Durarara
Durarara,
and..
Durarara. 

Read the Light Novels a billion times, and the anime is completely finished soon! 

I also like other anime like..
Aldnoah Zero - Shokugeki no Soma - Fate/Zero - Fate/Stay Night UBW - Free! - Wolfs Rain - Zankyou no Terror

J is for Junjou Romantica! (a BL manga & anime, so be warned)
Can't post images, but here: http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/7/8811.jpg

Next is K!

Reported. It really sucks how all of this is happening to Vizzed lately. And I've only been here for 6/7 days.

I honestly think a lot of Unova Pokemon deserve some mega Evolutions.. Audino isn't all too great.
Zoroark, Beartic, Scrafty, Unfezant, and maybe Crustle 

I don't know why, but I've always pictured myself having a Zoroark. It's not a Pokemon on my "Favourite list" but I do like it. I think it would be an awesome partner Pokemon to have. 

I is for the freezing cold Ice beam! Inflicts decent damage and has a chance to freeze the opponent. Nice accuracy too! One of the most popular moves for Ice type Pokemon!

Next up is J

Ah, I've got a couple haha, Will list them now
(Starts from my MOST favourite)

1. Thundurus (Therian)
2. Hoopa
3. Gabite
4. Slowbro
5. Electabuzz
6. Combee

This will be my first review here on vizzed!

Tales of Phantasia is the first game in the "Tales of" series. First released for SNES, then GBA and then PSX, etc. I'll be reviewing the PSX version of the game, which is in my honest opinion, the best out of all other versions. Tales Of Phantasia was originally released on the Super Nintendo in Japan of 1995, and overall, I will point out that for 1995-1998, this game is amazing. I was expecting so much less and was quite surprised with how great this game is. Overall, in this review I will be comparing this game quite often to it's older versions. 

For those who are already familiar with the Tales series, and are also familiar with one of the most popular game, Tales of Symphonia, you'll realize that Symphonia was released as a long/distant prequel to Phantasia, and Phantasia is basically what happens many years after Symhponia. You will definitely see and pick out familiar names! 

[Tl;dr for those who are deciding what version to play - PSX is the most recommended as it includes many new features such as cooking, a new playable character, 3D world map, more weapons and items, and a new slice of story added to the game. Graphics are a lot more better too, and game play is a lot smoother. However if you prefer the very original/very first, then SNES is the one for you. GBA's graphics are rather eye-burning and not such a smooth or fast game play, so I personally do not recommend it.]

Brief summary of the plot: (Spoiler free as possible)
Tales Of Phantasia features a teenage swordsman Cless Albane who goes out hunting with his friend, and ends up meeting a mysterious spirit who lives inside of a withered tree. During their hunt, an alarm/bell is heard from the village. Cless and his friend return to witness the destruction of their village - along with the death of his parents. Cless makes a decision and sets out on a journey and meets other people who join him along with his journey. They are all transcended him from space and time to stop an evil lord known as Dhaos who has intentions on eliminating and getting rid of anyone related to the power of magic.

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Graphics [10/10]
Like stated previously, for a 1995-1998 game, the graphics are very pleasing to eyes. When compared in its own generation, ToP was one of the best looking games. Compared to the SNES and GBA version of the games, they graphics in this PS remake are so much more refined, crisp and detailed. Full body images of all playable characters are also included in their profiles, which was not a thing in other versions. Let's you understand the character a lot easier than in the SNES and GBA version, as all you had there was a not-so-detailed sprite of them, and a small head shot in their profiles. 



The environments/backgrounds in the game are detailed and sometimes have additional effects such as: walking on water will make splash animations. Overall, majority of the locations look beautiful, and I've uploaded several screenshots of what appeals/appealed to me during my game play. It's very obvious that the developers of the game put a lot of time and effort into making the backgrounds, because damn they're detailed. There isn't much more to say about the graphics, other than it's amazing.

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Sound [9/10]
Not giving this a full 10 due to a few sound errors in the rom/emulator of the game itself (but the errors aren't actually a thing in real copies of the game, so other than that, it's 10/10). Errors consist of a slight lag/delay in the music when exploring the world map, and when transitioning into a random encounter battle, but these really aren't that bad, and easy to tolerate. I can't blame anyone for this since the 3D world map itself could be causing the lag due to the larger amount of pixels. (Because the difference in the SNES world map and PSX world map is quite big) Other than that. The sound and music is actually slightly remixed from the SNES version (in a positive way!). They sound a lot more... let's say, lively, and RPG fitting. 

