Last week, the official Tales of Twitter began revisiting the series’ roots for its 25th Anniversary celebrations. This included celebrating the game that started it all, Tales of Phantasia, as well as Tales of Destiny and Tales of Eternia. They closed out the week (and this series of look-backs, for now) by showcasing a game that remains unlocalized yet frequently referenced, and a game that longtime fans in the west will be quite familiar with.
New day, new book from our library. 📕
Let's appreciate #TalesOf Destiny 2, the story of Stahn's son 18 years after the events of Tales of Destiny. pic.twitter.com/m5YJ4fACcl— Tales of… ✨25th Anniversary✨ (@TalesofU) December 18, 2020
Tales of Destiny 2 was the first time a Tales game received a direct sequel, telling the story of Destiny’s protagonist’s son. It may not be the most remembered or even thought of games outside of Japan, but thanks to recurring boss Barbatos “No Items Ever!” Goetia it’s not going to be completely forgotten any time soon.
Travelling back to 2003, when #TalesOf Symphonia was released on GameCube!
It's the end of our anniversary week but we'll continue next year with more revivals!
Thank you for your unfaltering love of the series ❤ pic.twitter.com/KHLo7FyhRs
— Tales of… ✨25th Anniversary✨ (@TalesofU) December 19, 2020
On the flip side, we have Tales of Symphonia. Perhaps the absolute most familiar Tales of title in the west, it was also the first 3D title in the series and marked a return to Nintendo consoles after Phantasia debuted on the Super Famicom. It remains beloved and recognizable, to the point its lead character Lloyd Irving has previously crossed over into Bandai Namco’s own Soul Calibur (via a spinoff) and been a Mii Fighter Costume in Super Smash Bros.
Look forward to more Tales of series celebration as we head into the new year!
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Written by Ricky Berg
When he isn’t writing for Nintendo Wire, Ricky’s anticipating the next Kirby, Fire Emblem, or if the stars ever align, Mother 3 to be released. Till then he’ll have the warm comfort of Super Smash Bros. to keep him going.
