Jay RPG sorry I’ve only played 2 games so far and I haven’t finished either one of which I don’t own anymore and the other I just forget to start play again, the one I don’t own anymore is Xillia 2 and the one I have is Besaria and from that one my least used one is, Laphicet.

Jay RPG I gotta say this . I prefer zelos over kratos mainly cause kratos bores me

Well I've only played both Symphonia games, Vesperia, and the Abyss. It's kind of hard to include Dawn of the New World in this. If I were to take Symphonia, Vesperia, and the Abyss, my party would be Zelos, Karol, and Anise.

Mine would be Anise (Abyss), Malik (Graces), Dezel (Zestiria) and Eleanor (Berseria). I doubt they would perform particularly well together, but having really not used them much at all I'm not too sure...

let's see...least used character in each of the Tales games I've played: Legendia would be Jay for sure. Can't stand him (or Moses TBH). Symphonia would be hard to say b/c I don't particularly like anyone other than Sheena. Abyss would be Guy. He's a great character, I just never used him. Graces would be...Richard, followed by...nobody, unless we can change the rules to being not-player controlled, then Malik. The AI is great at nuking the screen with him, but I hate using him manually. Xillia would be Alvin. Just never liked him. Xillia 2 would be Elize. She was nerfed pretty badly for the second game. Zestiria would be the wind one for me too. TBH I only used Edna b/c heals and maintenance and Mikleo for water armatization, but Lailah is bae and the wind seraphs just didn't do much for me. Berseria...Rokurou and Eizen. Go figure. I got the platinum for the game, and I had to grind titles so much longer for those two b/c I had almost never used them until that point. And it's not that I had a problem with them at all, I just needed Laphicet, and really liked Eleanor and Magilou (she ALSO is great at nuking the screen on AI). Taking some of them as a party, we could have a lot of parties composed of heavy-hitters and jack-of-all-trades types, with one mage and poor healing.

The Buffoon yea same here

It surprises me that people actually completely ignore some characters

Agree. I liked to use everyone though there is one character I almost never used and that was Raven. Magic ws done by Rita, and melee was nicely covered by Yuri and Judith who just did more in terms of physical damage, at least Carol (Karol?) is useful for that section when Estelle is gone, otherwise he just never did it for me, same with Chester Barklight.

@@Marcelo-rs8yh Nah I used Repede some. I was discussing who I almost never used so Repede was not mentioned. I used Repede as an item chucker and thief though I guess I should have mentioned him. Though is my TOV ps4 run I used Raven quite a bit as some of the boss challenges required him.

Right I relied on Rain way too much.

You can play all of them and still have a least played 😂

Jay RPG Not with me once a new character appears I make sure all are equally played. XD Even if they're hard to control I try and at least keep playing them. ✨

Finally, there's someone out there that doesn't hate a character for being "annoying" or " too nice". Seriously, I can't stand that mentality, especially hating someone for being "too nice".

@@supersonicmario56 Yup, in this game, you gotta *play 'em all*

I like Colette as a character, but in battle she seemed really awkward. Also, the fact she's extremely clumsy, and still participate effectivelly(or not) in battles didn't really make sense at all. As for Shirley... Man, I had the same reaction. She annoyed me from the beggining to the end of the game. Wish we could play with Giet(Moses wolf) instead of her. Also, all she could do, another character could do better.

In my runs of Abyss, I honestly found Luke a lil bland. He was arrogant (but not so arrogant that it was amusing) and his fighting style seemed like a generic swordsman who needed to be “cool” so they added all the flames. He’s still really powerful, I just had more fun playing with the styles of all the other characters. When guy came into the picture, Luke was basically benched. But because he’s the protag, I kinda had to keep him leveled.

Giet was awesome! But I understand why he wasn't. I'd have loved him or any of the Oresoren. Even Ed or Isabella I'd have preferred, and I kinda found them annoying. If they ever remake Legendia I hope they add those two as playable though.

I think that was their intention was to not like Luke at first and then eventually as he grows and learns you start to like him a little more. He acts as a spoiled child because technically he is one in a sense. I understand not liking him, but I personally do like him. But it's funny because as I grow older my opinions of characters change. Like my first playthrough when I was a younger, I liked Anise. I thought she was cool. And I really disliked everything about Natalia. But then when I replayed Abyss when it came out again on the 3DS 6 years later I realized I hated Anise and grew extremely fond of Natalia and sympathized with her and her emotional struggles.

