Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Symphonia

Steam Deck Verified

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. · JRPG · Feb 1, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

85%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 189 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise42% are divided16% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story follows Lloyd and pals as they try to save the land of Sylvarant by returning mana to the world, this is done by going on a pilgrimage with Colette to turn her into an angel so she can reset the flow of mana.
189 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
$20 is a fair price for an rpg game that gives you quite a few hours of gameplay and content, even more so than Vesperia.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Contains the original graphics and all content released for it
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack has aged very well but needed more diversity.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The eight or so characters you can play are not all accessible (as standard for a JRPG back then) and there will be times you are forced back to Lloyd, but it IS possible to play on co-op with other players in the same room.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters189 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat82 reviews
82%
Performance50 reviews
68%
Difficulty17 reviews
94%
Controls17 reviews
71%
Interface13 reviews
54%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes16 reviews
31%
Bugs16 reviews
81%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.