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Title: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 15, 2008, 09:49:10 AM
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?
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on June 15, 2008, 12:46:20 PM
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.

Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 15, 2008, 01:35:17 PM
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.  ;D
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 19, 2008, 08:01:30 PM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Killerwhip on June 21, 2008, 05:43:07 AM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 21, 2008, 11:50:38 AM
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...
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Xain on June 21, 2008, 12:04:54 PM
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.)
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Ralph on June 21, 2008, 08:15:07 PM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 23, 2008, 09:32:56 PM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 26, 2008, 04:48:35 PM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 28, 2008, 04:18:11 PM
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)
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 28, 2008, 07:43:25 PM
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!
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 28, 2008, 10:20:14 PM
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.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 28, 2008, 10:31:01 PM
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!
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 28, 2008, 10:33:15 PM
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
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on June 28, 2008, 10:43:11 PM
Oh, and the symphonia team is working on vesperia, not this.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Gimph on June 29, 2008, 11:33:19 AM
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Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Cypress on August 10, 2008, 07:21:51 PM
How do you get monster locations in your monster book? Is it random or something?
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: A n t r a x x on August 10, 2008, 10:10:22 PM
The characters were kinda annoying.

It's pretty good, though.
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: ChibiMaddiChan on August 11, 2008, 05:10:05 PM
In Reply To #19
Agreed.  Gameplay wise, I liked it.  But storyline and character wise, I disliked it. (But that's with most 'Tales of' games... )
Title: Re: Anyone play Tales of Symphonia?
Post by: Killerwhip on August 13, 2008, 11:36:22 PM
Oh, and the symphonia team is working on vesperia, not this.

That makes sense...