Why does everyone hate Tales of Symphonia and it's sequel?

[Torillian]

MontanaHatchet said:

Torillian said:
I don't read too many people hating the first, but the sequel isn't terrible, it just isn't good either. Settles right into mediocrity.

It's not a sequel anyways, it's a spinoff. Or at least so I've heard.

Sort of, but I think that it's a sequel to ToS, but a spinoff from the main series of Tales games.  Like FF X-2.  I don't view it as a main FF, but it's definitely a sequel to FFX. 

Besides, ToS2 is so much easier to type than ToS: DotnW