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[ecargmura]

Japanese Tales Fans Vote Their Favorite Tales Games In Recent Survey

Japanese website Net Lab has made another Tales related survey for fans to vote; the topic this time is favorite Tales games. The poll ran from June 27, 2023 to July 4, 2023 and has a total of 10, 344 votes overall.

Before I reveal the results, there are three things I want to let you know:

This is a Japan-only poll because the admins did not want overseas fans to vote due to possible illegal voting.

Fans can vote up to three games.

Please do not be vocal about the games/titles you hate or don’t particularly; if you don’t have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself.

Here are the results from 1st to 24th (I’ll add in the number of votes the game has received and a comment that pertain to the respective game translated via Google Translate and me trying to make it as cohesive in English):

Abyss - 1176 votes

Comment: Bamco, are you seeing this? I’m forever waiting on a full remake of Abyss.

2. Vesperia - 1035 votes

Comment: My favorite is Tales of Vesperia. My first Tales game was Legendia, but Vesperia is the first one I’ve cleared. The Switch version is super packed and I have beaten the secret boss. I had a super hard time with that boss battle. I love Yuri so much.

3. Zestiria - 983 votes

Comment: It’s been a long time since I graduated from the Tales series, but Zestiria made me want to come back. There may be times where I feel unreasonable, but I’ve come to like this work, including that “do-it-yourself” thing. I really like it.

4. Symphonia - 962 votes

Comment: Before I played the first 3D game, I was a little worried, but when I opened the lid, I was hooked on the perfection that surpassed the previous work. I love the characters, the story, the music and the system.

5. Phantasia - 701 votes

Comment: For me, it’s Phantasia, which I played for the first time and became the most memorable. I want it to have a remake like Destiny.

6. Eternia - 693 votes

Comment: One vote for Eternia with a smooth battle system!

7. Destiny - 601 votes

Comment: Just remembering that scene with Leon breaks my heart. My favorite work of all time. I want to play again, so I’ll be waiting for a port!

8. Berseria - 529 votes

Comment: Because the first game I played was Tales of Berseria, I got hooked onto Velvet.

9. Graces F - 528 votes

10. Xillia 2 — 508 votes

11. Destiny 2 -  456 votes

12. Arise - 367 votes

13. Rebirth - 311 votes

Comment: I love Rebirth’s battle system and characters so much!

14. Legendia - 294 votes

Comment: Legendia, when will you get a remake or a port? I’ve been waiting…

15. Xillia - 176 votes

16. Luminaria - 171 votes

Comment: Luminaria is the best! I want to see the continuation someday!

17. Innocence R - 168 votes (tied)

Comment: Tales of Innocence (DS version) makes me want to play regularly. A work that I love and value so much that I lose my vocabulary.

17. Dawn of the New World - 168 votes (tied)

19. Crestoria - 148 votes

20. Hearts R - 134 votes

Comment: Tales of Hearts for DS is my favorite work, not the remake version of Hearts R.

21. Narikiri Dungeon - 91 votes

22. Others - 68 votes

I’ve seen people say “Radiant Mythology series”, “Asteria”, “Versus” “Link”, “The Rays” and “Warheit”.

23. Tempest - 56 votes

Comment: I will always love Tempest. Please remake it.

24 - Summoner’s Lineage - 20 votes

What are your thoughts about the results?

What is your favorite Tales game? Let us know in the comments below!

[lordknightmon]

man they are like ps3/vita titles but a few of the Tales of games just got delisted from the psn?????? Why......

[deenzola]

Asteria x Rays collaboration part 2 congratulations.

On my Twitter as well

[orcelito]

ykno i was wondering if Dohalim would be promoted to the same level as Yuri Lowell in my mind. bc ive been in love with Yuri Lowell for yeaaars now.

and you know what. i think he already has been lmaooo

sorry Yuri, u got a rival in my heart

[corvuscorona]

SHADOW MONSTER - an Astos playlist

...for when you need to spend about an hour rotating that guy in your mind at top speed, or at least a little faster than chillout speed.

(YouTube playlist here) • (tracklist etc. below the cut)

Needed a playlist I could Think About Astos To while doing chores or whatever & it turned out I had the ammunition I needed to be kinda picky, so I'm sharing it here with all my comrades-in-Astos-scholarship, too! You know, in case you also need some music to Think About Astos To. Which seems possible-to-likely, I think.

