Yeah I'm really enjoying the game. It's my first Tales game and the battle system is one of the best of any RPG I've ever played... it's probably the straight up best... It's filled with anime cliches, but I also haven't played a really traditional jRPG since last gen, so I don't really mind it. I've gotten quite a few laughs out of the dialogue anyways.
Only complaint is that I feel like I've already decided on my party for the entire game and I'm about 10 hours in. I think I have a pretty good idea of who I'm going to get later, but I'm not too fond of them to be honest. Maybe things will change though...
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