Dr Peace removed the Hype Backlash for self-admitted bias reasons. Thats fine but it should be discussed first because I think its a valid point that because Symphonia is so often praised as the best game, that can cause people to find it not living up to that. I know personally this happened to me.
Hype Backlash: Given that it's often dubbed "The best Tales of game" by its fans, it's not surprising that many get disappointed with it as a result. Doubly so when coming back to this game after having played later tales series games, and Symphonia will be surprisingly stiff by comparison. Not terrible or bad by any means, but in comparison to advances or changes in the gameplay like Xillia, Graces and Abyss offered, Symphonia will show its age. Adding to it, while Symphonia is where the writing team really hit their Deconstructor Fleet, later games had more complex main characters and more complex antagonists. Going from Abyss to Symphonia feels like a step down in story to many for example.
Dr Peace removed the Hype Backlash for self-admitted bias reasons. Thats fine but it should be discussed first because I think its a valid point that because Symphonia is so often praised as the best game, that can cause people to find it not living up to that. I know personally this happened to me.
- Hype Backlash: Given that it's often dubbed "The best Tales of game" by its fans, it's not surprising that many get disappointed with it as a result. Doubly so when coming back to this game after having played later tales series games, and Symphonia will be surprisingly stiff by comparison. Not terrible or bad by any means, but in comparison to advances or changes in the gameplay like Xillia, Graces and Abyss offered, Symphonia will show its age. Adding to it, while Symphonia is where the writing team really hit their Deconstructor Fleet, later games had more complex main characters and more complex antagonists. Going from Abyss to Symphonia feels like a step down in story to many for example.
Muramasa got.