The ULTIMATE Recap of Tales of Symphonia (RECAPitation) #talesof #talesofsymphonia

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[@OniBlackMage]

Pronunciation Disclaimer: I am saying Mana, Kratos, Yggdrasill, and Undine the way they say it in this game. I would like to thank the Tales of fans for their patience, as no other playlist on my entire channel has had to wait 4 years for an update. I said I would cover this game as far back as 2016 and I apologize for keeping you waiting. Tales of Symphonia is special to me as though it is not my favorite Tales game, it was my first. I am impressed how good many of the voice performances are, especially Lloyd and Kratos. Unintentionally, this game is now the longest RECAP on the channel, mainly because the game has 3 dense acts, but also because I had to edit out a bunch of content to keep the recap under 1 hour (a soft, unspoken rule of mine). Next RECAPitation will be: Final Fantasy 12: Revenant Wings

[@christopherbronson3275]

Why... Why do they pronounce these names like this... It always hurt my soul to hear... U-Dee-Ni instead of Un-Dine

[@freddyvidz]

Thanks

[@chaosakazero]

Isn't Undine species 8472 from star trek ?its expanded lore post voyager

[@wesleyharris1723]

@@christopherbronson3275 This was one the earlier Tales of games so it's a bit okay to get used and allowed as much. Each game has it own unique way of pronouncing certain name after all.

[@esthiem4388]

Again, why can't we just ignore and forget about Revnant Wingd

[@BradleyMcCloud]

How many were introduced to the Tales series with Tales of Symphonia back in the gamecube era? *raises hand*

[@Vereid]

Same here. Well...I did play Phantasia first technically but I barely remembered it the first time played it (and only for like an hour), but Symphonia was when I became completely obsessed with the series (assuming they actually got an English release). Hell, I live in Australia and I had to even import the US version of Tales of the Abyss with swap magic to play it since it never got a PAL release on PS2 (grr Namco....). Played every Tales game since, but I'd still claim the best of the series was from Destiny/Symphonia/Abyss/Vesperia/Graces, still like all the others though.

[@Nimi450]

Same, but surprisingly... Not a lot of other Tales actually worked for me like Symphonia worked.

[@ChangedFigure]

I was actually introduced into the tables series by ToS: Dawn of the new World. It peaked my curiosity and having played the first one afterwards I was very disappointed that with all this great plot they let ToS2 fall so short.

[@AkiraKoops]

Here here my first tales game and my favorite

[@mekverseedits]

My first was Tales of Phantasia on GBA. Then was Tales of Legendia...I fell in love with Legendia and resented Symohonia bc everyone praised it and shitted on Legendia 😅

[@alphaomega5878]

Dude, I felt true betrayal when Kratos revealed himself as an angel. This game was and still is one of the best out there.

[@victor-tw5lk]

Zelos betrayal was even worse

[@riyuphoenix4533]

@@victor-tw5lk Oh yeah, I loved the optional story lines, where you could get kratos back on your team, but zelos dying was a horrible price to pay. Really upsetting.

[@riyuphoenix4533]

Kratos betrayal seemed so brutal, I was young when playing this game, so a was naive about rpgs and general story tropes ect. So this really nice guy who seemed like he could never do such a thing, then turns on the team, I was like so pissed with him. I wish games could make me feel as many emotions as this one.

[@nickromeos941]

This game was my childhood. The amount of sadness I felt after beating the game, knowing there wasnt anymore I can still remember vividly.

[@letsplayg]

Same I got so sad when it ended

[@daringdarius5686]

My guy, did you do all endings and ruin the grade shop? My last run of the game ended after I purchased everything in the grade shop... Level 3 Genis using Meteor Storm on the first boss? Funniest shit my guy ;)

[@MA6manalac]

Did you play the 2nd game?

[@nickromeos941]

I didnt play the second game, by the time I knew there was a second one I was kinda out of tales games. Somewhat recently I went back to play symphonia again, AND LET ME JUST SAY, the marble scene gets me every time.... there's so much I can say about the game that I love. Lloyd's voice actor is the same voice actor who played Robin in teen titans which was another thing I loved a lot as a kid.

