Tales of Symphonia

I enjoyed this "Tales of", but probably if I played it now I would hate it as I do with the latest one I've played because I remember that I didn't care much about the story nor the characters.

Gameplay is the usual, staged encounters with real time fights where the player controls one character and leave the others to the IA while being able to order them to cast a few skills. It is very entertaining, but the button mashing can get tiring after 40 hours.

On the customization side we find many equipment like weapons and armor that can get bought, created and upgraded via the crafting system which is entertaining as always.

The story is about the usual heroes of infinite justice, with a few surprises that are very welcome but after many hours I grow a bit tired.

A good jrpg with entertaining battles but, like Abyss, I think it is very overrated.

Did I like it? Yes
I think you will like it if you:
- Never played any "Tales of"
- Or love "Tales of" series
- Want a nice jrpg

I rate my experience with a 7.5 out of 10.

Skies of Arcadia

Finally a decent RPG for the Dreamcast. A long, typical, turn-based rpg which I enjoyed a lot but I think it missing the spark to become a master piece.

Gameplay is based on random turn-based combats and heavily focused on dungeon exploring. Combats are fun but lacked on the customization side, and dungeons are a bit bland, but passable.

The plot is about sky pirates, with many original details but with the usual japanese Infinite Justice behavior from the main characters.

So we get many cool flying ships with an okay world map to explore. The exploration is motivated by many hidden treasures/places to find which is nicely rewarded. On the bad side, there are random combats even when exploring with the airship.

We also find a few ship vs ship combats, it is not a very deep but the originality is appreciated.

Graphically looks very nice, the town design is a bit lacking but the rest looks pretty enough, specially some effects.

Did I like it? Yes
I think you will like it if you?
- Like jrpg
- Don't mind the dated graphics

I rate my experience with a 7.5 out of 10.

Zelda Twilight Princess

It had been like 15 years since the last time I played a Zelda game and I may have waited too long to play Twilight Princess.

While it looks and plays good, the darker setup is welcome, what bored me is the lack of challenge from the main mechanic: explore 1/2 dungeon, find the new item, explore the rest and kill the boss.
 Plus I never bother exploring things when there's no challenge, so I skipped everything I could and went directly from dungeon to dungeon.

Anyway it's probably a very good Zelda game and I may have grown bored of the saga and its mechanincs

Did I like it? Yes but sometimes bored me
I think you will like it if you:
- Played it when it came out
- Love the Zelda series

I rate my experience with a 6.5 out of 10.