
I did my civic duty and voted for the least scary of the candidates first thing this morning. I think I prefer "Business as usual" to "Probable Armageddon with a side of rape" thank you very much. And while I wait for the polls to close and the votes to be counted, I am doing my best to keep my anxiety in check.
As for the Tales series, I liked Zestiria, but I would recommend Tales of Symphonia as a starting game. Xillia was also good, but for an intro to the series, definitely Symphonia.