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Didn’t think I would be so quick to watch another Tales series after my very recent stint with Tales Of Phantasia. This time, Tales Of Eternia. Yeah, am…
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Heavenly Delusion Came Out Of Nowhere.
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Two Tales of Mermaid Meat
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“Burn” — Tales of Berseria OP
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Since I had just finished a Bamco game and this one had raving reviews I decided to play my first Tales game. Glad to say I was not…
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Honestly I wish I had played this before Zestiria but well it’s too late to change my decisions from 2 months ago. Kanade’s thoughts in blue as usual.
When the fire came
When the fire cameover the hilldid it pausethe flames hard as amber — still so hot silent as ash –It stood thereJust for a momentas it crested the…
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Happy 12th Anniversary, Tales of Xillia
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The blandest teenager in Japan chases his crush to another world and somehow becomes king. They have a monster problem or something, but it’s just an excuse for…
I 100-Percented Tales of Arise
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JRPG Review: Tales of the Abyss
And so after like 14 years of not watching the anime and being that I’m playing a bunch of Tales games now, I finally decided to jump into…
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Fox Tales
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Tales of Symphonia, in spite of whatever details may have been cut for time, still manages to tell a great story.