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The Tales series, known in Japan as the Tales of series (Japanese: 「テイルズ オブ」シリーズ, Hepburn: "Teiruzu Obu" Shirīzu), is a franchise of Japanese role-playing games (JRPG) published by Bandai Namco and developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco Studios. The series first begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, and it currently spans seventeen main titles, multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series, anime series, and audio dramas. While generally seen as a niche series in English-speaking regions, Tales is considered to be one of the most important JRPG franchises in Japan, being held in high standards like with Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Megami Tensei, and the Ys series, among others.
While entries in the series generally stand independent of each other with different characters and stories, they are commonly linked by their gameplay, themes and high fantasy settings. The Tales series is characterized by its art style, which draws from Japanese manga and anime, and its action-based fighting system called the "Linear Motion Battle System".
Most of the mainline Tales games have been localized for North America and Europe, although almost none of the spinoff titles have been released abroad. The series has been gaining popularity in the West since the release of Tales of Symphonia, which is still considered one of its most popular games. As of 2023, the series had shipped over 29 million copies.
Games[]
- Tales of Phantasia
- Tales of Symphonia
- Tales of Destiny
- Tales of Destiny 2
- Tales of Xillia
- Tales of Xillia 2
- Tales of Vesperia
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Related works[]
Escort titles[]
- Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon
- Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2
- Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3
- Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X
- Tales of the Tempest
- Tales of Fandom Vol.1
- Tales of Fandom Vol.2
- Tales of Mobile series
- Tales of VS.
References[]
External links[]
- Tales Channel - Tales series official Japanese site
- Aselia - The Tales wiki
- Wikipedia article