History YMMV / RadiataStories

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general reception in the west was that the game was good all around, thanks to good gameplay, music, and fun characters, but that it wasn't really impressive beyond that, and came out during what many see as the golden age for [=PS2=] jrpg's, meaning the game just couldn't create a solid impact to stick out.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general reception in the west was that the game was good all around, thanks to good gameplay, music, and fun characters, but that it wasn't really impressive beyond that, and came out during what many see as the golden age for PS2 jrpg's, meaning the game just couldn't create a solid impact to stick out.

* TierInducedScrappy: Carlos from Theater Vancoor, Clive from the Olacion Order, and Charlie from the Radiata Knights. All three seemed designed to be useless characters who you unlock extremely easily, and are outclassed very quickly.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general reception in North America was that while the game was good all around, it wasn't really impressive.
* ThatOneBoss: The very first boss fight in the non-human path is this. The two-on-one duel at Fort Helencia wouldn't be so difficult if not for Natalie's "First Class Flurry," which can cause [[OneHitKill an instant kill]].
* TierInducedScrappy: Carlos from Theater Vancoor, Clive from the Olacion Order, and Charlie from the Radiata Knights.

** Cross' actions are responsible for the events that transpire in the game, and he never realizes this.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Possibly the reason the game received a mixed reception in North America is due to how its story is more similar to ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Dynas.]]

** Cross as his actions are responsible for the events that transpire in the game.
** Ganz for responding to Jack's joke. Yes, the joke was funny and clever, but you don't praise the joker when the subject is your boss. ''Who is standing right in front of you''.

* CharacterTiers: With so many characters to collect, they can't ''all'' be useful. For the Human side, the leaders of the Guilds are the, generally speaking, best units to use save for Nyx. Elwen, Kain, and Curtis are very strong units, with Elwen in particular being one of the strongest units period. For the Non-Human side, Galvados, JJ, and Gil are seen as very strong and capable units with good roles to fill. Typically most of the other units fall into middle-tier save for some like units like Clive, Charlie, and all the Green Goblins being low tier characters.

* MoralEventHorizon: "Dwarves are the enemy of humankind! It is time to strike! ''Show no mercy to the traitors!''" Cross, you [[CompleteMonster total, utter bastard.]]
* PlayerPunch: Most of the game is spent adventuring across the land, meeting people, helping with problems through numerous sidequests and even potentially recruiting many, ''many'' denizens of Radiata. [[spoiler: Siding with Ridley for the non-human story route results in almost all of them attacking you on sight, and being forced to defeat and even kill former allies and associates; the entire race besides Jack and Ridley is wiped off the map by the end.]]

* CharacterTiers: With so many characters to collect, they can't ''all'' be useful.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. ''Series/XPlay'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, even though the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and is considerably darker.

* PlayerPunch: Most of the game is spent adventuring across the land, meeting people, helping with problems through numerous sidequests and even potentially recruiting many, ''many'' denizens of Radiata. [[spoiler: Siding with Ridley for the Non-Human story route results in almost all of them attacking you on sight, and being forced to defeat and even kill former allies and associates.]]

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. ''Series/XPlay'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, even though the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.

** Cross as his actions are responsible the events that transpire in the game.

* CompleteMonster: Cross Ward is a deplorable man, and in the first scene the player meet him he is instantly recognizable as a racist {{Jerkass}}. Cross's depravity really comes to light when he [[MoralEventHorizon leads his knight brigade to slaughter the dwarves of Earth Valley]] over a ''perceived'' insult (which was really more of a very caustically delivered piece of advice) from the dwarf leader. He continues acting horrible in each of the game's story branches; in the one where [[TheHero Jack]] stays with humanity and becomes a hero, Cross becomes a bitter glory hound, doing everything he can to establish himself as a great knight, using the war as an excuse to build his own reputation. In the path where Jack abandons humanity and sides with the nonhumans, Cross becomes humanity's trump card instead of Jack. He uses his new influence to commit as many atrocities against the nonhumans as his position will allow. He also kidnaps Jack's sister and [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures her]].

* GameBreaker: Elwen, whose high strength (highest among all humans) is boosted further in the daytime due to her skill.

* SoOkayItsAverage: General reception in North America was that the game was good all around, but it wasn't really impressive which is likely why it became so unheard of.
* ThatOneBoss: The very first boss fight in the nonhuman path is this. The two-on-one duel at Fort Helencia wouldn't be so difficult if not for Natalie's "First Class Flurry," which can cause [[OneHitKill an instant kill]].

** Cross.

* CompleteMonster: Cross Ward is a deplorable man, and in the first scene the players meet him he is instantly recognizable as a racist {{Jerkass}}. But Cross's depravity really comes to light when he [[MoralEventHorizon leads his knight brigade to slaughter the dwarves of Earth Valley]] over a ''perceived'' insult (which was really more of a very caustically delivered piece of advice) from the dwarf leader. He continues acting horrible in each of the game's story branches; in the one where [[TheHero Jack]] stays with humanity and becomes a hero, Cross becomes a bitter glory hound doing everything he can to establish himself as a great knight, using the war as an excuse to build his own reputation. In the path where Jack abandons humanity and sides with the nonhumans, Cross becomes humanity's trump card instead of Jack. He uses his new influence to commit as many atrocities against the nonhumans as his position will allow, and also kidnaps Jack's sister and [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures her]].
* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. The reviewing show ''Series/XPlay'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, even though the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[LadyOfWar Elwen]], the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority chief]] of Theater Vancoor, is likely the most significant example.
* FridgeLogic: The description for the wooden breastplate details its origins, said to be made from the timber of "a magic tree that can be seen from afar, but disappears like a mirage," arguably when one comes close to it. So how exactly is the wood harvested?