I have only included tracks that are reasonably well balanced for Normal Listening (just please forgive me for the PS2 synth horns in "finish the promise" if you can find it in your heart). Also, if you use the YT playlist, Man Human is shorter than it should be, so listen to it twice if you want.

ACT I: IMPETUS

Creep City • Jake Shears I said I'd hang on for the ride / now I'm hanging on for dear life / …is that a real knife? バケモノ信者 (Bakemono Shinja / Monster Believer) • MAIKI-P 人の顔した　バケモノさ / 気づけば僕も　バケモノさ • hito no kao shita bakemono sa / kizukeba boku mo bakemono sa it's a monster with a human face / and now that I think about it, I'm a monster, too 心臓 (Shinzō / Heart[1]) • TOOBOE 蘇ってしまうよ　貴方の為なら幾らでも / 間違いも愛せるよ　馬鹿なもんでさ / 生き返ってしまうよ　貴方がくれた命だから • yomigaette shimau yo anata no tame nara ikura demo / machigai mo aiseru yo baka na monde sa / ikikaette shimau yo anata ga kureta inochidakara for you, I'd revive again and again / loving even the mistakes, fool that I am / I'll come back to life because it's the life you gave me

ACT II: THE PROCESS

Bleed it Out • Linkin Park half the words don't mean a thing / and I know that I won't be satisfied Man Human • Denki Groove for Devilman Crybaby Just One Yesterday • Fall Out Boy I want to teach you a lesson in the worst kind of way / still, I'd trade all my tomorrows…

ACT III: MADNESS

Décolleté • Kenshi Yonezu 兎角疲れました / 数えるから直ぐに消えて • tokaku tsukaremashita / kazoeru kara sugu ni kiete at any rate, I'm exhausted / I'll count, so hurry up and disappear [2] うみなおし (Uminaoshi / Rebirth[3]) • Maretu 君は何も悪くないぜ / (多分) • kimi wa nani mo warukunai ze / (tabun) you've done nothing wrong / (probably) 空想メソロギヰ (Kuusou Mesorogiwi / Fantastical Mesology) • Yousei Teikoku for Future Diary (See [4] below.)

ACT IV: FOR WHAT

A Good Song Never Dies • Saint Motel it just reminds you of where you were / the first time it made you cry / the first time you felt alive… SHADOW MONSTER • Toki Asako 探しものは踊らなきゃ見つからない • sagashimono wa odoranakya mitsukaranai if we don't dance, we won't find what we're looking for.

ACT V: RESOLVE

JUMPER • CAPSULE anger stress and secrets they won't break you wake up put aside you(')r(e) feeling nothing freely speed up landing stepping jumping jump Leave The Light On • Overcoats what if I don't make it home / you're not there, and the light's not on

ACT VI: THE END

still feel. • half•alive when it's hopeless, I start to notice / that I still feel alive finish the promise • MOTOO FUJIWARA for Tales of the Abyss White Light • Superfly for Tales of Zestiria 正解なんてない 間違いなんてない / 塗り替えてゆけ 在るべき世界へ • seikai nante nai machigai nante nai / nurikaete yuke arubeki sekai e there's no such thing as right; there's no such thing as wrong / remake this world into what it should have been

( NOTES )

[1] - Specifically the anatomical term. Metaphorical uses of this word do seem to be a thing, but skew more towards meaning something like "courage" (think "guts" or "spine") as opposed to 心 (kokoro) on its own, which is used for something more like "essence", "spirit", "soul". Incidentally, I highly… HIGHLY recommend watching the MV for this one (Check the YT link before the readmore)! [2] - Eternal plug for vgperson, who has been my source for Kenshi Yonezu lyrics since something like 2010, and is the backbone of society. Check out the full translation there (ctrl+F the title!) to get a feel for this song's whole... vibe (which I'd describe as a very specific flavor of "fuck. god damn it. whatever; leave me alone," which of course is why it's here). [3] - There's a footnote on the Vocaloid Lyrics Wiki page for this song that conveys something interesting about the title; it says: "'Uminaoshi' isn’t a word that’s typically used to mean 'rebirth'; rather, it is a compound made up of a word meaning 'to give birth' and a word that carries the sense of doing something over to fix mistakes, because you messed it up the last time," which is fun, I think. [4] - This song's lyrics are poetic in a way that makes them difficult to interpret as-written, let alone translate in a way that makes literally any sense at all. The official MV does have English subtitles that are NOT auto-translated, though. Those are the most coherent piece of information I can give you (check the YT link before the readmore!) re: why the Future Diary OP is even in this playlist, except for this statement: it's about breaking free of a time loop that's being treated like a game in some way by The Entity In Charge Of It. (And also, it sounds like... you know, like the way that it sounds.)

