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Tales of Legendia PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2006
User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19

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  1. CotyH
    Apr 8, 2007
    8
    This game does have its flaws (like no multi-player and no VA during character quests), but' it's not a bad game. The music is really good. In this game, you get to know more about the characters than you usually would (through character quests). While i had only played Tales of Symphonia when this came out, i thought that this was a great game.
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  2. NickH.
    Feb 12, 2006
    3
    No co-op mode! Even Tales of Destiny on the playstaiton let you have more than one player. Ruins a lot of the game's unique appeal.
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  3. EugeneM.
    Feb 10, 2006
    10
    Best one player experience that falls in the same category fun as Grandia series Great battle sytem and graphics.
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  4. Bumble
    Feb 8, 2006
    9
    All tales games rock, and so does this one!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. SteveM.
    Feb 8, 2006
    9
    Once again I feel the reviewers here don't give alot of credit where it is due. Not all games are going to be FF whatever. I personally LOVE the Tales series. Each one that has been released in the US has been fantastic.I can't wait for Tales of Phantasia (Tales of desitny 2 previously) to come out on the GBA. I am quite stoked on this game, but mabey its just me. Corrolla of RPGs! Pshaw! More like a 67 GTO, a kick ass classic! I am picking this one up today so I will have an offical rewiew tommorow. I just felt the need to defend Tales against these slanted rewiews.… Expand
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  6. ChrisC.
    Feb 19, 2006
    7
    Not a bad game, but the weakest in the Tales series, including the ones that didn't get localized to the US. Decent. But, if America gets this, and not the far superior Tales of the Abyss, it's a travesty.
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  7. Gamerblue
    Jul 7, 2006
    9
    Excellant game, the music is to die for..best in the series. It does lack a few things that Symphonia had but makes up for them in the other options. Fun all around.
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  8. matthew
    Jan 24, 2006
    9
    Right up there with Radiata Stories and Dragon Quest this year. May even be up there with FF7 and Chrono Trigger. Amazing environments, unique characters and fantastic BGM. Fast paced fighting system with MASSIVE amounts of combos. Finally, a story that easily tops all other plots in the Tales series. MUST OWN. I only hope Grandia III is as good.
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  9. ScottV.
    Feb 15, 2006
    7
    As I play this I find myself wishing I was younger and hadn't been through this story so many times before, because the overall production values are just so high. The graphics are beautiful, the voice acting is some of the best ever for an RPG, and the real-time combat system is unique (if a little bland). It is clear that they paid attention to all the little details down to the choice of fonts and icons and nuances of expression while characters are talking. I think younger players will find this to be a real treat, but more experienced RPGers will unfortunately have a hard time avoiding the "been there done that" feeling.… Expand
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  10. seieko_pherdo
    Aug 19, 2011
    6
    Tales of Legendia in the bluntest terms possible is basically a downgrade from Tales Of Symphonia. It mains flaws besides how easy it is to get lost in the world map (which may just be my fault) are in the battles and the random encounter's can get a more than a little annoying. The story while well told isn't as endearing as it could be and the characters seem a little mismatched. However a point is it's favor is the music, and in certain places because of the music the game really shines or rather certain moments within it. Now while comparing this game to Tales Of Symphonia may be a little unfair but after that game came out it's easy to see this game could have been so much more than it was. By time I got through half of the game I just didn't care and stopped playing. And in my opinion that is a shame as the Tales Of Games contain some of the best stories and game music I've ever seen.… Expand
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 37 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. Play Magazine
    90
    With so many RPG's vying for those last few PS2 dollars, Namco sought to make theirs stick out like a troll at an elves' convention and so they've reached deep into their bag of tricks to present something truly original, while sticking to the genre's time-honored covenants and their decidedly storybook-meets-manga design etiquette. [Jan 2006]
  2. The New York Times
    60
    Variety is less evident in Tales of Legendia, a role-playing game from Namco that forces you to do mildly entertaining things over and over until all the entertainment has been squeezed out.
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  3. GamePro
    70
    The PlayStation 2 certainly isn't left wanting for quality role-playing games, so though Tales of Legendia is competent and enjoyable, in the end it simply isn't memorable enough to carve more than a niche.
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