Top 5 'Tales of' Games - The Best Games in the Tales Series
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2018
- Tales is my favourite JRPG series, I love so many different Tales games for different reasons but which entries make it in to my Top 5? Narrowing it down was a lot trickier than I thought...
#JRPG #Tales #TalesOf
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*Edit: To clarify the name change - I had wanted to change my name since I was 10. Xillia didn't prompt the change, it just inspired what the change would be.*
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wich tales of do you think has the best skit?
your list is very similar to mine
5. is tales of zestiria/beseria- they kind fall on the same place because zestiria had better gameplay but beseria's story is leagues better
4. eternia gotta have a classic
3. abyss genuinely like it
2. Xillia (this and symphonia are interchangable for 1 and 2 for me)
1. Symphonia
But bro...you changed your legal name because of a video game character.
Tattoos are one thing, but a legal name change is a bit much for me.
With that said, as long as you are happy with your decision...more power to you
He changed his name because of a video game character? Know what that tells me? Guess I'd better play the absolute shit out of Tales of Xillia!
Name change and tatoos that is dedication I for one am impressed
My top 5 would be:
5. Tales of Xillia
4.Tales of Symphonia
3.Tales of Vesperia
2.Tales of the Abyss
1.Tales of Berseria
Ah Berseria in first, I see you're a man of culture as well
Pretty close from my own ranking, though i'm having a really hard time deciding if I prefer Abyss or Berseria. I think Abyss is more consistent all around, but Berseria's best moments are more gripping. One thing's for sure, both have my favourite cast.
@@mendBOT yep
Your list is damn near the same as mine just switched up which means you have excellent taste much love, and respect.
Agreed abyss is one of my favorites too
I was gonna say that it's nice to have someone else that lives Xillia as much as I do... But I havent legally changed my name to Gaius Maxwell.
You win this round.
xillia 1 and 2 is my favorite rpg both games were amazing i love all the characters but muzet was bae i wish these games would release on ps4 or pc
I wanted to change my name to Gailadia Gallan Gardious so..ya
@@jevonrodgers4599 man this reminded me that i have not completed xillia 2..iirc i'm at the final part of the game, just have to bring my ps3 out though, hope it's still working..anyway xillia 2 had some of the saddest scenes like when fake milla and ludger's bro died..
me neither lol.
Gaius is so damn hot. Of course, I mean the one from the game.
"I Immediately bought Pokemon XD.... then returned it the next day and swapped it for Tales of Symphonia".
I died! 😂😂😂
those were the days being able to swap a newly opened game for another new game.
XD a banger tho. Wish pokemon would do something like that again. Maybe pokémon arceus will.
I love his sense of humor
after my first SMT, I lost all interest in Pokémon
@@TheZaketsu That almost happened to me, luckily I'm still a big fan of Pokemon even after completing Persona 3 and 4
1. Symphonia - The Greatest Dungeons
2. Abyss - The Greatest Plottwist
3. Vesperia - The Greatest Adventure
4. Xillia - The Greatest Character Developement
5. Berseria - Greatest Battle System
6.Tales of Zesteria - The Greatest OST
What made Symphonia, Abyss and Vesperia so great and epic was that fact that the developers included the field map for traveling. With the field map the story felt more like an adventure being able to explore and discover the world around u almost felt open world. It made the world feel massive. That’s why those three will always be the top 3 for me. In the order that they came out. I hope the bring the field map back in a future title maybe after Arise. But prolly unlikely tho.
Berseria Battle System? are you joking?
I completed Symphonia and Abyss, then decided to buy modern Tales game - Berseria.
It turns out that it complete crap, played 10-15 hours and throwed it away. Battle system, story, characters - complete crap, too boring to play.
@@alexandrkositsky7698 🤡
@@alexandrkositsky7698If any Tales game sucks then it's Zesteria.
@@alexandrkositsky7698 idiot
I've known this man since our days at primary school together, and I'm STILL getting used to his new name. A very interesting list though. Apparently I need to go and fill in the blanks in my collection with Eternia and Abyss
Whats his new name? Am i missing something? Lol
@@TheDamnWinner Gaius maxxwell
The most surprising thing I learned here are the tattoos and name changing, wow. #dedicated
Right, this video had no business getting that cringy 🤦🏼♂️
I´m playing tales of berseria now as my first "tales of" game and second jrpg at all. I´m loving it. I watched some gameplay of other tales of games like vesperia, but I liked Berseria the most because its story seems darker and I like that a lot.
Yesterday I start playing zestiria and now I found that is one of the worst ahahah, but what can I do? I'm on pc boyz
You'd probably love Yuri in Vesperia, so I'd recommend that to you as someone who absolutely adores Berseria.
@@dennysgrimaldi9623 emulator ? tales of symphonia on 4k ifu got a master computer
@@daami7100 I have a nice pc, but I like playing something I can buy and can run natively on pc, and if possible something on steam. I don't like having many clients for games
Berseria darker edge is the only thing it can puff its chest about. Everything is is incredibly shallow and imaginative compared to the other tales games not named TOZ.
I've been working my way through Zestiria as my second Tales game after Berseria, and I feel like the knowledge I have from Berseria really improves Zesteria, because of things like characters that were around before. Like Eizen and Edna's relationship and how Edna fits what you hear about her from Eizen. Or Maotelus' whole story. I don't think it would be a particularly good story without Berseria's story backing it up
@WOOF ! lol it doesn’t work like that unfortunately. My guess is they make them as they go. I wish zestria had a bit better graphics though.
That's likely a big part of why it got panned, just about every review I've looked up says the story is trash but those reviews were all done pre-Berseria so the additional context likely helps.
God the ending music,so nostalgic. I remember playing my first tales game at 9 years old....been hooked since,literally been collecting all the tales games I can at this point. One of my all time favourite series tbh,Symphonia still to this day remains my all time favourite tales games by far.
