
Your party consists of four characters with the player controlling one while the AI controls the other three. The Square button is used to block while the Triangle button pauses the action and opens up a menu where you can use items, set strategies and change equipment on the fly. The battle system is real time and you can set up to six Tech moves which you activate depending on the direction you point the analogue stick towards. Tech attacks are special moves of sorts that use up TP. The X button is used for physical attacks while the Circle button is for Tech attacks. The battle system is called the Multi-Line Linear Motion Battle System and takes place in a separate 3D screen (transitioning from the environment, dungeon or cutscene) where the characters move in a straight line towards or away from an enemy. There are plenty of nuances and complexities but is easy enough to pick up and get used to before you start diving deeper into it. Tales games are renowned for their battle system and despite being an earlier title in the series, the battle system is Symphonia's greatest strength and still heaps of fun to this day. The colorful art style and cel-shaded graphics helps to alleviate some of that though and on the whole, it holds up quite well.
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Despite the upscaling to 720p and general sharpening of the character models and environments, the game is still fairly pixilated, especially when it zooms in during certain scenes. Now, it is remastered for the PS3 and PC and is the definitive version of the game.

Tales of Symphonia was originally released for the GameCube, then ported to PlayStation 2 where it was only available in Japan. They are both remastered into 720p HD and released as a bundle for the PlayStation 3, complete with widescreen support, Trophies and minor additional content such as extra Titles and moves. Tales of Symphonia Chronicles contains Tales of Symphonia which was originally on GameCube and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World which was originally on the Wii.
