On the overworld and field maps, various skits between the characters can be viewed. The battle screen is a 3D representation of an area, in which the player commands the characters in battles against CPU-controlled enemies. On field maps, characters are directed across realistically scaled environments. As with preceding games in the series, the world map can be traversed by foot, on the party's quadrupedal pet Noishe, and on flying vehicles known as Rheairds. The overworld map is a 3D model, featuring a scaled-down version of the game's fictional world which the player travels through to reach the game's locations.

Like previous installments in the Tales series, Tales of Symphonia consists primarily of three major areas: an overworld field map, town and dungeon maps, and a battle screen. A Steam version was released on February 2, 2016. Tales of Symphonia and its sequel were collected as a PlayStation 3 high definition release in Tales of Symphonia Chronicles in 2013.

A sequel entitled Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World was released for the Wii in 2008. The game has been adapted into seven manga collections, two novel series, seven drama CDs, and an OVA anime series. In the United States, over 100 thousand copies were sold during the first two weeks and has sold 2.4 million copies worldwide across all platforms, making it the best-selling title in the franchise. It received a Japan Game Awards in 2003 and had received re-releases under the Player's Choice and PlayStation 2 the Best labels. The game's reception was generally positive. The game's central theme is an 'RPG that resonates with you' ( 君と響きあうRPG, Kimi to Hibikiau RPG). As their journey progresses, they learn that saving Sylvarant endangers Tethe'alla, a world parallel to their own. Lloyd accompanies his childhood friend, Colette Brunel, who is destined to go on a journey to save their world. The game takes place in a fictional world called Sylvarant and follows Lloyd Irving. In Japan, the game was ported for the PlayStation 2 with additional content and was released on September 22, 2004. The game was localized and released in North America on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004.

It was published by Namco and is the fifth core product of the Tales series. Tales of Symphonia ( Japanese: テイルズオブシンフォニア, Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Shinfonia) is an action role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003, in Japan.

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