For non-steam versions of the game, Steam eats Tales of Symphonia's controller inputs, .....even if steam controller support is disabled. make sure steam is always closed.
Included is also an update for the fitgirl version (bugfixes and stuff).
I recall this is one of those annoying games that requires clearing the final boss. As such, theres a save right at the final boss.
Unfortunately theres no skip cutscene, so... Ooof.
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