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When I first purchased this game a few years back, it was my very first "Tales of." game and I immediately fell in love with it. Its fast-paced game play with battles and the rest of the game play are quite enjoyable and the plot is very unique and interesting due to the game's numerous 'twists'.The music itself is captivating, the artwork and cell-shading/anime cutscenes are to die for and the epileptic moves such as spell casting Indignant Judgment and Lloyd's Falcon's Crest are just remarkable evolutions from the former tales games such as Phantasia and Destiny.
When I first played this game I was skeptical as I'd just finished and liked Baten Kaitos so much; I suppose I had a bias against it even. I enjoyed it tremendously, and even was surprised at how long the game was (good thing).I'm repurchasing after I got a new Wii earlier this year and the sequel is coming out soon. Another play-through is definitely warranted.
The characters and world are cel-shaded and the background is like LoZ graphics. The bad thing is that it's only in battle. Character voices are good. Don't worry it's all mild. There are some parts where it gets pretty emotional. Other than that it's all good.
lol The only bad part is when Zelos says SOB in Sybak. Overall: 4/5Overall this is an awesome game. These are some pretty good graphics. Things get easier after the first time through. Sound: 5/5Sound is just.just.it's so awesome I can't think of the word. The controls in battle take a little time to get used to, but once you're okay with it they become second nature to you. Since I've only played with one other person I have no idea what 4 player is like. Replay: 5/5Once you beat Mithos you can play the game all over again.
There is some language on there. I think it's a combination of cel-shading and LoZ graphics. The best thing on there is the 10x EXP. Story has a good ending.
With all the sidequests you won't be able to do them all in one game. It costs 3000 grade so I don't think you'll have it for the second game. Gameplay: 4/5ToS has a real time battle system. You can also choose to keep titles, relationships, money, and even have up to 30 items in your inventory. They don't say f*** every 5 seconds. You're limited to four moves that you can set yourself and you can assign moves to the C stick so that you can use anytime during battle. Multiplayer: 3/5I really hate to give it a rating like this. The music both inside and outside of battle is really great.
You can use all the grade you obtained in your adventure to buy features for your second game. The game was designed for single player but you can have four people playing at once. Personally I like single player better. One of my favourite songs on there is titled Full Force. Graphics: 5/5Graphics ROCK. I highly reccomend kepping your money and having 30 items. There is some cel-shading in there, but it's not like Wind Waker. The most emotional part is in Exire.
Back in 2004, when Nintendo was for the most part a joke, this was one of the few games Gamecube owners could point to when teased for owning one. Between the price being under $[.]., gamecubes being available for $[.]. The game also has lots of fun minigames and sidequests which are different from the standard find-the-item types, such as one where a character becomes a waitress to get extra gald, a character who is a famous ladies man who is able to get free items from talking to female NPC's, or the cooking part of the game, where you search the world for a chef in order to get recipes, which allow you to make different foods at the end of each battle and heal the party by eating them instead of just using a potion or heal spell. Like most JRPG's the story and characters are entirely cliche, but the world is such a fun one to explore that one can overlook the plot twists that are easily spotted hours before they're revealed and go with it. It's also one of the very few rpg's that have co-op and to my knowledge its the only one to allow for 4 players, something which all action rpg's really should have. and being playable on the Wii, you really have no excuse for not trying this game.
The only real problem I can see is if you are used to typical turn-based RPGs, this game's battle system may take some getting used to. If you are new to the "Tales" series, this game is a great place to start. With colorful graphics and innovative battle system, this game and series stands out in a crowd. But other than that, it's a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
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