We're no strangers to game series-themed episodes on Rhythm Encounter, such as our Mario RPGs or Dragon Quest shows. Now, it's time for the Tales series! Bandai Namco's long-running series turns 30 next year, and the mainline series alone contains 17 games (or 18 depending on which ones you count). That's more than enough material to showcase on an episode, wouldn't you say? Join our panel as we talk about the oldest, newest, and several Tales games in between, and listen to music by the venerable Motoi Sakuraba and company.

Featuring: Mike Salbato, Michael Sollosi, Wes Iliff, Stephanie Sybydlo; Edited by Paul Dennis

Tracklist
Tales of Strings
0:09:30 - Risk It All (Takao Ogi) - Tales of Crestoria
0:12:35 - Flame of Hope (Motoi Sakuraba) - Tales of Arise

Tales of Battle
0:30:09 - Fighting of the Spirit Remix (Motoi Sakuraba, arr. S.S.H) - Tales of Phantasia
0:34:17 - The Arrow was Shot (Motoi Sakuraba) - Tales of the Abyss

Tales of Resolve
0:55:12 - White Light (comp. Koichi Tsutaya, Shiho Ochi, perf. Superfly) - Tales of Zestiria
0:57:21 - Theme of Velvet (Motoi Sakuraba) - Tales of Berseria

Tales of Forest
1:14:09 - Mystic Forest (Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura) - Tales of Phantasia
1:16:59 - Sunlight Filtering through the Trees (Go Shiina) - Tales of Legendia
1:53:16 - Wes' Bonus Track!

Album links for places to buy, stream, and more are available in our post on RPGFan.

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