[@MA6manalac]

@@nickromeos941 Yea, I definitely think playing the second one is worth it! for the completed childhood memories lol. I didnt play it until a couple years ago but I still loved it. I def wanna play through both again

[@freddyvidz]

This is the game that made me a "Tales" fanatic.

[@BlastHeart96]

freddyvidz It was Abyss that did it for me I loved the story and the deeper meaning too much, but Symphonia is still one of my favorites. Symphonia has my favorite cast as a whole though right up there with Berseria, Zestiria, and the Xillias (I even liked Dawn of a New World it just didn’t really feel like a sequel).

[@UsonoHoushi]

Mine it was Eternia back when it was called Destiny 2.

[@jurassicporksoup9653]

Ooooooorrrradddddeee is good!!

[@journeytrials]

Me too! Me and my brother would play this game in the GameCube back in the days! Memories!!

[@desmondmalone438]

Me too alone with most of ones that come America I love the tale series because of them

[@orangerightgold7512]

dude, tales of symphonia is so goddamn good. amazing story great gameplay and awesome bosses. man this brings back memories.

[@dcta51]

I just started playing it again after 14 years of putting it off. Its incredible, especially for 2003. One of the best and first Jrpg's ive played. Best tales game hands down. Everything after it are just renditions of it.

[@vonbon212]

Tempest locking mithos was fun

[@danielgrotha8764]

It's not my favorite Tales of game, but I do have a huge amount of respect for it because of all the good it did for the series.

[@iMethodicalz]

hey could any of you guys let me know what the other tales game are called and in order?? i wanna finish everything in order!

[@danielgrotha8764]

@@iMethodicalz Phantasia, Destiny, Eternia, Destiny 2, Symphonia, Rebirth, Legendia, Abyss, Innocence, Vesperia, Hearts, Graces, Xillia, Xillia 2, Zesteria and Beseria. Good luck

[@Luipaard005]

Honestly one of the greatest games I've ever played, I was just the right age when playing it (13 years old) and it utterly gutted me in the best way from turn to turn.

[@sarah-janeheart8201]

You probably have a full list of games to get through, but if you could add "The World Ends With You" To that list, I would appreciate a video of that.

[@daedelous7094]

A few differences that can occur during the game 1. During the Zelos betrayal moment, if Lloyd had previously chosen to speak with Kratos instead of one of his other party members at a night in Flanoir, Zelos can actually commit to his betrayal and fight the group resulting in his death upon the scene's end. In this instance, Kratos will permanently join the group instead. 2. In the ending, one of Lloyd's companions will join him on his journey, depending on hidden affection levels throughout the game. Hinted at in Flanoir ( Up to 3 party members will attempt to talk with him in order of affection level before Kratos appearing if he refuses to go with any of them). Collette is the canon one however you can get anyone to do so and it just appears as them walking to join Lloyd in the fade out. Kratos is the exception and Colette will be here instead if he was the one focused. 3. The affection level mentioned above also affects who Mithos controls right after getting Origin. Whoever Lloyd is strongest with will be taken away and needs to be saved, most first timers get Collette as she is most engineered to be Lloyd's soul mate (And it is canon in the sequel) but anyone can get it, except Kratos, Collette takes his place in most scenes that require the "soul mate" to affect progression, as he is required in some events himself. The affection levels with female party members do tend to get gather heated in romance for Lloyd, Sheena being the most expressive.

[@chamafinita4424]

19:22 I can't unsee Yuan's upper mouth sprite as a thin moustache. Also, amazing vid, really, thank you for making it.

[@LavvyWuff]

This has, to this day, been the only game I've given 5 full playthroughs, back-to-back, with no breaks in-between (outside of going to school/work and sleeping/eating, of course). And I enjoyed it greatly every single time.

[@kdia62]

Me and abyss

[@LavvyWuff]

@@kdia62 Abyss is definitely one of the stronger entries in the series, I'd easily put it in my top 3 :) My number 1 favorite (even with as many times as I played Symphonia back to back) would have to be Vesperia, though

[@DemonOfMyMind]

I love this game. Wish my "friend" didn't steal it. I'd have given it to my nephew so he can enjoy it like I did.