[satoshi-mochida]

Some games on the PSN New Year Sale. Ends February 1st.

13 Sentinels

Actraiser: Renaissance

Afterimage

AI: The Somnuim Files

ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos

Anima: Gate of Memories

ANONYMOUS;CODE

Arcade Spirits

Ary and the Secret of Seasons

A Space for the Unbound

Assault Suit Lynos

Bayonetta and Vanquish

Buried Stars

Castlevania Anniversary Collection

Chaos;Child

Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk 2

Control

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy

Cris Tales

Cross Code

Cult of the Lamb

Cyber Citizen Shockman

Cyberdimension Neptunia

Danganronpa 1-2 Reload

Danganronpa V3

Darkwood

Death end reQuest

Death end reQuest 2

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Digimon Survive

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

DJ Max Respect

Double Dragon Gaiden

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Dragon Ball Xenoverse/Xenoverse 2 Bundle

Dusk Diver

Earth Defense Force 5

Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain

Exoprimal

Fallen Legion: Sins of an Empire

Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

Final Fantasy XV: Comrades

Freedom Planet

Ghost n Goblins Resurection

Ghost Trick

Giga Wrecker Alt.

Ginga Force

Goat Simulator

Goat Simulator 3

God Eater Resurection

God Eater 3

Gravity Rush Remastered

Grim Fandango Remastered

Gungrave G.O.R.E.

Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X

Horizon: Zero Dawn

I Am Setsuna

In Nightmare

Jak and Daxter

Jak II

Jak 3

Jak x: Combat Racing

Kaze and the Wild Masks

Kerbal Space Program

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix

Kingdom Hearts 2.8

Labyrinth of Zangetsu

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Legend of Mana

Light Fairytale Episode 1

Light Fairytale Episode 2

Like a Dragon: Ishin

Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares 2

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of TIme

Lock's Quest

Lost in Random

Lost Judgment

Made in Abyss; Binary Star Falling Into Darkness

Maglam Lord

Mary Skelter Finale

MediEvil

Metal Gear Solid 5

Metal Max Zeno Reborn

Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Monster Hunter Rise

Mr. Driller DrillLand

My Aunt is a Witch

My Hero: One's Justice

Several Naruto games

Neverending Nightmares

Ni no Kuni 2

Obliteracers

Omega Quintet

Several One Piece games

Oninaki

Our World is Ended.

Owlboy

Persona 4 Ultimax

Persona 5 Royal

Potion Permit

Praey for the Gods

Pumpkin Jack

Raging Loop

Relayer

Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne

Several Resident Evil games

River City: Rival Showdown

Romancing SaGa 2

Romancing SaGa 3

Root Film

Root Letter

SaGa Fronter Remastered

SaGa Scarlet Grace

Sakura Wars(PS4)

Samurai Shodown

Scribblenauts Mega Pack

Secret of Mana

Sega Gensis Classics

Simulacra

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Slender: The Arrival

Song of Memories

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Superstars

Steins; Gate

Steins; Gate 0

Steins; Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Super Bobmerman R

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD

Super Night Riders

Sword of the Vagrant

Taiko no Tetsujin: Drum Session

Tales of Zestiria

Tembo the Badass Elephant

The Evil Within

Several King of Fighters games

Valkyria Chronicles 4

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2

Various Daylife

Warborn

When the Past was Around

Yakuza 3 Remastered

Yakuza 4 Remastered

Yakuza 5 Remastered

Zanki Zero

[tvaccaro]

My Personal Ranking Of The Tales Series

From Best to Worst...

Berseria

Abyss

Vesperia

Xillia 1 & 2 (I must slot them together)

Zestiria

Arise

Hearts R

This is largely based on characters, story, and theming. Gameplay is largely just a vector for me to enjoy the story through.

Note: These are just the games I've played. I attempted Graces f, but I just was not enjoying the story or characters at all and dropped it less than halfway through. If I had to place it, it'd be towards the bottom of the list.