5) Tales of Graces F
4) Tales of Symphonia
3) Tales of The Abyss
2) Tales of Berseria
1) Tales of Vesperia
Tales of Symphonia used to be in my top 3, but it got bumped down once I played Berseria and I couldn't move abyss out of my top 3 because it is one of the few tales games I played to completion. Tales of vesperia takes the top spot because of its characters, overall look, and the fact that it is the very game that got me into the tales series in the first place. I walked into my local gamestop on 2008 looking for a time killer and saw it sitting on the used rack. The cover art and name caught my attention, so I bought it and took it home. I was automatically hooked once the intro started playing. It felt as though I was not only watching, but playing an anime. Lastly, It also had a protagonist that was an adult and who was extremely down to earth.
I gotta say a solid list but mine would look more like:
#1- Tales of the Abyss (Vesperia and Abyss kinda flip flop for me but I'm comfortable with Abyss being #1)
#2- Tales of Vesperia
#3- Tales of Symphonia
#4- Tales of Berseria
#5- Tales of Xillia (Graces F and Phantasia were big contenders for this spot but in the end it had to be Xillia)
Looking forward to see what Tales of Arise has in store, and to anyone reading this have a great day or night.
1. ABYSS
2. Vesperia
3.Symphonia
4.Xillia/xillia 2
5.graces F
Same top 5 in different order!
Nice Top 5. Abyss have awesome characters and story.
1. Tales of Vesperia
2. Tales of Xillia
3. Tales of Berseria
4. Tales of The Abyss
5. Tales of Symphonia
Yay for number 1! Xillia was my first game in the series and its still my favourite, only now it has to share the spot with Berseria. The gameplay was responsive, the story was awesome, I loved all the major characters, especially Jude and Alvin, and I love it to bits even without any rose tinted glasses on
Not too bad. I can see a few eyebrows being raised but probably not much more than my own take on it.
5) Tales of Phantasia (SNES fan translation)
4) Tales of Berseria
3) Tales of Symphonia
2) Tales of Legendia (Fight me... okay don't really but I really enjoyed the game)
1) Tales of Vesperia
I liked how you thought you played trought the game and then there was another fifty hours afterplay.
Tarks Gauntlet tales of the abyss is my number 2 and tales of vesperia is my number 1
Tarks Gauntlet Mine is
5.Symphonia
4: Xillia 2
3: Berseria
2: Vesperia (And when definitive comes out it might be bumped up)
1: Abyss
I respect that list. Legendia is a very fun game, and its soundtrack is amazing. Also a big fan of Norma as a character
Legendia is really good. Both in story and soundtrack. One of my favs too 😁
Interesting list. I also have a big soft spot for Zestiria. It would be my #3 spot personally. I’m one of the very few who actually loved the combat mechanics. #2 is abyss because that was my first tales game. Then My favorite is Berseria. Love the characters, story, world, and the gameplay. I might give Xillia a chance btw. I own it, but didn’t get the chance to play it yet.
Ephinox I might be mistaken about this, but I don't know anyone who dislikes the mechanics in Zestiria. On paper, it's an amazing evolution of Graces. The issue was they're implemented in a clunky manner, the camera is busted, the game suffers from constant slowdown and graphical issues, playing in two player mode is burdensome at best and playing with 3-4 people is down right bad, the game is either wildly too easy at MOST parts and then has some oddly sloggy fights, and most of the side systems (cooking, Lord of the Land, item system) are pointless and too easy to ignore. A lot of the game showed promise and honestly, it could have been one of the absolute best in the franchise if it just had more time in development and hadn't been saddled by being made on the PS3 too, which caused a lot of the clunkiness issues.
Ephinox
Gracis F is far superior to Xillia. It's a far better use of your time.
Game play is DEFINITELY better. Outside of Maxwell, Xillia's story is dry. It had the potential to be better but they fumbled it.
Overall Gracis F is better in every way.
I didnt ahve stutter slow down issues,camera seemed fine for me. the big issue Zesty has is its gear system. the game implements too much grinding. im the "kill as I go" player. I dont skip things so im never underleveled, but i dont grind. so im never over leveled.
also to the other guy. Graces F ends up being a cliche shonen jump anime. were the main character befriends just bout ever villian he can. While asbel is in my top 3 for "most bitchen coats" his character is on par if not worst than sorey for the "I'm the good guy"
Xillia combat was also hella better, each cahracter had there own unique dodge ability, (loved jude's flash step and lets not get started on time freeze)
and Graces F does have a nicer funtime cast...but the entire game feels pretty saturday morning cartoon
@@DeltathRiylaan Absolute best comment I've heard about Zestiria. Some people just hate the battle system and say it's garbage. There are problems with it but they are minor issues actually compared with the beauty of the rest of the game. The "oddly sloggy" fights are things that bogged me down only at the start but when you play it again they become manageable and do not take the fun out of the entire game as others claim.
The game showed a lot of promise. I do agree. Zesty tried to introduce something new not only to Tales but to gaming in general... the ambition was there. I think that if they had more time, or probably the tech savvies to handle them, they would have been able to fix the rough spots.
I wished others read your analysis to be "enlightened." I feel that the hate Zesty is getting is undeserved. If you do bring this up as a reply to a Zesty hater though, you might be called toxic or stupid no matter how systematic your analysis is... that's how the hate for Zesty has escalated, and I know it's not just about the battle system as they say. I'm glad I read this. ^_^
1. Tales of Symphonia: it's not the best, aged somewhat, and might be seen as "generic" or "vanilla" choice but this game has a special place in my heart as the game that truly got me into the world of JRPGs, even more than playing the FF games. What it does I think better than most of the Tales games is having wonderful world building, a great ensemble of characters, and felt the most "adventurous" of all the Tales games.
2. Tales of the Abyss: two words - Character Development. Arguably the best story and character dev. of any Tales game. Combat is kinda meh in my opinion though (kinda just ToS 2.0). The world building could use a bit of work but the story is just THAT good that it carries it to number 2.
3. Tales of Vesperia: not the best in story, but the main lead and his group steal the show. Great ensemble and good twists along the way. There was just some fun with the combat and a decent world to explore. I also liked the themes and motivations of the many factions in the game. The definitive edition may make this even better.
4. Tales of Berseria: the best of the modern Tales. It fixed Zesteria's combat, it brought another good ensemble. Dark themes and story with a very interesting main protagonist who is both a villain and yet sympathetic. It wasn't even weighed down too much from the ties to Zesteria. A must play for the modern day.