[@RAWSKILLZ1223]

Damn this came at a good time because I'm actually about to start Tales of Vesperia tomorrow!!! This game was amazing! Thank you! 😁

[@Xivinux]

Kratos Aurion my second favorite character ever just second behind Link. Kratos was so awesome

[@kalandarkclaw8892]

I love the little details of this game. For example how lyod rests his hands and arms on the hilt of his swords

[@XxZero1990xX]

I legit randomly decided yesterday to finally start going through some of the Tales games because I played this one back when it came out on the GameCube. I absolutely loved your recap of the story. It brought back lots of memories of the game and how much I loved it.

[@tinyguy9398]

Can you do Tales of the Abyss? It to me is the epitome of the Tales of series both in its story and characterization. I think it would definitely benefit from a recapitulation.

[@PSNMirru]

FACTS!

[@letsplayg]

It was good but saying it's the epitome storywise hell no atleast you said "in my opinion" but in my opinion the story is actually kinda boring untill you get to the middle from there on it's extremely good lol but sitting through the beginning wasn't something I wanted to do for a second time 🤣

[@tinyguy9398]

I definitely agree the story took its sweet time before it took off but when it did it really did distinguish itself as one of my favourite Tales of games. l absolutely loved the central conflict of the story, especially when dealing with the score (predestination vs. free will) and the characters really grew on me. And the opening / ending theme (Bump of Chicken's Karma) is by far the best opening song of any Tales of Game I ever heard.

[@chicodepuertorico1450]

This is a great title. Those plot twists were just disgustingly good.

[@MrWader76]

You are a human machine. The quality and effort you have to put in these videos are unreal. I listened to every single one 😄 thanks for doing what you, brother

[@andrewparkins1803]

Tales of Symphonia is a story about good people doing things that are terrible to save two worlds tied together by fate and following up the terrible things by finding a solution to the terrible things

[@wevegottrouble5891]

45:57 This has probably been said a million times already but it it's not Kratos' Sword. Depending on whether you killed Zelos or not, the sword belongs to either Zelos or Kratos and the sword itself will be a different model depending on who it belongs to (since Kratos and Zelos have inherently different default swords in cutscenes). If you killed Zelos, Kratos has unlocked the door for Lloyd. If Zelos is alive, Zelos has kept the door unlocked for him instead. It's to play into the role of Savior that Kratos or Zelos plays. Either of them saves your allies including yourself by helping you get past Yggdrasil's contraptions. In this case, it's Zelos' sword because Zelos also has access to Cruxis as a member of the high order (Don't ask me why to be honest. Yggdrasil is an absolute idiot for trusting Zelos enough to grant him access to important rooms.)

[@pro2firez]

My favorite tales game by far. Would be amazing to have this game remake for a newer console.

[@ligmasugmasugondese]

Mithos Yggdrasill bro yes

[@andrewclark3330]

YES! this needs to be on the nintendo switch much like how tales of vesparia was ported!

[@JJMomoida]

Oh god, I would love a remake.

[@andrewclark3330]

@@JJMomoida me too!

[@LambdaTheos]

Its already been remade for PS3 tho..

[@tolil8547]

While sneaking Lloyd discovers a Nintendo Gamecube 8:19 :D

[@xylon7333]

absolutely stoked you finally got to this! This is definitely an amazing plot, and if im not mistaken, your longest recap? Definitely worth all the effort

[@ChanceDraws]

Woah! Only knew of Tales off-handedly and from the mobile app. Around 30 min in, I was like, He's still GOING??? This was a crazy cool ride! Thank you.

[@celticsfansean]

This is one of my favorite all time games! Thank you for the trip down memory lane! I really enjoyed it!

[@Zeusifer]

“Feel the pain.. of thooose Inferior beings... As You Burn In Hell...” Still to this day I remember the moment I realized who was the cause of Lloyd’s mother death and how that man made His father kill his mother...

