Symphonia is VII. It's a lot of people's first Tales and kicks off sort of the modern Tales era. It's also seen with rose-tinted goggles by many with fond nostalgia.
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Tales of Berseria coming to the west on PlayStation 4 and PC!
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Space Medafighter X
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Here's hoping they'll be a collectors edition, which is most likely the case.
Yeah I think Vesperia is more like X. Touted by many as one of the best, but in actuality not all that special.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Here's what I can think of:
FFIV - Tales of Rebirth
FFV - ???
FFVI - Tales of Destiny
FFVII - Tales of Symphonia - Aged badly but most popular and considered a classic
DoCFFVII - Tales of Symphonia DotW - Crap game
FFVIII -???
FFIX - Tales of the Abyss - A beloved gem too, but kinda obscured for some reason.
FFX - Tales of Vesperia - Great gem all around, some issues but still great.
FFX-2 - Tales of Graces - Best gameplay but crap story
FFXII - Tales of Xillia - Some people hate it, some people like it. Rushed in the end.
FFXIII - Tales of Zestiria - Incredibly polarizing, It looked like the next coming of FF but it fell flat.
storafötter
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Yeah I agree with this. Was my first Tales game but it had a lot of pacing problems and back tracking I did not enjoy regardless. Also the plot was way too similar to FFX to begin with until it was all about racism. It is a bit sad that the tales series hasnt evolve like crazy since back then. I was expecting it to upgrade to A-tier RPG by now since Symphonia. At least their battle systems are still enjoyable.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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I wish Rebirth was IV, we probably could've gotten an HD port by now
FFX was my first FF game, so it's pretty special to me. But it's all subjective.
SavoyPrime
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I just hope it is good. Tales is losing steam for me. Symphonia, Vesperia, and Xillia are the only ones I have thoroughly enjoyed. Especially Vesperia.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I'd take any version of Rebirth
It's the secret best Tales game
Besides Destiny PS2
Besides Destiny PS2
I think its more of a comparison than a ranking.
MatrixMan.EXE
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Yeah, and strangely enough, it actually looks pretty accurate. ToS/FFVII and TotA/FFIX seems about right. However, I disagree completely with ToX/FFXII. Final Fantasy XII is one of the best in the franchises history. ToX isn't even in the Top 5 Tales games.
Dark_castle
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FFV can be Tales of Phantasia and VIII would be Legendia, since Legendia was also pretty polarizing. Abyss is too polarizing to be IX. I would put Eternia instead of Abyss as IX, because Eternia is fucking awesome, and is underrated and more of a cult classic, exactly like FFIX. VI is Destiny: Director Cut. Best FF, best Tales.
Dragon Quest is next.
Fuck no.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Abyss was great, yo.
Edit: If anything it's the FFVIII of the series. You either love it or you hate it, and it had the Fonon system which, like the draw system, was by far the weirdest of all the new things they've tried, and it never returned.
You know they're going to botch it somehow.
Especially if the game has the same main scenario writer as Xillia 2/Zestiria, which seems likely going by the dark and edgy tone shown in the trailer.
And the Tales series isn't a yearly franchise. It just seems that way due to delayed releases int he West.
2009: Graces Wii
2011: Xillia
2012: Xillia 2 (which was 90% copy-paste)
2015: Zestiria
That Zestiria was so subpar after 3 years is kind of sad, now that I think about it.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
MatrixMan.EXE
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Eh, I forgot about Eternia. Definitely better than Abyss. Eternia/FFIX it is.
I agree with you on all points,ToTA/FFIX just seem to fit so much. Now if only Tales of Destiny PS2 could get the same damn treating as FFIV I would be so damn happy. This is the title that I want so much that I would be willing to skip Berseria for it.
IcyRhythms
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PC huh? Feels good
Seven Force
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I think the comparisons are kinda dumb, buuuuuut the closest analogue to Abyss is definitely FFVIII. Both are pretty polarizing entries with a cast people either love or loathe (along with an asshat protagonist), a plot point that's usually a huge point of contention for fans (
), and a magic system unlike anything that came before it in it's respective series (Field of Fonons and the Draw System)
And they both have the best mini-games in their respective series. Dragon Buster and Triple Triad 4 lyfe
The Akzeriuth Incident in Abyss and the Orphanage in VIII
And they both have the best mini-games in their respective series. Dragon Buster and Triple Triad 4 lyfe
Well, yeah. Sorey was so boring he put me to sleep. I also really doubt we'll have a gameplay mechanic like Zestiria's that only serves to limit your party composition.
The true question is where does Phantasia stand.
DR2K
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Shush, I need this material for my cross over fanfic series.
Earthpainting
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Good to see Namco embracing Steam. It's probably the easiest way of getting impulse buys out of me.
Avert your eyes and think happy thoughts. You don't want to be here again when the cross-pollination with Dragon Quest and Sonic starts.
True. My favorites from their respective franchises. The ending sequence was also kinda similar.
Darth_Caedus
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Graces is not equal to that. How is the best game in a series (Graces) equal to the worst FF game?
Ultimadrago
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I greatly respect ULTROS!'s vast JRPG experience, but if Final Fantasy 9 is anything like Tales of the Abyss, may I never play it.
The games are nothing alike.
JayWood2010
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Glad to see its coming to PC. Still need to finish Zestiria though. Havent really cared much for Zestiria so far, so hoping this one is better
darkmark1987
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Ultros 6 was awesome, I give you 9 was a bit lame. But no bad mouthing 6 😈
OniBarubary
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Ascenion
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This is pretty spot on. Almost exactly how I feel. Not sure where Legendia, Hearts and Innocence will fall though.
I would say Abyss has the same reputation as VIII. It's either loved or hated by the community. Haven't seen much middle ground for both.
If all you can think of is "quiet" in this situation, you haven't watched near enough anime to know why someone who has could be unsure until the boobage was evident
.. again, without hearing any female grunts or shouts its pretty much a toss up.. I was afraid tales went the partially naked dude route for their MAIN protagonist this time, they seem to show up in every game as a side character.. but it looks like its going to be a story I won't care much for either way. The gameplay looks smooth and the arte transistions look crisp though.
Tales of Eternia clearly, and I don't mean that as a compliment to either game
I'll buy Beseria but maybe not straight away, I haven't even got round to Xillia 2 yet
AcceptableGhost
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You would assume they would want to tap into their back catalog but I think the state of Tales of Symphonia on Steam says they don't have much interest in doing that.