5. Tales of Graces: personally I don't mind that most of the characters are mostly archetypes, that may be a turn off for some. Story is kinda okay to serviceable. However, it has some of the best skits in all of Tales, the funnies. There's not much in terms of development (Cheria's growth ends halfway), but the game is here for one reason: GAMEPLAY. It has one of it not the BEST combat in all of Tales. There is also a decent after story which makes the game longer and adds some needed closure.
I am glad many people love Abyss
I haven't played 5 Tales games (yet) but I'm one of the few that loved Zestiria, even without Edna.
Loved your list.
For me, Phantasia, Symphonia, Eternia, and Vesperia left the biggest impact on me. They're each kind of the representative outings of their respective generations. Of the newer ones I think I liked Berseria the most but none have blown me away in a while.
I just got Tales of Berseria, and i'm loving it
Tales of Xillia and Symphonia are definitely deserving of being the two top Tales titles. They both managed to spin a seemingly straightforward hero's quest into an emotional rollercoaster filled with heavy themes (eg: genocide, racism, murder) and plot twists without depressing the player too much (which is more than I can say for Xillia 2 which left me a sobbing mess for weeks).
Vesperia is the best in my opinion
Love both Xillias and Berseria ❤
Just Edna with the blush thingy and telling someone to get out of her face makes it feel like she's a Tsundere.
*Thank you so much for putting Magilou in the thumbnail.*
MAGIKHAZAAAAM.
Haha
My current Top 5 Tales of are:
Abyss
Berseria
Zestiria
Symphonia(1 and 2), Xillia(1 and 2)
Graces
i'm waiting, hopeing, praying, wishing, dreaming of Tales of Magilou.
Xillia is REALLY good. I dunno why people hate it so much.
I need to replay it at some point. Or bring it to Switch!
I didn't think people hated Zesteria so much. I loved it.
The battle camera is horrible, and the dungeons are the worse in the series. Xillia 1 was also the last true Tales game ever created. There was lots of missing content though that the series was known for because of time restraints. Tales Studio shut down January 1, 2012, so everything after that date was the series simply being destroyed, more and more features being removed and less and less money being put into them. Team Destiny & Team Symphonia are long gone, so Zestiria had a lot of outsourcing.
I liked it too. I thought the combat was really fun, story got a little filler once in a while but the basic story was good and they did it in such a way to leave a lot of mystery to it right till towards the end. I liked the characters, I thought there was plenty of humor to offset what could have been a really depressing world.
People hate on the gear system but you can basically ignore it if you 100% the side quests and don't run from fights. That doesn't make it better, but it didn't cripple the game like some try to say.
I didn't pick it up until Berseria was also out, but I played Zesteria first which set the stage to understand things in Berseria that would have felt weird otherwise. The concept of Malevolence was a lot more intuitive after they had spent so much time explainig it in Zesteria, for example.
@@Particle_Ghost beseria was amazing and arise was good but okay.
I'm surprised Xillia doesn't get more shine. It was an all around amazing game with a great cast, story and setting. My only real gripes were the map taking up so much screen real estate and soem of the landscapes being rather bland. Now to sign my death wish with tales fans, I actually loved Symphonia DOTNW from it's insight to its humor to it's love hate relationships of characters and villains to its plot twists to its monster raising. It's a very misunderstood game.
I liked Symphonia 2, just not quite enough for it to make my own list.
It's a lot like Graces F for me, they'd probably be fighting for a theoretical number 6 spot on my extended list.
It took a while to really warm up to but Graces F had a huge impact on me during it's final stages, after the main story and had some memorable, fleshed out characters as well.
In what sense?
222ckc the gameplay in graces f is pretty poor.. unless you use one of the magic/healer types then it’s actually broken. Removing tp in general just allowed for insane art spams and chains. I remember when I switched to the one captain with blonde hair and chin strap (I forget his name and it’s annoying bc he was like my favorite character) the game became a lot easier
222ckc lol I did the same with xillia, finished and loved Jude’s story and game couldn’t make it through more than half of Milla’s play through. I agree Vesperia definitely best gameplay in the series. It’s a more refined version of Abyss or Symphonia
MY FAVORITE IS "TALES OF BERSERIA"
1) Tales of phantasia
2) Tales of the abyss
3) Tales of eternia
4) Tales of symphonia
5) Tales of destiny ps1
Love your list similar to mine unfortunately never had the the chance to play destiny 2 cause it might have made my list but here's mine 1 tales of phantasia 2 tales of smpyhonia 3 tales of vesperia 4 tales of abyss 5 tales of eternia tales of xillia
dude, just wanna ask. is tales of destiny 2 really exists? because i've never seen it in youtube about its gameplay
@@yoyopancakerjatugas7400
i always thought Eternia was Destiny II... some mishap with localizing.
Same with how FFIV in Japan became FFII in the US.
A Classic man. Love this top 5.
For me:
5. Abyss- I love the characters and the thought of enhancing the Sorcerer's Ring. But it has many dungeons that I just don't like to go through, like the Gates.
4. Eternia- The visuals were stunning, and the jump from spells being all freeze-time changing to full dynamic was a huge blessing the new Hardware could provide. Downside was Controls could feel a bit clunky at times.
3. Symphonia- Frankly I think the game is almost perfect. Only two dungeons in it I don't like going through. Ymir forest and...that valley with the wind flowers. Not because they are difficult, but because they are slow and tedious to get through.
2. Berseria- The cast sealed it for me. And the fact that Velvet was completely unrelenting in what she would do to meet her goal for revenge was a nice change from what I'm used to. (Compared to Kratos, who had the same goal and motivation. But he was completely one note until the 2018 game, so he got boring. Where Velvet actually progressed through her story)
1. Vesperia- Literally the only game where I find all the characters fun to play as, even if I'm a sucky Judith. I like how it compares "proper" justice with the "vigilante" justice and shows that both sides can be needed because of fallacies in how they are performed. It's a shame that is COMPLETELY dropped once the Adaphagos shows up...
Abyss, Symphonia, Vesperia, Destiny, and Phantasia for me.
