Cress Albane travels through time to stop Dhaos in this Japanese Full Voice port of the classic Tales of Phantasia. Brand-new full voice work, reworked cutscenes and bonus content; a gift to fans from the PSP's launch window.
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RPG1 player12+
Description
Cress Albane and his companions travel through time to face the sorcerer Dhaos and prevent the destruction of their world in this PSP port of the classic. Published by Namco, released in Japan in December 2004. Real-time combat, all-new full Japanese voice acting, new cinematics, bonus content added. Japanese edition.
Tales of Phantasia - Full Voice Edition review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Time travel is legible on screen: the same place reappears centuries apart, forest turned town, ruin turned temple again, and the game keeps the layout of the paths so the comparison leaps out. The remade cutscenes underline those returns by framing the same angle twice.
Signed by Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura, the music combines a fiery orchestra and moving themes across a journey through time. Each battle galvanises through its energy, while the town melodies warm the adventure. This sonic generosity, the founder of the Tales series, stays dear to fans' hearts.
Full voice acting changes the nature of the story: secondary characters, until then reduced to lines of text, gain hesitations, sighs and silences that make their changes of heart far more legible. Dhaos benefits first, and his standing as antagonist proves markedly less obvious there.
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Following Cless and his companions across time unfolds a classic JRPG rich in real-time combat, exploration and side quests. The long main quest and the many secrets feed dozens of hours. That generosity, revived by full voice acting, offers a lifespan RPG fans cultivate.
Technical info
💾0,3 GB📅16/12/2004
Published by Namco Bandai
Tales of Phantasia - Full Voice Edition (PSP) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Is Tales of Phantasia - Full Voice Edition still worth playing in 2026?
A fully voiced reissue of the first Tales of Phantasia from Namco Bandai, this port follows Cress Albane and his companions who travel through time to face the sorcerer Dhaos. The addition of full voice acting, the modernised presentation and the faithfulness to the Linear Motion combat system that founded the series strengthen the appeal of this JRPG classic. Left in Japan, the title demands the language. For a fan of retro JRPGs or of the Tales series, the title keeps a timeless adventure and a combat system still enjoyable.
