This post continues my mini-series on Tales games from a localization standpoint. As for the game itself — I’m enjoying it far more than I expected. There’s a certain warmth to it, that particular late-90s / early-2000s

Thank you so much for the nostalgia. I felt like a teenager again. And while I played this version of it, it was the last game I was able to play through while my dad was still with us. Although the memories of that

I am on a binge of playing old games for the first time. Deus Ex was so damn fun. Then I played this....It's not nostalgia, older games are better than new ones.

woooow a game where you have to gamble to get items that you can't get anywhere else AND YOU CAN'T SAVE AND LOAD AT THE PLACE WHERE THE GAMBLING HAPPENS GREAAAAAT. edit: okay once you win big its not that bad, but still

Good story and somewhat enjoyable combat that is hindered by the inability to move and combo skills more freely. It doesnt help that sidequests are atrocious and content can be easily missed. Party characters are mostly

Tales of Symphonia feels exactly like what it is: a classic JRPG from another era — for better and for worse. The charm is undeniable. The world, the music, the cast… they slowly wrap around you until the game starts