List of Tales media explained

The Tales series, known in Japan as the, is a franchise of fantasy Japanese role-playing video games published by Bandai Namco Games (formerly Namco), and developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio (formerly Wolf Team) until 2011 and presently by Bandai Namco. First begun in 1995 with the development and release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom, the series currently spans fifteen main titles, multiple spin-off games and supplementary media in the form of manga series, anime series, and audio dramas.

While entries in the series generally stand independent of each other with different characters and stories, they are commonly linked by their gameplay, themes and high fantasy settings. Most of the main Tales games have been localized for North America and Europe, although almost all of the spinoff titles have not been released abroad. While generally seen as a niche series in English speaking regions, Tales is considered a high-profile property in Japan, just behind other series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. As of December 2013, the series has sold 16 million units worldwide.

Video games

In 2007, series producer Makoto Yoshizumi defined two classes of Tales games, "Mothership Titles" and "Escort Titles". "Mothership" essentially means "Main series", where as "Escort" essentially means "Spinoff". The games are also frequently given what is called a "Characteristic Genre Name", which is a short subtitle or phrase that outlines the game's overall theme. There are also terms that are used in remakes or ports of games: "R" stands for "remake" or "re-imagination" (as in Hearts R), while "F" in Graces F stands for "future", in reference to the game's extra story content.

Escort titles

Tales of the World, Narikiri Dungeon, Radiant Mythology

Games that are a part of the Tales of the World, Narikiri Dungeon, and/or Radiant Mythology series.

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
	November 10, 2000	None	None
Notes: Released on Game Boy Color. Spin-off sequel to Tales of Phantasia. Remake for PlayStation Portable (titled ) was released in 2010. Genre of PlayStation Portable remake is . PlayStation Portable version is a full remake with updated graphics and gameplay, voices, and additional content. PlayStation Portable version includes enhanced port of Tales of Phantasia (titled Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition). Original developed by Telenet Japan, remake developed by Namco Tales Studio.
	October 25, 2002	None	None
Notes: Released on Game Boy Advance. Developed by Alfa System.
	March 7, 2003	None	None
Notes: Released on Game Boy Advance. Spin-off sequel to Tales of Phantasia. Developed by Namco.
	January 6, 2005	None	None
Notes: Released on Game Boy Advance. Developed by Alfa System.
	December 21, 2006	July 17, 2007	September 7, 2007
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable. Developed by Alfa System.
	January 29, 2009	None	None
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable. Developed by Alfa System.
	February 10, 2011	None	None
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable. Developed by Alfa System.
	April 26, 2012	None	None	None
Notes: Released on Web browser. Developed by Namco Bandai Games.
	July 2, 2012	None	None	None
Notes: Released on Android and iOS. Developed by Namco Bandai Games.
*Tales of the World: Reve Unitia*	October 23, 2014	None	None	None
Notes: Released on Nintendo 3DS. Developed by Namco Bandai Games.

Original

Basically independent of other titles, titles with original worlds and characters are organized here.

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of the Tempest*	October 26, 2006	None	None
Notes: Released on Nintendo DS. Developed by Dimps.

Compilations

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of Symphonia Chronicles*	October 10, 2013	February 25, 2014	February 28, 2014	None
Notes: Released on PlayStation 3. Contains both the PlayStation 2 version of Tales of Symphonia and its sequel .

Spin-off Sequels

Games that are sequels to mothership titles, but are not considered to be one themselves, and are not a part of the Tales of the World, Narikiri Dungeon, or Radiant Mythology series.

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
	June 26, 2008	November 11, 2008	November 12, 2009
Notes: Released on Wii. Spin-off sequel to Tales of Symphonia. Developed by Namco Tales Studio.

Non-RPG Spin-off

Games that are not of the role-playing game genre but features characters and settings from the Tales series.

