Topic: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?

[Gimph]

Tales of Symphonia for GCN is an awesome game with a great storyline, amazing cut-scene graphics, and an awesome unique battle system. Anyone played it?

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

In Reply To #1

I've played it and finish it.
I kept wanting to pick up more GRADE so that I can purchase stuff after the ending for the NewGame+ Feature.

I was going after the Experience Multiplier and other thingies.  Fun stuff.

[Gimph]

I've beaten it 3 times and collected a massive amount of GRADE. I beat the game in all 3 difficulty settings, finished all the side quests, unlocked all the costumes, and got all my characters between the levels of 80 and 100. Yeah, I have no life. 

[Cypress]

I've beat it. I love that game. Im actually playing it with my little sisters right now. (Boss battles....often require multiple attempts)
I need to get the Zelos ending thingy this time. and finish the collector's book so that old guy can suck it.

[Killerwhip]

In Reply To #1

The game's awesome.  I've beaten it eight or so times, and have gotten all the endings except Zelos'.  I can't wait for Dawn of the New World.

[Gimph]

I love that game. I think the storyline is the best part of the game. It has so many plot twists, but then everything ties together so perfectly in the end. That game was incredible. It made me cry so many times, like when you're in Derris Kharlan and everyone "dies", and when Corrine is killed by Volt. That game is amazing.

Nintendo better do an excellent job on Dawn of the New World because if it's bad, I'll go on a wild killing spree and slaughter everyone in the entire world!

Okay, maybe that's a bit extreme...

[Xain]

I love that game. I think the storyline is the best part of the game. It has so many plot twists, but then everything ties together so perfectly in the end. That game was incredible.

Thats funny you say that. A lot of people i talk to who have played the game didn't like it because the story was too cliche. I didn't think so...most the the cliche's where broken by the plot twists. (at least that's my take on it...I've only played it through once but i played it to near completion.)

[Ralph]

The game was great. The story was okay, but it wasn't as bad as many people make it out to be, nor was it cliche.

Looking forward to it's sequel.

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Since when was a legendary figure turned into a villain considered a cliche? I can barely name a few games that recycle that plot point.

[Cypress]

In Reply To #8

Baten Kaitos had a more epic plot twist but it isn't as sad as that one.

I want the Tales game on psp so I can play some of the characters wherever I go. Too bad Sheena isn't in it.

I just beat it again yesterday. I need to beat it 8 more times to get all the ultimate Ex. gems.

[Gimph]

Tales of Symphonia Dwn of a New World better be good. I don't want Tales of Symphonia given a bad name by a bad sequel.

[Cypress]

New graphics have jaggies but makes it look more real. Sheena...


Im worried about the map and controls though. I've lost faith in the wii/wiimote. And I saw screenshots that look like the world map but it seems to be linear so the enemies would be random encounters. I hope not. (map looks like fft meets super mario world)

[Gimph]

Yes, I certainly hope they don't mess up the controls with the wiimote, which I have hated how they've used it so far!

[Cypress]

Just read: "The development team has admitted they left Overworld out due to production schedule deadlines." Map screen is really lame. Quick jump everywhere without seeing it. Makes it feel like you aren't in the game.

SOAB!@!#@!#@!

Saw some battle vids though and it didn't seem bad. Also seems like you can run around all over the place during a fight not just towards or away from a locked-on enemy. I wonder if there will be anime scenes actually in the game this time.

Anyone know if they got the same US voice actors? I'll be dissapointed if they aren't the same. (even though I didn't really like colette's voice.)I hope they pay them to voice the skits too. When I found out they did it in japanese in the last game I felt let down. I would have loved to hear Presea do the Gnomlette skit.

[Gimph]

Haha, yes, and I hope they have unlockable alternate costumes like in the first one. If I can't humiliate Genis by dressing him up in a cat suit, I'm not playing!

[Cypress]

I hope you keep your alternate costumes if you have your memory card in. I also hope there is a ton of replay value and sidequests.

So those katz....they're not human or feline. Same with the penguiner and penguinists? Wierd