The ULTIMATE Recap of Tales of Symphonia (RECAPitation)  

Pronunciation Disclaimer: I am saying Mana, Kratos, Yggdrasill, and Undine the way they say it in this game. I would like to thank the Tales of fans for their patience, as no other playlist on my entire channel has had to wait 4 years for an update. I said I would cover this game as far back as 2016 and I apologize for keeping you waiting. Tales of Symphonia is special to me as though it is not my favorite Tales game, it was my first. I am impressed how good many of the voice performances are, especially Lloyd and Kratos. Unintentionally, this game is now the longest RECAP on the channel, mainly because the game has 3 dense acts, but also because I had to edit out a bunch of content to keep the recap under 1 hour (a soft, unspoken rule of mine). Next RECAPitation will be: Final Fantasy 12: Revenant Wings

How many were introduced to the Tales series with Tales of Symphonia back in the gamecube era? *raises hand*

Dude, I felt true betrayal when Kratos revealed himself as an angel. This game was and still is one of the best out there.

This game was my childhood. The amount of sadness I felt after beating the game, knowing there wasnt anymore I can still remember vividly.

This is the game that made me a "Tales" fanatic.

dude, tales of symphonia is so goddamn good. amazing story great gameplay and awesome bosses. man this brings back memories.

Honestly one of the greatest games I've ever played, I was just the right age when playing it (13 years old) and it utterly gutted me in the best way from turn to turn.

You probably have a full list of games to get through, but if you could add "The World Ends With You" To that list, I would appreciate a video of that.

You are a human machine. The quality and effort you have to put in these videos are unreal. I listened to every single one 😄 thanks for doing what you, brother

I love this game. Wish my "friend" didn't steal it. I'd have given it to my nephew so he can enjoy it like I did.

Damn this came at a good time because I'm actually about to start Tales of Vesperia tomorrow!!! This game was amazing! Thank you! 😁

I legit randomly decided yesterday to finally start going through some of the Tales games because I played this one back when it came out on the GameCube. I absolutely loved your recap of the story. It brought back lots of memories of the game and how much I loved it.

A few differences that can occur during the game 1. During the Zelos betrayal moment, if Lloyd had previously chosen to speak with Kratos instead of one of his other party members at a night in Flanoir, Zelos can actually commit to his betrayal and fight the group resulting in his death upon the scene's end. In this instance, Kratos will permanently join the group instead. 2. In the ending, one of Lloyd's companions will join him on his journey, depending on hidden affection levels throughout the game. Hinted at in Flanoir ( Up to 3 party members will attempt to talk with him in order of affection level before Kratos appearing if he refuses to go with any of them). Collette is the canon one however you can get anyone to do so and it just appears as them walking to join Lloyd in the fade out. Kratos is the exception and Colette will be here instead if he was the one focused. 3. The affection level mentioned above also affects who Mithos controls right after getting Origin. Whoever Lloyd is strongest with will be taken away and needs to be saved, most first timers get Collette as she is most engineered to be Lloyd's soul mate (And it is canon in the sequel) but anyone can get it, except Kratos, Collette takes his place in most scenes that require the "soul mate" to affect progression, as he is required in some events himself. The affection levels with female party members do tend to get gather heated in romance for Lloyd, Sheena being the most expressive.

Kratos Aurion my second favorite character ever just second behind Link. Kratos was so awesome

This has, to this day, been the only game I've given 5 full playthroughs, back-to-back, with no breaks in-between (outside of going to school/work and sleeping/eating, of course). And I enjoyed it greatly every single time.

My favorite tales game by far. Would be amazing to have this game remake for a newer console.

Tales of Symphonia is a story about good people doing things that are terrible to save two worlds tied together by fate and following up the terrible things by finding a solution to the terrible things

19:22 I can't unsee Yuan's upper mouth sprite as a thin moustache. Also, amazing vid, really, thank you for making it.

