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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