Tales of the World

A spin-off series of Bandai Namco's Tales role-playing franchise, featuring crossover characters from various mainline entries.

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2002–2014

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About

Tales of the World is a prominent spin-off sub-series within the Tales role-playing franchise. It includes titles such as Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2, Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage, and the Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology trilogy. These games typically feature crossover interactions between characters from different mainline Tales games, utilizing dungeon-crawling or tactical RPG gameplay.

Bandai Namco developed these spin-offs primarily for handheld consoles, beginning on the Game Boy Advance with Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 (2002), which introduced a costume-based job system. This was followed by the tactical role-playing game Tales of the World: Summoner's Lineage (2003), acting as a gameplay sequel to Tales of Phantasia. The Game Boy Advance era concluded with Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (2005), which incorporated turn-based tactical battles.

The sub-series transitioned to the PlayStation Portable with Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (2006) and its subsequent Western localization Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology (2007), introducing 3D graphics and customizable player avatars. This entry established a trilogy completed by Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (2009) and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (2011). These PlayStation Portable releases expanded the character roster significantly, drawing from mainline entries like Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Vesperia. While the earlier Game Boy Advance titles remained exclusive to Japan, the 2007 release of Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology served as the primary exposure of this crossover sub-series to North American and European audiences.