One of the SNES's best kept secrets....

User Rating: 9.4 | Tales of Phantasia SNES
By SiBaba | Review Date:
The SNES was renowned by many fans as having some of the best RPG's ever made, these include top titles such as Final Santasy's 4-6, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Super Mario RPG and many more. Whilst the mentioned RPG's had widespread acclaim I can honetlsy say the best RPG to grace the SNES was Tales Of Phantasia.

Came out at the very end of the SNES's life, Tales of Phantasia (ToP) pushed the capabilites of the SNES to it's limit. Outstanding visuals with top notch music and sound topped of with some of the best and innovative gameplay during the 16bit era.

The game started of as many RPG's do with you in your home village but once you leave the village you get to witness some great gameplay, the battle system isn't turn based as much like a lot of SNES rpgs but instead it's more akin to a 2d fighting game with you controlling your character and doing battle. This innovative battle system proved fantastic and was really fun.

The visuals were excellent with beutifully drawn characters and backgrounds. The music and sound are IMO the best on the SNES, excellent soundtrack with some very nice tunes and great sound effects and voices (yes it had voices).

If your looking for a good 16bit RPG , then look no further then this one, it's excellent and I highly recommend it to anyone.

Other Helpful Reviews for Tales of Phantasia

  • Rating:9.6

    Unforgettable.. But Often Overlooked

    By heffer_moose | Review Date: Aug 24, 2006 | SNES

    - The Rights: -almost everything The Wrongs: -too many random battles -plot points are not always evident, may be prudent to have a walthrough near by. ----------------------------------------------------- th... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    The Long Awaited Anticipation...

    By f3191 | Review Date: Feb 20, 2006 | SNES

    I have played the SNES version of Tales of Phantasia, and the graphics of this game for that time period and game system are completely breath taking! Not to mention the fact that they have live voices! When I played t... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful
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