A must-have for anyone with a GameCube
User Rating: 9.4 | Tales of Symphonia GC
I recently finished this game and enjoyed every minute of it. Overall, it reminded me of a cross between the Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy series. The unique combat system and gameplay were fast-paced and enthralling, and although the storyline was a bit jumpy and confusing at moments, it was still intriguing. The graphics were nicely done and the cel-shaded style suited the game nicely, but some of the spell effects had a tendency to be a bit to complex for the GameCube to handle and caused it to slow down at moments, it seemed. The game was very long, but never too dull for my short attention-span, and I ended up completing it after 50 hours of gameplay time, which is far longer than most games require, so it was pretty amazing that it was so enthralling for such a long amount of time. Basically it's probably the best of it's genre for the GameCube, and I enjoyed it so much that I definitely plan to buy any other games in this series as they're released on whatever consoles I have. I highly recommend this game be added to anyone's GameCube collection. 
