Tales of Phantasia (1998)
- Developer
- Wolf Team
- Publisher
- Namco
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 8 player ratings
- Main story
- about 25 hours
- Completionist
- about 35 hours
How it feels
A sweeping fantasy adventure that feels like a refined classic, blending snappy real-time battles with rich character moments and a grand, earnest sense of heroic destiny.
classic jrpgstory-drivenepicnostalgicturn-based combatadventurouslightheartedpolishedcharacter-focused
About
The PS1 version of Tales of Phantasia contains new features including an animated opening sequence produced by Japanese studio Production I.G., re-drawn character sprites and backgrounds, a 3D-rendered world map, and re-recorded character audio to better accommodate the compact disc format. The inclusion of animated Skits and a modified version of the battle system resembling that used in Destiny, were added. For the battle system, the team wanted to increase the overall battle speed and combo potential. Suzu Fubayashi, a non-playable supporting character in the original release, was also made playable as an optional party member.
What players say
A foundational, earnest action-JRPG whose PS1 version added skits, voice acting and refined real-time combat that became series staples; cherished as an origin point though some find it stiff and aged next to later Tales games.
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Featured in: PS1 RPGs beyond Final Fantasy