The Great Tales Ranking, Part 1

Axe of the Blood God: An RPG Podcast

Kat Bailey

Leisure, Video Games, Technology

4.6 • 674 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

In this special episode of Axe of the Blood God, we continue our celebration of Namco Bandai Tales series by ranking all of its biggest games -- from the lowly Tales of the Tempest to the much-loved Tales of Symphonia! In Part 1, we examine some of the hard luck entries in the series; the Tales games that didn't have much of a budget, featured strange systems, or are just plain forgettable (meaningful glance at Tales of Hearts). Joining us are two huge Tails fans: Game Informer's Kim Wallace and friend of the pod Victor Hunter! They walk us through some of the more esoteric bits of Tales history, explaining why Tales of the Tempest maybe shouldn't be dismissed so quickly, swapping stories about exploring the Tales store, and making errant comparisons to James Bond films. It's Axe of the Blood God's biggest Tales celebration to date, so join us as we embark on the definitive ranking! And as always, thank you to our Patrons at the $5 level and above, who can now access Part 2 right away on their feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6	Music Welcome to a special episode of Acts of the Blood God an Independent RPG podcast.
0:48.7	I'm your host, Kat Bailey.
0:50.3	Joining me as always is my lovely co-host, Nadia Oxford.
0:58.0	Hello, Kat. We have a wail of tales today, don't we? We sure do. And we have two special guests. Who are they?
1:02.0	Kimberly Wallace from Game Informer Magazine, the Features Editor,
1:06.0	and also big RPG and Tails fan.
1:10.0	And who else do we have here with me?
1:13.4	I dwell amidst the abounding light of heaven.
1:16.9	It's Victor Hunter, long-time Tales fan, a friend of the show.
1:21.1	Very much so.
1:23.3	Yes, this is part one of the Great Tales Ranking, part two, should be available in your feed right away if you're a Patreon.
1:32.0	It's patreon.com slash bloodgob pod. The part two is available immediately to all of our $5.
1:37.9	Subscribers and above has the top 10 tails games of all time. But if you want to wait a week,
1:43.3	it will also be available to our free listeners next week.
1:46.8	We already did the great Final Fantasy Ranking Kim.
1:50.3	You were part of that as well.
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