I agree- with that famous haircut scene, Luke became a much better character and really grew to became a welcome addition instead of one forced on you. It’s just out of everyone in the cast, I like him least. Not by much- it’s just I find other characters more interesting or complex - Jade/Tear, more relatable- Our beloved princess, or just more fun!- Anise/Guy. Anise is basically the personification of an internet troll, in her over the top exploits and her outright abrasive personality. I just found her incredibly entertaining because she brought out reactions and opinions in the cast we would have never seen, as well as being funny in the fact she’s being annoying to mislead and distract everyone from her true purpose and just for fun. She was also just great in the way she never felt overly malicious in her brand of annoying humor- unlike so many annoying characters that only detriment the plot in other games. TBH she reminded me a a smaller, saltier version of Maya Fey and I kinda grew to appreciate her a little bit. She is also far more multi dimensional than most realize when you get father in. Guy- Just plain fun and funny. An utter badass with a shtick that was used well enough without beating it to death. He was earnest yet secretive, but loyal to a fault! I also appreciate that his character depicts sword discipline and katanas accurately. Sword techniques take time, diligence, and years of both study and practice. Katanas are not very powerful, despite what anime shows, the are fast, sharp, and graceful- swords that require skill. I was honestly pleasantly surprised by these attentions to detail. Eventually appreciation grew to love. Thanks to him and Lon qu, I have a newfound appreciation for the “Straight Swordsman-Badass Who Has a Phobia of Women” archetype. Jade- Just a straight up badass. Intimidating and cold at first, then he just becomes such a sarcastic lil shit- and I LOVE HIM. First playthrough I had never played a tales game before, so I really struggled to work with his slightly sluggish early game artes. Second playthrough? Best Boi. His interactions with Anise where he was seemingly the only one to take her seriously- pure gold. Nad- She seemed a lil needy and overbearing at first- but I figured that most “Royalty Forced Out of Their Element” characters are insufferable at first too. So I waited. Ten minutes after her introduction I knew she was joining the party and that I was HYPE. When she finally got her stride in the party, I knew she had a permanent spot on my team- An Princess who can dish out the good heals while building up magic by shooting people with arrows?! Later she gets much more fleshed out, but TBH I hated her until I figured she was a party member. Tear- Her character got dangerously close to overwhelming levels of Edge. However, she was honestly the most helpful and real personality behind a tutorial that I’ve ever seen. She’s frank, calculating, and never too unreasonable. She’ll give you credit when it’s earned and call you out when you are stupid. Her voice actress and her Song Artes were honestly iconic and greatly outweigh how cliche her family drama can feel at times. All in all, a character that I respected, that just really grew on me. Honestly, I really don’t hate any party member in this title. They all have some niche, and all get skills that make them all equally viable- (Tear was easily replaced by Nad, but was brought back into the party when she stated getting those good tunes) All in all, loved the cast and the game- and feel it deserves most of the praise it gets, but maybe not all of the criticisms.

Leia is probably my favorite from all games! I just don't use the long staff buff much because I hate that it starts from dodging an attack lol.

Exactly. It's not so fun to main her but she's a great support character, especially in Xillia 2 where Elize is nerfed.

Leia is more fun to play as in X2 imo. She's pretty great at healing & has some awesome physical artes too

She was my white thief. Always had her. Have in someone who can heal in a few ways,steal & not have to be up front & get killed fast is great for me.

finally someone else that uses anise. i actually hate her character, but in-battle shes always"fighting" with guy for my preference, once she gets the regen doll shes unstopable. that said i prefer guy for bosses, that speed...

I can understand Luke for Guy but Jade? I've played abyss and used everyone equally if Jade is built right he's easily one of the more damaging characters in the entirety of abyss out of the main cast

Thank you for preaching the Anise love. It's good to find another Anise main in the sea of brat-hate.

I love natalie a lot to i kinda mained her right when i got her and i liked her personality and look in the opening video. Also I think Anise is very original in everywat so I liked her a lot.

TheCompletionist Also Anise's doll makes her a larger target.

Yeah leia is so awesome!

MrSonicHedgehog but Rita was soooo OP! She was my "oh crap I'm gonna lose this battle...wait no I'm not" character.

How the hell can you play Xillia without the most broken healer in the franchise?

Jonathan BarSela lol she was like THE ONLY character I personally played as the entire game(while in her Mint cosplay),I have a soft spot for loli healers. Also yeah she is pretty damn broken.

Sounds like a pretty broken party, especially with Elise & Sophie lol

I would say Luke is way better than Guy. Hits harder and can take more of a beating with more arte combos.

J'Kai Brantley Yeah quite true when I play both. Luke definely has stronger hits & in my exp. he has higher stun rate.

I found Karol more of the jack that was not looked or care for most of the time by others. When you make a character to be so much of everything. They become obsolete. Although Carol can take a good beating and become immune to stun under right set up. He's the tank knight. 😅 Like someone from Resident Evil 4 can be. To bad Carol can't be that good that one way.😅

I feel like a lot of first timers at least use colette because when you don't, and get to any early game boss fight, chances are you get hit with "Please rearrange your party to include colette" I feel like with her and luke if youre going to *have* to use them anyway you might as well try doing something with them but this is your party and not mine and its fine to have a differing opinion

I beat her solo colosseum before Lloyd's or Presea's, who I mostly mained.

Oh I forgot about Zestiria! I never was in control of Rose, so somehow if that was incorporated too...Rose.

My team would probably preform alright, albeit be a bit on the slow side. But the units would function together decently well with spell casters and melee fighters having a balence on the team.

My team would probably consist of: Rowen (Xillia 1/2), Colette (Symphonia), Anise (Abyss), Malik (Graces)