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of VS.*	August 6, 2009	None	None	N/A
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable. Crossover Fighting game featuring 35 characters from 13 past games from the Tales series. Contains an additional mini-game called Tales of Wallbreaker which features traditional 2D gameplay with additional characters not featured in the main game. Developed by Matrix Software.
Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
	February 23, 2012	None	None	N/A
Notes: Released on PlayStation Portable. Crossover Action Beat 'em up video game featuring 33 characters from 15 past games from the Tales series. Developed by Namco Bandai Games and Alfa System.

Fan Disk

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of Fandom Vol.1*	January 31, 2002	None	None	None
Notes: Released on PlayStation. Developed by Namco.
*Tales of Fandom Vol.2*	June 28, 2007	None	None	None
Notes: Released on PlayStation 2. Developed by Namco Bandai Games.

Online

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of Eternia Online*	March 3, 2006	None	None	None
Notes: Released on PC. MMORPG. Service ended on March 31, 2007.

Tales of Mobile

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
*Tales of Tactics*	February 16, 2004	None	None	None
Notes: Released on DoCoMo, FOMA, au, and WIN.
*Tales of Breaker*	January 31, 2005	None	None	None
Notes: Released on DoCoMo, FOMA, au, and WIN.
*Tales of Commons*	October 14, 2005	None	None
Notes: Released on DoCoMo and FOMA.
*Tales of Tactics Gaiden*	November 16, 2005	None	None	None
Notes: Released on DoCoMo and FOMA.
*Tales of Wahrheit*	June 21, 2006	None	None
Notes: Released on DoCoMo and FOMA.
*Tales of the World: Material Dungeon*	January 31, 2008	None	None
*Tales of Asteria*	Spring 2015	None	None
Notes: Released on Android and iOS.
*Tales of Crestoria*	July 15, 2020	July 15, 2020	None
Notes: Released on Android and iOS. Japanese and Global servers were shut down on February 7, 2022.^[1]
*Tales of Luminaria*	November 4, 2021	November 4, 2021	None
Notes: Released on Android and iOS. Game servers were shut down on July 19, 2022.^[2]

Spin-offs

Games that are not from the mothership nor escort titles, but are considered to have similar gameplay from the two.

Game	Original release date			Characteristic Genre Name
Game		Japan		Characteristic Genre Name	North America	PAL region
	March 4, 2010	None	None	None
Notes: Released on Nintendo DS. Spin-off of the Tales Series based on the Sgt. Frog Franchise. Developed by Namco Tales Studio.

Other media

Anime

Title	Original Run
Title		Japan		North America	PAL region
*Tales of Eternia: The Animation*	January 8, 2001 – March 26, 2001	None	None
Notes: Loosely based on game.
*Tales of Phantasia: The Animation*	November 25, 2004 – February 24, 2006	January 16, 2007	None
Notes: OVA. Released on DVD and VHS in 2004. Released on Blu-ray Disc in 2008.
*Tales of Symphonia: The Animation*	June 8, 2007 – October 23, 2012^[3]	None	None
Notes: OVA.
*Tales of the Abyss*	October 4, 2008 – March 28, 2009	October 11, 2011	None
Notes: Released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and UMD in 2009.
	October 3, 2009	June 26, 2012	January 7, 2011
Notes: Theatrical release. Released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and UMD in 2010. Prequel to Tales of Vesperia. Features many new characters as well as returning ones.
*Tales of Zestiria the X*	July 3, 2016 – April 29, 2017	Simulcast Streaming	Simulcast Streaming

Radio

Title	Original Run
Title		Japan		North America	PAL region
*Tales Ring*	N/A	None	None
*Tales of the Radio*	N/A	None	None

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Agossah . Iyane . 2021-12-07 . Why is Tales of Crestoria Global Shutting Down & is it Closing in Japan? . 2024-06-30 . DualShockers . en.
Web site: Tales of Luminaria Ends Service In July, Less Than One Year After Launch . 2024-06-30 . GameSpot . en-US.
Web site: Tales of Symphonia OVA Sequel Series Green-Lit. Anime News Network. 2009-01-09.