Tales of RPG Series - Reggie's Favorites 

Games Shown: Tales of Phantasia (SNES / Super Famicom) Tales of Phantasia (GBA) Tales of Destiny (PS1) Tales of Destiny 2 (PS1) Tales of Legendia (PS2) Tales of the Abyss (PS2) Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360) Tales of Graces f (PS3) Tales of Symphonia Chronicles (PS3) Tales of Xillia (PS3) Tales of Xillia 2 (PS3) Tales of Hearts R (Vita) What are your thoughts on the Tales Of series?

You guys need to make a 2019 update video! There's Zestiria, Berseria, and Vesperia Definitive Edition now :)

So, I got into this series by mistake. I wanted Final Fantasy: Tactics- War of the Lions for my PSP but my dad got me Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology. I liked the game but had no idea it was part of a series, then I found Tales of Vesperia gameplay videos online and watched some of those. I got even more interested and got that game, STILL not knowing it was part of a series until I found some Tales of the Abyss videos online. I recognized Luke and Tear on the cover of TotA from being in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, and that's when I FINALLY realized they were part of the same series. I looked into it some more and found out Tales of Vesperia was part of the same series too so I looked into the series even more and HOLY SHIT. Many Tales games later, and I'm here where I'm at today. XD

Reggie has really came out of his shell since the first video. He seems especially jolly in this video. Great to see him back! I'll definitely be on the lookout for some of these games.

I saw Reggie before the video, I was like "damn dude those are some big ass display boxes!" He said "no man, these are games"

Vesperia was my favorite because the gameplay and the characters mashed so well together. Yuri's popularity was too much that he was banned from any character poll.

Tales of the Abyss is definitely one of my favorite games ever. Such an amazing game.

I never played those games, but this guy really got me interested in Tales of series.

The Tales of Series is of course our most favorite RPG series too, as most people obviously know, with Tales of Eternia being our number 1 favorite, and it actually has The BIGGEST collectors edition Box of them all called the Premium Box,

I'll admit it. I used to listen to the Lunar 2: Eternal Blue soundtrack in my car. Also used to listen to Chrono Cross. Don't hate.

I've put thousands of hours of my life into playing this series. It all started when my friend showed me Tales of Destiny II (Eternia) back in '04 then I picked up Symphonia then every game in the series to follow that. Legendia is my favorite in the series as well from the plot, graphics and soundtrack worked so well with each other.

Reggie has always been my favorite guest and to talk about my 2nd favorite game series is an occasion worth cracking a brew open over ;)

I have not heard much about this series, but it does look like a lot of fun. Nice to see Reggie back too. His enthusiasm about the games he loves is infectious!

They need to release Tales of Destiny on the PSN.

Glad to see your support for the Tales series. My favorite is Symphonia (first one I played), and to me it still holds up really well. Vesperia had amazing combat and a great story and same goes for Berseria.

Love. Love. Love this video. The Tales of series is definitely one of my favorite RPG series! There is just something about the combat and story that keeps me coming back. For the most part I also dig the characters. Thanks for making this video. Hopefully more people will pay attention to this series!

My favorite JRPG series: Shin Megami Tensei and The Tales series.

Serving in Korea during 9-11. Man that's the real deal! I love seeing gamers that have such a unique perspective. That's why I subscribe to this channel.

FINALLY! It took log enough for somebody that I subscribe to to talk about this series. So much quality & probably my favorite JRPG series of all time.

I always love the vids with Reggie. He has so much cool stuff (most of which I've never seen).

Awesome video man, enjoyed seeing reggie back im excited to see what you have coming up i just wish you made more than one video a week lol

Tales of Vesperia is amazing! It's my favorite game in the series

Awesome video, guys. Great to see Reggie back.

Reggie's back! Thanks for another great video MJR!!!

Awesome episode! Glad to see the Tales of series getting some love :D Tales of Vesperia is definitely my favorite. Great cast of characters and my favorite art style in the series. Too bad it never came to PS3 in the west.

nice collection reggie "do you think people bump game sound tracks in their car" lmfao

Reggie is definitely one of my favorite guests that you have on, MetalJesusRocks. Seems like a cool dude, and he likes some great games!

Every time Reggie comes on I've got nothing but love. Fairly comprehensive and I love seeing someone actually enjoy the world and personality in video games, and the Tales series has always had charm to spare. Glad to see you spreading some love to one of my personal favorites. Vesperia is great but I'd agree that Tales of Graces had one of the most satisfying story arcs. The way the characters develop and grow feels really organic and the ending is probably one of my top 10 favorites of all time. Thanks, Reggie and thanks Metal Jesus for sharing him with us.

I love when Reggie visits!!!

Symphonia is my favorite. You're breaking my heart.

I love it when metal Jesus and Reggie do videos.

KUDOS to Reggie, this is also one of my favorites series, I'm missing the 2 Tales for PS ONE but hope to get them in the near future. Excellent video by the way MetalJesusRocks

The Tales series really is amazing. It always puts a smile on my face to see others who love it as well.

