Even though the party characters inTales of Symphoniafight in a linear 2D space, they can target the next enemy and automatically engage them in the 3D space. TheTalesseries didn’t allow free 3D movement untilTales of the Abysslaunched in 2005. Despite the beat-em-up roots,Tales of Symphoniahas a deep system with a lot of mechanics to understand.

One of the ways to take advantage of the fighting system in the game is by swapping characters in battle. Unfortunately,Tales of Symphonianever informs the player how this is done. This guide will show playershow to switchTales of Symphoniacharacters in combatand on the field.

Tales of Symphonia changing party members

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Switching Characters In Battle

As stated above,Tales of Symphoniadoes not tell players how to change their characters in the middle of a battle. To change characters in the middle of combat, use the following steps:

Lloyd is the default main character inTales of Symphonia’sstory, but if players want to change their lead to explore towns or on the field for a change, that’s possible, and once again, this is not explained in-game. To change the field character, the following steps:

Tales of Symphonia select Auto on the Tech screen

Tales of Symphonia - Remasteredis available now for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Previous versions are available on the GameCube, PC, and PS3.

Tales of Symphonia switching back to Lloyd in combat

Tales of Symphonia display party members - Lloyd flagged

Tales of Symphonia select the controlled character

Tales of Symphonia Using Kratos as lead on the field