Voice acting of characters are great as well (I really do love the voices) and they have been remade for the PSX version (featuring a higher quality output).  Truly, the addition of voice acting adds so much more to the game than I expected. But hey, that's common sense. The point I'm trying to get across is that the voice acting is on point.
They also did well to add fine tuning remixes of sound effects for the environment.

Now to do with music... The Tales series has been praised many times for it's incredible music and soundtracks. Fun fact for you! The music composer for this game is also the same composer for the Star Ocean series which also had amazing and unforgettable soundtracks. The PSX version also includes an animated opening for the game, which features a nice catchy melody/music which is nice to listen to. 

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Addictiveness & Depth [9/10]
Tales of Phantasia has an average of 40-50 hours of completion for the storyline (and this is excluding any extra dungeons you decide to do and any side quests you come across) By doing all of that, will add you at least about another 5-10 hours of game play. Compared to the newer games in the Tales series, this is slightly shorter (newer games are 55 - 65 hours. 65 - 75 if you include side quests). For a 1995-1998 game however, 30-40 (+5/10) hours was quite reasonable, and since this was in fact the first game in the series, I can't complain much (especially since the characters and plot of the game is great!)

Would you want to play this game again? Sure! Just give it a few months or years after completion, and you'll definitely want to go back and feel the nostalgia this game distributes once again. And this is the same for other tales games too. When replaying this game, you'll be able to transfer your monster encyclopaedia (data on monsters you fight during your game play), and have a chance to play the game on a slightly higher difficulty. 

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Story & Characters [10/10]
The game is a JPRG (Japanese Role Play Game - I'm sure you've heard of them before). They normally consist of you fighting as playable characters, defeating monsters and bosses, exploring dungeons, levelling characters up, upgrading weapon and other various equipment, etc. Comparing the story to the SNES version... The PSX version of the game includes an extra playable character, and and extra piece of story in the plot (From what I remember, an extra dungeon too). The world map is changed from 2D to 3D in which you can rotate with a compass on the top left corner. (Fits the world map system in newer Tales games) 

I included a brief, spoiler free summary of the story above. Going over it again, explaining the 'prologue' in a bit more detail (may contain some spoilers for the first 1-2 hours of game play):
You will be playing as Cless Alvein (the protagonist of the game), who is training to become a skilled swordsman, just like his father. He and his dear friend Chester live in a small, peaceful village. One day, they decide to go out hunting for boars in a nearby forest. Upon finding a boar, they are eager to capture it, so they chase it down until they come across and old looking withered tree. Chester continues searching for the boar, whilst Cless observes the tree. While observing the strange looking tree, he see's a spirit who calls out for help. However, an alarm is then heard from the village, and the two boys rush back to the visitors, only to see Cless' parents dead and Chester's beloved sister also dead. Many (if not all) villagers also dead.Chester stays behind in the village to bury the deceased, but Cless leaves the village to find his uncle in a nearby town. He ends up being captured and imprisoned by the very people who brought destruction upon his village. He eventually meets a Methodist by the name of Mint, who's mother ends up saving both of them. With a special ability, they were both transported to the past where they hear about the story/legend of Dhaos. The two decide to go on a journey to defeat Dhaos, meeting a summoner names Klarth, and a Half-Elf named Arche. Eventually they get back to their own time, defeating Dhaos. However, the plot thickens, as the story not involves the past, present, but also the future.

