electric concerto Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I dunno if this topic has been started already, but I saw no sign of it when I did a site search... Anyway, I finally beat the GC Tales of Symphonia and was left a bit in the dark about some things. Now I'm reading previews of the new TOS game and now I'm shocked. I don't want to spoil anything about the original, but the deal with Lloyd is plain shocking in the new game... I definitely am going to buy this game, even though I dunno how the Wii thing is going to work. I was hoping for some similarities between the original and the new as far as gameplay goes, but oh well. Your thoughts? Quote
Zombie Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Exited. Just got Vesperia the other day. Quote
I-n-j-i-n Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 The art looks.... worse than the GC version IMO. Also, while characterizations are solid in Tales games, it seems the stories are mostly cliche garbage or an approximation of that. A direct sequel? I won't hope for a great story but expect cliche again. Quote
glasfen Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Symphonia will be hard to top. I made the mistake of renting that game and, in my completionist madness, probably spent far more than the value of the game itself. I'm not sure what to think of the sequel (intro video here)... Quote
electric concerto Posted October 21, 2008 Author Posted October 21, 2008 They're not labeling this as a sequal tho.. More of a knockoff title. It's still succeeding the original... Quote
XZero Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 This is the Wii game I'm most excited about for the holiday season. Nintendo's lineup is really weak, replete with casual games and the like. In the absence of a Mario, Metroid, or Zelda, I'll take a good, hardcore Tales game. According to the developers, it's a sequel taking place 2 years after the original, though none of the marketing is really labeling it as Tales of Symphonia II. Regardless, I can't wait. Quote
Aninymouse Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 I've been playing Vesperia, so if I had to pick up a new game I'd go with Kirby Super Star Ultra for variety's sake. I'll probably get Dawn of the New World after a while, though. Honestly, I never thought they'd actually make a game like this, you know? Quote
Zup Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Already ordered it. I dunno when I'll have time for it though. I still haven't made it through chapter one on the English translation of Mother 3. Darn school. Quote
Nohbody Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Exited. why did you leave? I'm still working on Phantasia. I like it, although I still hate random encounters. Quote
Arek the Absolute Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 Getting this game though I will be waiting to play it. Gotta wait for a friend that wanted to play with me. She still needs to beat symphonia. ARRRRRGH Quote
electric concerto Posted October 22, 2008 Author Posted October 22, 2008 As far as the Tales series goes, Symphonia is the first one for me and the one that got me interested. At first I was shocked by the semi-action RPG gameplay, but then I quickly learned to enjoy it. I'm probably going to remain only loyal to Symphonia tho, I never could find interest in any of the other ones... So I'm going to spend money I don't really have... Damn economy... Quote
I-n-j-i-n Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 Huh? That doesn't make any sense. If you likes Symphonia, then you'll probably end up liking Abyss more. Vesperia to me is like the culmination of it all even if the story is a bit cliche. Then again, there's this weird console fanboyism that goes around with Symphonia. I wish Namco stops kidding around and releases all their Tales games on multiple consoles. Quote
Zombie Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 why did you leave? :tomatoface: ...excited Quote
BlackPhantom Posted October 22, 2008 Posted October 22, 2008 I would love to play this game. I just need...a Wii...and the money.... At the rate I'm going though, it'll be years before that happens. Quote
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