"Tales of" Series Discussion Thread

[Shulk 8,623]

Xillia's the only one I've played (Or playing through at the moment, to be specific), so I guess that one.

[Power Jusho 1,783]

Graces f and Xillia's artstyle

[The Protagonist 332]

Wait, what? O.O  Oh God, please don't spoil me!!! D:

Oh I assumed you had already finished the game,well its not like what I said happened or anything.

[DragonMaster 1,166]

Wait, what? O.O  Oh God, please don't spoil me!!! D:

Don't worry, I've finished the game and there's nothing spoilery about what he posted.

 

My favorite art style from the series is probably Abyss. Granted, the graphics themselves haven't aged very well, but I think a modern Tales game with the same art direction behind it would look superb. Aside from that, Vesperia is also great, and it is still the best looking game in the series, in my opinion. Love the colors and just the overall look. Graces would be third. I look the more cartoony look to it, and again those colors.

 

Xilla probably has my least favorite. Not because it's bad, but because its been used in 3 games now (Xillia, Xillia 2, Zesteria), a possibly a fourth (Berseria is looking pretty similar), and honestly its just all starting to look too much like the same thing. The character designs are good, but the rest is just... eh. I'd also appreciate it if the colors got a little more vibrant.

Edited July 2, 2015 by DragonMaster

[Exiblade7 1,917]

Don't worry, I've finished the game and there's nothing spoilery about what he posted.

 

My favorite art style from the series is probably Abyss. Granted, the graphics themselves haven't aged very well, but I think a modern Tales game with the same art direction behind it would look superb. Aside from that, Vesperia is also great, and it is still the best looking game in the series, in my opinion. Love the colors and just the overall look. Graces would be third. I look the more cartoony look to it, and again those colors.

 

Xilla probably has my least favorite. Not because it's bad, but because its been used in 3 games now (Xillia, Xillia 2, Zesteria), a possibly a fourth (Berseria is looking pretty similar), and honestly its just all starting to look too much like the same thing. The character designs are good, but the rest is just... eh. I'd also appreciate it if the colors got a little more vibrant.

I agree that future Tales games should have more vibrant colors. That's why I love Tales of Symphonia 1 and 2's art styles(especially symphonia 2) because of the bright beautiful colors.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Oh I assumed you had already finished the game,well its not like what I said happened or anything.

No, I haven't finished it yet.  And yeah, I know that you didn't spoil anything, but just in case, I wanted to raise the red flag, in case you were going to reveal more things about the plot. X3

 

Don't worry, I've finished the game and there's nothing spoilery about what he posted.

Okay, that's good!

[The Protagonist 332]

You know what we all need?An actual next gen tales game and not this crap they've been pulling.

[Exiblade7 1,917]

You know what we all need?An actual next gen tales game and not this crap they've been pulling.

I wouldn't call it crap. I think they've been actually doing a great job. 

[The Protagonist 332]

I wouldn't call it crap. I think they've been actually doing a great job. 

What i meant was,they didn't release any next-gen only tales game.

[Exiblade7 1,917]

I think Tales of the Abyss has the best story. 

[Power Jusho 1,783]

I think Xillia

[Tails 6,690]

Any Tales fan should know that Xillia 2 has the best story in the series, hands down.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Tails

[Elast0 147]

I agree, Abyss is definitely the one with the best story.

[MyDixieRect 2,061]

Symphonia. Abyss a close second. It's just bogged down slightly because a lot of the story is driven by characters knowing pivotal information and refusing to share it until something bad happens.

[Elrandir 783]

Tales of Phantasia.

Why? Because Time Travel, that's why.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Elrandir

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Oh God, this is a tough decision!  I really can't say which one has the best story, since all the Tales games I've played have had amazing, intriguing and well developed stories!  There hasn't been one game in the series I haven't liked, and well, for now, I really can't pick a favorite. I think that when I have played more Tales games, I may just have an answer as to which one I think has the best story!

[Isaix 924]

So far I'd say Xillia

[Arya Stark 1,337]

I'll agree with Tails, I like Xillia 2. It was very concise and concentrated, which was nice. Graces is a close second. As my first completed JRPG, I very much enjoyed it's simplistic story and morals. It doesn't need to be complicated to be good.

[naminé 26]

I really enjoyed the story of Tales of Symphonia, there are many beautiful moments in it.

Xillia also has a great story.

[DragonMaster 1,166]

Abyss was hands down my favorite story in the series. I found it to be quite fascinating, and I really liked the idea of fonons and how well the concept was developed. Also had my favorite cast (both protagonists and antagonists), though other games have come very close in regards to protagonists.

 

Xillia 2 was definitely my second favorite. The multiple dimensions idea was pretty interesting, and the character side stories were hilarious (Muzet's, on more than one occasion, made me utter aloud "that's just... strange" and I loved every minute of it). It doesn't beat Abyss, though, because overall Abyss had the more intriguing ideas (in my opinion), and I thought Xillia 2's ending just kinda felt flat. It wasn't a bad ending (though I was a bit dissatisfied), but it just didn't feel all that climatic. Maybe it was just me, though.

 

As for the rest of the games I've played (Graces f, Symphonia 1 & 2, Vesperia, Xillia), I wasn't crazy about the story lines. They were all entertaining and enjoyable, but they just didn't stick out as particularly good. Especially Symphonia and Xillia, as their plots in general were kind of boring (I liked the characters, though, which is why I finished both).

[Exiblade7 1,917]

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I'm personally most excited for the Tales of Xillia 1 anime.

[Frisk 3,460]

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I'm personally most excited for the Tales of Xillia 1 anime.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

THERE'S GOING TO BE A XILLIA ANIME???? WHAT???

[Exiblade7 1,917]

THERE'S GOING TO BE A XILLIA ANIME???? WHAT???

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

Wait, hold up, so there's going to be an anime for all three of those Tales games?  I think I'm going to die!!!!!

 

Omg, Ufotable is such a great anime studio! X_X