Tales of Phantasia is the first installment of the Tales series, and was released by Namco in 1995 for the Super Famicom. Released at the end of 1995, Tales of Phantasia is considered one of the crowning achievements for its time. It has graphics that push the console to its limits, an original never-before-seen battle system, and the addition of actual voices and voice actors. It is also the first and only Super Famicom game to feature an entirely original, vocalized theme song featured directly in the game. Tales of Phantasia begins by showing a heroic battle between four unknown warriors against an evil sorcerer, Dhaos, the outcome of which changed the fate of the world. The warriors are victorious, but Dhaos escapes through time. However, four different heroes await him: they seal the weakened Dhaos away by using the power of two pendants, thus returning peace to the world.
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- Platforms
- Super Famicom
- Developer
- Wolf Team
- Publisher
- Namco
- Released
- December 15, 1995
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Engine
- Custom Engine
- Time to beat
- 20 h rushed · 25 h main story · 35 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.5/10 from 46 ratings.
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