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

Tales of fans must have this game ^^

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’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.

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!

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 :)

tales
I think this is a great game. I love the voice actors, especially Kratos because hes Kenpachi from Bleach. The game is very lengthy in a good way and the battles are really fun if you play with others. I love it.

brilliant
great rpg..you really get involved with the characters..fanstastic anime cel shading graphics.lots of hours play...what more do you want go and buy it now...play-asia i found is the cheapest in the world for this product....in uk its a rare game and retails at high price......buy it now.......

King of ALL gamecube RPGs
This blew my mind when I first played this, I was astounded by the intriging story, the number one battle system (yes, better than Abyss),the cool characters and the best of all, its challenging. An essential purchase for ANY RPG fan. Its 100% worthy of its players choice title. These are the niggles though. It takes a little time to get into and the graphics aren't great.Seriously, thats it. No more than that.It should be a crime not to own it.

My favourite game
I love ToS, is the best RPG ever, without a doubt. The design and the personality of the characters are awesome and has a pretty good story and the coolest battles of all games. Try it in Hard or even in Mania difficulty, it´s a wonderful experience!

Tales Of Symphonia (Best game Ever, Like Baten Kaitos!)
OK Tales Of Symphonia takes a while to say about but It is the best all on RPG game, or game ever!. (Lloyd Irvings Mine). The characters are just fantastic and the storyline is just so not expected but so wonderful. Collet Sucks but it's a great game, totally worth every penny.

Good, yet...
The game has a great battle system, it is large, has nicely designed cel-shaded characters and locations, as well some really likeable characters and sometimes an agreeable and charming atmosphere. Yet, it has a crappy scenario, an even crappier dialogue, and some of the characters are so bad that you would wish they never set their foot on your tv. Good, but could do better.

Great
Not only is this a great game on gamecube its a great game in general i have played it through the ending and the value shows. BUY TI NOW.

Average RPG
This RPG has many flaws in my opinion, and I can only surmise that the rave reviews about this game have been written by hardcore anime freaks. The game is very annoying, the main characters are so irritating you almost wish you could control the bad guys so you could kill them all. The story is so badly constructed it makes me cringe just thinking about it. It's as if the writers were going to any lengths just to make the story longer, the end result being a ludicrous tale with more twists and turns than a bad soap opera, abound with contradictions, loose ends, and simple stupidity.
The combat system which boasts up to 4 person multiplayer is not bad, if you don't mind the facts that the camera follows player 1 leaving the other 3 players to fight off the side of the screen imagining what they are doing, and the fact that the other 3 players are going to be doing a lot of waiting around while player 1 delves deeper into the nonsense that makes up the storyline.
If you really love rpgs, anime, and don't care how much a story gets butchered, go right ahead and buy this game. Otherwise, save your money and valuable time alive, and play something else.

great game
this is definatly the best rpg i have ever played!
some humor, some sadness, some idiotic moments!
best rpg
my favortie characters are zelos and genis :)

Great Game So Far!
I've only played for about 10 hours total, but TOS is definately a great game. I suggest buying it for anyone interested in RPG's!

this is a great game
I thought I wouldn't like this game because I thought it was all battaling, but this is game is very fun and easy to learn. this is a must get game.

TOS ps2
This is a very stellar port of the GC version. This port was brought about due to popularity and petition actually. Not only is the game just was awesome as it ever was for GC it now has new features. For those who don't own a GC this is the way to go. Also this is much cheaper than the GC version. The game feature the best battle system of any of the Tales of games made. This is much better than the newest tales of game(Tales of Rebirth).

i love this game
i love raine and kratos. .they should be together.

The Best RPG Ever
I've played a lot of RPGs, but this is the best TPG ever created by some margin. The emotive storyline, characters and real-time battles make Tales a long game which is a pleasure to play from beginning to end. I haven't played a game so much in a week and a half - almost non-stop - since Metroid Prime a year and a half ago.

If you have even a passing interest in games, then you won't got wrong with Tales. I just hope that Namco release another Cube sequel.

Best RPG for CUBE!!!
This games is the best RPG I have ever played on gamecube. This games is an must-buy

So the PS2 version's here...
Great game, but generally a weak port of the GameCube original.

This version features greatly increased loading and memory card access times, a lower frame rate, and low resolution, blurry graphics. Considering the PS2 is weaker hardware than the GC, and that the original was designed to take advantage of the GameCube's superior features, it's not terribly surprising for these technical shortcomings.

I believe the loading time could have been greatly reduced if Namco tried implementing some kind of native hard drive support, for those who have one.

To attempt to make up for these shortcomings, Namco added some extras to the game. Whether you think they make up for the lackluster port of the game engine is up to you. They don't for me.

I'm only going thorugh this to see the extras, then I'm going back to the superior GameCube original version.

Cool
This game is cool

BEST RPG EVER !!!
tales of Symphonia is the best RPG game I have ever played,
I love the titles. and that all of the characters can cook(they all have a unique way of cooking and add ingredient that they like and each characters has his or her owne cooking ability for each recipe)
depending on what ansers you give to questions asked by the characters. many things change, how much the characters like you,
who stays in your party for the last battle, ect.
if your thinking about geting it I suggest to by it.

Best Rpg I ever played
This is the best Rpg game I have played.I wish they make more like this.

Just buy this game
One of the best games on the cube.

By-the-numbers RPG goodness
An RPG with everything you need and then some: non-random encounters, action battles with up to four players, cel shaded graphics, lots of voiceovers, and beautifully drawn anime cut scenes. Asking for more would be hard. A godsend for the RPG-starved 'Cube.

Best RPG
I brought this game with limited edition GC. The game is fantastic and seems to allows multiple players play at the same time (although I haven't tried). This is highly recommended to all RPG fans.

Oh yes it is that good
The first thing I heard about this game was when I saw in some sales figures that in this one week the Gamecube had outsold the PS2 in Japan - and people were saying that it was this game that was responsible for it.

If you look around, you'll find some indepth reviews on the web. What it boils down to is that it is the best RPG currently available on the Gamecube (in my opinion), and is definitely well worth the buy.

For the Japanese version I'd suggest you have some understanding of the language before buying it - you can get through the game without knowing Japanese, but it's pretty likely you'll get stuck a few times if you try it. Even knowing just the kana will help you out a lot.