Abyss is my favorite too
@@TheKensei777 omg me too, I started the series with Symphonia, but Abyss will always be my favorite.
Xillia is definitely my favorite of the franchise, it actually changed my opinion of the series as a whole.
It's rarely on people's list but damn do i have a soft spot for Graces f, The adorable prologue where you get to know them as kids first then see how everything affects them. Vesperia def on Switch is my no 1. But graces has by far the best opening video (White Wishes is just too damn catchy)
Grace is my second favorite behind xilia 2 with luger
To me, tales of bersaria is my favorite simply because I think it has the best storyline out of any tales game by far
This is a great list. I really hope we get some of these for the Switch, since they should run just fine on it and I'd love to get into the rest of the Tales series.
I've been playing zestiria lately and I LOVE THIS GAME. Second favorite Tales cast for me, with my absolute favorite cast being the Symphonia cast.
5) Tales of Zestiria (I have to agree with you - Good developed characters are fundamental for a well made jrpg and Edna is just gold. That's not all though. While the story was carried out kinda.. unfortunate, the soundtrack is still one the best I've ever heard. Especially the ones from the four elemental dungeons. Awesome~)
4) Tales of Vesperia (I thought about 'Tales of Graces f' for this spot as well regarding the "old man" - bonus. In the end the award goes to Raven from Vesperia. Such a charasmatic, semi-old guy but to be honest I was rather fond of almost the whole cast of the game, heh.)
3) Tales of the Abyss (Such an intriguing and agitating story! Oh, the tears I shed after the fight between Anise and Arietta... Plus, I often find myself disliking the main character of a jrpg for some reason but interesting enough I cared for Luke, hmm...)
2) Tales of Symphonia (Sweet childhood memories~ and the first Tales of - Game I've ever played so I'm aware I may look at this game though a big pair of nostalgia glasses.. but still! The twists and turns the story takes... being able to influence your party roster (and consequently the archenemy you face) by the actions you take throughout the game... it was brilliant! No other game of the series had such a huge replay value.)
1) Tales of Berseria (Personal opinion differs and I was surprised myself that Berseria was able to dethrone Symphonia in a blink of an eye. But Berseria nails storytelling and oh, these wonderful characters, I really love ALL of them, especially Magilou
Ok so for me:
1. Abyss
2. Vesperia
3. Xillia
4. Graces f
5. Phantasia
MUG3N HC didnt think anyone other than me would put abyss at no.1 lol
yes ABYSS no.1....
if abyss isnt your no.1 you aint shit
@@ronantan110 LOTS of Tales fan place Abyss at 1, myself included.
Swap out Graces for Destiny and that is my list.
Now I must thank my friend for introducing me to tales of series, because I fell in love with it after I played Xillia. She gave it to me because she had an extra one, but because I could not forget about how characters in there captivated my heart, I had to buy 2nd one and buy other ones to explore what tales of series is like. Because I heard that Vesperia and Symphonia were such masterpieces, I was wondering if Xillia wasn't as good among the series but hearing that you placed it first makes me reassured to have Xillia as my first tales of series game. Can't wait to try out more!
My Top 5 Tales game:
1) Tales of Berseria (The characters are really engaging. The story is darker which is really great because it does not rely on the good defeats bad cliche plot.)
2) Tales of Zestiria (I don't know with others, but this game is unique and fun. Though the graphics are not totally drop dead gorgeous, the gameplay is dope and the story is good enough to satisfy every scenario that unfolds.
3) Tales of Xillia (This game is great. The storyline too is good. Love the characters as well.)
4) Tales of Vesperia
5) Tales of the Abbys (i love the game because of Jade and Sophie. The battle system is also nice.)
Sophie is from Graces, not Abyss
@@vittoriopugliese3352 yeah i forgot. My choice would be Jade.😎
The character is really great by Berseria , I am completely immersed
It's so nice to see X1 positivity♥
I just finished replaying it and I love it so much, the world, the lore, the story, and of course the characters (Gaius and the Chimeriad especially). It is such a great game.
My personal list would probably be
1. Xillia
2. Abyss
3. Symphonia
4. Berseria
5. Rebirth or Eternia
Man Finally I found someone that Loves Tales Of Xillia as much as I do. I totally agree on this game being number one on the list. Totally love it.
I'm glad you liked Tales Of Zestiria. I thought it was a good game but it wasn't exactly flawless.
I agree. Zestiria is being brought down by some Tales fans and I hate it. Some are just really loud haters even asking people not to buy or play the game and calling it the "worst."
Xillia is also my favorite, or at times it is. Berseria to me hit such a personal note, that it rose instantly to my number 1/2 status. Xillia 1 though is definitely an under-rated masterpiece, one that I feel like replaying almost every year.
As for the list itself, for me it'd be
1-2. Xillia 1/Berseria
3. Abyss
4. Vesperia
5. Symphonia/Xillia 2
I agree so much with this list. I am shocked about how much people hate Xillia 1. Zestiria wasn't THAT bad but I agree that the only reason I played it was for Edna and Zaveid pretty much. Haven't played Abyss,tho. May I ask you a brief description of that game? I'm quite interested in playing it.
Hmm, well it's quite hard to describe it without spoiling it, but I'll try to do my best. Basically the story centers around Luke, who is a total brat to put it mildly. After this one chaotic event happens, he gets thrown into the mix of a war between two nations, or well start of it. He has never been outside of his palace because as a kid he was kidnapped and as a result suffers from memory loss. Everyone initially hates Luke for a reason, but in the end you're going to love him. It's one of the more slow burn Tales games, but truly a masterpiece, especially in terms of writing. The party is amazing too, you're bound to love at least some of them, if not all of them. For me, it's the true 'older' classic Tales game, even more so than Symphonia, which happened to be my first introduction to the series. I hope that was a satisfying answer to your question :)
Thank you kindly! I will try it out for sure.
Happy to hear that. It's most definitely worth the time and effort, that much is for certain.
I am curious on what personal note berseria hit you? Are you also a annoying arrogant girl who hates everything? Sorry I don't hate berseria, I loved the characters but velvet was too annoying for me. She was always against everything, and not in a good way but in an irritating way.
