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If Symphonia is the first Tales you play you'll have a fine impression of it. It's the fact that it has been mechanically improved on in later games that makes it look worse in retrospect.
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As somebody who played Symphonia when it was new on the Gamecube and hasn't really played any other Tales games, I found Symphonia to be Okay. Not bad, not great.
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Feb 18, 2017 19:29
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Sakurazuka posted:Like many much beloved games it is so because people played it when they were 13
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Feb 18, 2017 19:32
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NikkolasKing posted:That's why I'm thinking of playing Symphonia. I bought it, it's much beloved, I should probably get through it. just play an atelier game or something
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Feb 18, 2017 19:33
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corn in the bible posted:just play an atelier game or something I don't own any of those. They don't sound like they're really my type of game anyway. I'm not saying I'd hate them but they're a low priority.
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Feb 18, 2017 19:42
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Do not play atelier games if you expect plot to be progression. You are basically playing Friends: the RPG in meandering with a sudden sub-plot that makes everything important for most of those games.
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Feb 18, 2017 19:44
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well if you want plot progression dont play loving tales of symphonia then
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Feb 18, 2017 19:47
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I feel that Symphonia is hurt by the fact that you are playing as a class of kindergarteners who for some reason have swords. And Persona 2 is as mediocre as they come, with dreadful dungeon designs.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:09
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Removed
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Feb 18, 2017 21:23
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yes, quite
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Feb 18, 2017 21:24
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What's your favorite RPG, Dare?
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Feb 18, 2017 21:25
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Finally got to read one of those crazy post before it gets edited.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:26
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Dare to be Stupid
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Feb 18, 2017 21:26
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Hell, same.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOR6ib95kQ
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Feb 18, 2017 21:28
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Electric Phantasm posted:Finally got to read one of those crazy post before it gets edited. Me too! I haven't a clue what it meant though.
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Feb 18, 2017 21:34
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Dude the election is over, stop campaigning
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Feb 18, 2017 21:54
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tales of symphonia is alright but i wouldn't expect much, even playing it as my first tales game it wore on me pretty bad after a while and i never felt much of an urge to go back and finish it and i'm not planning on doing it in the future until i've gone through pretty much every other tales game i can. the main plot being kind of bad wouldn't be an issue but it kind of has one of the least interesting casts in the series overall
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Feb 18, 2017 22:44
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Even Phantasia is better
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Feb 18, 2017 22:49
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phantasia x definitely is, but i'd hesitate to say that about any of the other releases cause the combat just gets too drat slow. definitely has a way more endearing party though
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Feb 18, 2017 22:50
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This forum has had a dislike for Symphonia for as long as I can recall. I dunno why. Then again, I guess I can't say why people elsewhee like it so much, either. Not that it matters 'cuz I tried playing some more of it and got bored. I'll have to find something else to entertain me for a couple weeks. Should just play P4G again. It's probably the best game I have anyway.
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Feb 18, 2017 22:58
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Some people here dislike this game that I also don't like. I just wish I could figure out why!!!!
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Feb 18, 2017 23:01
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NikkolasKing posted:This forum has had a dislike for Symphonia for as long as I can recall. I dunno why. Then again, I guess I can't say why people elsewhee like it so much, either. But why does the forum not like it???
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Feb 18, 2017 23:01
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people like symphonia a lot cause it was pretty much the only big jrpg on the gamecube, it was the first 3d tales game and it was the first tales game to have any amount of presence in the west
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Feb 18, 2017 23:01
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corn in the bible posted:But why does the forum not like it???
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Feb 18, 2017 23:09
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Wendell posted:Some people here dislike this game that I also don't like. I just wish I could figure out why!!!! I just didn't like the combat. Characters and story seemed okay enough but if this is anything like most JRPGs, thre's gonna be a lot of combat and I can't see myself doing this thousands upon thousands more times. I have heard a lot of praise for Symphonia's story and characters though which is why I wanted to play it. I was merely commenting on how you can get two entirely different impressions of a thing depending on who you ask. I know it seems obvious but I value the opinions of other people a lot so it can be very confusing to me to hear "this is amazing!" immediately followed by "this is absolute dog poo poo!"
