Awesome! I'm glad you enjoy it, Archshot. The Tales Series is probably my favorite RPG series, and ToS was easily one of the better ones. It has arguably one of the best stories, likeable characters, and some pretty cool music.
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I'm guessing you got the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles game collection? If so, go into the second game with an open mind (once you eventually get through the behemoth that is ToS 1 ). In terms of gameplay, I really, really loved the second game, and using monsters in the party was always a lot of fun, especially once you got the more broken ones (Meteor Swarm for 1 TP, anyone?).
Archshot
Definitely going to agree with the story and characters, and I love the opening theme. And yeah, the collection. Just finished Sylvarant, not quite yet at Meltokio.