HAY GUYS

Zefier · Jul 25, 2007, 02:45 PM

I was a late bloomer to the Tales series, having not played them until Symphonia on the GameCube. But I've gone back and played most of them now.

I'm with you there. At first I was asking the newbie questions of "when does Tales of Destiny take place in relation to ToS?" But I've gotten to every main Tales game except for Tales of Rebirth and ToT.

The news is kinda lukewarm for me. ToI has a male protagonist that I hate (they switched the roles of extrovert/introvert and others between the two genders), plus I don't think the 3 line system looks great at all, even with the aerial aspect.

ToS:KoR is essentially what the Narikiri Dungeons did to ToP. There's probably nothing to it that's notable, especially since it was what, given to a team similar in construct to ToL? I mean breeding monsters... jeez.

Ports are kind of okay for me, at least the PSP one, since it gives us a chance to play the game without modding anything (albeit in Japanese). The ToD "final mix" just seems like too much (and more than likely won't be hitting the US).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Zefier · Aug 3, 2007, 12:18 PM

That's true, but Tales of the Abyss had an appeal that was far greater than Tales of Legendia. Tales of the Abyss was developed by the Symphonia team, whereas Tales of Legendia was developed by Team Melfes. Unless if I'm mistaken, many of the current Tales fans became Tales fans after Tales of Symphonia came out (myself included). In addition, Tales of the Abyss was Namco Tales Studio's 10th anniversary game - if it didn't come to the US, I'd be surprised.

Tales of the World: RM is on the PSP, which is quite devoid of good action RPG titles in the US, so bringing it here was probably a good idea. Besides, look at the other three PSP ports, Tales of Phantasia: FVE, Tales of Destiny 2, and Tales of Eternia. None of them made it to the US and only one made it to Europe, so I think it's more of an interest in money and profit.

Of course, we also have to look at the changes Namco went through when it became Bandai Namco. Bandai usually has a more lax policy regarding localization, so that may have affected the decision to bring ToA and ToW:RM over to the US. After all, Tales of Legendia has Namco's original logo, whereas Tales of the Abyss has the Bandai Namco logo.

Was Tales of Destiny PS2 ever announced for a US release?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Zefier · Aug 9, 2007, 01:41 AM

I wholly agree with ToL being a good game. I enjoyed Tales of Legendia since it focused more on character development and plotline than most other Tales games. No other Tales game, let alone any RPG I've ever played, questioned what an "ending" truly was. Nor did any other RPG ever have a full cast of memorable characters that truly stuck to my mind.

Of course, it is personal opinion, but ToL felt more believable, primarily because the characters weren't always in agreement and each had personal motivations (for the most part). It's different from most Tales series games, aside from possibly Tales of the Abyss.

Good that RM is selling nicely, was going to pick it up tomorrow.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.