Symphonia was my first and I actually wish they kept the Unison gauge - I really liked that. I've only played five Tales games but I've yet to be disappointed with any of them.Aoriki wrote:
Phantasia was the very first Tales game I've ever played. Took me at lest some 100 hours to get to level 70 and with the items I should get, summons and magic skills just to defeat the final boss.
Vesperia took me the same amount as you did, but not 100% complete. (Trying to get all the achievements, goals, items, etc etc etc) and If I remember correctly, I did read about that, someone not bringing the game to NA when the guy who voiced Yuri said he was voicing some parts for the game. So, not sure what to believe.
With Vesperia, I spent most of the time with the unskipable extras and synthesizing every item in the game. We (my sister and I) missed a few things and skipped a few others (we didn't bother with the arena and anything that really only included one player at a time).
Troy Baker voiced for Yuri and was amazing. =) I don't think I've heard that reason for not bringing the PS3 version to North America though. Could be true. We just know the PS3 version won't come to us, which is a little saddening.