"Tales" is a console RPG franchise. It is notable for being one of the first console RPG series to utilize an real-time based battle system in favor of the traditional turn based battle system.
Overview
The "Tales" franchise is a series of roleplaying games published by namco-bandai with a unique battle system, and widespread popularity, especially in Japan.Each title in the "Tales" saga starts with "Tales of". The name was born with the first title in the series, Tales of Phantasia, released on the Super Famicom in 1995.
During a press conference in 2007, the series' main producer, Makoto Yoshizumi, stated that the "Tales" games can be divided into two distinct categories: "Mothership Titles" and "Escort Titles". The former games present a "canon" storyline, while the latter are a number of titles that include spin-offs and side games.
Gameplay
In each "Tales" game, enemy encounters are played out using "Linear Motion Battle System", or LMBS.In LMBS, the fight is played out on a two-dimensional axis that usually stretches wider than a single screen width. So the screen can scroll to the left and to the right, depending on where the characters and opponents are relatively located. LMBS contains a pause menu during battle which lets the player select a spell or item. As in some fighting games, it is possible to assign items or combination moves to specific buttons as shortcuts for quick actions.
As opposed to most other turn-based systems, which allow the player to control every party member, LMBS only allows control of the main character. Other characters in the party can be set to passive mode (defend only), active mode and attack (computer controlled), or the player can often force the characters to move or use a spell from the pause menu. For the titles that allow multiplayer, the other party characters can be controlled by other human players.
The LMBS makes Tales gameplay much faster and action packed compared to other games of it's type.
| Name: | Tales |
| Total games: | 24 games |
| First game: | Tales of Phantasia |
| Aliases: | Tales of |
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Kratos Aurion first in Tales of Symphonia |
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Nanaly Fletch first in Tales of Destiny 2 |
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Arche Klein first in Tales of Phantasia |
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Lloyd Irving first in Tales of Symphonia |
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Jade Curtiss first in Tales of the Abyss |
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Philia Felice first in Tales of Destiny |
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Leon Magnus first in Tales of Destiny |
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Dhaos first in Tales of Phantasia |
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Suzu Fujibayashi first in Tales of Phantasia |
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Raine Sage first in Tales of Symphonia |
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