Symphonia was pretty fun, and still is imo...but the only Tales games i've played are that and Vesperia.
That being said, im glad I held onto my GC copy...30 fps...thats just nuts. Is there any way they could patch in improvements?
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles |OT| 60FPS? I lied. Its actually 30FPS
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Symphonia was pretty fun, and still is imo...but the only Tales games i've played are that and Vesperia.
That being said, im glad I held onto my GC copy...30 fps...thats just nuts. Is there any way they could patch in improvements?
RPGCrazied
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I'm probably the only person getting the CE on GAF. lol
kuroneko0509
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chickdigger802
Banned
i swear i read impressions somewhere that the sequel is 60fps.... no?
still have the gcn around, but am scared to replay this, don't think i have the tolerance for the plethora of bullshit padding in this.
still have the gcn around, but am scared to replay this, don't think i have the tolerance for the plethora of bullshit padding in this.
theSlacker
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Well was the outlines on the ps2 version? Thought that was another thing that was different between the two.
I'm getting the CE because it looks nice, lol.
Booya_base
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Best OT title I've seen in a long time, made me literally laugh out loud. Good job OP, good job. (also cant wait for this game)
RPGCrazied
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Not really
Are you? Dat steelbook!
rocketskates
Member
Looking forward to this next week.
SilentRacoon
Member
Yes, just be happy they did a beyond mediocre work at porting the game, and made some unnecessary changes for the worse...
Just for reference, this is how the game looks running on dolphin:
AkelisRain
Member
Wait, so is it 30 fps or 60 fps? I am really confused. o.0
...why would you think that? This place is full of collectors and fans
Well....it's not like it's turnbased. Plus the game has ALREADY been 60 fps. That's the sticking point.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Did TOS keep the opening from the american version? I liked that one.
Man, hard to believe this game came out... back in 2004. Was dying for a new gamecube game, took a chance on this when it came out and I am happy I took that risk (not a huge rpg nut at the time) Loved playing this with my buddy and staying up late. This time i'll be going solo.
Funnily enough, after this tales game, I ended up buying every other tales game that came out, but this is the only one I have ever beaten (well, not the sequel).
Man, hard to believe this game came out... back in 2004. Was dying for a new gamecube game, took a chance on this when it came out and I am happy I took that risk (not a huge rpg nut at the time) Loved playing this with my buddy and staying up late. This time i'll be going solo.
Funnily enough, after this tales game, I ended up buying every other tales game that came out, but this is the only one I have ever beaten (well, not the sequel).
RPGCrazied
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Yes, just be happy they did a beyond mediocre work at porting the game, and made some unnecessary changes for the worse...
Just for reference, this is how the game looks running on dolphin:
But doesn't that need a pretty beefy computer to run? Plus no trophy support.
The PS2 version had the outlines.
Same animation sequence, but orchestral music as opposed to the Japanese track (which I preferred).
It has all three opening tracks.
kuroneko0509
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I believe PAL CE doesn't have the steelbook, but I maybe wrong on this one.
RPGCrazied
Member
Oh, yeah.
I'm from the US. I probably would be buying the standard edition if I lived in EU.Amazon will deliver this shit to me a week later after launch
I love the title. No amount of additions will make me think this port is superior to the original. 30 FPS in battle is nothing short of vomit inducing.
Good that they kept the orchestrated OPs. Starry Heavens is so awful. I haven't heard the Japanese OP for DotNW.
I love the title. No amount of additions will make me think this port is superior to the original. 30 FPS in battle is nothing short of vomit inducing.
Good that they kept the orchestrated OPs. Starry Heavens is so awful. I haven't heard the Japanese OP for DotNW.
chickdigger802
Banned
tales games are more akin to... a simple fighter or action rpg gameplay wise.... so it does kinda matter.
It doesn't help that pretty much every tales games since have been 60fps (at least for battles).
Yes, just be happy they did a beyond mediocre work at porting the game, and made some unnecessary changes for the worse...
Just for reference, this is how the game looks running on dolphin:
Now there's the Symphonia I remember.
yikes. That would take a day of leaving my ps3 on, and I don't want to overheat it.
Physical it is then!
theSlacker
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My mistake.
Terra_Ex
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No 60fps, you're not even trying are you Bamco? And why would they remove the outlines... I really liked Symphonia's outlined style and was disappointed when they ditched it for subsequent titles, seeing that they've been toned down or outright removed in this shots is yet another letdown. Anyway, bearing in mind these developments, I will buy it eventually after a price drop, solely for the original but I won't touch DoTN again. Or I might just emulate the gamecube version, looking at SilentRacoon's screenshot.
Yes, just be happy they did a beyond mediocre work at porting the game, and made some unnecessary changes for the worse...
Just for reference, this is how the game looks running on dolphin:
This looks so much better than what we're actually getting, it's not even funny.
The lack of 60FPS sucks, but I'm buying it to support the fact that we're finally getting a dual audio Tales game. I also never played the sequel, which I've heard isn't that great but I'll be giving it a shot anyway. I probably won't play either game for a while though since I have a backlog piling up as it is, and I'm also getting Thief and LoS 2 the same day.
Yeah, I'm hesitant about picking this up simply because I feel like the combat system in this game hasn't aged very well.
Yes, just be happy they did a beyond mediocre work at porting the game, and made some unnecessary changes for the worse...
Just for reference, this is how the game looks running on dolphin:
This is pretty much the minimum standard I'd expect for a HD rerelease of a 10 year old game. Dolphin isn't even replacing textures or anything - it's purely doing resolution upscaling and (maybe) some texture smoothing. The idea that they're doing a rerelease of the game and can't even reach those relatively modest goals is kind of insulting. The framerate drop is doubly insulting - the PS3, while long in the tooth, is still many times faster than a Gamecube - just a jump from 480i to 720p resolution should be easily doable at the same framerate, and the jump to 1080p should be at least possible.
I think I'll just stick to the Gamecube version via Dolphin - it's one of the prized possessions of my Gamecube collection (along with Skies of Arcadia Legends).
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
Ah, I see that now, should have read more of the OP, good to know though.
Dimentionalist
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The original post makes me yearn for the GC version's font.
Symphonia is one of my favorite games of all time. The drop to 30FPS sucks and it's immediately noticeable (although from what I played of the PS3 version, it runs slightly smoother than the PS2 version). At least this has dual audio so I don't have to listen to Lloyd's chipmunk voice in the sequel.
I would have liked the ability to skip cutscenes and voiced skits for the original, but oh well. Can't win 'em all.
You're not.
Symphonia is one of my favorite games of all time. The drop to 30FPS sucks and it's immediately noticeable (although from what I played of the PS3 version, it runs slightly smoother than the PS2 version). At least this has dual audio so I don't have to listen to Lloyd's chipmunk voice in the sequel.
I would have liked the ability to skip cutscenes and voiced skits for the original, but oh well. Can't win 'em all.
You're not.
I won mine but the CE would have been what I went with anyway.