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Earlier games in the series were developed by Wolf Team, once a subsidiary of Telenet Japan, which was reorganized as Namco Tales Studio in 2003. Namco Tales Studio was shut down in 2011 but absorbed into Namco Bandai, which intends to continue the series despite the closure of the studio.
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* "Escort" Titles are secondary entries, composed of [[Spin-Off|Spinoffs]], [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] games, [[Mobile Phone Game|Mobile Phone Games]] and [[Gaiden Game|Gaiden Games]] to the Mothership Titles. [[My Friends and Zoidberg|And]] ''[[Tales of the Tempest]]''.
== Mothership Titles (in chronological release order): ==
* ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]''
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* ''[[Tales of Xillia
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* ''[[Tales of Berseria]]''
* ''[[Tales of Arise]]''
== Escort Titles: ==
* ''[[
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▲* ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]: Narikiri Dungeon''
▲{{quote| This game follows a pair of twins named Mel and Dio as they explore the aftermath of the events of ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'' with the help of Arche the witch. ''Narikiri Dungeon X'' is a [[Video Game Remake]] that includes an [[Updated Rerelease]] of ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'', adding a new character (Rondoline E. Effenberg) into both games. }}
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▲* ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]: Summoner's Lineage''
▲{{quote| A tactics game that followed Fulein K. Lester, a descendent of Claus F. Lester from ''Phantasia'', and his robot ally Macaron.}}
* ''Tales Of Fandom''
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* ''[[Tales of the World]]''
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
* ''Tales of Versus''
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* ''Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave''
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* ''[[Tales of Link]]: Teiruzu obu Rinku''
{{quote| A mobile game which consists of over 100 "Tales of" characters in a new adventure/ story.}}
== Anime adaptations of the Tales series include: ==
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* ''Tales Of Fandom Gaiden''
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* ''Viva - Tales Of!''
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* ''Tales of Theatre''
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== [[And Now for Something Completely Different]] ==
* ''[[Keroro Gunsou|Keroro RPG]]: The Warrior, the Thief, and the Legendary Pirate''
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Information and tropes pertaining to the individual titles are on their respective pages.
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* Plots that [[Invoked Trope|start]] as [[Cliché Storm|Cliche Storms]] but later go on to [[Subverted Trope|subvert]] and [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstruct]] the very tropes they employ, often by [[Deconstructor Fleet|drastically highlighting the nasty downsides]] of them. This is one of the main reasons why the games have a fanbase.
** [[It Sucks to Be
** Deconstructing [[Black and White Morality]].
* [[Implied Love Interest]] is usually (but not always) the approach of the romance aspect of the plots.
* Heavy use of [[Magitek]] in the plot, powered by some world specific [[Applied Phlebotinum]] (lenspunk, craymelpunk, fonpunk, blastiapunk, psipunk...)
* [[Life Energy]], which often takes the form of [[Mana]].
** A [[World Tree]], which is often the source of aforementioned [[Life Energy]]. While ''[[Tales of Phantasia
* Religion as a major part of the world. If there's a religion, or even an organisation with vaguely-religious imagery, chances are it's a [[Corrupt Church]].
* A [[Big Bad]] with a personal reason for wanting to do whatever he's doing. He often wants to save something precious to him, or sincerely wants to [[Save the World]]. The problem is that his method involves [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|killing an awful lot of people]].
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** One [[Combat Medic]]. Pure [[White Magician Girl]] characters are rare; the main female will always have some degree of combat training to go with her spellcasting and healing abilities.
** At least one [[Lethal Chef]].
* One [[Wham! Episode]] in the ''perfect center'' of normal gameplay (it is really that horrifyingly accurate). Said [[Face Heel Turn]] will also happen somewhere immediately before or after this time. [[Deconstruction]] will play a major part of the segment, but it will most likely not compare to the horror initiated. Due to this change in perspective, the [[Big Bad]] will end up becoming the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] he will be properly known for.
* A [[Space Whale Aesop]] that brings together all the events of any given game in order to take a stand against some relatively minor (compared to world domination and/or destruction) social or moral issue.
* The Dark Wings, a trio of quirky thieves whose role is usually as comic relief.
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* [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery|Fancy outfits worn even in the most heated battles.]]
* A real-time combat system called some variation on the Linear Motion Battle System (LMBS). The player controls one character, while the other battle characters are controlled by the AI and follow general commands. The battle system is reminiscent of a 2D fighting game, and focuses on chaining moves together.
* Combat techniques known as "Artes". Advanced techniques are known as "Arcane Artes". The combo system is often based upon chaining Artes into Arcane Artes.
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** Herbs that can increase base statistics.
** The Sorcerer's Ring, an item that shoots small energy bolts and is used to solve puzzles. Its functions are usually upgraded as the story proceeds.
* "Grade" as an extra unit of currency that can (for all intents and purposes) be treated as the player's "[[Scoring Points|score]]". Grade is awarded after battle according to how well the player did, with Grade awarded for achieving long combos or blocking attacks, and Grade deducted for taking damage, using ineffective artes (such as a Fire-elemental arte on a Fire-resistant monster) or relying on recovery items. Grade awards bonus EXP in battle, but can also be used to purchase [[New Game
* A broadly-shared list of artes and spells. It's possible to tell how nostalgic a game is attempting to be by how closely it sticks to that list. Games such as ''Destiny 2'', ''Rebirth'', and ''Hearts'' tried to break out completely.
** The swordplay style used by the main character of ''Phantasia'' (and its accompanying moveset) would become synonymous with ''[[Tales
** There are also a few games where one character doesn't use the "Traditional" artes used by most [[Tales
* [[Summon Magic]], called "Summon Spirits". The core four are Sylph (wind), Ifrit (fire), Undine (water) and Gnome (earth). The most popular second-tier Summon Spirits include Maxwell (all four core elements), Volt (lightning) and Shadow (darkness). As with the Arte/Spell list noted above, you can usually tell how nostalgic a game is trying to be by how closely it sticks to this list.
* Titles, which can be attached to a character just like a piece of equipment. New titles are usually earned at key storyline moments, or for special achievements (such as building a long-enough combo). The actual effect of a Title varies from game to game: in some it is merely cosmetic while in others it affects stat growth or contains hidden effects.
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* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]], often done by Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura. Some of the more recent ones have had other composers assisting Sakuraba, most notably his protege Hibiki Aoyama.
** Go Shiina has also gained a lot of plaudits for his composition of ''Legendia'''s epic soundtrack (in place of Sakuraba) and for his contributions to some of the Escort games.
* A previous ''[[Tales
* An optional arena where you can take on a number of challenges, such as [[Solo Character Run|Solo Character Runs]] and [[Boss Rush|Boss Rushes]]. You can even end up fighting your own party members.
* A [[Chest Monster]] called the Fake which sometimes drops the All Divide.
* [[Shout
* [[Names to Know
** If it gets dubbed into English, there's lots of well known Californian voice actors too. Like [[Yuri Lowenthal]], [[Johnny Yong Bosch]], [[Crispin Freeman]], to name a few...
* Cute monsters. Especially noticable once [[Full Motion Video|FMVs]] entered the fray; the intro to Tales of the Abyss looks like Jade, Anise and Guy are slaughtering a horde of plush toys. One of them ''with'' a plush toy.
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