Tales of Phantasia
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ToP for the SNES was good, and I respect it for starting the series off. However, Tales of Eternia was better overall. One thing that really bugged me about ToP (And other certain Tales of games), was the excessive screaming of names. To name a few:
DDDDDDDDDDHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOSSSSSS!!!! (ToP)
LEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!!! (ToD)
CLLLLLAAAAAAAIIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!! (ToR)
STEEEEELLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (ToL)
REEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAA!!!! (ToD2)
I never found it amusing enough to enjoy, and it was rampant throughout ToP. Also, the storyline itself was cliche, even at the time.
DDDDDDDDDDHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOSSSSSS!!!! (ToP)
LEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNN!!! (ToD)
CLLLLLAAAAAAAIIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEEE!!!! (ToR)
STEEEEELLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (ToL)
REEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAA!!!! (ToD2)
I never found it amusing enough to enjoy, and it was rampant throughout ToP. Also, the storyline itself was cliche, even at the time.
Mega Flare
Awesome Bro
ToE for PSP was awesome!
Tales of Phantasia is one of my favorite old-school, 16-bit games.
As I don't use emulators(o noez iligalzorz!11
), I only got the chance to play it once the PSX version was ported to the GBA.
I liked the battle system, it was quite enjoyable. Except, I was about half way through the game game before I figured out how to change the lead character. :'( Stupid me. I also had forgotten that it was possible to guard against incoming attacks. Guarding was pretty useless, anyway, as it was needlessly annoying to pull off(it was probably just my GBA's L button, though.).
I was a little disappointed about how boring it was to play as Mint, or Klaus, especially before he learned his stronger summons. Of course, playing as Arche was cheap, 'cause all you have to do is fly up as high as you could, and start spamming spells. :p
In terms of story, it was quite well written. I'm pretty sure that, at the time of the game's release(the original, of course.), a lot of those story elements weren't so cliche. The characterization could have been better, but it was good for its time.
All in all, it's my favorite Tales game, next to Tales of Symphonia. Well, that's not saying much, as the only other Tales game that I've played, besides those two, is Tales of Legendia. I hated that thing.
Oh, and on a weird side-note, I'm not sure if this was the case of every copy, but on my copy of TOP, all of the voice clips for Suzu's techs were switched around. Like, she'd say "Flare blitz!", when she was using... whatever the thunder attack was called. O_o
Edit:
Megaflare, that had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. -_-
As I don't use emulators(o noez iligalzorz!11
), I only got the chance to play it once the PSX version was ported to the GBA. I liked the battle system, it was quite enjoyable. Except, I was about half way through the game game before I figured out how to change the lead character. :'( Stupid me. I also had forgotten that it was possible to guard against incoming attacks. Guarding was pretty useless, anyway, as it was needlessly annoying to pull off(it was probably just my GBA's L button, though.).
I was a little disappointed about how boring it was to play as Mint, or Klaus, especially before he learned his stronger summons. Of course, playing as Arche was cheap, 'cause all you have to do is fly up as high as you could, and start spamming spells. :p
In terms of story, it was quite well written. I'm pretty sure that, at the time of the game's release(the original, of course.), a lot of those story elements weren't so cliche. The characterization could have been better, but it was good for its time.
All in all, it's my favorite Tales game, next to Tales of Symphonia. Well, that's not saying much, as the only other Tales game that I've played, besides those two, is Tales of Legendia. I hated that thing.
Oh, and on a weird side-note, I'm not sure if this was the case of every copy, but on my copy of TOP, all of the voice clips for Suzu's techs were switched around. Like, she'd say "Flare blitz!", when she was using... whatever the thunder attack was called. O_o
Edit:
Megaflare, that had absolutely nothing to do with the topic. -_-
arctrooper48
Member
A friend of mine has this for the snes. Maybe i'll have to borrow it from him, because i'm slowly becoming a tales fan. It's probably the battlesystem.
arctrooper48;331969 said:
You, and your friend can read Japanese?! I'm jealous.
Also, Tales is a great RPG series, especially if you like interesting characters. You should try Tales of Symphonia, if you already haven't. Not only is it the considered by many to be the best Tales game, it's a terrific game, all together.
rjphillips
Member
Agreed. Tales of Symphonia is amazing. I would even argue one of the best jrpgs I've played.
arctrooper48
Member
Luminier;331974 said:
Oops, I meant GBA (i've been playing Super Ninja Boy alot lately). Sorry. And another note, I own Tales of Symphonia (playing through it right now), and i'm loving it. Combat seems fast paced, and the battlesytem is awesome. Sorry.
I also own Radiant Mythology on the psp, and I enjoy that as well, Sorry.
I hated Phantasia. I played the PSX version around the same time I bought Wild Arms and I never played it again until the GBA version came out. I would have enjoyed it more if the random encounter rate wasn't so ridiculously high. The game was also about 10 hours longer than it should have been. Also, the Tales series (up until Symphonia) always had a problem with ridiculous puzzles and poor direction. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who walked into Moria before getting the fire spirit because there was only one NPC who hinted you couldn't go any further in Moria at the time.
Skyla Doragono
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arctrooper48":3s8j5io7 said:
Don't let Dopples hear you say that. :P
ToS was one of my favorites too. I instantly fell in love with Kratos -- he's just such a badass -- and Lloyd is such a dork you can't help but love him. Same goes for Collette and Genis. Definitely a game I have no qualms about playing over and over again. ^^;
Skyla Doragono
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Dopples DESPISES ToS. Give him a chance, and he'll rant for hours. :x
My favourites are Arche, Cless and Chester. Arche's really the life of the party. ;DShe reminds me of me with her pervert humor. :D Have you seen the anime series of it called ToP - The Animation?
Yes, Tales of Symphonia sure is great. I love it. :D Have you seen the anime series from it?
Yes, Tales of Symphonia sure is great. I love it. :D Have you seen the anime series from it?
Renzokuken12
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Hmmm i liked Tales of Destiny taht waas so good and funny like the part when you find the dark magic book and Phillia catches you and knocks you out that was funny but the last boss was way too easy maybe because i was lvl70 but i killed it without attacking me but overrall i really liked it
oh and Tales of the world Nakiri dungeon 2,3 were so cool especially with the mass of class changes
oh and Tales of the world Nakiri dungeon 2,3 were so cool especially with the mass of class changes