▁ro g uel ike ▁keyboard ▁commands ▁with ▁a ▁mouse - dri ven ▁interface . ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁many ▁older ▁ro g uel ike ▁games , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Maj ' E yal ▁has ▁full - color ▁graphics , ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁with ▁the ▁mouse , ▁and ▁despite ▁per made ath ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁ear n ▁extra ▁lives ▁through ▁various ▁ways ▁and ▁level ing ▁up . ▁ ▁T ales ▁of ▁Maj ' E yal ▁emphas izes ▁tact ical ▁turn - based ▁combat ▁and ▁flexible ▁player - control led ▁character ▁development . ▁Game play ▁depends ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁player ' s ▁dec isions ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁execute ▁strategy . ▁Play ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁player ▁selecting ▁one ