP - originally released on PS1
Tales of Symphonia on GC - got an HD treatment re-release
Of those three Symphonia is the only one that was good.
Largely due to the fun combat and nice art-style.
The story is a blend of genre tropes (seriously, it has every trope possible and you see the twists coming from miles away) and frankly it feels like a pick-and-mix of other games in the genre (half the cast seem to have been directly lifted from Wild Arms 2). But it is entertaining.
Tales of Phantasia on GBA - the first in the series, originally on SNES
Tales of Eternia on PSP - originally released on PS1
Tales of Symphonia on GC - got an HD treatment re-release
Of those three Symphonia is the only one that was good.
Largely due to the fun combat and nice art-style.
The story is a blend of genre tropes (seriously, it has every trope possible and you see the twists coming from miles away) and frankly it feels like a pick-and-mix of other games in the genre (half the cast seem to have been directly lifted from Wild Arms 2). But it is entertaining.
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Re: Tales series.
I would agree that Tales of Symphonia is good though trope-ridden. It's fun to play, looks great, and the characters are likable.Kiwi the Tortoise wrote:I played
Tales of Phantasia on GBA - the first in the series, originally on SNES
Tales of Eternia on PSP - originally released on PS1
Tales of Symphonia on GC - got an HD treatment re-release
Of those three Symphonia is the only one that was good.
Largely due to the fun combat and nice art-style.
The story is a blend of genre tropes (seriously, it has every trope possible and you see the twists coming from miles away) and frankly it feels like a pick-and-mix of other games in the genre (half the cast seem to have been directly lifted from Wild Arms 2). But it is entertaining.
I've been disappointed in the other couple I've played: Symphonia 2 (Dawn of the New World) and Xillia.
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I liked xillia, at least in terms of gameplay. I thought the combo system was very fun. The characters could be cheesy though and the story definitely fell apart, especially by the end.
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So anybody playing Berseria?
I picked up a 360 controller and bought the game on Steam. I'm having fun so far. I kind of wish they explained the battle system a bit better though. I don't really know what I'm doing with that. I mostly just button mash and occasionally dodge or evade (quick step or whatever you call it).
The story has been good so far and the characters are quite likeable.
I picked up a 360 controller and bought the game on Steam. I'm having fun so far. I kind of wish they explained the battle system a bit better though. I don't really know what I'm doing with that. I mostly just button mash and occasionally dodge or evade (quick step or whatever you call it).
The story has been good so far and the characters are quite likeable.