[jessjustplay]

I finished Tales of Zestiria and it was amazing!

December 13, 2023

Game: Tales of Zestiria First Time/Replaying: First Time Game Time: 54 hours Console: PC/Steam Started: September 22, 2023 (initially), picked it back up November 7, 2023 Finished: December 13, 2023

My playthrough of Tales of Zestiria has been interesting. I started the game in September, then dropped it because I wasn’t “enjoying” it. While it's true that the battle system was confusing at first, I just wasn’t in the right mindset to play this game. I was “forcing” myself to play it because I wanted to scratch it off my list. Deep down, what I really wanted to play was Kena: Bridge of Spirits. (That one has an interesting story, too!)

So I put pause on Zestiria and I ended up playing Kena: Bridge of Spirits. I also finished my replay of Final Fantasy X, AND ALSO finished replaying Star Ocean: First Departure R. *phew* After that, I finally thought, “Okay, let’s give Zestiria another chance.” I bought it for my PS4 since I was really enjoying playing on my TV and sitting on my couch. 

However, turns out that Zestiria isn’t exactly PS4-friendly. I couldn’t take screenshots of anything, and my game time wasn’t showing up on my profile. It was all so strange. I decided to go back to my PC/Steam playthrough (where I had already spent 14 hours on it) and just picked up where I left off. 

I am SO glad I did. This time, I was in a better headspace and was able to read the tutorials and actually tried to learn the battle system. Once I got into the rhythm of it, the battles were a lot of fun! Attacking with Sorey, then merging with a Seraphim became an easier thing to do. (I admit though, the Fusing and slots thing is still confusing lol)

Anyways, I ended up really loving this game. I enjoyed the story and the characters from the very beginning , and once I got past the learning curve of the battles, they were so much fun.

The story is fascinating and all about good and evil, our weakness and corruption as humans, while still recognizing humanity’s strengths. It’s heavily focused on ancient history, faith, and religion, which was so cool.

The characters are the best. Seriously, the best cast! Their conversations and banter were funny and relatable. You got to know everyone so well and I loved that.

Overall, a very fun game. It was my first “Tales of” game and I’m excited to play more in the series!

Here are my endgame stats!

[pclitesse]

hello, everyone!

as of 4/10/24 pclitesse has evolved from an affiliated alisha diphda blog to an indie tales of multi muse!!! i'm super excited for this, as i think it's just what my creative side needs - and ofc, it's still me, nel, helming the ship so to speak. please do be patient as i get my layout changed and everything ready! muses from aevum ur always welcome, and i'm happy to plot non island threads with u. thanks for all the love ❤️ feel free to plot in dms here or on my discord nelfes. here's a preview of the muses hosted here once things r set up!!!

Phantasia: -Klarth F. Lester Eternia: -Farah -Meredy -Shiezel Symphonia: -Presea Combatir

Legendia: -Shirley Fennes -Walter Delques -Senel Coolidge -Fenimore Xelhes

Vesperia: -Judith of Kritya Zestiria: -Alisha Diphda -Maltran aaaand depending on how the muse comes back possibly rose too :3 if anyone wants t o claim a starter for one of the above by all means <3

[talesofourworlds]

[ *DASH : SPELL OUT YOUR URL USING SONG TITLES. THEN, TAG AS MANY PEOPLE AS THERE ARE LETTERS IN YOUR URL. ]

All righty, let's do this >:D

t - Time of Happiness - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise a - A Firefly's Light - Go Shiina, Tales of Legendia l - Let's Go! - Go Shiina, Tales of Legendia e - Endless Fabrication: Fate - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise s - Sketchy Strategy - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise o - Overcome This Crisis - Go Shiina, Tales of Zestiria f - Floral Ornament - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise o - Obstinate Loneliness - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise u - Unrequited Feelings - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Vesperia r - Run in the Middle of the Storm - Go Shiina, Tales of Legendia e - Elle is Elle - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Xillia 2 w - Whisper of the Crystal - Go Shiina, Tales of Legendia o - Overcoming the Crisis - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise r - Ring a Bell - Bonnie Pink l - Leap the Precipice - Motoi Sakuraba, Eternal Sonata d - Dissonance - Motoi Sakuraba, Tales of Arise s - Sun Filtering Through the Trees - Go Shiina, Tales of Legendia

Is it cheating to use just tracks from various Tales games plus Eternal Sonata? Maybe. xD

Tagged by: @ofstarsandskies

Tagging: Whoever wants to!

