Just completed all the trophies of the main game excluding the dlc, and it's definitely a solid 9/10 experience for me! I loved that it still kept the core essence of what makes a good "JRPG" but with a more polished & fast-paced, modernised gameplay element that drew in newcomers, especially the younger generations to the series!!

This is my first experience with a Tales game. Very satisfied.

A fantastic modern JRPG

More of the same, not worth full price though.

having lots of fun

The best compliment I can give ToA's gameplay is the fact that it's the only JRPG that I 100%ed (pre-DLC).

The battle system kept me engaged throughout the game, moreso than the story. The plot is not amazing or groundbreaking, just serviceable.

Interesting game play, and good character design. Suppose this game's graphics can be improved to Unreal Engine 5. I bet it would be a real masterpiece.

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The story in this game is so bad I'm not sure I can endure playing any more.

Most JRPGs have the extremely irritating trope when after beating an enemy you don't just kill them, instead you sit down and chat with them for 10 minutes only to end up fighting them again later. However this game takes it a step further. On more than one occasion I was yearning for my character to stick his sword through my beaten enemy's skull, but instead I inexplicably ended up recruiting them to my party and now I have to look at their stupid faces every time I open the party screen.

Whoever thought this was a good idea should be named and shamed so I can avoid their trash in the future.

Oh, and the combat sucks too. Button mashing jank.

I played this because I really like owls, and once I completed the owl collectables, I felt like I had no reason to continue on. But I did, and I suffered through a terrible plot and worse mechanics, and was only saved because I could skip cut scenes and dialogue because it really isn't worth it. The one thing I liked about this beyond the owls was how customizable all of the characters were in terms of clothing colours and accessories, but it did not make the laggyness worth it.