I have played TotA before, but never got even close to completion. I started playing it again on Friday and have been enjoying myself immensely. It has a solid core gameplay, is as beautiful as any Tales game, has great music, has this fake science bullshit that I absolutely love, and some damn good character development in the form of Luke's character arc. I love a redemption arc and a character actually growing up (see Hope in FFXIII, the character everyone else loves to hate, but was my favourite of the bunch). Oh and Jade is fucking hilarious. I was also kind of impressed how many plot twists they managed to jam into like ten minuntes. Luke being a replica, Van being evil, the destruction of Akzeriuth, and the Outer Lands thing. I hope there will still be some more surprises left. I have just reached the point where I am returning to Zao Ruins to attempt to control the Sephiroths and save Engeve from falling. One thing I do find disappointing is the combat playstyles of the characters, they really just aren't that interesting compared to most other Tales games. Despite that I can easily see this ending up as my favourite of the Tales games I have played (Phantasia, Destiny, Symphonia, Graces f, Xillia, Xillia 2, Berseria. Though some of those were quite a long time ago and so I may have to replay to get a better picture of).
Oh, I almost forget. Karma is a fucking amazing opening/theme song.
Oh, I almost forget. Karma is a fucking amazing opening/theme song.