Star Ocean gameplay is often compared to the Tales series of video games by Namco practically its entire design department left and founded tri-Ace .
Namco is not a coincidence : after the release of Tales of Phantasia .
Star Ocean gameplay is often compared to the Tales series of video games by Namco , which is not a coincidence : after the release of Tales of Phantasia , practically its entire design department left and founded tri-Ace .