[chibi-sunrise]

Asobistore is accepting preorders for Tales of Festival 2023 merch from March 31, 2023 to April 9, 2023 (JST) Orders will be shipped in late May 2023! There’s a huge selection of merch from 24 Tales of Series titles, and this is Toto’s first official merch too!

Check out the readmore for how to buy, links to Luminaria’s merch, and some notes about the merch currently offered.

Buyee works with Asobistore no problem, and I’ve also received confirmation that Zenmarket also works! I was also advised that Zenmarket is cheaper and faster to use, so I’ll be trying it out for the first time. If Buyee and Zenmarket both work, then I’m sure other proxies won’t run into issues other.

Links to Luminaria’s currently offered merch, so you don’t have to scroll through everything just to find them:

TOF2023 Official T-Shirt with the names of all 24 titles printed on the back. If anyone still wants to argue that Luminaria “isn’t a Tales game,” then this official merch tells them they’re wrong. Comes in sizes S-XL

TOF2023 Official Tales of Luminaria bracelet. It has a charm that almost resembles an Embleo?

TOF2023 Official Tales of Luminaria Medal Plate. Looking at the measurements, I think it’s like a pressed penny?

TOF2023 Official Tales of Luminaria Scarf. The coloring is Luminaria’s official hexcode used for official merch, so it looks very similar to Phantasia, Hearts R, and Xillia’s scarves

TOF2023 Official Mascot Toto T-Shirt. Comes in sizes S-L.

TOF2023 Official Toto Acrylic Stick. According to the item description, you can take pictures with the lil Toto on top of this stick without worrying about your hand appearing in the photo.

TOF2023 Official Mascot Masking Tape Type A. This type includes Toto along with other Tales of Series mascots.

TOF2023 Official Toto Acrylic Clip.

And that’s everything Luminaria-related...for now!

If you scroll down to the bottom the of the page, you’ll find a notice about the merch that’s currently offered. In addition to the general event merch like penlights, booklets, bags, etc., there’s a large variety of character merch available.

The character merch that’s currently available is based on the voice actors who were invited to participate in the event. Currently there were two waves of voice actors announced to participate in the event, and we have yet to see the third wave of voice actors announced to participate in the event. There’s also a chance that “secret guests” may be invited to the event.

When more voice actors are invited to the event, there is a possibility that more character merch will be added to the lineup in the future. Phanatsia, Destiny, Eternia, Xillia, Zestiria, Luminaria, and other titles have not had voice actors announced for them yet, so we may see some character merch for those games later!

Because the characters wear a T-shirt of their game’s mascot in the merch illustration, a lot of JP fans are speculating that Yelsy’s voice actor might be invited to the event. I’m unsure about this since the mascot for Berseria is Bienfu, and Magilou or Eleanor would be the closest associated character with Bienfu, but neither of their voice actors have been invited to attend (...yet?)

I also think it’s too early to assume that all main protagonists will have their voice actors invited. And just because Leo and Hugo are the characters you’d normally associate with Tales of Luminaria’s “main” characters, I don’t think that necessarily means their voice actors have a higher chance than anyone else. I’d say Celia has the same odds as anyone else too.

If anything is consistent, it’s that Bamco will invite voice actors for popular characters whose merch is bound to sell, so I think Ed or Lucien actually have better odds of getting those merch slots. Bamco also seems to invite voice actors who are good at presentation and bounce well off other voice actors, like Zelos’ voice actor, so that’s another thing I’d consider. But it’s anyone’s guess!

Oh yeah, and I’d be careful about the inventory that’s displayed!

I’ve found multiple JP fans who’ve already ordered Luminaria merch, and I’ve also already ordered Luminaria merch myself, but the current stock of merch has remained unchanged since the sale started. The website says that they have 20 of everything stocked, but I think it’s more likely that they have less than that based on what I’ve observed and what I’ve bought myself...

I think they might cancel your order in the event that they run out of their limited stock? That’s probably what happened to me the last time I ordered Luminaria merch...and it might happen to me again if I was slow enough this time too? Honestly, if Luminaria merch sells that well, then I won’t have any hard feelings about it!

And if you aren’t able to make a pre-order for the item you want within this period, it’s not the end of the world! They’ll be selling this merch during the actual event’s sales period, and some merch may be resold at Asobistore or other stores in the future!

