UNRIVALED, UNDISPUTED, UNCONTESTED, UNQUESTIONED, UNDOUBTED, UNQUESTIONABLE, UNEQUIVOCAL, UNDENIABLE, UNMISTAKABLE, CERTAIN, CLEAR, CLEAR-CUT, DEFINITE, CONFIRMED, ABSOLUTE, REFCOGNIZED, IRREFUTABLE AND ACKNOWLEDGED

THE GOOAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Pepe

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Despite this game's age, Tales of Symphonia still stands as one of the best games in the Tales franchise. Graphically the art style is definitely an acquired taste. I personally like the art style, but I understand that it's not for everyone. Thankfully if you for some reason aren't a fan of the graphics, everything else more than makes up for them. The story is phenomenal! Without saying too much it takes the whole "Chosen One" trope, but flips it on it's head in some very smart and genuinely surprising ways very. It also helps that every party member is incredibly likable. Then there is the combat. While it is dated it's still a lot of fun. Every character has their own unique spells, abilities, weapons, and special moves. Even level grinding is fun in this game thanks to how simple, but fun combat is. That being said combat does have a couple of issues. First of all despite the game being in 3D there is no free running, you're stuck with moving in two directions. Now it's not too bad since this isn't that hard of a game, but it can be a little frustrating at first. Also the AI for your party members are stupid as hell. Then there's Over limits... honestly these are so poorly implemented that you can go the entire game without ever seeing one. Now back to some positives! The soundtrack is amazing! Like every song in this game slaps! So, yeah while Tales of Symponia an old game, but it still holds up in 2025. It's still a lot fun, the story is fantastic, the characters are great, the combat is really enjoyable, and the soundtrack is amazing. If I had to give this game a score... I'd a 9.2/10