[@Ekkolocationzz]

I cant even tell you how excited i got when i got the notification that this was the newest RECAPitation! Ive loved the Tales of series since i was a boy and im so excited to go on this nostalgia train with one of the best games the series! Havent even started the video yet im just excited! :D Thank you Oni!!! - ToS Fanboy (/o.o)/

[@Yuri-vh5iq]

Man, best plot of the Tales of games.

[@xebenatrosxeracroft5178]

I started the series with Destiny on the PS1, and am still playing the series today with Berseria, cannot wait for the new one Arise to come out!

[@MrVlogerGuy]

I know these take a long time but I love these. Keep up the good work XD!

[@kentamidorin]

This is an example of great storytelling really. I loved JRPGs simply by experiencing the story myself.

[@danielgrotha8764]

Tales of Symphonia may not be my favorite Tales of game, but no one can deny the effect this game had on the rest of the series.

[@noahbuster4333]

Thank you for these! The nostalgia is amazing

[@robkuro8564]

Cool, a Tales recap, and yup these can take long. The Tales series is great series awesome characters,themes, story, and,music

[@dreamcaster964]

Freaking Finally! I've been waiting for you to make this vid.

[@chrisward5263]

This game was one of my favorites. Amazing and broad story. Interesting characters.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Dude i can't wait for Tales Of Berseria!

[@TrazAce9]

I haven't finished the vid but I love this game and the tales series in general. This game got me started on tales. I enjoyed the character development and the set ups for future reveals that made the game really enjoyable on replays

[@jzblue345]

I never knew this was a prequel to Phantasia now I have to play it.

[@ShadKats]

Huge thanks for this video mate!

[@martinherfjord8766]

Wow. Amazing work! Thanks!

[@jeiku_balmung_iraisan]

This was my first ever tales game and I love it to this day, crossing my fingers that both it and dawn of the new world comes to switch just like vesperia did

[@Tmathh]

You did a great job summarizing

[@mrfld]

I like the game but the plot has so much to try and absorb. This is what I remembered prior to watching the video. Colette is the chosen one. Lloyd has to help her on her mission to save the world. Mana supply is low. There is an alternate world where the mana supply is high. There is a mana tug of war. Can both worlds be saved?

[@nghia_win]

My favorite game ever. Did so many replays!

[@Stryder467]

Sorry it took me so long to watch this one. I think this RECAP has inspired me to replay this game myself, although I am considering the PC port on Steam, even though it is locked at 30 FPS. Great retelling of a wonderful tale, and thank you for the hard work put into this one. This game has so much content! Keep at it, and I'll meet you on the next battlefield.

[@mik3el]

its unlocked now i r get 130 frames so nice

[@Waas]

As always, great video.

[@absolutefool9577]

Like how it starts out as typical jrpg story but then halfway through it pulls the rug out from under you

[@StargazingCeres]

Great recap for a very long game! Weirdly enough, it's not even in the Top 5 of my favorite Tales game but it's still really really good and I usually recommend it as a starting point for the series (unless the recomendee doesn't like older games).

[@TSkillzX]

This is the game that really got me into Tales and JRPGs. nothing but love for this one. doubt i'll ever play it again - i had at least 6 play thrus and probably put 1k hours into the whole game- but it was fun while it lasted

[@t.h.mcelroy6597]

Thanks for this!💛

[@Parietal-Polymath]

I straight up didnt know I was waiting for this one.

[@jmutube61191]

Very well done. I hope you do a recap of the other Tales games that was never released in English, those are the only ones I can't play.

[@bronwynecg]

I finished replaying this game (after like a 10+ year “break”). I REALLY need this video 😂😂😂 AND having discovered this year that Jennifer Hale voices Sheena, I love Sheena even more 🤘🏽😁

[@azurviper513]

Man this game brings back some memories! The first tales game I beat actually.

