Tales of Vesperia, the tenth entry in the series, marked the jump of the series into the seventh generation when it was released for the Xbox 360 in 2008. It was then ported to the PlayStation 3 with additional main characters and twice the voice-acting, as well as tie-ins with the first movie in the series, Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike. The game bears the characteristic genre name RPG of Enforcing One's "Justice". The game follows the tale of Yuri Lowell, an ex-Imperial Knight turned vigilante, who was arrested while attempting to catch a thief and is jailed in the Imperial Castle. During his escape he meets a young princess, Lady Estellise, who is searching for his best friend and Imperial Knight Flynn Scifo. The two of them then set out from the Imperial Castle to find both Flynn and the thief.
Tales of the Abyss, the eight entry in the series, celebrated the series tenth anniversary when it was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2. It was the second title by Team Symphonia and the last title in the series for the PlayStation 2. The game, with the characteristic genre name, RPG of Discovering the Meaning of Life, revolves around Luke Fon Fabre, the young son of Duke Fabre of the Kimlasca Kingdom. He is the Light of the Sacred Flame, the scion of Lorelei's power, destined to bring prosperity to Kimlasca. Since being kidnapped seven years ago by the Malkuth Empire, he has been kept confined to the Fabre family mansion. The shock of the kidnapping has erased all of Luke's memories prior to the event. One fateful day, a mysterious woman breaks into the mansion and sets off a chain of events that drag Luke into the center of a massive conflict between those who would do anything to see the score carried out, and those who would see it broken forever.
Tales of Symphonia, the fifth entry in the series, was released in 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube and was subsequently ported to the PlayStation 2 with additional content. The game was the first in the series not to be made by the original team, Team Destiny, but Team Symphonia instead. It was also the first 3D game in the series. The game, which carries the characteristic genre name RPG of Resonating With You, follows the story of Lloyd Irving, who must help and protect one of his best friends, Colette Brunel, who is a Chosen. He must help the Chosen on her Journey of World Regeneration as his world of Sylvarant is slowly dying due to a lack of Mana, the life force of the world. This is done by traveling from continent to continent, awakening the Summon Spirits that sleep at ancient shrines known as "seals". With every seal released, the Chosen comes closer and closer to becoming an angel. Once the Chosen fully transforms into an angel, the world will be regenerated.