The story of Tales of Symphonia is independent from the other installments of the extensive Tales series. The game is set in a country called Silvaland, which shares a paradoxical relationship with nearby Teseila in which prosperity for one means suffering for the other. The story begins with Silvaland descending into ruin with its only hope being a teenage girl named Colette Brunel. As a descendant of the Mana Tribe, Colette has the power to restore Silvaland. This blue-eyed blonde is accompanied by her friend, a teen boy named Lloyd Arving, who was orphaned at a young age and raised by dwarves. Later, they will be joined by a white-haired twelve-year-old mage with the odd moniker of Genius Sage.
Tales of Symphonia is the first of the series to be in full 3D; even the traditional Linear Motion battle system are not spared from this graphical change.
Cool Game for ps2 this 2D game is really fun to play. the story of this RPG game won't make you bored to play, always make you want to continue playing. ;3
it has some alternative ending. so it's enjoy to play more than one playthrough to see some different ending.
the music background sound is also good :D
PlayStation 2 review. Just making sure that this is for the PS2 version of this game (only released in Japan, thus is NOT in English).
Coming from the PAL Tales of Symphonia (which is in the slow 50hz in terms of gameplay), this game is marvelous. It flows so much faster, the battles are wonderful, and it has extra features from the GCN version such as new Hi-Ougi's/Mystic Artes, and new boss attacks. I recommend this to any Tales fan! I'd suggest playing the English version first if you don't understand Japanese.
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㦙 have 孏ales of� or 廍tar 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𠏋 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 𡜻ree-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𠆫e 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㦙 exactly the BEST GAME EVER but it𠏋 still a fun game. ToS𠏋 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 孏ales 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𠏋 battle system. The music isn㦙 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 𩂈egenerate the world� but that all changes when they found out the truth behind the existence of the co-existing worlds Sylvarant and Tethe𠿟lla.
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!
