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TOS Replay Stray Thoughts #1:
Ahh, playing Tales of Symphonia is like coming home. ❤️
It's been some time since I wrapped up my years-long 100% completion run, so just for fun, I'll provide some wisened/wisecracking commentary along the way. Starting...NOW!!!
-As I'm playing the GC version, it's funny how I went from "the NA opening instrumental is totally rad and Starry Heavens is generic anime schlock" to, uh, kinda the opposite.
To this TOS veteran, said instrumental still "represents" the game for me, but in retrospect removing the Japanese songs is a really cynical practice. (And I'm saying this as someone who doesn't care for Modern Tales at all.)
-HNNNNGGHHH THAT ISELIA THEME JUST INSTANTLY DROWNS YOU WITH NOSTALGIA JUST LISTEN TO THAT RUSTIC AIR
(Seriously, what's up with the different instrument in the PS2/OST versions??? Dunno what that sound is, but it's no good.)
-Who is Vidarr? What's his deal? No one knows, but I'm thinking he's in desperate need of a character study -- one diving into the complex themes of Do Not Get In Our Way and Ugh I Lost To A Bunch Of Kids.
-"I gave the Chosen a lifetime's supply of gels for her journey!"
Then where are they, guy? 'Cause I didn't get a single one when they joined my party.
(There's a story here...were they lost in a tragic accident? Or is Kratos a gel addict?)
-"What are you saying? Do you realize how many died here because of him?"
Scott Menville condemning Scott Menville.
-Kratos in Triet: Lloyd, you are growing stronger -- you've realized you can't just swing your swords mindlessly.
Also Kratos in Triet: Your swordsmanship is bad and you should feel bad.
(Both in-character! But they're bundled too closely.)
-Colette: ohnoitsbroken
That needed another take.
-Lloyd shoots a Renegade with the Sorcerer's Ring and that frees him because??? (As you can tell, nitpicking's a habit of mine.)
-One storytelling flaw of TOS -- particularly in the first act -- is that it's a little *too* frontloaded with foreshadowing. It practically spells out Colette's fate no less than three times before you leave Iselia! That resigned "yeah" of hers on Lloyd's balcony was enough.
-I love Clumsy Colette, but I've always felt Ditzy Colette comes off as a little too dumb/mean-spirited. (Never liked the "you need to act more Chosen-like!" scene early on) I guess you could say it's a coping mechanism of sorts to distract herself from her inevitable death, but I don't know if that works.
-"You got re-ject-ed!"
See, even Genis knows Lloyd and Colette are meant to be. Oh, sure, he's laughing at Lloyd's expense now, but he's crying on the inside. I promise.
Annnnd that's it for now! I'll be posting more thoughts on the regular, so stay tuned for further Tales of Symphonia geekiness!
#tales of symphonia#Tales of symphonia replay#game replay#god i love tos#colloyd#formative video game
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Colored version of half of this piece in honor of the remaster ✨🌸
#tales of symphonia#kratos aurion#lloyd irving#tos#tales of Symphonia remaster#the switch port is not exactly great but it doesn’t stop me from enjoying replaying the game#and I’m enjoying playing old school tales games way more on handheld console thanI do on the ps3 ps4 or Xbox#now if we could get Abyss on the switch it would be wonderful
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Not sure if this is a weird thing for me to say, but I’ve always appreciated the way Tales of Symphonia handled the “two dads” thing as a gay woman. I’m happy that in one of my favorite games, the main character has two Dads (and one Mom!).
Like this game came out in the early 2000s. They could’ve easily gone with the “I can only have one Dad” or “Blood is more important” thing. But they didn’t. The game constantly reiterates that Dirk is Lloyd’s father. Their lack of shared blood doesn’t matter and this is repeated by both of them.