My list is somewhat similar to yours:
5. Hearts R
4. Zestiria (also because of Edna)
3. Vesperia (although I played on PS4)
2. Xillia (because of everybody)
1. Abyss (because of FoFs, Jade, Tear, and Ion)
Never thought I'd see a top 5 without Symphonia 😱
@Aki14Bobo My updated list bumps everything down, and Graces f is #1 now. I never cared for Symphonia. The story was good, but I didn't care for the vast majority of the characters.
Xillia is one of my faves as well (Because of Gaius AND Alvin) and I'm glad you showed some love to Zesty and Edna. Sometimes I feel like the only one who loves all the games in the series.
My list:
1. Graces (sorry)
2. Xillia 1 and 2
3. Symphonia
4. Berseria
5. Vesperia
5. Berseria thanks to the main character.
4. Xillia 1 also thanks th Gaius and the Jude/Mila combo.
3. Symphonia as the game that got me into the Tales series and caused to go back and beat all the older one that were translated and sold State side.
2. Abyss for its story and battle system. Loved that the artes changed if you standing in the elemental circles.
1. Hands down for me is Vesperia. Story was great and the responsive battle system with hitting the trigger depending on the color of the symbol on the enemy made it feel more real time than any other Tales game to me.
Excellent video about an excellent game series overall!
Xillia is actually the first I've played and i love the characters so much so it's definitely my favourite, I'm surprised people don't talk about it more.. (since it even got a sequel of sorts)
I loved the game very much, but the sequel just didn't live up to the name
Not seeing much love for Tales of Destiny. It's one of my favorites and got me into the series. I loved the Swordians and the ability to equip the discs to them.
I feel that one game that no one really talks about is Tales of Legendia. Definitely one of my all time favorite games along with Tales of the Abyss. The gameplay, map and animation is so different from any of the other tales games I’ve played. DEFINITELY NOT HYPED ENOUGH
The soundtrack for Legendia is amazing, and Senel, Chloe and Grune are very underrated!
I've recently played Legendia. It's a good game, like most Tales, but i woludn't put it in the top 5. I really enjoyed it, but there are so many fantastic Tales Games, therefore Legendia gets out of the top 5. Abyss is my top 1, by the way.
So far Tales of Berseria is my favorite. Out of the many tales games I have played this one here touches off on elements that are not for the feint of heart. Each character has a purpose, and the story doesn’t feel as if they’re being pulled in a direction by force to advance it. The characters seems to be making the decisions of their own accord. They’re a band of misfits which given their background explained throughout the game shows how they came to be. They game excels on several points, story play, battle, character relations, etc. Though out of all the tales games very few protagonists are actually respectable. Velvet is one of them. The game does well to flesh out each and every character. Though her you see and feel her regret, her sorrow, her hatred, in short her own inabilities. Still she manages to keep it together most of the time and is rational most of the time. This game does well to feel a mixture of emotions including hatred for Artorius who causes such strife upon her. This game touches off on dark elements, but it is not poorly done, it’s progressed and explained very well. Each of the characters seem more like part of a family which makes them very relatable and lovable. I will stop the explanation here since it can take a while. In short this game does well to connect to the viewers, and really draws them into the story and the conflicts at hand, especially the protagonist, Velvet.
Tales eternia has such a great storyline and gameplay.
I love zestiria. Lailah's puns and Edna's jokes are too funny. "The spinny-mist thing sure gets things done". "it's wind trial after all".
I lost it lmao 😂
I love Zestiria too! The characters are just so memorable. I think it's the only Tales game where you can actually like everyone and say they are all unforgettable. Their quirks are just way too cute.^_^
Favorite for me was hands down gracesf once I figured out how the cc worked and dualizing the game became real fun fast and the combos you could pull off are insane
My personal Top 5 Tales games (and Tales is actually my favorite video game series!)
5. Eternia - My favorite 2D Tales, the combat was super fun, the world to explore was massive, music was really good, and I like how Reid changed as a character, his development wasn't as good as some of the other characters, but he definitely did change for the better as a character. I also like how they kept the main cast small, so it gave more time to characterize Reid, Farah, Meredy, and Keele.
4. Symphonia - I'll started with the cliche statement of the fact that this was my first Tales, it's not as good as some of the other Tales games, but wow, Symphonia's world builds off of what made Eternia's world great, making it bigger, better, and more beautiful to explore and see, the combat (as long as you are playing the GameCube version), while not as fun as some later games, is still pretty fun and smooth. The cast is great too, while some characters can feel like cheesy early 2000's shounen cliche's, it's one of the things that made the characters fun, not to mention the soundtrack is once again, amazing, and the story is well written. And I'll be honest, I didn't think Dawn of the New World was that bad, I actually kind of liked it
3. Xillia - This was the first Tales that I beat, and I truly think that this is the game that changed me as a gamer and made me the gamer I am today... I love this game, the story is great, the battle system is my second favorite in the series, I love the cast, especially Milla, Alvin, and Jude, and I like how they keep Elize's backstory dark without it being too over the top or cliche, they kept it realistic. Soundtrack, great once again (Motoi Sakuraba is a god at composing, there's only a couple OST's from him I didn't particularly enjoy), and I honestly thought Xillia 2 was great as well! I still like the first one more, X2 had a way better battle system and playing as Gaius and Ludger is super fun. -And Milla is my Tales Waifu-
2. Vesperia - my favorite battle system in the series, so damn good! Felt smooth, precise, and fun, while the story wasn't the most original, the perspective it was told from is different, and great too, I absolutely loved how Yuri was different from a typical shounen protagonist, instead seeing the world in good, hopeful view, he saw it as a bad place, and was an outcast to society in ways, and seeing a story from a "criminals" prospective was pretty eye opening, I wish more games would do this. The graphics are incredibly beautiful, and still hold up well to this day, soundtrack is still amazing, and the cast in general is wonderful (especially Yuri, Raven, and Rita). Also, can't wait for the Definitive Edition to come out later this year!
