Ok so we’ve established that the tree, while it was "living", was a vessel for magic? We’ve also established that the tree was no longer any good to the world in its "withered" or "dead" state, correct? Ok so if a "dead" tree isn’t any good to us, then why the "GiN" would a "dead" hero help things? "A hero’s life was sacrificed in order to take it’s place?" This statement raises some serious questions. That is until a great war led unto it’s unfortunate "Timmmberrr!" No prob, I got all that, but from there it’s all a blur. Ok, we got this huge tree that was the source of all magic. Um.Did anybody get that? I hope someone did because for me an utter state of confusion and a slew of questions followed thereafter. And that marked the regeneration of the world…" "You must wake me, for if I should sleep the world shall be destroyed." The angels bore the Chosen One who headed towards the tower that reached up unto the heavens. The goddess left the angels with the edict. Grieving over the loss, the goddess disappeared unto the heavens. A war, however, caused the tree to wither away and a hero’s life was sacrificed in order to take it’s place. The opening lines read as such and I quote: "Once upon a time there existed a giant tree that was the source of all mana. In fact, it’s quite shallow and to be honest is thoroughly confusing at the start. True it does have some spectacular visuals and some quality voiceovers, and even a snappy new twist to your typical RPG battle system, but if you’re a hardcore RPGer this one’s gonna leave you with that half-full, half-empty feeling.įor starters the storyline is far from being compelling.
On the surface, "Tales of Symphonia" is really just your average RPG. Instead let’s just take this game for what it is. We could get on that "comparison" subject about how this RPG stacks up to other RPGs like "Kingdom Hearts," "Dark Cloud," "Xenosaga," "Grandia," "Crystal Chronicles," or the renowned "Final Fantasy" series, but let’s not go there.
Let’s just say it’s a good thing that we at least get the pizza and drink of our choice. So how well does Namco’s "Tales of Symphonia" meet these special requirements? Hmm.
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A compelling storyline, a highly charismatic hero or cast of heroes, a nasty bad guy, creature, or "thing" hell bent on either ruling or destroying the world, an epic struggle of magic, swords, and sorcery, a hint of romance, richly detailed and "distinguished" 3D environments, a boisterous soundtrack, 50 plus hours of gameplay, some serious one on one quality time with your game console, and of course your favorite beverage along with some left-over take-out pizza. What ingredients make for a good RPG? I’ll tell you what.
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