History VideoGame / TalesSeries

* All the main games obey an ArbitraryHeadcountLimit, usually of four, but sometimes of three, despite the smallest parties in the series consisting of six members. The treatment of this in-story varies: sometimes it's implied that the other party members are also in the fight but not represented, and sometimes it's implied that they're just watching from the sidelines. In the latter cases, the game may offer a HandWave.

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--> A 14-minute animated short released in October 2020 to promote the game and roughly covers the major plot beats of the prologue. Available with English subtitles [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLsuACdAfeA on Bandai-Namco's official Youtube channel.]]

--> A four-player MascotFighter featuring characters throughout the ''Tales'' series.

** A core group of four military leaders [[RedBaron often called "The Four [x]" and have other titles]] associated with them. There are always {{Boss Fight}}s with each individual, but whether or not they pop up and fight you again is really dependent on the story. (Since the series is Japanese, you can probably guess [[FourIsDeath why there are four]].)

See also ''VideoGame/StarOcean'', a RPG franchise made by many of the same creators as ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia''.

* The title of each series almost always consists of either [[WordPureeTitle a made-up word that never comes up in the game]], a word that does technically exist but is incredibly niche and not commonly used at all (and also is never said in the game), or a regular word, but has [[MeaninglessMeaningfulWords no real significant meaning to the plot of the game.]] Tales of Vesperia is probably the only game that makes complete sense, as it follows the story of Brave Vesperia.

Earlier games in the series were developed by Wolf Team, once a subsidiary of Creator/TelenetJapan, which was reorganized as Namco Tales Studio in 2003. Namco Tales Studio was shut down in 2011 but absorbed into Namco Bandai, which continued the series.

** "Gels" as healing items. In a change from normal RPG convention, Gels heal by percentage (e.g. 30% of a total) rather than a fixed amount.

* The title of each series almost always consists of either [[WordPuréeTitle a made-up word that never comes up in the game]], a word that does technically exist but is incredibly niche and not commonly used at all (and also is never said in the game), or a regular word, but has [[MeaninglessMeaningfulWords no real significant meaning to the plot of the game.]] Tales of Vesperia is probably the only game that makes complete sense, as it follows the story of Brave Vesperia.

* ''VideoGame/TalesofCrestoria''

* ''Tales of Crestoria''

-->A crossover mobile game that has you summon Tales Series heroes to save the world of Tir Na Nog from catastrophe. A fully-3D game, it utilizes a the Linear Motion Battle System and comes with its own plot, characters, theme song and Japanese voice acting.

* ''Tales of Arise'' (2020; [=XBO=], [=PS4=], PC)

* ''Tales Of Crestoria''

* ''Tales Of Arise'' (2020; [=XBO=], [=PS4=], PC)

* Cute monsters. Especially noticable once [[FullMotionVideo FMVs]] entered the fray; the intro to Tales of the Abyss looks like Jade, Anise, Natalia and Guy are slaughtering a horde of plush toys. One of them ''with'' a plush toy.

* The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' is known for having anime cutscenes, including an anime intro with an AnimeThemeSong, since the first UsefulNotes/PlayStation installment. However, the original UsefulNotes/NintendoDS release of ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' came in [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo two versions]], where one had the standard anime cutscenes, the other version had [[PreRenderedCutscene 3D pre-rendered CG cutscenes]]. Needless to day, the version with the 3D CG cutscenes wasn't a big seller, and thus it remains the only release in the franchise to feature that style.

The ''Tales Series'' is a [[{{Fantasy}} fantasy]] [[VideoGameLongRunners long-running]] {{JRPG}} series by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment, famous for its [[ActionRPG action-combat battle system]], copious amounts of CharacterDevelopment and continued {{deconstruction}} of the very genre it inhabits.

The ''Tales Series'' is a [[VideoGameLongRunners long-running]] {{JRPG}} series by Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment, famous for its [[ActionRPG action-combat battle system]], copious amounts of CharacterDevelopment and continued {{deconstruction}} of the very genre it inhabits.

* ''Tales Of Fandom''

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheRays''

* ''Tales Of Fandom Gaiden''

** One CombatMedic. Pure [[TheMedic medic]] characters are rare; characters that are proficient in healing will always have some degree of combat training to go with their spellcasting and healing abilities. Even [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Mint]], the straightest example of a WhiteMagicianGirl in the entire series, is capable of at least [[DropTheHammer summoning hammers to fall on her enemies]]. Usually female, and often the main female supporting protagonist of the game, but there are certainly exceptions [[note]]For example, [[VideoGame/TalesOfHearts Hisui]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria Mikleo]] are male healers, while [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Colette]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Milla]] are combat oriented female protagonists that do not heal (one of Colette's status buff moves ''does'' slightly heal the party, but healing is still far from her specialization; Milla's lack of healing is in large part due to her actually being one of two ''main'' protagonists.))[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' (2020; [=XBO=], [=PS4=], PC)

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfCrestoria''

** Deconstructing BlackAndWhiteMorality by having the heroes do [[ShootTheDog morally ambiguous things]] in the name of saving the world. In the most extreme cases, it even bends towards BlackAndGreyMorality.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' (2020; [=XOne=], [=PS4=], PC)