[@thattimestampguy]

8:02 In The Desert 🌵 9:15 Port City of Palma Casta 11:24 Asgard, The City of Ruins

[@Amalgam8ion]

The intro into title was butter oml

[@AngelusX92]

My first Tales game and still one of my favourite games of all time

[@ReaverPrime]

I cannot properly express just how much I LOVE the Tales series. I'm still salty that Tales of Destiny 2 (no, not Eternia) never made it to the US. Especially since ToD1 remains my favorite in the franchise.

[@BlastHeart96]

ReaverPrime Yeah same. It still kinda baffles me that it isn’t more mainstream for how amazing EVERY single one has been. I’ve played 90% of all of them and I have never been disappointed at all with any of them. Dawn of a New World didn’t really feel like a sequel because the previous cast just felt like they were there for fan service, but I still really liked it.

[@shyguypro9876]

I’ve long called this game my favourite game. Probably not quite correct, but it’s certainly the game that had the most influence on me as a person. I grew up in a rural, nearly all white town so this game was my introduction to the evils of racism and discrimination. Mithos is such an excellent villain for this kind of story. Even a hero who ended a world destroying war is not immune to discrimination, and his hatred and sadness are totally understandable. I also love Lloyd as a hero. The destruction of Iselia and death of Marble perfectly explain his downright revulsion for senseless slaughter and refusal to accept a world where such evils are justified.

[@BloodrealmX]

Mithos is my favourite villain of all time. He's just such a compelling character. He's done horrible, unforgivable things, but you understand how he got there and sympathize with him even though you disagree with his decisions. Lloyd is also criminally underrated. People say he's bland, but I don't see it. Then again, people say Yuri Lowell from Vesperia is a super amazingly fantastic character, but I find _him_ bland.

[@darkecofreak23]

I’ve got this on Steam, and now I think I’ll give it another shot after beating all the Trails games.

[@612XIONG612]

I love you for doing this!!!!!

[@EVERYWHERE_MAN]

Tales of seires is so underrated Tales of Symphonia is my first but Abyss is fav

[@Jarmymon]

I keep waiting for the day you do a zero time dilemma recap

[@vancelancaster266]

An absolutely fantastic game that flew under the radar.

[@KoiinuNe]

this was my first tales game. and i've since collected over half of them.

[@Zeusifer]

Bro do “all” the tales series there my favorite games ty for picking ToS

[@rickster008]

I love the tales games , this was my second tales game that i've played years ago also the anime is good too

[@tayko84]

A recap of tales of vesperia would be awesome

[@jess6558]

This video is so fast compared to how long it took me to do irl

[@carlosf.xblackjack]

Loving your channel, I wish you would do parasite eve 1 & 2

[@j-bharmonized6236]

46:54 But in my second play through I learned you could re-recruit Kratos...which then makes Zelos fight the party and die. I can't remember if it was here or somewhere else though...

[@tea_fran]

This is the spot, but it's when the angels and Pronyma take away Colette that Zelos steps in to fight the group. I know it's not canon, but I prefer this arc as it really does weigh the burden of the team has to do.

[@1jidion]

we learned in flash more about the multiverse theory, same earth, they just vibrate at different frequencies so they cant see or touch one another

[@x.MaverickHunter.x]

Thank you for this

[@viewerdiscretionisadvised4658]

Oni, would it be possible to do Resonance of Fate next?

[@kainingyao7873]

Damn, I've been waiting quite a long time for a recap video for Tales of Symphonia! I hope you make more recap videos for other Tales games, like Tales of Vesperia, which very recently got an awesome remake! For the Final Fantasy fans who don't know anything about Tales of Symphonia, its whole plot is very similar to Final Fantasy X, in which a "chosen one" goes on a journey to save to world, only to find out some very shocking, spoilerrific truths about how the villains use the whole journey to maintain the status quo of the world, keeping the world in the plight it was supposed to solve.

[@AsakuraEX]

LOVE THIS GAME DAMMIT

[@furyberserk]

You didn't kill Mithos! You didn't win. He gave up and let himself die. A thousand years of fighting and now he takes a break. Mithos is completely Op. He's a close Sephiroth to me.

[@Nyualum21]

I mean technically you did, he was going to be taken over by his crystal. At that point he wouldn’t be himself anymore.

