What Tales Game Should I Play Next?

Julio · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 605 Location: Santa Barbara

Just a year ago, the only Tales game I played was Phantasia. Until now I have play these games in this order:

Eternia>Symphonia>RM2>Graces>Rebirth>Legendia

Once I finished up Legendia, the only two games at my disposal right now are Abyss and Symphonia 2.

I'm thinking of going for Symphonia 2 first so I can play the much superior Tales game, Abyss. Would that be a good order for me?
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FireG · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 8068

Shouldn't take you long to beat ToS:KoR.

Soren · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 5007

Yes.

Don't want to play the shitfest after Abyss.

It'll just make the game worse and feel shorter, considering Abyss as far longer.

Julio · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 605 Location: Santa Barbara

Well how long is Symphonia 2 on a first playthrough?
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Drake · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 12701

30 hours or so.
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Polygon · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 866

Or you could take Britta's advice to the next logical step and just not play Ratatosk at all.
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Soren · Joined: 20 Jun 2010 Posts: 5007

Polygon · Joined: 20 Nov 2007 Posts: 866

Sounds like a better idea all the time!
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HaarHaar · Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 227 Location: on my wyvern

Okay, I'm going to try to clear something up right now... what was it about KoR/DotNW that turned people off so much?
Is all the hate from how they treated the Symphonia(or rather Phantasia) world, or does the game just outright suck?

I'd really like to know because I've been holding off on getting that game for while.
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Kevassa · Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Posts: 1366

The game has a lot of flaws and limits: Hardly customizable AI, horrible Monster AI, you can´t directly control monsters or put shortcuts to them (even though you got friggin 12) and most of the time they are overlevelled compared to Emil or Marta and have higher status. Talking about party limits, most of the time you only have Regal and Sheena on your party apart from Emil and Marta, and even then you can´t level any ToS party members, equip them or teach them new stuff. Their arte set is pretty bad too.
Also the story is pretty much "hey let´s revisit every summon spirit spot!" with a few original dungeons thrown here and there.
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FireG · Joined: 21 Oct 2004 Posts: 8068

I thought it was ok for a spin-off. I think alot of it is because so many people hyped up "ToS2" and thought that it would be just as good or greater than the first game. By the time the english version came out I was pretty meh about it since I had already played the Japanese.

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froexen · Joined: 09 Sep 2010 Posts: 366

After legendia, just play Abyss. The other option doesn´t exist.

Andre · Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 2654 Location: Chillen

i enjoyed DotNW. i think u should play that first. Its not as bad as others say, specially if you're interested in Emil/Marta story and all.
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Hiro and Hime · Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 1118 Location: Toltus Village

IMO I am one of the few that like ToS:DoTNW/KoR but its much shorter than Abyss and has less content. So I vote you complete that first. Abyss needs more time to be enjoyed. =)
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