Tales of Phantasia is a Super Nintendo RPG by Namco that came out in Japan in 1995. In January of 2001, the fan based English translation was released by DeJap Translations. This made it possible for us to experience Tales of Phantasia completely in English via video game emulation. Tales of Phantasia was the first RPG for the SNES to feature a full J-Pop song and tons of voice acting. Not only that, the battle system is none like anyone had experienced before. They take place in a separate battle sequence like in any other RPG, but it plays like a 2D version of Secret of Mana. Tales of Phantasia was never officially released in North America because they felt RPGs weren’t popular enough at the time and that it wouldn’t be worth it.
Tales of Phantasia is definitely up there with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6! The graphics and animation is so good that you’d swear you’re playing a Playstation game. The songs are so good and so beautiful that you might catch yourself visiting the main screen’s sound room quite often. The storyline is so interesting and involving. The battles are extremely fun! The battle graphics will make you piss in your pants. With Tales of Phantasia excelling in every area, you’ll have a hard time stepping away from it. The game has one thing few SNES RPGs have: detail. If you walk toward a band in a town, the game’s music will slowly transition to the band’s music as you walk closer to them. As you walk through a cave you’ll see lizards and bats moving around. When you walk across the side of a river or lake, you’ll see your reflection walking with you. Birds are always flying by – even during battle! The songs blend so perfectly with every moment. Tales of Phantasia is just so amazing! It’s overall beauty is so blissful and relaxing. I highly recommended playing it. I’ll repeat, Tales of Phantasia is definitely up there with Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy 6! Seriously. Even today I still see gaming communities raving about it.
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