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It’ll give you a little more insight into characters and an occasional chuckle or two.

The skits are optional, if you just wanna burn through the game. Skits are basically talking character portraits with minimal animation. The characters are fun and you’ll get plenty of chances to get to know them through the numerous skits in the game. The story’s not exactly Crime and Punishment, but it’s got enough substance to keep things interesting. Still, there aren’t a lot of two-player JRPGs, so it’s a nice feature. And you can also play a long with a buddy, but they will only be able to play their character when fighting. You can also directly control them during the battle, if you need them to do anything specific like use an item or cast a spell. Three other NPCs battle with you, and you can choose the way they fight depending on how you set up their strategy before battles. And this game is a little stingy with its money. You’ll save a lot of gald on healing items. Aside from attacking, you can block, or dodge if you’re fast enough. Special attacks are a different button, and you can also choose them on the fly by mapping them to the analogue stick or shoulder buttons. There’s one attack button, but you can switch up your attacks by moving the left analogue stick in different directions. You run in, pull out your sword, and “have at thee!” as they say. No waiting for turns, choosing attacks, watching timers, moving little people on squares, none of that. I think people also love them because of the kick-ass battle system.

Tales games know what they are and don’t try to be anything else.

In fact, they almost seem to revel in the well-worn tropes of JRPGs. Nor do they do anything to buck, or even modernize the JRPG formula. They don't have multi-million dollar marketing campaigns behind them. The Tales games are not as flashy as the Final Fantasy series. Sounds obvious, but as far as I can tell, that’s it. What is the secret of its long-running success? Good games. It’s actually one of the more successful JRPG franchises in the States, believe it or not. There have been nine Tales games released here, with more on the way.

#TALES OF SYMPHONIA CHRONICLES GALD SERIES#

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