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Feb 18, 2017 23:15
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NikkolasKing posted:This forum has had a dislike for Symphonia for as long as I can recall. I dunno why. Then again, I guess I can't say why people elsewhee like it so much, either. Because no one can be objective about its quality. Either you liked it because it was your introduction to Tales games on the Gamecube or you don't because you've played one of the six sequels that're better and now realize that Symphonia is trash garbage for idiots and you'd be better off playing Time and Eternity instead. NikkolasKing posted:I know it seems obvious but I value the opinions of other people a lot so it can be very confusing to me to hear "this is amazing!" immediately followed by "this is absolute dog poo poo!" *cough Gone Home. RareAcumen fucked around with this message at 23:20 on Feb 18, 2017 |
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Feb 18, 2017 23:18
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RareAcumen posted:Because no one can be objective about its quality. Either you liked it because it was your introduction to Tales games on the Gamecube (the only other one I can remember playing had voice clips for every individual punch in fast-paced combat system and I just loving took it back to Gamestop after my first fight. Probably didn't help either.)
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Feb 18, 2017 23:28
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Japan loves having voice clips for each and every single action when they should really stop in the year 2017
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Feb 18, 2017 23:31
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We've had literally this exact same discussion multiple times. Each of them galvanized by NikkolasKing, even The central misunderstanding is that goons say "it doesn't hold up to scrutiny re: the hype" about a beloved thing and NK parses this response as "it's horrible dogshit nobody should ever like"
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Feb 18, 2017 23:32
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RareAcumen posted:Because no one can be objective about its quality. Either you liked it because it was your introduction to Tales games on the Gamecube or you don't because you've played one of the six sequels that're better and now realize that Symphonia is trash garbage for idiots and you'd be better off playing Time and Eternity instead. Let's not say things we can't take back
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Feb 18, 2017 23:32
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Zereth posted:Or you can be me and I think part of the reason I haven't really investigated the Tales series much is because Symphonia was my introduction. Unless it's an old beat-em-up or Dust an Elysian Tale, I can't think of any game that doesn't have sound effects for melee attacks.
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Feb 18, 2017 23:33
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tales of legendia wouldn't be my first choice for judging the tales series in general lol, the game where they brought in a totally different composer who decided there was no reason to copy the series composer's style because it was barely a regular tales game unless xillia does it for its punchman too, it's been a couple months since i played it
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Feb 18, 2017 23:33
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My introduction to the Tales series was Legendia and its frankly amazing I ever played another.
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Feb 18, 2017 23:35
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RareAcumen posted:Symphonia is trash garbage for idiots and you'd be better off playing Time and Eternity instead. no I'm never playing Symphonia again because it's an 80 hour JRPG with a battle system that doesn't give you a lot to do, but this is dumb and wrong to say
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Feb 18, 2017 23:35
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tales of legendia is a really great video game soundtrack it's a shame the only other tales game that composer did work on that wasn't guest work on an untranslated side game was zestiria, and berseria only borrows a few of his tracks. thankfully it borrows one of the best character themes go shiina composed a song for a single menu in a cross over visual novel game and it was a better song than most of sakuraba's work across the entire series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uDUYihhD5M
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Feb 18, 2017 23:36
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NikkolasKing posted:I just didn't like the combat. Characters and story seemed okay enough but if this is anything like most JRPGs, thre's gonna be a lot of combat and I can't see myself doing this thousands upon thousands more times. people have different opinions on things wow
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Feb 18, 2017 23:36
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Tae posted:Japan loves having voice clips for each and every single action when they should really stop in the year 2017 Actually yelling out attacks non-stop is extremely my poo poo and I love that about Tales/SO/Xenoblade.
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Feb 18, 2017 23:40
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tales of berseria would be a slightly less good game if velvet didn't have a super time-stopping attack where she yells "LETHAL PAIN"
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Seriously, I'm trying to think of a game with non-gun combat that doesn't have people grunting or making a sound of some kind and I'm drawing a blank.
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