Coincidently to the discussion of OAVs, Tales of Symphonia is an OVA for which I had high hopes since it is being done by Ufotable (known for 2x2 Shinobuden). It did not work out.

The main issue seems in the gaming heritage, starting with the clothing (e.g. Lloyd wears his krags to school). The setting and the world was too artificial. I think what broke me was the visual effect during the fight which is simply taken from the game. I could even survive the lack of noses, but the overal retardedness of the show wore me out and the colorful strike traces delivered the coup de gras.

I do not have anything specifically against the gaming cinema. I watched Street Fighter and Mortal Combat, but this seems like a really poor treatment of anime, as if someone filmed a campaign without any adaptation.