Post by A Notebook on Sept 3, 2006 2:33:01 GMT -5
I've been thinking about writing game reviews for awhile, but haven't gotten around to doing so due to laziness, etc.
Well actually, this really wouldn't be my first review as I did submit a review or two on GameFAQs way back when but they weren't that good. Anyway, here's the introduction for my review of Tales of Legendia. I'm going to finish this, I swear. <_<;
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It would seem a bit odd to write a review for a game that’s been released for over six months now, but there hasn’t been a game that has made me feel so conflicted about whether I should praise it or hate it. On the one hand, Legendia has some good things going for it, but on the other hand, it does suffer from a lot of problems that prevents me from enjoying it more than I want to.
A little background information about the Tales series—the very first Tales game, known as Tales of Phantasia was released way back in the 90s on the Super Famicom [also known as the Super Nintendo] in Japan. Although Tales of Symphonia was the first Tales game to gain recognition to the mainstream video game world in America, it wasn’t the first Tales game to be released in English—it was Tales of Destiny for the PSone in 1998. However, it didn’t get much attention to the US crowd. Tales of Eternia was the second Tales game to be released in English, which was renamed to Tales of Destiny II [but not the real Tales of Destiny II that was released in Japan only] due to copyright reasons. Unfourtanely, it would be overshadowed by the next day of its release—9/11.
The next game Tales game that would be released in English wouldn’t come until three years later—Tales of Symphonia. It would prove to be a success and be the first Tales game to be a hit outside of Japan. This would result in an influx of many new fans of the series. While generally this is a good thing, there were many who were unaware of the fact that Tales of Symphonia is one of many games in a series. As a result, there was a lot of misinformation that was spreading around, much to the annoyance to the Tales fans who have been following the series since the first game.
After Tales of Symphonia, Legendia would be the next Tales game to be released in English. Many people who started the series with Symphonia would be surprised by how different Legendia would be.
The result wouldn’t be good. Many weren’t as happy with this Tales game, saying that Symphonia was better. To some who have known and played the other Tales game not released in English, they were put off by those who didn’t like Legendia because of the fact that it wasn’t like Symphonia. Many insisted on judging the game on its own merits.
I wasn’t one of who really expected Legendia to be similar to Symphonia. However, there is something that needs to be said—the comparisons to Symphonia are not as farfetched as some people seem to think. After all, Symphonia was the first Tales game to gain popularity in the US. It’s only natural for people to compare games of the same series and point out their differences. For many in the US for the Tales series they don’t have a lot of options.
Taking that into account, I felt that Legendia was overall a less enjoyable game than the other two Tales games that I’ve played. There are some things that Legendia did right, but it doesn’t make up for the game’s flaws.
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Comment, etc.
Well actually, this really wouldn't be my first review as I did submit a review or two on GameFAQs way back when but they weren't that good. Anyway, here's the introduction for my review of Tales of Legendia. I'm going to finish this, I swear. <_<;
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It would seem a bit odd to write a review for a game that’s been released for over six months now, but there hasn’t been a game that has made me feel so conflicted about whether I should praise it or hate it. On the one hand, Legendia has some good things going for it, but on the other hand, it does suffer from a lot of problems that prevents me from enjoying it more than I want to.
A little background information about the Tales series—the very first Tales game, known as Tales of Phantasia was released way back in the 90s on the Super Famicom [also known as the Super Nintendo] in Japan. Although Tales of Symphonia was the first Tales game to gain recognition to the mainstream video game world in America, it wasn’t the first Tales game to be released in English—it was Tales of Destiny for the PSone in 1998. However, it didn’t get much attention to the US crowd. Tales of Eternia was the second Tales game to be released in English, which was renamed to Tales of Destiny II [but not the real Tales of Destiny II that was released in Japan only] due to copyright reasons. Unfourtanely, it would be overshadowed by the next day of its release—9/11.
The next game Tales game that would be released in English wouldn’t come until three years later—Tales of Symphonia. It would prove to be a success and be the first Tales game to be a hit outside of Japan. This would result in an influx of many new fans of the series. While generally this is a good thing, there were many who were unaware of the fact that Tales of Symphonia is one of many games in a series. As a result, there was a lot of misinformation that was spreading around, much to the annoyance to the Tales fans who have been following the series since the first game.
After Tales of Symphonia, Legendia would be the next Tales game to be released in English. Many people who started the series with Symphonia would be surprised by how different Legendia would be.
The result wouldn’t be good. Many weren’t as happy with this Tales game, saying that Symphonia was better. To some who have known and played the other Tales game not released in English, they were put off by those who didn’t like Legendia because of the fact that it wasn’t like Symphonia. Many insisted on judging the game on its own merits.
I wasn’t one of who really expected Legendia to be similar to Symphonia. However, there is something that needs to be said—the comparisons to Symphonia are not as farfetched as some people seem to think. After all, Symphonia was the first Tales game to gain popularity in the US. It’s only natural for people to compare games of the same series and point out their differences. For many in the US for the Tales series they don’t have a lot of options.
Taking that into account, I felt that Legendia was overall a less enjoyable game than the other two Tales games that I’ve played. There are some things that Legendia did right, but it doesn’t make up for the game’s flaws.
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Comment, etc.