Reggie always has the coolest games

Reggie is awesome - always enjoy when he shows up on the channel!

Thanks for sharing the Tales series Reggie! :D

We missed Reggie, great to see him back!

Reggie either needs to be in every episode, or have his own channel.

Now I'm gonna start playing the series thanks guys I love how in depth you get to explain games

I love the tales series! its great to see you give it some love and hopefully get some new people interested in it! More people means more translated games so Metal Jesus Rocks!

I got Symphonia chronicles ps3 and gamecube, vesperia xbox 360 and ps3, the abyss 3ds, Graces F japanese, Xillia japanese, Xillia 2 japanese, Hearts R europe and then Zestiria europe. One of my favorite franchises of all time. Can't wait for future tales series on the PS4.

Sucks that you didn't get into tales of symphonia because of the graphics, It's definitely my favorite RPG of all time!

Thanks for the video! I've been recently getting into collecting this series and don't know too much about all the games yet, so it's nice to have a video like this covering them from a fan's perspective. It seems there's a few out there I wasn't aware of yet, so I'll have to go check into those.

Tales of the Abyss opening song is still one of my favorites. I often pop it in my PS2 just to listen to it and watch the awesome vid. When I heard the lyrics in the anime, it really broke my heart.

My favorite Tales game, will always be Tales of Symphonia, but I still like Graces and Abyss.

First one I played was 'Symphonia' on the NGC; it's aged like milk but it still has a place in my heart. But personally, I think 'Abyss' is the overall best in the series because the story was just incredible, it looked great(for the time), and it drastically improved the battle system for the games in the series to follow. Great video, glad to see some love for this series.

Is good to see another Reggie's video. He seems to be a so cool guy! I really never played any of these games, I hope to do it some time. Great video.

Awesome video Reggie & MJR!!! You've convinced me to give the Tales series a go, looks great! :)

its been a long time since u made a video with reggie :)

Love this episode and love all these games!

Glad that Reggie is making a come back. Would be nice to see some more from his collection.

Maybe I should stop ignoring this series!

Metal Jesus Im your fan. Saludos desde México :D

Reggie is getting much better at talking in front of the camera. Great video guys.

I need to got on this series! Reggie rocks, another great vdeo!

Big Tales fan. Currently playing Tales of Zestiria on PC, but of all of them Tales of Vesperia on the 360 is my favorite.

You speak the true true. Tales never fails to entertain.

Great vid guys!

Oh man, I love reggie videos! Awesome!

Nice! I was surprised Legendia was his favorite as it's kinda the opposite for me and yes i'll be another one that says how could you not like Symphonia? Haha really cool look at one of my favorite rpg franchises

The Tales is literally one of those jrpg series that you can pretty much expect a quality game with every game except the odd exception. I'm only missing two tales games that were lucky enough to have a north American release. I'm missing Tales of Destiny 1 and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology. I'm nowhere near ready to jump into the new generation of gaming so I won't be adding tales of hearts R to the collection until a very long time. Tales of Zerestia will probably be the last tales game I'll add to the collection for a while. I've only beaten three tales games out of all of them that have been released, but one credit I will give to legendia is despite the hate it gets it doesn't have some of the best tales victory quotes of all time. Norma's the best Ever Yeah.

Very much enjoyed that - more Reggie pls

Loved the show, I too never tried the tales series but will definitely look into them now. Would love to see another RPGs series like this in the future !!!

can't wait for tales of zesteria

One thing he didn't touch on that I think is worth mentioning is the combat; hands down best combat system in a JRPG I have ever played. Vesperia is my favorite Tales overall but combat in Tales of Xillia for me was the best version though I didn't like that they took away the world map and I thought the fields and lack of exploration was disappointing.

Tales of Xillia is one of my favorites, too. Something about it really hooked me.

Instant sub. Great video guys.

It's unfortunate that you don't like Symphonia as IMO its the one game that is easily replayable in the series. Although I do agree that Legendia has everything else right (Soundtrack OMG, The Story is crazy good). All in all, Symphonias probably my most favorite next to Abyss, then Xillia. Graces is hella good too I think it has the best combat engine. I'm glad you all did a spotlight on this series ^__^

tales of phantasia is by far the best entry in the franchise!

I love any videos with Reggie! This series looks cool I just don't have the time for RPGs anymore, sadly.

Thanks for the video. My first Tales was Symphonia for Gamecube. That was my favorite game for years, but I didn't play the other Tales because I didn't own the systems. I just finished Graces F on PS3 though and now that's my favorite. Looking forward to Xillia and Zesteria next year too!

Anyone have a link to reggies youtube page?

What about the gamecube and wii versions?

Had this video on my watch list for years now, I think, but never got around to it. Glad I finally did as it seems I have a lot in common with reggie in terms of taste with the tales series (Go legendia and Grace's f!). I might just subscribed to him if he has a youtube channel. Great video. Thanks.

Always enjoy when Reggie stops by

Reggie needs his own RU-vid channel!

