Tales of Symphonia

Published by Namco, Developed by Namco Tales Studio

Genres: RPG (1 players)

US release date: Jul 13th, 2004 | EU release date: Nov 19th, 2004

Tales of Symphonia

Battle wild creatures in the dark and mystical depths of two entwined fantasy worlds to save them from evil! Tales of Symphonia is a stunning 3D role-playing game full of twisting plots offering gamers over 80 hours of immersive real-time role-play. Tales of Symphonia is exclusive to Nintendo GameCube and goes on sale across Europe from 19 November.

In a dying world called Sylvarant, legend has foretold that one day a Chosen One will appear from amongst the people and the land will be reborn. As Lloyd Irving, joined by his close friends Genis Sage and Colette Brunel, you must return your world to health. Experience exquisite landscapes of beautiful cel-shaded graphics, high-quality anime cut scenes and character design from renowed artist Kosuke Fujishima. Dive into a unique, real time battle system. Execute and combine hundreds of special attacks and magic spells. The line between good and evil blurs in this immersive, emotionally charged epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance.

Get ready for mystery and adventure, not everything is as it seems in the world of Tales of Symphonia. Players can complete mini-games and fight over 250 different enemies in their battle against evil. By defeating such foes players earn Experience points. Gain enough points throughout the game and your character will become even stronger, learn new combat techniques and spells. Tales of Symphonia also offers players a degree of freedom in choosing their path through the game through the choices and decisions they make.

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87%

Very good

The Tales of franchise is an often-forgotten strand of RPGs. Whilst it has a fervent fan base, its various installments have not yet entered the public consciousness the same way as Final Fantasy. Even my mother vaguely recognized Cloud- and her game knowledge extends to 'that...read full review

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wii love wii said:

An amazing game. Beats dragon quest in all aspects. No arguments.

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ToS FaN said:

True, that is amazing. I love this game so much. I still play it.

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Love Hellokitty said:

Oh my god tales of symphonia is like the best game. I love that game, it's just that I ruined the second disc so I didn't pass the whole game, only the first disc.

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