1. Abyss - The character development in this game, it's amazing, the way Luke grows and matures is amazing and really shows throughout the game, the rest of the cast is very good as well, especially Jade, Tear, and Guy, and between this games OST and Vesperia's OST, those are my two favorites in the series. Story is also very well written, the villains were great too (although I like the villains in every game on this list), and the way Asch changes by the end of the game is great, overall, Abyss is my favorite Tales game of all time and possibly even my favorite game period.
Graces F is an honorable mention
Of course all may be subject to change, but for now, this is my list of favorite Tales games (who knows, maybe Vesperia will dethrone Abyss as my favorite when the Definitive Edition comes out)
Maybe I'm too "old school" but I think the Tales of Series peaked at Vesperia. Nothing has topped that yet in my opinion. Anyways my list goes...
Abyss
Vesperia
Symphonia
Graces
Xillia
100% agree with the DBZ analogy. The show is not bad at all, but Vegeta's character development is easily the highlight of the entire series, from DBZ to DBS. Without him, it would be worse. The only other character that could've held that role WAS Gohan, until they neutered him in the DBS. But noooooo, it's all about Goku. Onto Tales, Vesperia is my favorite hands down, with Symphonia at the number 2, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Xillia. I heard some bad things about it, but bought it and had a good time with it. Still haven't played Xillia 2. Skipped Zesteria and Berseria though.
Very agreeable list!
5. Abyss
4. Symphonia
3. Graces
2. Vesperia
1. Xillia
I have a hard time between Xillia and Vesperia. They go back and forth for me. I edge Xillia out more just because I like Jude's and Luger's combat. If only X1 was a bit harder then it would be perfect imo.
Best girl is a hard choice for me. It is between Milla, Edna and Magilou. I fucking loved magilou character and the english va performance, but Milla relationship with Jude and her transformation throughout Xillia 1 is out of this world. Btw Xillia 1 is the best on my list.
Ugh... This gets rougher the more you play them.
My retro tales game pick would be Phantasia. I find it to be underrated honestly. The characters have great interactions and Arche makes that game.
1. Vesperia
2. Xillia
3. Abyss
4. Phantasia
5. Symphonia or Graces (probably going to let Symphonia have it)
This is subjective though. I'd likely change it depending on what day I'm having
Ren my retro pick would be eternia. Im a big fan of it
which Phantasia though? I prefer the ps1 port because of all the fixes they do and they actually let my boy chester be an actual playable character by giving him skills.
((ive seen some people say they prefered the famcom version...luckily no one says GBA)) but its hard for me. because destiny 2 skill system was just so glorious.
it would DEF be between Phantasia and Destiny 2 DC
Unquestionably the PS port. The game plays smoother, a D looks nicer.
Not everyone has the means to play it. The other versions are at least playable... But yeah. Playstation if you can.
That's it! I'm ordering Tales of Symphonia right now It has been too long. 2003 Here I come! Also, we're the same age apparently. XD
Rayossan if you have a PS3 get that version because it has more contents, but beware the 30FPS compare to the GameCube
ya...th NGC tends to be the suppior version. but the ps2/ps3/pc version of it has more stuff...speaking of I wonder if my mod hero fixed ToS on PC>..since it had a worst port than DarkSouls 1.
This is an interesting list. I haven't played enough Tales games to make a list but I will say that Symphonia and Vesperia are my favorites.
I have played:
Abyss
Xillia
Symphonia
Soon to add Vesperia to the list.
Based on those three:
1. Abyss - I blame part of my love for Abyss on nostalgia. It was the first Tales game I played - though not the first that I knew of - and that was when I was 12. I enjoy basically everything about the game, from the combat to the characters to the story. It's the main reason I'm biased towards the formula of Symphonia, Abyss and Vesperia. Abyss is also the reason I wanted to go into Game Design, which I'm currently in college for.
2. Xillia - The second Tales game I played. Around 9th grade or so. I have not played as many of the Tales
games as I would like. Again, I enjoyed just about everything about Xillia. It just lost out to Abyss in regards to which one I played first.
3. Symphonia - Symphonia was the first Tales game I knew of. But since it was released when I was 4, I lack the same nostalgia that many people feel for it. As such, when I played it, I didn't care for it much. Granted, that was several years ago. I really would need to play it and Xillia again to see which one I prefer,
Tales of the abyss will be my 1st favorite, then tales of graces f, and tales of vesperia, and looking forward for tales of arise. Just my personal list. 😉
This is a really good list nice choices on here, here's mine
5. Tales of Destiny
4. Tales of Xillia
3. Tales of Grace's F
2. Tales of Vesperia
1.Tales of Symphonia
Hey Jay, thanks so much for your awesome videos. I love RPGs and JRPGs and always go to you for sound advice. In this sense, have you checked out Vesperia on Switch, have the grudges you had changed now. Is it now number 3 for you or would you keep the video as it is now? Thanks and cheers!
Short answer: I think it stays as it is in the video.
There is a long answer though, and it's probably something I'll talk about in a video (hopefully soon). I've got a lot of thoughts on Vesperia after replaying the Definitive Edition.
@@JRPGGaming Thanks man! Will wait for your video then. BTW, if I may, a suggestion, maybe a video with your x best (J)RPGs on Switch. Cheers!
Tales of Xillia is my most favorite Tales of game too, though I may be more bias about it considering it's the first tales game I played that got me loving the franchise
My favourite was "tales of the world radiant mythology" on the psp. I really miss playing it, but my psp broke.
ppsspp
Mine too.. is ebay the only place to get parts nowadays?
Like batteries? Or maybe look for one of those magical shops that sell old old games:)
@@Sevntimes for me it was always the charger that went.
And recently the cartridge/disk drive technically broke. It still functioned, but only if held in the PERFECT position, any movement and its back to the homescreen for me.
@@Emblyon you can use ppsspp in your mobile, if you have a ps4 controller or a Bluetooth Xbox1 controller, can pair it with the mobile and play, it's really a good option :)
I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of the Tales of series. I like most Tales games I have played but none of them I particularly love (except for my top pick). So with that disclaimer out of the way here is my top 5:
5. Xillia
4. Abyss
3. Symphonia
2. Vesperia
1. Graces f
THAAAAANK YOOUUU! BRO your the ONLY one in this comment section that have a great sense of what a master piece REALLY IS.
