Tales of Symphonia (2003)

Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publisher: Bandai Namco Holdings, Nintendo, Namco
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 125 player ratings
Main story: about 50 hours
Completionist: about 70 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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A sweeping JRPG epic where good and evil blur across two intertwined worlds fighting for survival.

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In a dying world, legend has it that a Chosen One will one day rise from amongst the people and the land will be reborn. The line between good and evil blurs in this epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance.

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