American and European Tales of fans have had a great year so far with announcements of both Tales of the Abyss on the Nintendo 3DS and Tales of Graces f on the PS3 both being confirmed for release in both regions.

In that spirit, we're wanting to do the same and reach out to the fans of the series in a new segment which should look familiar to those of you who visit our sister sites Final Fantasy Union and Kingdom Hearts Union. To start things off we're wanting to ask you guys a question:

What was your first Tales of experience?

Was it popping in Tales of Symphonia into your Nintendo GameCube back in 2004 after picking it up on a whim? Heard about it earlier than that? Or are you a new fan that picked up the series around the time of Tales of Vesperia's release?

Please feel free to comment in the comment box below. If this is your first time visiting the site or if you haven't registered yet it's completely free and it gives you commenting access on our forums and on GamingUnion.net and the other Union sites (including Tales Union ;)). Just look at the top of the page for the "Hi, Guest" box and click on the Register link that appears. Or if you prefer Twitter you can tweet us at @TalesUnion.

We look forward to your responses. :)