Agree 100% Tales of Graces F was a wonder wall of awesomeness in gaming. I loved every damn thing about it.
Xillia was my first tales game, so your story put a real big smile on my face.
Berseria has the most unique story and that alone puts it at #1 for me. Not many JRPGs have you playing as an anti-hero/villain.
I just finished Berseria, and it was so god dam good it makes me sad not to see it on this list
Same, loved it so much ( although i only played zestiria before it from tales series), and im replaying it currently, the story is way too good, sad there isnt an anime adaptation yet
It's definitely my favorite.
It's the best Tales game. He must have never played it. Otherwise it makes no sense NOT to put it in a top 3, let alone a top 5. Only someone that didn't play it would try so hard to ignore it so much so that not even a mention to it is in this video. But footage wise, he used gameplay from the game so he must know 100% it blows the other tales out of the water.
I also want to see Berseria video
Berseria aint that good. They got the concept right. the story is interesting. But the delivery is bad.. a lot of scene and stuffs happened so suddenly and instantly that there is no build up. Like how velvet suddenly break down so fast when innominat appears. I mean she just suddenly break down without much pressure.
And a lot of stuffs are just so instant and rushed
1. Tales of Vesperia; the only one I 100% completed, and I love the crew you get this time around, they end up feeling like a family of sorts, and doing combos in this game is so much fun.
2. Tales of Symphonia; never get tired of playing through this game, it's definitely a classic. Also Pancake Time.
3. Tales of the Abyss; the lore IS great, and I like the combat. I like the characters, even Luke lol, I can identify with his struggle to be a better person and establish his identity, and find his own meaning to live.
4. Tales of Eternia; I'm playing through it for the first time right now, completely blind. Even so, I'm already placing it in this spot, for now... I'm really liking it so far though!
5. Tales of Phantasia; (fan translation ROM) Symphonia was my first Tales game, this was my second, and I loved it. It feels like what I would expect a SNES Tales game would feel like, and the story is just as overly dramatic as a Tales game can be, while also being quite silly as well. You can see the beginnings of greatness in this game.
Its pancake time, ground dasher! From the land of the living I call upon thee in the land of the dead to unleash thy fury of thunder...INDIGNATION JUDGMENT!!!!!!!!!!!
Sacred powers cast thy purifying light upon these corrupt souls. JUDGMENT!!!!!
2 years bump, but Luke is basically like Evangelion's Shinji
he seems like an annoying pussy who can't just deal with his selfish insecurity
but after the lore got dissected, we all could relate and agree that what he's done is justified
Such a hard choice. This is a fluid list.
5: Tales of Phantasia
4: Tales of Xillia
3: Tales of Vesperia
2: Tales of Berseria
1: Tales of the Abyss
Tales of Xillia was my first Tales of game and I loved it! Wish I could play it on the PS4 😭
Guess I have no excuse to not change my name to Arthur Vergil Morgan now
I have seven tales games but didn't start playing symphonia yet. And I am waiting for Vesperia to release so here is my list.
5. Tales of zestiria
4.Tales of xillia
3. Tales of xillia 2
2. Tales of graces f
1. Tales of the Abyss
I recommend to not start Symphonia
It's a waste of time
You should try Symphonia. It's a great game.
That rodyle fight in Symphonia was fucking rough.... the dragons afterwards and not being fully healed just caught me off guard the first time.
My List-
5. Tales of the world radiant mythology, I just love making a character and interacting with other tales of heroe
4. Tales of legendia, I enjoyed it, I liked Senel and he remains my second favorite tales of hero
3. Tales of symphonia/vesperia these two are tied for me, Both are just great namesakes for the series
2. Xillia, I loved the game, and Jude was such a fun character to play as, his snap pivot was just fun and looked cool, not to mention I love the Jude/milla ship, Yuri lowell from vesperia is the only character I liked more than Jude
1. Abyss, This was the tales game that really hooked me to the series, as well as the first one I ever beat by myself, I have such nostalgia for the game, and will always be a fan of it, it was my first true solo tales of experience, as My first couple symphonia runs were multiplayer.
The Tales franchise is probably my favorite game series ^^
I've only played three of the Tales games though so my list is very biased xD
1) Vesperia
2) Zestiria
3) Berseria
4) Xillia
5) Abyss
Unpopular opinion, but I honestly really loved Tales of Zestiria. I was attracted to all the characters, and I loved the mini skits that happened in the game. To me, Tales of Zestiria was an amazing game and I still am emotionally attached to it. Sormik is my absolute life omg
I know this is old but my top 5 will be:
5.Tales of Zestria
4.Tales of Xilia
3.Tales of graces F
2.Tales of Bersria
1.Tales of the Abyss
It's never too late to talk about Tales :D
1. Vesperia - 1st title I played, nostalgia is heavy, favorite game all-around (story, characters, combat, world exploration)
2. Xillia - absolute best plot I've experienced in the series, too many themes to count, almost every character is easy to get attached to, cast has amazing backstories and growth, character specific combat abilities, etc.
3. Abyss - 2nd fav plot in the series, free running in combat (looking at you Symphonia), loved the whole idea of forging your own destiny, Ion and Tear exist
4. Hearts R - favorite theme/concept of any Tales title, loveable cast, Chalcedony and Beryl exist, unique combat system, Shingu + Kohaku shipping being realized at the end
5. Phantasia (PSX) - very enchanting game, able to define characters well without story arcs designed around their backstories, simple but fun combat, and feeling better about yourself when you kick Dhaos' shit in during the final fight (cuz it's way easier than the first 2 fights with him)
This list is still subject to change, as I have yet to complete: Destiny 1 + 2, Eternia, Rebirth, Legendia, Symphonia 1 + 2, Innocence, Tempest (not too excited about that one), Zestiria, and Berseria
Graces F doesn't get an honorable mention from me bc the great combat and fun cast don't hold a candle to the ass plot and the amount of retardation Asbel displays as an mc. I honestly would've preferred to experience the world through anyone else's lens. I won't even mention the part where you go into space and bring back a suspicious chic, which I was certain only existed to offer another boss fight to help the game feel complete in some sense
Xillia 2 is a great game all-around, but fails to be worth mentioning imo bc it failed at the biggest reason I had for purchasing it: following up on the cast of Xillia. It's obviously presented as optional to keep up with the cast of the first game, which is great; if Xillia 2 had a plot worth keeping up with. Ludger has no personality, and after experiencing Xillia 1, you're likely not concerned with watching him play babysitter with the cast you fell in love with
THANK YOU!!!! FINALLY somebody said it! Xillia 2 is just not great at all, just how is this called a sequel?!! The story is not even consistent with the first Xillia, the debt system is stupid for many reasons, ludger as a silent character with no personality sucks, elle is annoying as hell the whole time with no purpose, and the cast is just pushed to the side while you are forced to watch the Elle and Ludger show. Whoever appreciates this more than the first game needs their head check, like forreal..
