Japanese Fans Weigh In On Their Favourite Tales Games

This past weekend in Yokohama, 25,000 Japanese fans gathered for Tales of Festival 2013 over the course of two days. And since the conversation at an event like this turns to all things Tales, we decided to give voice to a few fans about their favourite Tales games and more.

As you’ll see from their responses, these fans have favourites across the entire series, and they are definitely loyal to the core when it comes to Tales.

Name: Eri
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Eternia
Favorite Tales Character:
Meredy (Tales of Eternia)
How long have you been playing the series?
Since 2nd grade in elementary school.
How did you get into the Tales series?
I watched my big brother playing it and I wanted to play too. [clear]

Name: Mika
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of the Abyss
Favorite Tales Character:
Luke Fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)
How long have you been playing the series?
About five years.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My friends recommended it to me so I gave it a try.[clear]

Name: Nakagawa
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Destiny 2
Favorite Tales Character:
Elise Lutus (Tales of Xillia)
How long have you been playing the series?
10 years.
How did you get into the Tales series?
It was kind of a coincidence; I saw the cover, liked it, and decided to try it.[clear]

Name: Tatsumi
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Graces f
Favorite Tales Character:
Cheria Barnes (Tales of Graces f)
How long have you been playing the series?
Five years.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My friends were fans of the series and recommended it to me.[clear]

Name: “Christina”
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
Favorite Tales Character:
Emil Castagnier (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
How long have you been playing the series?
Six years.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My friend Takai introduced me to it.
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Name: Takai
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Graces
Favorite Tales Character:
Asbel Lhant (Tales of Graces)
How long have you been playing the series?
Since 4th grade in elementary school.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My mum bought it for us to play coop together.[clear]

Name: Koichi
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Vesperia
Favorite Tales Character:
Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)
How long have you been playing the series?
Two years.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My friend told me about it so I gave it a try.[clear]

Name: Akemi
Gender: Female
Age: 15
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Xillia
Favorite Tales Character:
Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia) or Sophie (Tales of Graces)
How long have you been playing the series?
I haven’t played a Tales game myself yet. But I plan to start playing Tales games sometime in the future.[clear]

Name: Hanto (from Thailand)
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Graces
Favorite Tales Character:
Rowen (Tales of Xillia) or Cheria (Tales of Graces)
How long have you been playing the series?
Since Tales of Eternia came out.
How did you get into the Tales series?
I liked RPGs and when I went to the game shop and looked at the games, it looked interesting. I thought the battle system looked fun.[clear]

Name: Ricio (from Thailand)
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Favorite Tales game:
Tales of Vesperia
Favorite Tales Character:
Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)
How long have you been playing the series?
One year.
How did you get into the Tales series?
My friends told me it was fun so I played with them and they were right!