And when Kratos comes into Lloyd’s life, he’s upset at first, which is more than understandable given the circumstances. But he accepts Kratos as his second Dad, his bio Dad. He’s openly proud and happy that he has two Dads, and that will always be so special to me. :,)
#tales of symphonia#kratos aurion#lloyd Irving#dirk tos#yeah sometimes i replay the game and i think woah#this did a good job on some sensitive topics#especially for the time it came out
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Btw I forgot to say this when I posted that Colosseum/Dolphin was running just right on my laptop but I did also grab a lot of gcn games that struck my fancy.
#Metroid Prime 1 and 2 bc I never finished them#and I wanna be up to date when 4 comes out hopefully#Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly for after I replay the reignited trilogy (never got around to that one/was just a ps1 spyro person)#Paper Mario TTYD because all the cool kids like that one and I wanna try it finally#Tales of Symphonia bc it's been 30000 years and I miss my kids#and all the Sonic games that came out for it#for funsies#but for now I'll just play Colosseum and XD... I do already have a lot of games on my plate :B#personal
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Wip of my og queen, Sheena ^0^ I’m thinking of making a little sculpture based on the Gamecube cover but dunno if it’ll actually work OTL
Now, moving on to Zelos :3
#my 3D#tos#tales of symphonia#sheena#now that im replaying the game#i can totally see the crush shes got on llyod#my kid brain had no idea#i always thought her and zelos had a thing#i guess as a kid i assumed that the teasing going on between each other meant that they had a crush on each other#or that they already had a past#anywho#still love them!
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[ID: Two images. The first is a cropped screenshot from Tales of Symphonia with a cooking pop-up saying that Kratos failed to make a sandwich. The second is a drawing comic of Kratos, Genis, Raine, and Lloyd. A large bubble above them shows a disassembled sandwich. Lloyd says, "What happened here..." and Kratos, looking disgruntled, says, "Sorry...". Genis says, "Still better than Raine's" /End ID]
how did he fuck up a simple sandwich
#tales of symphonia#bae#guess what y'all I have a new funny little guy. although actually he predates all my blorbos#but I didn't replay the game until recently
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oh ye. smth nifty is an irl bestie got me the arise dlc for my b-day. still haven't touched it bc been trying to finish what i have left of main story first. but more tales of i will not complain
#🃏 ℳᵃᵍᶤᵏᵃᶻᵃᵐ ━ ( ooc )#// i wish i could play older tales of games i never got to#// maybe there'll be more steam ports in the future pls i beg#// like i watched ppl play bc up until i got my vita i only ever had nintendo consoles#// bc parents wouldn't lemme have more than one or smth like that#// now i have a ps4 & ps5#// sad my vita charger kinda disappeared on me i'd love to replay hearts#// oh well. at least i have steam to continue my upteenth symphonia replay#// i'm really rambly bc i've been so cooped up in pain the past while sorry weoijrweio#// i miss being more social but it's been hard when everything was hurting#// imma shut up now#🃏 ℳᵃᵍᶤᵏᵃᶻᵃᵐ ━ ( tbd )
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watching the tales of symphonia anime after my latest replay cuz I just ain't over it
so far I really enjoy it, it's quite rushed going from a 50+ hour game w/mutliple b-plots to a sanded down main story in just 11 eps (30 min ones so more like 16-ish eps for an average-length anime). There have been a few kinda drastic changes that have made me raise an eyebrow but not enough to have me make a double-take and raise 2 (or 3) (I keep a spare 4th one as well)
As animated fanservice tho I'm REALLY eatin' it up (like the ����kind, not the 😳type)
#what I'm really curious about is how they handle some of the new characterization of lloyd and his motivations later on#being that a major event was entirely out first episode which is a pretty crucial set-up for the character#( also for genis's arc) even from the first scene the anime kinda tells you “we are going to switch it up” by L' giving C the pendant early#tho I'M EATING UP all of the new colette/lloyd scenes in the anime#seriously they are so sweet ;;; my precious babies#none of the characters so far feel “wrong” to me#which can sometimes happen with game to “other media” adaptation#they have some new characterization but it still works as an interpretation of the character#maybe they just reordered events and they'll have their development later on instead??#there are a lot of scenes you could insert that angst/Development in tbh#also slight spoiler but I FEEL SO BAD FOR GETTING THE KRATOS ENDING#I NEVER GOT IT BEFORE THROUGH ALL MY REPLAYS BUT I PROMISED MYSELF TO DO IT THIS TIME AND#I'm NOT happy---it felt so unfair knowing that the thing that happens in the Kratos ending doesn't happen in ANYONE ELSE'S#like they could have just LEFT THE PARTY and given us Kratos but nope#and none of the characters got time to be sad#I had such whiplash after that--- I was hit the hardest none of the characters mentioned anything TIL' A SKIT QUITE AWHILE AFTER#tales of symphonia#bombonwastherereadytocry
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im replaying tales of symphonia, so did a quick fanart :D
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😔👍❤️
sigh.
