GC writes: "For the 10th anniversary of Namco's generally well-regarded Tales of... series of action-RPGs, the videogame giant has released a few new games in the series more or less all at once. Their Wii offering, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, is a direct sequel to the great GameCube and PS2 title, Tales of Symphonia, rather than an entirely new game with familiar elements, as is usually the case.
Dawn of the New World takes place a few years after the end of its predecessor, and follows the story of a young man named Emil, whose parents were apparently slain by a now-vicious Lloyd, the hero of the last game, who is seen putting Emil's hometown to the torch and sword in the name of the Goddess Martel. Upon seeing this, Emil undergoes some sort of schizophrenic transformation and wanders the city looking, and acting, like a badass, which is when he first meets the game's heroine, Marta. Although the normally timid Emil doesn't recall any of it, when he and Marta chance to meet again some time later, she swears that he somehow saved her life that time. Soon, the two become inseparable, and their journey begins in earnest."