[kitkatt0430]

C, J, R and S for the fandom ask game!!

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will (be nice)

I attempted to like Cisco/Caitlin, but their platonic besties game was too good and I got too invested in their friendship to be comfortable shipping them. Which is a shame since there are a lot of good fics for that ship, I have no doubt. I just... have no interest in reading them.

Then there's more recently Chester/Allegra. Relationships with big age gaps have to do more to convince me there's chemistry there and since Allegra is 24 and Chester is a few months away from 32, they've got an approximately eight year gap. I've shipped bigger age gaps than that (Harrisco... and also ColdFlash) but those ships typically have so much chemistry on screen that it's difficult to unsee once I've noticed. But Chester and Allegra just don't have that. I mean, I am less drawn to canon ships in general since non-canon ships give more room to play by being divergent by default... but this really isn't that issue for me. They're just... bland.

But I do think that's a hallmark of the Flash's current cache of writers who apparently thought KillerBlaine was a good idea. Mark Blaine's only real impression on me is that he doesn't know how to keep his shirt on and he lacks the charisma, personality, and badass leitmotif of Zaveid (Tales of Zestiria/Berseria) needed to pull that off. ... this said be nice so I should probably stop here.

J - Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr

Glee. I'm never going to be able to get into the show itself. I tried but i didn't care about high school based drama shows while in high school, so not even the music could make me enjoy the utter slog it was otherwise. But despite the drastic divide over whether Blaine is a good person or terrible and somewhat emotionally abusive boyfriend (which... he does canonically assault his boyfriend in a parking lot so you can imagine where I am on that divide), there's a lot of interesting fics (prose is so much more accessible to me than tv for high school and college type dramas) and fandom meta.

That said, since I'm never going to actually watch the show all the way through or even halfway through, I have no intention of ever contributing to the fandom beyond commenting, liking/kudos-ing, or reblogging. But there's fun to be had in fandom without necessarily having to enjoy the canon its built off of as long as people can be nice to each other... while also liberally blocking those who can't.

R - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships

Well, Hartley/Roderick is certainly a pair so rare that I wrote the first fics about them on Ao3. But though they're canon, Roderick is basically a clean slate upon which any personality may be placed. So he's less interesting than basically any character on the show with a defined personality of their own beyond 'loyal minion'. Which is probably why I can only think of one other person, off the top of my head, who also writes for that ship. I think there's more than that now, but not by much. That was a definitely a ship where when I first wrote for it I was hoping that even if there didn't wind up being much interest for the ship itself, people who enjoyed my writing would consider reading the fics anyway.

It was definitely Hartley's devotion to Roderick that drew me to the ship in the first place. It's still what I like most about them.

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

So I've got two contradictory headcanons about E2 Oliver.

1.) E2 Oliver drowned in what was a tragic accident. We know that the E2 version of the Hood was Robert Queen thanks to a brief news clip seen on the Flash and, in the final season of the Arrow, Oliver was able to briefly take E2 Oliver's place by pretending to be him, rescued and returned home after all these years so that means E2 Oliver at the very least never made it home himself.

But since E2 Malcolm wasn't evil that means he never orchestrated the undertaking which means he would have no reason to put a bomb on the Queen family yacht. So in order for it to have been lost at sea, the ship must have run afoul an actual accident of some sort and sunk. Assuming E1 and E2 Robert Queen were similarly preferential to Oliver's survival over their own, then E2 Robert must not have managed to find Oliver in the aftermath of the ship's sinking or he might have killed himself to ensure Oliver had enough rations, similar to how E1 Robert killed himself and his bodyguard.

All of which tells me that odds are Oliver died and it was probably that grief which fueled Robert's time as the Arrow.

Admittedly, this is what everyone in E2 thinks happened, no doubt, but canon never actually confirms one way or another that E2 Oliver is 100% dead as a doornail dropped into the ocean, so I say it counts.

2.) While it doesn't change Robert's motivations or belief that Oliver's dead... Oliver did not drown when the yacht sunk. Instead he was rescued by a member of the League of Assassins and was given no real choice about joining. We don't know that E2 Sara was on that boat - or even exists? do we know if E2 Laurel has a sister named Sara? - but E2 Oliver has taken the slot that was E1 Sara's and become an assassin. Only he never tried to leave and remained an assassin up until the universe got red sky-ed to death.