time to finish berseria i think. :(
#junk#tob#sad shit!!!#at least velvet looks happy#still cried a bit though#also thought it was interesting how this is like#one of the two or so times magilou calls phi by his name#she always calls him kiddo or boy or anything else except his name#also also I had noooo idea there were mystic artes hidden in the final dungeon!#I got them all but I didn’t even get a chance to try them lol#anyway I won’t do my usual junk thoughts posts because my god#I don’t even have the words to describe how much I love this game now with this replay#with symphonia I had over 17 playthrough to get my thoughts in order#that said another playthrough of Berseria is imminent#maybe by the end of this year#I had way too much fun with this game#tales of Berseria spoilers#time to lay in bed and browse tumblr to try to passively process this beautiful game
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TOS Replay Stray Thoughts #3 (Palmacosta Pt. 2/Thoda Geyser)
-Lloyd chewing out Dorr is very powerful – Scott Menville knocks it out of the park here – but much as everyone remembers “Don’t you start spewing the word “justice!” I hate that word!”, I always wondered where that came from. Yes, it’s easy to tie into his frustrations with empty platitudes surrounding racism and sacrifice, but remember that he’s still very naïve to the Journey of Regeneration’s true nature (let alone the existence of Cruxis) and thus he maintains a very black-and-white disposition towards the Desians. There’s the Iselia Human Ranch incident, yes, but “justice” isn’t one of the hollow excuses by given Iselia’s mayor/citizens, so it feels a little sudden.
Putting this way: we’re (successfully) roused by Lloyd taking action as everyone else keeps their heads down, but I always felt this particular outburst still feels a little undeveloped/early.
-Speaking of justice, ever notice the inconsistency with Dwarven Vow #7? In cutscenes it’s “goodness and love will always win”, but in the battle quote, it’s “justice and love will always win.” A localization error, perhaps, but I wonder if Lloyd’s second-hand embarrassment plays a role into his feelings over justice…?
-“My healing arts cannot save even one single life…?”
This line from Raine also struck me as a tad odd – yes, it’s meant to show her regret with Dorr breaking through the cold pragmatism she always displays, but it also implies a perceived inadequacy with her healing magic that’s never touched upon again. Always felt like a clumsy attempt add another layer of depth to a already tragic scene. - “And…if you somehow find a way to save my wife…please, help her return to her human form. When my daughter comesback, I don’t want her to be all alone…” Oh no…we save his wife much, much later, but Clara’s the one who ends up all alone. And we never see her reaction to her family’s death. How sad…
-It’s sorta funny how key items randomly drop into your lap early on, but I guess the Desians WOULD be carrying that Hakonesia Peak pass, huh? Throwing around their murderous weight as they travel to and fro, I’d imagine.
-Magnius is pretty boring – the other Cardinals usually have something going on but he’s just there to screech “vermin” in that generic bad dude voice of his while twirling his non-existent mustache. He’s not much better in the anime – ever notice he just straight up disappears after Colette’s hypnotic Holy Song? – but the manga’s interesting in how he divulges Raine and Genis’s half-elf identities. (In the game, he just mentions how they “can’t let go of their elven blood” – which, to its credit, does tie into Raine’s assurance to Genis that “we’re not like them – we’re different.”)