All of the characters in this game are loveable in my opinion, and all get a part of their development in the game. There is a small cast of only 6 main playable characters, meaning it's a lot easier for them all to have an opportunity to get some development while ensuring that their role in the main plot is maintained. 
Tales of Phantasia really does focus on providing extensive introductory scenes and event for each individual character and from the beginning, it never feels as if a stranger is joining the team. Along with that, there are various different sidequests and face chats (known as "skits") add onto the development of the main story, potentially providing a background and personality for not just the main cast, but even some minor characters and antagonists. And that's what I like a lot in RPG games.
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Difficulty [6/10]
In all honesty, the controls may be a little confusing for like.. the first 30 minutes, but you'll get the hang of it in no time, so don't worry too much about that. 
In terms of game play difficulty, I wouldn't say it's too hard, but also not too easy. It's very well balanced, and for those who do find it too easy, they always have an option to change from "Normal" difficultly to "Hard" difficulty in the settings of the game. The difficulty can be changed any time you want! If you find a certain battle to be a bit too difficult on "Hard" mode, you can always switch to "Normal", and then back to "Hard". Playing on hard also gives a boosted amount of EXP and Gald at the end of battles, and better item drops. 

Levelling up in Phantasia has never really been a problem haha, as the monster encounter rate is a lot higher than in newer Tales games. Soo, more EXP and Gald (game currency) for you! Meaning if there is a boss you're struggling with, you can always take a bit of time to go level and gald grind. Gain a few more levels, buy the necessary items you may need during battle, and try again!
There will always be an opportunity to save your game before a boss battle begins, so you wouldn't have to go through dungeons/events all over to battle the boss again because you lost the first time. This is probably an obvious thing that is included in all RPG's, but I decided to point it out, just for the sake of it.
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Overall [10/10]
Overall is this game worth playing? Heck yeah! What are you waiting for? This old game offers everything you would expect in an RPG game. Great visuals and graphics, awesome voice acting and memorable sound tracks. In depth character development and a plot that thickens from moment to moment, and so much more! If you play this game and like it, then you should definitely try out the other games in the series. And before you know it, you're hooked onto them! From my own experience, Tales of games are addicting. The plot and characters really do make these games worth playing, and I hope this review has convinced you to try this game out haha. 

I'm surprised, and so glad people find Phantasia interesting already!

Phantasia is actually one of the first games (1995) in the "Tales of" series! There's also a GBA and SNES version here on vizzed, which are free to play. SNES was the very first version to be released. But the PS version is the 'newest' and has a lot better graphics (more detailed, and a bit of 3D, etc)
GBA is not that good. 

I've played the other Tales of Games, such as:
Tales of the Abyss (3DS) - my favorite
Tales of Symphonia (Ps2 and Ps3) - A long prequel to Phantasia - also my favorite
Tales of Symphonia 2 (Ps3) 
Tales of Graces (PS3)
Tales of Xillia (PS3)
Tales of Xillia 2 (Ps3) - darn sad
Tales of Zestiria (PS3 and PS4) (Newest one)

There's also Tales of Vespiria (Xbox), which I'll get to playing soon.

This site has one of the older games in the series which I really want to play! One of them is obviously Phantasia. Others are 
Tales of Destiny, Tales of Destiny 2 and Tales of Eternia

Basically my point is, this whole series is amazing! If you play and enjoy Phantasia, and highly recommend you check the others out too!
The plots and characters for all are amazing. But the fan favourite game (and my favourite) is Tales of the Abyss, and Tales of Symphonia. 

(Which is why I'm verrryy eager to play Phantasia :b)

Oh my, that is so generous of you! Thank you so much! ♥

I'm trying to get the PSX item so I can play a game I've been wanting to play for years..
Would anyone perhaps be willing to spare me 32,000 Viz? Thank you so much in advance

Thats... a ridiculous/very large amount of Viz ;-; Seems I got happy for nothing... what a shame D: 

I've just registered today, and I want to play the game asap. There's no way I can earn 50k, considering I have work, Uni, etc, in the shortest time possible

But I'll definitely check out the Generosity thread.
Thanks a lot for the quick answer!  

I'm new here. Registered and was very eager to start playing a game I've always wanted to play, until I realized I can't play it for some reason D:
This is the game I want to play:
https://www.vizzed.com/games/tales-of-phantasia-(english-translation)-psx-playstation-65505-game

I've been wanting to play the Playstation version of this game for years, and I was so happy upon finding it, to then realize I can't play it.
Is there a way I can play it somehow? D:
Looking forward to replies. 
Thank you in advance! 

https://www.vizzed.com/videogames/game.php?id=65505

Why am I unable to play this game? I downloaded the plugin. Other games(GBA and SNES) work fine, but not this?