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The Tales (テイルズ, Teiruzu?) series is a franchise of fantasy role-playing video games published by Namco Bandai Games (formerly Namco), and primarily developed by its subsidiary, Namco Tales Studio. Created in 1994, the series now spans over twelve flagship titles, over fifteen side games, and four animated productions, into several types of game genres. Similar to many Japanese role-playing games in a series, most games or media of the series are unrelated to each other beyond certain elements.
Widely known for its heavy influence by anime and Japanese culture, the series often makes use of popular manga artists or illustrators, and animated cutscenes produced by Production I.G. Popular music composer Motoi Sakuraba has composed for many titles of the series, with other well-known composers such as Go Shiina having composed for at least one title of the series. Eleven entries have been localized for North America, as have eight for Europe. By December 2007, the series had sold over ten million copies, and by May 2011, it had sold 13 million units worldwide.
Death and insanity a flicker in the flame
Death and insanity are you truly sane?
Do you ever wonder when you're lying in your bed
Deep dark thoughts of trances coming flying through your head
You know you're truly stable but could your thoughts be the truth
A horde of groping parasites to haunt you in your youth
Sitting in the shadow of your stone cold padded cell
You dream the macabre dreams that you have come to know so well
Brain is pumping harder and about to hear the shriek
Of warriors wielding demon swords and death is what they seek
Could this really be the truth or is it really real?
Is it the depths of hell I see or insanity I feel
The triumphs of my dying mind shall overcome at last