History VideoGame / TalesOfLegendia

''Tales of Legendia'' is the seventh mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''. The game was released on August 25th, 2005 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. It received an international release on February 7th, 2006 in North America. This entry is noteworthy of being the first game in the console mainline series to not be developed by Namco Tales Studio. Development was instead handled by "Project [=MelFes=]", a development team composed of members from Namco Tales Studio, as well as developers from the ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' franchise and the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''.

* CatchPhrase: Grune's "Charge!", although the catch phrase was started by Norma.

* GotMeDoingIt: Grune picks up on Norma's "Charge!", and it becomes her {{Catchphrase}}. By the time anyone knows it, ''everyone'' is doing it.

* HolyHandGrenade: The God Press spell, which was incorrectly localized as Judgment, takes this to its logical extreme and hits all enemies in range with [[IncrediblyLamePun an actual holy hand]].

* NoodlePeople: Other than the game models, this is also possibly parodied ''in-universe'' as well with the Raman, which are the Tales' staple [[IncrediblyLamePun Gentallman]] enemies... [[UndergroundMonkey but]] [[HilarityEnsues made of ramen noodles]].

* SolveTheSoupCans: The Puzzle Rooms. There's never any storyline explanation as to why they even exist, which in and of itself creates a ton of FridgeLogic as to why places like a bandits' hideout would have one. On top of that, they're not even required to be solved. At any point during the puzzle, you can elect to solve it automatically and move on. Seeing as how all you get for clearing the puzzles without help is [[BraggingRightsReward a title for Senel]], there's really no good reason to go through with the puzzles unless you're trying for OneHundredPercentCompletion.

%%* ABoyAndHisX: Moses's character quest is all about his relationship with Giet, his pet Grand Galf. %% Add more context to describe their relationship and what effect it has on them. %%
* ADayInTheLimelight: The Character Quests portion of the game is a series of loosely connected stories focused on fleshing out the supporting cast.
* AccidentalMisnaming: Senel is far from excited when Norma gives him the nickname "Senny"/"Sene-Sene" (English, Japanese) upon their first meeting. Will and Chloe are also not pleased when Norma also nicknames them. Type D.

%%* AndManGrewProud: The war between the Orerines and Ferines.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Tidal Wave, the strongest spell in the game, doesn't have any special requirements to cast it once unlocked, but unlocking it requires [[RandomlyDrops eres stones]] from Dinowyrm enemies. Dinowyrms are a rare variety of monster that are difficult to kill and are only found in the deepest part of the longest dungeon in the game. Unless you want to go all the way through the Wings of Light again, you're better off just forgetting about it and sticking with Ray, Maelstrom, and Judgment for your strong sea-elemental spells.

* LoveYouAndEverybody: Grune likes ALL the male characters
-->'''Norma:''' So girls, who's your favorite boy?
-->'''Grune:''' Hm... I guess that would be Senel.
-->'''Chloe and Shirley:''' * gasp*
-->'''Grune:''' And Will, and Moses, and Jay... Oh, and I couldn't forget [[TeamPet Giet]], too.
-->'''Chloe and Shirley:''' * sigh of relief*
-->'''Norma:''' You just love everybody, don't you?

%%* MadLibFantasyTitle

* AndManGrewProud: The war between the Orerines and Ferines.

* GodIsGood / GodIsEvil: During the Main Quest, the Nerifes of the Fallen/Quiet Lands, and the Nerifes of the surface. Also, [[spoiler:Grune and Schwartz]].

* IllGirl: Shirley, with her weakness to seawater.

* MarshmallowHell: Grune does this to both Senel and Moses.

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: Both Crusand and Gadoria are guilty of this.

* SayMyName: "STELLAAAAAA!"

* SpamAttack: Vaclav and Stingle seem to enjoy doing this.

* TeamPet: Giet, Moses' wolf-like companion

* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
** If you can't or do not wish to go through a Puzzle Booth, you can always choose to skip them. You won't get a special title for Senel if you skip any of them, but the title is more of a BraggingRightsReward since it barely increases his stats.
** Moses and Will also offer to guide you through the Forest of No Return and the Mirage Palace warp maze if you're having trouble figuring out the patterns on your own.

The seventh title in Namco Bandai's ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'', released in August 2005 in Japan and February 2006 in North America. This entry is noteworthy of being the first game in the console mainline series to not be developed by Namco Tales Studio. Development was instead handled by "Project [=MelFes=]", a development team composed of members from Namco Tales Studio, as well as developers from the ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' franchise and the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Some of the characters have unique hair colors: Grune, Melanie and [[spoiler:Schwartz.]] (blue), Curtis and Isabella (purple), Vaclav (reddish purple), Csaba and Cashel (green) etc.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Shirley and Fenimore. [[spoiler:Also Shirley and Chloe after Chloe's Character Quest.]]

%%* NotSoDifferent: Senel and Walter.

The seventh title in Namco Bandai's ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'', released in August 2005 in Japan and February 2006 in North America. This entry is noteworthy of being the first game in the console mainline series to not be developed by Namco Tales Studio. Development was instead handled by "Project [=MelFes=]", a development team composed of members from Namco Tales Studio, as well as developers from ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' and the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''.

The seventh title in Namco Bandai's ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'', released in August 2005 in Japan and February 2006 in North America.

* CharacterDevelopment: Enforced by the Nerifes. While everyone else gives a WorldOfCardboardSpeech to the Quiet Nerifes, Senel doesn't get the chance until he has a HeelRealization about how terrible he's been acting to Shirley.

%%* PercussiveMaintenance

* TheNicknamer: Norma gives nicknames to everyone, including her enemies and the godlike beings of the world.

* IsThatCuteKidYours: Senel and Shirley get this treatment from everyone who sees them with the abandoned baby at the start of Will's quest. Amusingly, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Senel is the first one to react with shock and horror when he sees Shirley with a baby in her arms]].

%%* ZettaiRyouiki: Norma.