Line #5 YMMV/TalesSeries


1	!!See also:
2	[[foldercontrol]]
3	[[folder:Original Titles]]
4	[[index]]
5	* ''YMMV/TalesOfPhantasia''
6	* ''YMMV/TalesOfDestiny''
7	* ''YMMV/TalesOfEternia''
8	* ''YMMV/TalesOfDestiny2''
9	* ''YMMV/TalesOfSymphonia''
10	* ''YMMV/TalesOfRebirth''
11	* ''YMMV/TalesOfLegendia''
12	* ''YMMV/TalesOfTheAbyss''
13	* ''YMMV/TalesOfTheTempest''
14	* ''YMMV/TalesOfInnocence''
15	* ''YMMV/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld''
16	* ''YMMV/TalesOfVesperia''
17	* ''YMMV/TalesOfHearts''
18	* ''YMMV/TalesOfGraces''
19	* ''YMMV/TalesOfXillia''
20	* ''YMMV/TalesOfXillia2''
21	* ''YMMV/TalesOfZestiria''
22	* ''YMMV/TalesOfBerseria''
23	* ''YMMV/TalesOfCrestoria''
24	* ''YMMV/TalesOfArise''
25	* ''YMMV/TalesOfLuminaria''
26	[[/index]]
27	[[/folder]]
28	[[folder:Crossover Titles]]
29	[[index]]
30	* ''YMMV/TalesOfTheWorld''
31	* ''YMMV/TalesOfLink''
32	* ''YMMV/TalesOfAsteria''
33	* ''YMMV/TalesOfTheRays''
34	[[/index]]
35	[[/folder]]
36	!! Tropes with their own pages:
37	* [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/TalesSeries Alternative Character Interpretation]]
38	* [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/TalesSeries And the Fandom Rejoiced]]
39	* [[AwesomeBosses/TalesSeries Best Boss Ever]]
40	* [[BrokenBase/TalesSeries Broken Base]]
41	* [[Monster/TalesSeries Complete Monster]]
42	* [[DieForOurShip/TalesSeries Die for Our Ship]]
43	* [[GameBreaker/TalesSeries Game-Breaker]]
44	* [[MagnificentBastard/TalesSeries Magnificent Bastard]]
45	* [[MoralEventHorizon/TalesSeries Moral Event Horizon]]
46	* [[Narm/TalesSeries Narm]]
47	* [[PlayerPunch/TalesSeries Player Punch]]
48	* [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap/TalesSeries Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]]
49	* [[TheScrappy/TalesSeries The Scrappy]]
50	* [[ScrappyMechanic/TalesSeries Scrappy Mechanic]]
51	* [[ThatOneAchievement/TalesSeries That One Achievement]]
52	* [[ThatOneAttack/TalesSeries That One Attack]]
53	* [[ThatOneBoss/TalesSeries That One Boss]]
54	* [[ThatOneLevel/TalesSeries That One Level]]
55	* [[ThatOneSidequest/TalesSeries That One Sidequest]]
56	* [[Woobie/TalesSeries The Woobie]]
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59	* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: In any game that allows it, most players prefer using a single melee fighter to distract the boss while mages safely cast from afar. Having more than one melee fighter means the boss can just hit them all with melee attacks, which is inefficient in a battle of attrition.
60	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Among the summon spirits in the various entries, Celsius is easily the most popular of them to the point she was included as a playable character in Radiant Mythology 2 & 3 which based her design from ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''.
61	* FandomRivalry: In the West, this series has a strong one with ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' over which long-running JRPG series is better.
62	* FriendlyFandoms: Many fans of Tales might also enjoy the ''VideoGame/StarOcean'' series, due to the many similarities between them, this is because the team that worked on ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' went on to form Tri-ace and create the Star Ocean series as well as VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile.
63	** Tales fans will also recommend the ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' series, due to the fact that both series are the oldest Action-JRPG franchises that are still going strong today. Both are also anime-esque and have remained largely traditional, albeit evolving to fit the times.
64	** Some players of this franchise are also fighting-game players as the combat system is very similar to that of a combo-focused fighting game. With VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia being developed by those who worked on Franchise/{{Tekken}} and the VideoGame/SoulSeries and Lloyd Irving appearing in VideoGame/SoulCaliburLegends. It helps that the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' series was getting started when more Tales of games were coming out internationally alongside a revitalization of the 2D fighter.
65	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: For some of the most veteran fans, the DeconstructorFleet has been done so many times in the series (both well and badly executed) that it has become a cliché in it on itself by this point. Never mind the fact that [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia some]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia of]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth the]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss games]] were considered damn smart in this regard when they came out.
66	* OvershadowedByControversy: Hideo Baba was the brand manager and series producer of the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' from ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'' (2007) to ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' (2015), but he's most well-known among franchise fans for mishandling ''Zestiria'' and eventually quitting Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment a year after the game's release. Infamously, the character of [[WarriorPrincess Alisha Diphda]] had been very prominently featured in pre-release marketing as the game's {{Deuteragonist}} and female lead, but ended up only being a GuestStarPartyMember who left early in the game. When Japanese fans were outraged, Baba made multiple contradictory statements trying to explain why it made sense, some of which were perceived as blaming the fans themselves for not understanding the game. ''Zestiria'' was also the third mainline game in a row to have suffered a TroubledProduction[[note]]''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' was cut short [[ChristmasRushed to release for the franchise's 15th anniversary]], and [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 its sequel]] was developed and released [[AbsurdlyShortProductionTime in just a year]] to rectify that, resulting in many issues with its own story.[[/note]] and released in an incomplete state, further displeasing fans on how the franchise had been treated under Baba's leadership.
67	* SeasonalRot: The titles released after ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' and before ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' are viewed by some as the lowest point for the series. The titles between those two suffered from repetitive gameplay (all the games used the same core gameplay mechanics used in ''Graces''), while relying on gimmicks more and more over sharpening the mechanics or exploring new forms of gameplay. The stories and characters during this time were also criticized for over relying on series tropes that became stale, not helped by the stories often feeling unfinished. The fact each game released during said period suffered a TroubledProduction in some form (such as ''Graces'' having the buggy Wii version, or ''Xillia'' being admittedly rushed by the devs) didn't help either; only ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2'' didn't suffer one on account of being a direct sequel. ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' is often seen as the worst example of this trope in the franchise for both gameplay and narrative, having all the issues mentioned on top of the marketing aspects making the game rife with controversy. It wasn't until ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' came about did the series get out of the rut it was in.
68	* WinBackTheCrowd: After several BrokenBase games, especially with ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'', ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'' was released and received great critical reception in both the East and West, although in the former, the game sold only 200k in the first week. Tellingly, the game that came after, ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'', was a major success, indicating that the series has gotten back on track for many.

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