the best combo, the worst gamplay
This review contains spoilers
I can understand why some people may not like this one, but I don't dislike it tbh
Emil is a nice protagonist who develops pretty well, and the gameplay got butchered but it's still enjoyable
Not a bad sequel but really doesn't live up to its predescesor
Emil is a nice protagonist who develops pretty well, and the gameplay got butchered but it's still enjoyable
Not a bad sequel but really doesn't live up to its predescesor
Just finished Symphonia 2. I can barely see the screen as my vision is mostly obscured by the fresh tears of finishing what is now, without a doubt, my favorite completed work of fiction across all mediums. I am shaking and slamming my head on the nearest table trying to comprehend how a story this masterful can exist.
Martha and her bitch ass annoy me
This game hurts me on a personal level.
I didn't care for the monster-based gameplay and Emil irritated me so badly I didn't want to keep playing to see if it got better.
I don't think this deserves as much hate as it gets but it's definitely one of the weakest Tales games
I'm very biased I feel as this is my first JRPG outside of pokemon or mario but I see this game as fun but flawed. The first 6 hours especially have some issues but it gets better and by the end I can say I really enjoyed the plot and characters both new and old. Also it's better than Symphonia 1.
A misunderstood entry in the series, Dawn of the New World serves more as a spin-off rather than a true, grand-scale sequel to Symphonia. All the classic Tales goodies are here, including tight combat (better than Symphonia's) and great skits, plus the return of many beloved characters.
If we can fault it for anything though, it should be for the awkward motion capture.
If we can fault it for anything though, it should be for the awkward motion capture.
So funnily enough, I actually think the biggest flaw of this game was the monster raising system. I did not think it really fit a Tales game, especially when we have a whole cast of previously known characters. It was also annoying as shit to manage.
Other than that, I actually quite liked the game. Emil/Marta was a weird and cheesy romance but I liked it. Helps it's one of the few outright for sure canon pairings in the whole series.
Most of the new characters were amusing or interesting enough. Could the older characters have been used more? Sure but I thought their role was perfectly fine.
Other than that, I actually quite liked the game. Emil/Marta was a weird and cheesy romance but I liked it. Helps it's one of the few outright for sure canon pairings in the whole series.
Most of the new characters were amusing or interesting enough. Could the older characters have been used more? Sure but I thought their role was perfectly fine.
Emil kinda goated MC THO??
Filed under sequels to classic masterpieces that never needed to exist right next to FF X-2
please let me play as the actual characters in battle
(as an aside I hacked richter back into my party and the game doesn't actually level him up throughout the story so he was just, absolutely trash at the end of the game)
(as an aside I hacked richter back into my party and the game doesn't actually level him up throughout the story so he was just, absolutely trash at the end of the game)
Who ever decided that the party members from the first game can't level up should be beaten
I honestly believe this game is better than the first. While I believe Symphonia 1's combat is better, the overall experience of Symphonia 2 is much better thanks to Emil and Marta. They're dynamic characters that grow and change over the course of the story in interesting ways and help each other grow for the better. That's way more than its predecessor had going for it. I really wish the fans didn't scorn this game as they do, because it's honestly great.
it's uh, it's a game alright