I have no idea if I'll ever use these headcanons in anything, but they're there waiting should I ever need them.

[gaast]

I swore off playing Tales games forever as a result of Tales of Zestiria being one of the worst pieces of trash I have ever played but then I saw Tales of Hearts R's antagonist's design and decided, you know what, I already own that and Legendia, and I still love Xillia and Symphonia and Abyss, maybe that dream of playing every mainline Tales game needn't die.

[goldentigerfestival]

I like talking about Tales a Really Normal amount, so here's some information if you're looking for someone to be Perfectly Normal with (read: the stuff I will mewl about if given the chance or will simply do on my own anyway)!

These aren't reflective of what will be on this blog in a strictly, only these things sense - more that I like to gush about these things in particular.

I tend to like lengthy discussions and such and these will primarily be my targets.

I also regularly holler about how Tales dubs are usually fine but Vesperia's is not and for that I will never stop bitching about it.

Everything is ordered by game because after my top twos/threes, any kind of favorite list starts getting very muddled.

Favorites:

Games:

Destiny (second favorite)

Rebirth

Legendia (favorite)

Innocence (not R) (also second favorite)

Graces (JP ver)

Crestoria

Characters:

Dhaos, Chester

Leon (second favorite overall), Stahn

Judas

Mithos, Zelos

Richter, Emil

Mao

Moses (top of the top favorite), Jay, Senel (Stella and Fenimore are somewhere circling the top)

Asch, Jade

Spada

Duke, Yuri, Flynn, Schwann (Raven is tailing along)

Creed

Richard, Asbel

Law

Vicious, Aegis

Ships:

Cless/Chester

Stahn/Leon

Zelos/Lloyd (Genis/Mithos is up there)

Richter/Aster, Richter/Emil

Jay/Moses, Senel/Stella, Shirley/Fenimore

Asch/Luke, Guy/Natalia, Luke/Natalia

Spada/Ruca

Yuri/Flynn

Shing/Kohaku

Richard/Asbel, Hubert/Cheria

Platonic Things I Will Holler About:

Dhaos+Mithos

Leon/Judas + Kyle (particularly familial, particularly dad energy)

Zelos+Colette

Zelos+Kratos (particularly of the son/father in law sort...)

Mithos+Ratatosk

Mithos+Richter (at least gachas have my back)

Veigue+Mao

Veigue+Senel (gachas still have my back)

Senel+Jay

Senel+Moses+Jay

Senel+Fenimore (sister in law energy...)

Jay+Shirley

Luke+Tear

Luke+Jade

Luke+Guy

Spada+Ricardo

Yuri+Duke

Yuri+Raven

Yuri+Karol

Yuri+Judith (do ship it slightly too)

Yuri+Leon

Yuri+Senel

Yuri+Vicious

Flynn+Duke

Flynn+Raven

Flynn+Asbel

Flynn+Aegis

Karol+Raven

Duke+Raven

Raven+Orwin

Zagi+Hasta

Shing+Chalcedony

Shing+Hisui

Shing+Creed

Asbel+Sophie

Asbel+Cheria

Asbel/Richard+Sophie+Pascal

Cheria+Sophie

Law+Alphen

Vicious+Kanata

Aegis+Kanata

If it ain't here it's not because I dislike/hate it - I have others of each I enjoy but those are my favorites/what I'm inclined to enjoy talking about most!

Among other things, I have no familiarity with Eternia (may or may not change), Tempest, Zestiria (very very minor familiarity right now as I just didn't get far and haven't picked it back up yet), or Berseria.

Also familiar with Rays, Asteria and Link.

Currently playing Twin Brave. Slowly.

[chosenshepherd]

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C - Crabby Beach / Ape Escape. H - Hilltop Chase / Kirby Super Star. O - Opening Theme / Namco Museum 2. S - Surfing / Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire & Emerald. E - Evening in the Village / Dragon Quest IX. N - New Donk City (Night #2) / Super Mario Odyssey. S - Sorey's Theme (Purity) / Tales of Zestiria. H - Hope of Summer / Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony. E - Emerald Hill Zone / Sonic 2. P - Prelude / Final Fantasy IV DS. H - Heartwarming / Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. E - Eterna City (Day) / Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. R - Route 120 / Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire & Emerald. D - Digital Laboratory / Digimon Cyber Sleuth.

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