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Best game ever. Great gameplay and graphics. But the storyline is the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I wasn't quite sure whether to pick up Tales of Symphonia or not, because I hadn't heard much about it. It isn't one of those famous games like Final Fantasy, but I swear it is definitly my 2nd favorite GCN game, just simply for the fact that multiplayer is confusing to set up. Most players try this game out and think it's boring and it just makes me wish the introduction was shorter. They never even get 1/5 the way through it. If you want a good story, an extremely strategic real-time battle system, and BELIEVABLE characters, this is the game for you... I just described the perfect RPG!
The second half of the game is the great part. I'm not the general fan of console RPGs, but this blew me away. You don't have to do everything in the exact order, and when I completed the game I only had 80 some percent. There was tons more I could accomplish! It's like the game never ends! If I had to chose 1 out of all of the 30 GCN games I have, it would be with no doubt Tales of Symphonia.
The whole story could be put into a full length movie, and when I finished the game I didn't want it to end. There are some neat features at the end where you can make it faster to accomplish if you decide to play the whole game again. Make sure you have a fairly large memory cards to make lots of files to save at different sections of the game to go back and play those certain parts. This game could be a novel, a game, or even a film!
Memories from this game make me so happy. I especially love the theme song to Hima.
I hope you try this out! The beginning makes you think it's a very short story, and it makes you feel like you don't want to play it anymore. Trust me, once you get past that stretch at the beginning, you won't want to take your hands of the game. If you stop in the middle and say "That was a crappy game" and leave it to collect dust, then you don't have any patience. If you finish the game, then there's no doubt that you love this game.
I'm just trying to get through that this IS a GREAT game if you give it time.
GRAPHICS: Cel-shading=Original,
SOUND: The songs bring back good memories
STORYLINE: Amazing, outstanding, BEST STORY I'VE EVER HEARD, Tons of twists in the plot, lots of hard-core trust and respect.
GAMEPLAY: 4 player in real-time with SSBM style set up (without all the jumping) The only con is that you can only do 1 player when walking on the field and dungeons. 4 player is only allowed in engagements with an enemy.
OVERALL: 5/5
Overall, I say namco did an excellent job on ToS. From what I hear Baten Kaitos is more fun for people that like action rather than a storyline, and Tales of Symphonia is more fun for people that like storyline AND action. It's filled with emotion and reminds me of the chimera episode on Full Metal Alchemist. One last con is that there should be speaking parts on the scripts where you press Z and you see little conversations between everyone, but that would take up TONS more memory space on game, and it would delay the release from the Japanese version (which has the voice parts).
Final Words: If you let a friend borrow it, tell them to play it until half way. Then they will love it.
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This game is probobly the most beautiful game I have ever played. I have nothing bad at all to say about it.
The graphics are AMAZING. The storyline is easy to understand, but it constantly suprises you.
The gameplay is SUPERB. Rheards rule. The real-time battles are amazing.
The box says there is 80 hous of gameplay. It took my over 50 and the shortest that I know is 48:07.
Plot 6/5
Fighting 11/5
ANIMATION 300/5
Any RPG fan would LOVE THIS GAME
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To put it bluntly, this is the best game ever made. I mean it. Especially if your tired of all those sucky games that have started coming out. First off the graphics on this game is incredible. Especially the characters, beautifully drawn by Mr.Kosuke Fujishima himself! The story line is incredible. And there are two discs!! TWO!!! DISCS!!!! Ah...sorry 'bout that. But trust me, this game is awesome. Hell, it's beyond awesome....
....SO BUY IT!!!!
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When Tales of Symphonia was released a year ago, it brought big changes to the world of RPGs. Tales is what is commonly referred to by gamers as a "action RPG", where instead of giving commands in a turn-based format, you actually do all the fighting yourself. That is where the similarities to standard Action RPGs end however.
Tales has a long and sweeping story involving nine playable characters, each with his or her own part to play and story to unfurl. As the game opens, the main hero of the game, Lloyd Irving, is in school in the village of Iselia, with his friends Genis Sage, a child genius and magic user, and Colette Brunel, the Chosen of Mana, when a oracle is conveyed. This oracle is a signal that Colette is to be confirmed as the next Chosen of Mana, whose job is to unlock the seals in the world of Sylvarant and become a Angel thus restoring the normal flow of mana, the essence of all life, to the dying world of Sylvarant. While undergoing the confirmation trial Lloyd, Colette, and Genis encounter a strange mercenary Kratos, who joins up for some unknown reason to help protect the fledling chosen. All this happens in just the first 30 minutes of the game which promises over 80 hours of gameplay.
In addition to the storyline, there are several sidequests to be undertaken during the game. One of the earliest involves having Colette name dogs in each town visited to gain a special Title which will increase the stat bonuses she receives upon leveling up.
Tales of Symphonia is a wonderful game you will find yourself playing again and again, something that very few RPGs are able to give you reason to do. The in-game conversations span a whole range of topics dealing with everything from Honor and Loyalty, to how incovenient it is for a angel to deal with their wings when changing clothes.
If you play RPGs and haven't played Tales yet, or are looking for a good game to get started in the genre, Tales is the best RPG on the Gamecube. Plus it's now selling for under $20, so it is perfect for those on a budget, so pick it up and give it a try. You'll like it. I guarantee it.
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