THE DEFINITIVE VERSION™ OF

TALES OF SYMPHONIA

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The Tales series has become incredibly vast at this point, however, since its release Tales of Symphonia has managed to be one of its most memorable titles. Most likely due to many things being a first time for the series. Its the first fully 3D mainline entry, its multiplayer, and it changed the battle system into real-time 3D with free movement.

RELEASES

GAMECUBE - 2004

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PROS: - 60FPS
CONS: - Missing content found in later releases
- Double imaging effect can be overwhelming and has issues on modern displays
NOTES: - Some minor changes from the Japanese version such as changing character names and the opening song.

PLAYSTATION 2 - 2004

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PROS: - Many new attacks including mystic arts, unison, and more
- Additional anime cutscenes
- New Costumes
- 5 stories added to the end game dungeon
- Slightly expanded backstory
CONS: - 30FPS
NOTES: - Earth dragon now drops less gold
- Recruitment requirement changes

PS3 - 2014

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PROS: - 16:9 aspect ratio
CONS: - 30FPS
- Some missing dialogue
- The cell shading and character outlines have been reduced
- Lower bitrate audio for dialogue

PC - 2016

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PROS: - Higher Resolution graphics
- Character outlines have been put back
- Additional content found in previous versions
CONS: - 30FPS

MUTLI [REMASTERED] - 2023

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PROS: - Higher resolution Graphics
- Additional content from PS2
CONS: - 30FPS
- Excessive load times on Nintendo Switch
- Additional switch bugs such as incorrect spell animations, and missing backgrounds in the pause menu and cutscenes
NOTES: - AI upscaled graphics have mixed results

NOTABLE DIFFERENCES

GRAPHICS

Example of how upscaling was used to “enhance” textures in the remastered version. It's more difficult to see when zoomed out, but these moments can take away from the experience.

DEFINITIVE VERSION™

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SUPPLEMENTAL

VIDEOS

CODES & GUIDES

Tales of Symphonia Walkthrough


CITATIONS