Tales will become more popular then FF that is what I hope for!

Your videos helped me a lot, in knowing that i own some pretty great game gems and also on what shall i buy, thank you :D Just earned one more subscribe eheh

Metal Jesus rocks, but Reggie rules! Thanks for showcasing this awesome series.

You guy's gave barely any info on the series. What's the storyline about? Who are the main characters? Who or what is the main villain?

I only have Tales of Fantasia for the Super Famicom and Tales of Symphonia for the Gamecube. I felt like Symphonia was a puzzle game with battles (and a story). Go into dungeons, solve puzzles, fight battles, progress unmemorable story. I got way bored with it. That game kind of put me off on Tales games so I never bothered with any more because I'm not a huge fan of puzzle dungeons. Link the the Past being the exception.

It's nice to see someone excited about this series. I love the Tales series! ^^

Great video. Thanks you guys

thanks for the great review gunna try out these games if i can get em

Metal Jesus voice always cracks me up! So funny

Very cool collection Reggie! I love the Tales series. I've played Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Zesteria and Tales of Beseria -- still alot of games in the series for me to play. Can't wait until they release the Tales of Vesperia Remaster :)

Love this series so much. Symphonia is easily my favorite game of the series and abyss close behind it.

Good Video! Loved Tales of Phantasia on Super Famicom! Got the translated version and Played that game for days straight!!

THANK YOU!!! realize this is old but i've been procrastinating on the last boss on symphonia because i don't want it to end.

MJ you wear some of the coolest t-shirts! Reggie thanks for your service and also I added the Tales of Vesperia to my video gaming list. Running tot eh game stop to check if they have it. I know what you mean about playing with one console because of the controller. You get use to playing with one controller and it becomes awkward to play with the another one. Great video - thanks!

Awesome video, I really like Reggie's taste in gaming.

Really thinking about getting in to the Tales series!!! It looks sooo sweet!

I only played 1/3 of Tales of Graces f on PS3 but returned it (Gamefly) because of moving. I have Tales of Xilla, but haven't had much time to sit down with content rich games lately. But I'm hoping I can enjoy it soon. I always enjoy videos when you bring Reggie and other guests on. I like seeing the different perspectives. (Plus I grew up loving the RPG genre and Reggie has good taste.)

Haha, Metal Jesus talking Tales games. How can I NOT subscribe to this!?

I recently started collecting the Tales games and I'm currently working on Tales of the Abyss on 3DS, surprised it took so long to find these games, I really like hearing from Reggie since he's so passionate about the series.

Glad to see Reggie on the show again. He always brings great games. Tales is a consistently good series and I think it's done a good job of preserving traditional console-style RPGs in an era where most of the alternate localized choices, from companies like Square-Enix, have been a bit lackluster (like FF 13). Never had a Tales game that I didn't like, though some are obviously better than others. I even enjoyed Dawn of the New World, even though it had its share of problems. I love the Tales gameplay and also love the soundtracks from Motoi Sakuraba. My first Tales game was Destiny on the PS1. Symphonia, on the Gamecube, is one of my favorites. I have also finished the sequel on the Wii and have the CE of the PS3 reissue. I still need to pick up a few of the games, but have played many of them. Vesperia was outstanding. Still need to play a few more recent entries and just picked up Tales of Hearts R. Many people don't know this, but the series was created by ex-Telenet Wolteam before selling their partial ownership of the series to Bandai Namco. Telenet was well-known to TurboGrafx and Sega CD gamers. Telenet went out of business shortly afterward. The creator and author of Tales of Phantasia, Yoshiharu Gotanda, left to form Tri-Ace and created the Star Ocean series. This is why the games have so many similarities. In addition to Star Ocean; If you like Tales, you should also try Eternal Sonata. It's clearly inspired by Tales (Tri-Crescendo, who created Baten Kaitos, has ties to Tri-Ace) and also had a great soundtrack from Motoi Sakuraba. Arc Rise Fantasia, for the Wii, also had some involvement from Tales alumni. Director was a writer for Tales of Symphonia. It gets some hate for its bad English localization but it was one of my favorite RPGs of the past generation. It's turn-based, rather than real-time, and the game's challenge is awesome for gamers that are sick of all of the easy RPGs. I enjoyed it far more than the highly-touted Xenoblade, but I'm in the minority.

Yay Reggie!!! Great video Jason! I'm definitely gonna have to buy Tales of the Abyss(3DS), Tales of Xillia(PS3), and Tales of Symphonia(GC)[Although the Gamecube version fetches for $40-$50 used, depending on condition]

I'm so happy you and Reggie covered this series, I've just been recently getting into it. So far I've got Eternia (PSP), Vesperia, Xillia, Symphonia Chronicles, and Hearts. I'm dying to get Fraces F and Xillia to. I kind of wish this series had gotten more of a push here in America during the heyday of the Playstation 1, I feel like it would be much bigger today in America had that happened. Ah well, people just don't know what they're missing.

Great video!

thanks guys now I'm definitely checking the tales games out