Tales of Symphonia

Buy85%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

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

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio2 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Tales of Symphonia?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story for the time of releases still good to even to this day.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Mix this with EX skills that change the way you attack and defend and there’s a lot of good squish to the combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also enhances graphics a LOT, so I suggest checking it out.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The writing and voice acting is still solid, and certain parts WILL leave you feeling emotional.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The battle system is addicting, with 8 different playable character styles, each with two different skill trees to work with.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story158 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Combat81 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Performance
62% still recommend
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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