My Personal Top 5
#1 Symphonia
#2 Vesperia
#3 Hearts R
#4 Abyss
#5 Graces
Honorable Mention: Xillia 2, Zestiria
Hah, we share the same number one spot! I also think Xillia is heavily underrated and often bashed for whatever reason.
My pick is:
5. Destiny (PS2, yes I used a translation guide)
4. Graces f
3. Vesperia
2. Abyss
1. Xillia (I count both though)
Carol The Wildcat it was bashed because it was rushed to be an anniversary title. You could tell it was too with the lack of major contents, only one Mystic Arte for each character when at this point, it should be at least 2. It’s still a great game though as I put it higher than Xillia 2 since I kinda find that game kinda annoying. Vesperia is my number one favorite which is the reason why I got a 360 at the time.
Knox I have to say that Xillia is better tham Zestiria though.
Carol The Wildcat definitely, I couldn’t finish Zestiria which to my disappointment cause it felt more of a choir
I hated Zesteria to a unreasonable level. Tales of the Abyss was my absolute favorite of all time
Abyss was good and i agree Zest was complete shit and by far the most boring TO ever!
Same here, i finished school and start to work when i buy symphonia for the gamecube. Ut was so good from beginning, i waitet to play it until i had 2 weeks holiday. This was amazing 2 weeks of gaming. Amazing holidays :)
1. Tales of Xillia-This game was perfection from the story to the characters to the comedy to the gameplay. No complaints whatsoever.
2. Tales of Vesperia-my first tales game which got me into the series.
3. Tales of Arise-most popular tales game and one of my few platinum trophies. Looking forward to the dlc.
4. Tales of the Abyss- top tier game with a top tier anime. I recommend both. Also has some of the best character development in a mc you will ever see.
5. Takes of Hearts-sleeping beast. More people need to play this and it should be ported to another system too.
My top 5 tales games are
5. Tales of zesteria
4. Tales of Berseria
3.tales of Xillia
2. Tales of graces F
1. Tales of symphonia which is the game that got me into JRPGs as a whole
tdogGaming facts! Symphonia was my fav one I was 8 years old and it introduced to jrpgs the best tales ever loyld is god lmao
tdogGaming Your list is quite similar to mine.
Hey same here! Tales of Sypmphonia was my first JRPG too, and is still my favorite Tales game as well!
Lloyd is still one of my favorite characters! I have a figure of him and Colette in my room.
Symphonia is the game that got me into rpgs along with Final Fantasy X. Played them both when I was 5 years old, been a massive fan of the genre ever since.
Destiny Director's Cut, Xillia 2, Hearts R, Berseria, and Graces are my favorites
No one:
Narrator: “I legally changed my name…”
Me: 😳
I’m glad you put my 2 top concerns about zestiria up while making the point Edna is awesome. I do really wish I could go back after rage quitting but the 2 times I tried the camera just gave me headaches. Also I was stuck at that water temple so not exactly a good place to try to start again
Destiny DC , Abyss , Eternia , Symphonia and Phantasia
Honestly , they're all great
These are the titles I love mostly due to nostalgia.
1. Tales Of The Abyss(Remaster needed), 2.Tales of Symphonia, 3.Tales Of Vesperia, 4.Tales Of Legendia(needs a remake), 5.Tales Of Eternia (PSP re release made me play this a ton). Shout out to Phantasia because we need a remake to!
My top 5 are
1. Tales of Symphonia - My favorite cast in the series, especially Zelos and Sheena.
2. Tales of Abyss - Had arguably the best character in the series in Jade along with allot of funny moments.
3. Tales of Vesperia - Yuri tied with Velvet as the best protagonist in the series. Also Rita and Judith were great as well.
4. Tales of Berseria - Velvet tied with Yuri as the best Protagonist. Also it has my 2nd favorite cast overall in the series. Eleanor and Magilou were among my favorites as well.
5. Tales of Hearts R - one of the most humorous games in the series. The skits with Kunzite, Kor, Hisui, Beryl and Ines are priceless.
the great feeling of getting bonked by ASCENDING ANGEL will forever be in my heart
Symphonia i played 13 times and each time i swear there was new hidden stuff but after i found the spiritua statue the game became way too easy and even the hardest bosses were ez to fight because of the double xp and double gald and stuff. But still hands down one of my fav games of all time
Edit: i actually made an online game guide for it waaaaay back before game guides were really a thing :D
Ednas the reason I started the game
For me it is :
5 - Tales of Eternia (my 2nd tales of game after Symphonia, I'm French and I didn't even know English well enough when I played this game (the game isn't translated in French) but I liked it so much at the time that I almost learned English only for this game lol)
4 - Tales of Xillia (my first one on PS3, my first in HD, and I really like Jude and Milla)
3 - Tales of Symphonia (My first one ever, it was a real shock for me at the time on the Gamecube. I was blown away by this game.)
2 - Tales of Vesperia (Yuri is fantastic, for me he is the best character in all the serie. I think this game has the best graphics and the best music from all the series too. And I really like the story)
1 - Tales of Graces f (The gameplay is so much fun! This game has the best combat system of all j-rpg for me!! This game was such a pleasure to play! I was grinning the all time. I think I finished it at least 5 times in all the difficulty settings lol)
For me it's definitely Vesperia. It's one of my favorite rpgs of all time.
There's something about the atmosphere that I just loved.