-Raine sure is worldly, but how is she so familiar with magitechnology? Might it have something to do with her time in Tethe’alla? Hmm…how many times did she play with the self-destruct button over there?
-Check out that highly disappointing ranch explosion – the prowess of Gamecube graphics right there LOL
-The washtubs are a perfect symbol of Sylvarant’s…uh, antiquatedness. Prime comedy, right here. Poor Raine, having to endure low-budget tourism…twice over!
-wait how did Noishe fit in the washtubs
-“Even I make mistakes. I made a terrible one…”
Laying it on a little thick, aren’t ya, Kratos???
(Actually, that reminds me: did you ever notice how the PS3 port removed ellipses wholesale across the script for whatever reason? Personally, they tend to play into the basic syntax I mentioned before with unvoiced dialogue, but as you can imagine, that “throw the baby out with the bathwater” approach leads to problems of its own.)
-killer starfish comin’ at ya and getting all slaphappy!!!
-this boss is the worst ugh I hate that bubble gun attack
-wait how’d they set up camp on that tiny hot spring
-“When you become an angel, I wonder if you'll go to the Tower of Salvation, too? If that's the case, we should just ask you after you go. I'm looking forward to your stories!”
oooooof
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Been replaying Tales of Symphonia for the first time since it came out 20 years ago (excuse me while my bones turn to dust) with my husband and roommate.
I've been playing Genis, because I will always play a small mage boy, and we've just unlocked the ability for my spell casting time to be randomized.
Let me tell you that is the funniest shit I have seen this whole game. Sometimes it takes me half the combat to cast Eruption, and sometimes the spell hits the enemy before my finger leaves the button
This is definitely not a mechanic I played with when I was like 12, play old games you used to love guys, they're a treat
#tales of symphonia#Things that happen at my house#We get out the gamecube and play like once a week#It's so nostalgic and silly I love it#I demand we speak to every dog
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Tales of Symphonia is a game that I dearly love that also possesses a number of dungeons that make me want to pull my hair out on every replay. But... which one do you dread the most?
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The beautiful Chosen One!
Been replaying Tales of Symphonia on the Remastered version, Zelos is always awesome and deep
#my art#traditional drawing#traditional illustration#traditional art#fan art#fanart#tales of symphonia#tales of series#tales of games#zelos wilder#zelos#redraw
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Alright tales followers and ppl who like clicking buttons help me out
Feel free to add opinions/reasonings in the comments ✨✨
[Giving this a week bc I want to hopefully finish an rpgmaker game i was playing before I jump into another tales,, and also bc I'm so busy I'm not sure I would even have time to start one before then anyway lmao]
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I'm replaying Tales of the Abyss for the first time in a long time, and I keep tearing up over my sons (Luke and Asch!) and all of the trauma they refuse to acknowledge they have. I fiercely love Luke at his bratty, self-centered stage, but also his commitment to treat other people better post-Akzeriuth has stuck with me ever since I first played the game as a teenager. (i'm old now)
✩°。⋆ boys would rather kill each other than go to therapy ⋆。°✩
Tales was also a really important community to me from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. I'm not so involved in the fandom anymore, but I remember going to a Tales of Symphonia forum (the one with the skit faces we all used!) as my first online space I really interacted in, and then in 2008 I did my first cosplay as Luke, and by 2010 I'd made a lot of friends to meet up and do group cosplays with! I miss y'all ;_;
Photo by WashedOtaku Fon Master Ion: stealthos-aurion Anise Tatlin: Kimmy Cosplay Arietta the Wild: Celsius Luke fon Fabre: Rose of Battle Asch the Bloody: Zeiharu
a bonus:
#my cosplay#tales of the abyss#tales of series#tales series#luke fon fabre#fon master ion#asch the bloody#arietta the wild#anise tatlin#cosplay
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