45:57 This has probably been said a million times already but it it's not Kratos' Sword. Depending on whether you killed Zelos or not, the sword belongs to either Zelos or Kratos and the sword itself will be a different model depending on who it belongs to (since Kratos and Zelos have inherently different default swords in cutscenes). If you killed Zelos, Kratos has unlocked the door for Lloyd. If Zelos is alive, Zelos has kept the door unlocked for him instead. It's to play into the role of Savior that Kratos or Zelos plays. Either of them saves your allies including yourself by helping you get past Yggdrasil's contraptions. In this case, it's Zelos' sword because Zelos also has access to Cruxis as a member of the high order (Don't ask me why to be honest. Yggdrasil is an absolute idiot for trusting Zelos enough to grant him access to important rooms.)

“Feel the pain.. of thooose Inferior beings... As You Burn In Hell...” Still to this day I remember the moment I realized who was the cause of Lloyd’s mother death and how that man made His father kill his mother...

Can you do Tales of the Abyss? It to me is the epitome of the Tales of series both in its story and characterization. I think it would definitely benefit from a recapitulation.

This is a great title. Those plot twists were just disgustingly good.

I love the little details of this game. For example how lyod rests his hands and arms on the hilt of his swords

While sneaking Lloyd discovers a Nintendo Gamecube 8:19 :D

absolutely stoked you finally got to this! This is definitely an amazing plot, and if im not mistaken, your longest recap? Definitely worth all the effort

Man, best plot of the Tales of games.

This is one of my favorite all time games! Thank you for the trip down memory lane! I really enjoyed it!

Woah! Only knew of Tales off-handedly and from the mobile app. Around 30 min in, I was like, He's still GOING??? This was a crazy cool ride! Thank you.

I cant even tell you how excited i got when i got the notification that this was the newest RECAPitation! Ive loved the Tales of series since i was a boy and im so excited to go on this nostalgia train with one of the best games the series! Havent even started the video yet im just excited! :D Thank you Oni!!! - ToS Fanboy (/o.o)/

Dude i can't wait for Tales Of Berseria!

I started the series with Destiny on the PS1, and am still playing the series today with Berseria, cannot wait for the new one Arise to come out!

Cool, a Tales recap, and yup these can take long. The Tales series is great series awesome characters,themes, story, and,music

Thank you for these! The nostalgia is amazing

I know these take a long time but I love these. Keep up the good work XD!

My favorite game ever. Did so many replays!

This is an example of great storytelling really. I loved JRPGs simply by experiencing the story myself.

Freaking Finally! I've been waiting for you to make this vid.

This game was one of my favorites. Amazing and broad story. Interesting characters.

Huge thanks for this video mate!

You did a great job summarizing

Wow. Amazing work! Thanks!

I haven't finished the vid but I love this game and the tales series in general. This game got me started on tales. I enjoyed the character development and the set ups for future reveals that made the game really enjoyable on replays

Like how it starts out as typical jrpg story but then halfway through it pulls the rug out from under you

I never knew this was a prequel to Phantasia now I have to play it.

The intro into title was butter oml

This was my first ever tales game and I love it to this day, crossing my fingers that both it and dawn of the new world comes to switch just like vesperia did

Sorry it took me so long to watch this one. I think this RECAP has inspired me to replay this game myself, although I am considering the PC port on Steam, even though it is locked at 30 FPS. Great retelling of a wonderful tale, and thank you for the hard work put into this one. This game has so much content! Keep at it, and I'll meet you on the next battlefield.

This is the game that really got me into Tales and JRPGs. nothing but love for this one. doubt i'll ever play it again - i had at least 6 play thrus and probably put 1k hours into the whole game- but it was fun while it lasted

As always, great video.

Tales of Symphonia may not be my favorite Tales of game, but no one can deny the effect this game had on the rest of the series.

Oni, would it be possible to do Resonance of Fate next?

Great recap for a very long game! Weirdly enough, it's not even in the Top 5 of my favorite Tales game but it's still really really good and I usually recommend it as a starting point for the series (unless the recomendee doesn't like older games).

I straight up didnt know I was waiting for this one.

Thanks for this!💛

Very well done. I hope you do a recap of the other Tales games that was never released in English, those are the only ones I can't play.

I like the game but the plot has so much to try and absorb. This is what I remembered prior to watching the video. Colette is the chosen one. Lloyd has to help her on her mission to save the world. Mana supply is low. There is an alternate world where the mana supply is high. There is a mana tug of war. Can both worlds be saved?

