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RenegadeNick27
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 Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject: Big Letdown Of A Game |
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i was really excited when i heard that there ws going to be another TOS  .
but by the time i was done i thought what the ****  . i couldnt customize the origional charecters, and i had to have 1 of the new people in my party. it was also very short compared to TOS TOV and TOTA . |
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Cannoli
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I think that a bunch of people were let down by this game, but that's not to say it was "bad", it's just hard to make a really good sequel to a game without having people get angry. A lot of people also really like this game, it's just perspective. I personally thought it paled in comparison to the original, I still get sad in the checkout line at best buy when I see it in the bargain bin...it could have been so much more.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Besides, it was a spin-off. It was pretty good for a spin-off sequel.
If it were a mothership title, I would LOL.
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Cannoli
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, spin-offs usually aren't meant to be taken super seriously. I think this is a good example of "be careful what you wish for", honestly.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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This game was better than the original Symphonia.
Don't lie to yourself.
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Meowzy
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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Lies and slander. No other Tales game was as bad as this one.
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| Generic_Loli wrote: | This game was better than the original Symphonia.
Don't lie to yourself. |
...Just because you want to get in Emil's pants doesn't make it better, sorry.
But uhh, in all seriousness though, I was initially hoping for a full-fledged sequel but obviously that wasn't the case once its escort status was known (actually I can't really remember if that info was given before or after its release, but I think before). So I tried not to expect too much when I started playing it...took a while for the game to really pick up but it ended up not being that bad I guess, for what it was. I did enjoy seeing the original Symphonia cast interact with each other again, but at the same time, the game probably would've fared better had it been separate from the original Symphonia story and simply expanded on with its own plot.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Meowzy wrote: | | Lies and slander. No other Tales game was as bad as this one. |
Did you forget Tempest? |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:07 am Post subject: |
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I never really count Tempest as a Tales game. I suppose, now that you mention it, it does fit the bill of "bad game with a Tales name", just like DotNW.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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| sistaofpeace1 wrote: | | Generic_Loli wrote: | This game was better than the original Symphonia.
Don't lie to yourself. |
...Just because you want to get in Emil's pants doesn't make it better, sorry |
It was better than the original, don't lie to yourself.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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The battlesystem, maybe. The story is shittier, the graphics are not up to date, the limited gameplay and shortage of sidequests is appaling...
But yeah, spin-off. What can you do?
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Meowzy wrote: | The battlesystem, maybe. The story is shittier, the graphics are not up to date, the limited gameplay and shortage of sidequests is appaling...
But yeah, spin-off. What can you do? |
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It was better than the original, don't lie to yourself. |
Yup. |
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Yume Hanabi
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It was great for a spin-off. Story was short, but nice, and the battle system was fun.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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I only kept playing the game for Alice and Decus. If they were made party members as was originally planned, it would have been more enjoyable.
With the exceptions of Alice and Decus, I found all of the new characters either boring or aggravating. Nearly all of the original Symphonia characters were also reduced to hollow shells of their former selves, especially Lloyd (but I dislike him in both Symphonias, anyway), Sheena, Presea, and Yuan.
The game's plot was meh, since it focused a lot on Emil, Marta, and their developing relationship and not enough on the other characters. The plot twist with Emil being Ratatosk was neat, but apart from that, everything was pretty predictable. I will give the game credit for its Bad Ending, though (to me, it is its Good Ending ).
Even though I wasn't fond of the game's plot and most of its characters bugged me, I liked its battle system. It was easier and more fun than the first Symphonia's.
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Meowzy
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Fimbulvetr, I agree with nearly everything you just said, except this bit: | Quote: | | Nearly all of the original Symphonia characters were also reduced to hollow shells of their former selves, especially Lloyd, Sheena, Presea, and Yuan. |
While it's true that most characters were hollow shells of their former selves, Lloyd and Yuan were actually contradictions of their former selves. For example, Lloyd was perfectly fine with 'sacrificing' Ratatosk's vicious side, and Emil (as a whole) in the end. Lloyd's entire character in the first game is that he opposes sacrifices, which is what makes him so different from Mithos (and Yuan).
On the other hand we have Yuan, who instead of choosing the easy way out (turning Emil into a core and sealing him away), 'believes' in Emil's human side and decides to go out of his way to find another way to settle this. Not to mention that entire scene in Asgard, in which he was suddenly nice to a complete stranger and gave out a whole bunch of pointless information about himself.
So basically, Yuan and Lloyd switched personalities for some reason. That's not hollow shells, that's just wrong.
However, on a brighter note, Regal was not a hollow shell of his former self. In fact, he was far more enjoyable than his older self, without going ridicously Out Of Character.
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