Tales of Phantasia

The Good
I approached ToP thinking this wasn't going to be a good game. I was totally wrong. I love the graphics. The background images for the battles are amazing, the town art is wonderful, the sprite art is also beautiful, everything about it is amazing. The score for the game is breathtaking. If anyone has ever played Star Ocean: The Second Story will automatically feel the same about the score for this game. The battles are incredibly astounding for the SNES. They allow you to move freely around the battle area and you have the freedom to attack when you wish. Your characters also have the ability to gain battle abilities which are greater in power than the normal attacks. The story is gripping. When it comes to parts in the game where towns get destroied and a group of people die, you really start to feel bad for the heroes and anybody else who was involved.

The Bad
The only real thing that irritated me was the voice acting. I found it to be an annoying aspect to the game and it gets really annoying when a song with voice overs starts playing while you are playing the game. The opening quote really doesn't have anything to do with the game as far as I can see.

The Bottom Line
This is a definite must have for any hard core RPG player. You'll think twice about dissing another RPG of this calibur again.