Bro do “all” the tales series there my favorite games ty for picking ToS

I finished replaying this game (after like a 10+ year “break”). I REALLY need this video 😂😂😂 AND having discovered this year that Jennifer Hale voices Sheena, I love Sheena even more 🤘🏽😁

Man this game brings back some memories! The first tales game I beat actually.

This video is so fast compared to how long it took me to do irl

My first Tales game and still one of my favourite games of all time

I’ve long called this game my favourite game. Probably not quite correct, but it’s certainly the game that had the most influence on me as a person. I grew up in a rural, nearly all white town so this game was my introduction to the evils of racism and discrimination. Mithos is such an excellent villain for this kind of story. Even a hero who ended a world destroying war is not immune to discrimination, and his hatred and sadness are totally understandable. I also love Lloyd as a hero. The destruction of Iselia and death of Marble perfectly explain his downright revulsion for senseless slaughter and refusal to accept a world where such evils are justified.

I keep waiting for the day you do a zero time dilemma recap

I cannot properly express just how much I LOVE the Tales series. I'm still salty that Tales of Destiny 2 (no, not Eternia) never made it to the US. Especially since ToD1 remains my favorite in the franchise.

Loving your channel, I wish you would do parasite eve 1 & 2

You didn't kill Mithos! You didn't win. He gave up and let himself die. A thousand years of fighting and now he takes a break. Mithos is completely Op. He's a close Sephiroth to me.

I love you for doing this!!!!!

I’ve got this on Steam, and now I think I’ll give it another shot after beating all the Trails games.

Tales of seires is so underrated Tales of Symphonia is my first but Abyss is fav

An absolutely fantastic game that flew under the radar.

A recap of tales of vesperia would be awesome

this was my first tales game. and i've since collected over half of them.

Thank you for this

LOVE THIS GAME DAMMIT

I love the tales games , this was my second tales game that i've played years ago also the anime is good too

46:54 But in my second play through I learned you could re-recruit Kratos...which then makes Zelos fight the party and die. I can't remember if it was here or somewhere else though...

we learned in flash more about the multiverse theory, same earth, they just vibrate at different frequencies so they cant see or touch one another

Best entry in the series.

I just can't believe I took all of this story in as a kid and said "Yeah, this makes sense." It's a posterboy for JRPG convoluted BS. I still enjoyed it though.

It hasnt to be Collete who safes lloyd from getting taken over by Mithos. It can be anybody (except Kratos) from the group who does it. Depends on the choices you make and who ends up being your soulmate.

What is Tales of Symphonia? An AMAZING GAME!! Nuff said.

My 1st tales game and favorite

Bought it on Steam last year, beautiful game.

Tales if symphonia new dawn I love this sequel

Doing gods work

Time to dust of my GC and play this gem again.

This is the game that got me into the tales series My Playlist was this 1-Symphonia 2-Vesperia 3-Abyss 4-Dawn of new world 2 part of symphonia 5-Xillia 6-Xillia 2 7-Graces 8-Zestiria 9-Berseria 10-Arise I still haven't played legendia or hearts

the corpses at the tower of salvation were creepy.

The game that could be called origin of tales if we were being literal. A great recap of the overall plot without being bogged down in the minuta. Most of the most quotable lines made it in too. Thanks for this bast from the past and proving once and for all that evil does not lie in the heart of man but in procrastination. Ha I kid.

*waiting on xenosaga2* eh ya ill check this out, this is cool. (thinking about legend of lagaia)

Now for you to recapitate the sequel starring Rat Attacks.

Any chance of doing ToS2 next

6 months ago I said I hoped it comes out on PS5 (PS4 version) and now I'm playing it.

I'd like to see you take a try at the original Chrono trigger for a video like this

8:02 In The Desert 🌵 9:15 Port City of Palma Casta 11:24 Asgard, The City of Ruins

First 3D tales game and my first Tales Game ah the nostalgia

Feels good man

Please make another Tales series recap, can you start it with the first series and so on, I love to know the whole stories, thank you

The most horrifying thing about this game is how few copies sold

If you asked me what happened in Tales of Symphonia I would said, *"SWORDS! MANA! HAM SANDWICH! 🤪 "*