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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology

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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
66
9.2 User Score:

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Based on 27 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Namco Bandai Games

Developer: Namco Bandai Games

Genre(s): Role-Playing Game

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: July 17, 2007

Summary

Along with the fast-paced battles the Tales series is known for, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology also lets players create their own hero. Choose from a host of options, such as voice, hairstyle and class, to start a hero or heroine on their epic journey. Then through your adventures, find, customize, or create hundreds of items to equip in order to make the ideal character, or trade your items using the PSP system wireless functionality. In Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, the player's own creation--the player's own hero--will embark on an epic quest to save the world. Along with its RPG game play, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology features the largest collection of both old and new characters to be incorporated into the storyline. Experience the storyline as beloved Tales characters such as Stahn Aileron from Tales of Destiny, Reid Hershel from Tales of Destiny II, Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia and Luke fon Fabre from Tales of the Abyss, and many more, join the player in battle and aid them on this new quest. All the new and classic Tales characters come together to weave a tale in this addition to the renowned Tales series. [Namco Bandai Games]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

95

Game Chronicles

With over 300 quests and level of customization you can do to you character, I wouldn't doubt if this game is one of the best RPG’s to hit the market this year.

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85

GamePro

Honestly, Radiant Mythology does absolutely nothing new, especially if you've played Tales games before, but I found myself have a lot of fun hacking and slashing away through beautiful dungeons.

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80

Playstation Official Magazine UK

Despite complicated combat, it's an addictive alternative to "Final Fantasy." [Dec 2007, p.114]

80

PSM Magazine

An engaging RPG adventure that's well-suited to the PSP. [Aug 2007, p.85]

80

GameSpy

A solid RPG for the handheld and one that definitely blows one-dimensional RPGs like Untold Legends and X-Men Legends out of the water with its sheer depth and levels of customization. It can get repetitive at times and you'll occasionally get overwhelmed with micromanaging your inventory, but the pay-off is generally worth it.

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77

GameZone

With literally hundreds of quests to take on and a number of characters to recruit along the way, Radiant Mythology will keep gamers really busy.

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75

IGN

This is extremely frustrating because you're supposed to be a hero and not an errand boy. Still, with amusing cutscenes involving different Tales characters and a solid battle system, fans of the series will more than likely be satisfied. That is, if they're not too busy harvesting potatoes.

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71

Game Almighty

There is a lot here to like if you're willing to look past the redundant quests and better yet, Radiant Mythology is a good entry point for newcomers to the series.

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70

Play Magazine

Radiant Mythology will likely disappoint anyone expecting the intense storylines, vast worlds and well-designed dungeons of a "real" Tales title. [July 2007, p.68]

70

Game Informer

From action-style combat scenes to cutesy animal sidekicks to world-saving dilemmas, this is a Tales game through and through. I’m pretty sure that’s not a compliment anymore.

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68

Worth Playing

It's blatant fan service, and it doesn't try to be anything more; while the battle system is a lot of fun and the skits are entertaining, there simply isn't enough here to keep a casual gamer interested, especially once things devolve into the endless grind of fetch questing.

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67

Electronic Gaming Monthly

What's more, the game's confining mission-based, dungeon-crawl layout may turn off fans accustomed to the series' traditional expansive, expressive worlds. [Aug 2007, p.83]

65

GamerNode

For a PSP RPG, it's pretty good, but for a Tales game, it's below par. Tales fans will love the references to other characters in the series and the humor, but the non-Tales crowd may get flustered at all the in-jokes.

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65

AtomicGamer

In the end, though, I really can't recommend this game to anyone other than those that are already fans of the Tales games.

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63

GamingTrend

With boring quests that really don’t make you feel like you are a part of saving the world, there isn’t any real excitement to the game.

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62

PSM3 Magazine UK

It just lacks a strong personality or story. [Nov 2007, p.84]

60

G4 TV

It’s a bit too easy to get bored thanks to an overload of boring tasks.

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60

Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Kingdom Hearts meets a boring MMO meets Tales, and the result is strictly for hardcore fans of the series. [Vol 3, Issue 2, p.61]

60

GameSpot

Tales fans will enjoy the familiar faces, but for everyone else, Radiant Mythology is just another formulaic RPG.

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60

Modojo

More games should take a look at Tales of the World to see how pleasant a streamlined experience can be.

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60

Games Radar (in-house)

It’s all in good fun, though - like a high school reunion. Characters from Tales of Eternia, Tales of Destiny, and even Tales of the Abyss parade across screen constantly, and even if you’ve never played those games, the ensuing crossover comedy is interesting to say the least.

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60

1UP

A colossal waste of an opportunity. The game throws together over 10 years' worth of characters from eight of the previous entries in the series, but for some inexplicable reason it sends these fan favorites not on a grand adventure but on a series of tedious fetch quests.

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58

Game Revolution

Completionists and series fans might dig nailing every single quest in a town and uncovering all the most powerful Artes, but the average gamer will find Radiant Mythology a pretty typical anime cliché.

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58

Gaming Age

Don't come in expecting an epic/grand/moving story, and keep in mind that this game is made for the big Tales fans.

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56

Play UK

The real-time mechanic just descends into button hammering. [Issue#158, p.94]

56

Cheat Code Central

Categorically speaking, hardcore RPG fans are likely to get bored with the gameplay rather quickly. Casual and newbies will get the most bang for their buck with this game as it brings them into the RPG genre gently. Best played in small doses.

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50

TotalPlayStation

Unless you're a hardcore Tales fan, there's no reason to pick this game up; there will be plenty of great RPGs hitting in the next few months, so save that cash and trade it in soon for something a little more worthwhile.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kevin R. gave it a7:
Amusing and a very nostalgic moment for Tales fans, but it wastes an amazing opportunity by focusing on "portable gaming" as opposed to making a fully realized quest. It disappoints, yet still manages to be a decent game.

Mackinley gave it a9:
This is the only PSP game I've ever liked that wasn't a direct port of a PS1 title. It's brisk, fun, and controls perfectly, even while using that horrible little analog nub! True, if you aren't a fan of the seires, you probably won't "get it", but c'mon. Did I mention ZERO load times? A totally solid Tales game.

Christopher G. gave it a9:
VERY SOLID - great farming/crafting/questing/professions based rpg. Charming characters lots of fun dialogue - NOT AN EPIC TALE however. GREAT COMBAT SYSTEM... woooo its good. best in rpg yet i think.

Manny M. gave it a10:
Its a nice lite fun game that is perfect for on the go gaming.

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