Tales of Symphonia

Tales
Tales of Eternia Online	2006
Tales of Zestiria	2015
Tales of Symphonia	2016
Tales of Berseria	2017
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	2019
Tales of Arise	2021

Key points

Contains bonus content from PS2 and PS3 versions.

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, due to being direct port of the PlayStation 3 version, not the GameCube version.

Contains minor bugs (see Bug Reports / Feature Requests).

General information

Official site - Japanese

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

VMProtect DRM^[1] was removed via a patch on February 29, 2016.^[2]

Essential improvements

Tales of Symphonia "Fix"

The project does the following:

Fixes Namco's bad frame rate limiter
- 30 FPS still, but no stutter
Correctly matches rendering to the selected resolution
Integrates Durante's character outline enhancement
- Improves Durante's work by outlining weapons
Supports an optional 4K texture pack
- As well as user-created mods
Fixed blurring that was added on 2/22/16
Fixed hitching on menu screens and long load times
Fixes cursor management system
Fixed Zelos' Harem Master achievement not unlocking
Added Multisample Anti-Aliasing
Allows fullscreen borderless window mode
Adds a PSN Trophy sound on achievement unlock

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\*.conf^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/372360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\372360\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/372360/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

Resolution settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op In fighting sequences.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

See Bug Reports / Feature Requests for known issues.

Crash on launch

Start game windowed^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `CustomConfig.conf`. Change `fullscreen=1` to `fullscreen=0`

Disable overlays^{[citation needed]}
MSI Afterburner, RivaTuner, Steam overlay, etc.

Install redistributables^{[citation needed]}
Located at `<path-to-game>\_CommonRedist\`

Whitelist game executable from antivirus^{[citation needed]}

Game freezing on battles

Game seems to always freeze when there is controller rumble being used.

Disable rumble^[3]
Go into game settings. Turn rumble off.

Use controller with wire or another controller^[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz	Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800GT ATI Radeon HD 4830 DirectX 9.0 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7850
Other	Gamepad support

64-bit system is recommended.

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/372360/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (372360) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Wait, this game has DRM? :: Tales of Symphonia General Discussions
↑ THANK YOU NAMCO BANDAI! :: Tales of Symphonia General Discussion - last accessed on March 1, 2016
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-02-19

[gamedir-3] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/372360/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (372360) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/372360/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (372360) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Wait, this game has DRM? :: Tales of Symphonia General Discussions

[2] THANK YOU NAMCO BANDAI! :: Tales of Symphonia General Discussion - last accessed on March 1, 2016

[marioysikax-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-02-19

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Developers

	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	February 2, 2016