[@furyberserk]

@@Nyualum21 But that was because he gave up. He had that crystal for thousands of years. People can turn quickly in game. The old woman was captured when she was old so that was a few weeks at least.

[@BloodrealmX]

Mithos _with the Eternal Sword_ is completely OP, possibly the most powerful character in any Tales game. _Without_ it, though, he's incredibly strong, strong enough that 4000 years ago he could already solo the Summon Spirits' tests of combat (Gnome says as much), but he's beatable as a group. There's a _reason_ that the only hope of confronting him was by annulling his pact with Origin. He didn't give up until after he was already beaten.

[@backlogrob8358]

Best entry in the series.

[@dezooielylat9134]

It hasnt to be Collete who safes lloyd from getting taken over by Mithos. It can be anybody (except Kratos) from the group who does it. Depends on the choices you make and who ends up being your soulmate.

[@BloodrealmX]

In my first playthrough it was Genis and it made so much sense, since he and Mithos were becoming friends, that I didn't even realize it could be anyone until later on!

[@funkmastaC]

The game that could be called origin of tales if we were being literal. A great recap of the overall plot without being bogged down in the minuta. Most of the most quotable lines made it in too. Thanks for this bast from the past and proving once and for all that evil does not lie in the heart of man but in procrastination. Ha I kid.

[@Liglerian]

What is Tales of Symphonia? An AMAZING GAME!! Nuff said.

[@sugifendi6306]

Please make another Tales series recap, can you start it with the first series and so on, I love to know the whole stories, thank you

[@SheepShade]

Bought it on Steam last year, beautiful game.

[@OfficialDjTalksick]

My 1st tales game and favorite

[@capt.bellamy]

Tales if symphonia new dawn I love this sequel

[@imreplyingtothiscomment2378]

Doing gods work

[@jordansimpson5163]

18:40 easily beaten down I fought for 45 minutes straight every time I died I was so mad I reset the GameCube I used any and all items in my inventory on my final loss I was so fustrated that I sat there holding my eyes open as I stared at my failure only for a cutscenes to start playing. This is my first experience fighting a boss that I was not supposed to beat in my entire childhood

[@dragosanders4234]

This is the game that got me into the tales series My Playlist was this 1-Symphonia 2-Vesperia 3-Abyss 4-Dawn of new world 2 part of symphonia 5-Xillia 6-Xillia 2 7-Graces 8-Zestiria 9-Berseria 10-Arise I still haven't played legendia or hearts

[@Zoshnell]

Feels good man

[@kiddervish2]

I just can't believe I took all of this story in as a kid and said "Yeah, this makes sense." It's a posterboy for JRPG convoluted BS. I still enjoyed it though.

[@optimize0]

Nice video. Was always curious about this one. Then ff12 rw is next sweet!!!!

[@JJMomoida]

What is it? my favorite RPG, of course... lol. To echo one of the comments down here, I would freakin love it if they remade this game. Would be nice if they got the original voice actors, too. I hadn't played Symphonia in years, but watching this video, and then watching the trailer for Tales of Arise made me think "man, we've really come far in how these games look, huh." haha. Tales of Phantasia was my first Tales of.. game but it was Symphonia that I fell in love with, the characters, in particular. I was also blown away upon realizing the connection between Symphonia and Phantasia, as I did not realize that the latter took place many years after the former.

[@Doralga]

First 3D tales game and my first Tales Game ah the nostalgia

[@anderson52ma]

I'd like to see you take a try at the original Chrono trigger for a video like this

[@mozesboekhoudt4147]

Any chance of doing ToS2 next

[@shadowdragonomega]

My first Tales game will always hold a special place in ny heart. But it's lack of "free run" makes it hard of me to return to and enjoy after playing some latter titles.

[@Capothekid]

I can’t even lie, I’m turned off by the 2.5D gameplay (especially when you don’t have moves in the beginning) at this point in my Tales Career but the story was so intense for this game and I was so young when I first played it I’m going to have to give it a shot again.

[@navi2710]

Time to dust of my GC and play this gem again.