* SoOkayItsAverage: General reception for the US was that the game was good all around, but it wasn't really impressive which is likely why it became so unheard of.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Possibly the reason the game was so mixed received in the US is because it's story is more similar to TalesOfSymphonia.

* TooCoolToLive: [[spoiler:Dynas]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Cross. Ganz too, for responding to Jack's joke. Yes, the joke was funny and clever, but you don't praise the joker when the subject is your boss. ''Who is standing right in front of you''.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Yes the game has cartoony graphics, a ton of comedy, and has a generic fantasy world. It also is a story filled with genocide, racism, inequality, and even goes so far as to show that WarIsHell.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. The reviewing show ''{{X-Play}}'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, even though the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.

* * TierInducedScrappy: Carlos from Theater Vancoor, Clive from the Olacion Order, and Charlie from the Radiata Knights.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. The revewing show ''{{X-Play}}'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, even though the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.

* MoralEventHorizon: "Dwarves are the enemy of humankind! It is time to stike! ''Show no mercy to the traitors!''" Cross, you [[CompleteMonster total, utter bastard.]]

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Possibly the reason the game was so mixed recieved in the US is because it's story is more similar to TalesOfSymphonia.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Yes the game has cartoony graphics, a ton of comedy, and has a generic fantasy world. It also is a story filled with genocide, racism, ineqality, and even goes so far as to show that WarIsHell.

* CompleteMonster:
** Cross comes across as this, big time. He doesn't really care about what happens to the world, the government, or anyone else. He just has a pathological need to always be "right."
** While Jack respects Cross in the human route, Cross hates Jack for being the hero when he feels he doesn't deserve it. In the nonhuman path, since there's no Jack to save the day, the humans put Cross on a pedestal and he uses his new influence to jump the MoralEventHorizon like there's no tomorrow. It's safe to say that if Cross had the capacity to act however he wanted in the human route, he'd be just as willing to commit atrocities.

* WhatAnIdiot: Cross. Ganz too, for responding to Jack's joke. Yes, the joke was funny and clever, but you don't praise the joker when the subject is your boss. ''Who is standing right in front of you''.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. The revewing show ''{{X-Play}}'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, despite the fact the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example. The revewing show {{X-Play}}'' bashed the game and called it a ''Zelda'' rip off. This, despite the fact the game has nothing in common with ''The Legend of Zelda'' and considerable darker.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Meta example, the revewing show X-play bashed the game and called it a Zelda rip off. This, despite the fact the game has nothing in common with Legend of Zelda and considerable darker.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[LadyOfWar Elwen]], the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority chief]] of Theater Vancoor, is [[YourMileageMayVary likely]] the most significant example.

* ThatOneBoss: The very first boss fight in the nonhuman path is this. The two-on-one duel at Fort Helencia [[YourMileageMayVary wouldn't be so difficult]] if not for Natalie's "First Class Flurry," which can cause [[OneHitKill an instant kill]].

* CompleteMonster: Cross comes across as this, big time. He doesn't really care about what happens to the world, the government, or anyone else. He just has a pathological need to always be "right."

* Expy: Possibly [[EnsembleDarkhorse Elwen]]. A [[LadyofWar fierce warrior who is also a woman]], completely {{Badass}} who's face is concealed by a helmet, [[SamusIsAGirl hiding her gender until you hear her voice/ see her face]], has shades of [[TheWoobie Woobieness]] due to loosing a loved one in her past, and is blond with green eyes? [[{{Metroid}} Maybe she has a part time job as a Bounty Hunter?]]

* Expy: Possibly [[EnsembleDarkhorse Elwen]]. A [[LadyofWar fierce warrior who is also a woman]], completely [[Badass]] who's face is concealed by a helmet, [[SamusIsAGirl hiding her gender until you hear her voice/ see her face]], has shades of [[TheWoobie Woobieism]] due to loosing a loved one in her past, and is blond with green eyes? [[{{Metroid}} Maybe she has a part time job as a Bounty Hunter?]]

* ThatOneBoss: The very first boss fight in the nonhuman path is this. The two-on-one duel at Fort Helencia [[YourMileageMayVary wouldn't be so difficult]] if not for Natalie's "First Class Flurry," which can cause an instant kill.

* Expy: Possibly Elwen. A [[LadyofWar fierce warrior who is also a woman]], completely [[Badass]] who's face is concealed by a helmet, [[SamusIsAGirl hiding her gender until you hear her voice/ see her face]], has shades of [[TheWoobie Woobieism]] due to loosing a loved one in her past, and is blond with green eyes? [[{{Metroid}} Maybe she has a part time job as a Bounty Hunter?]]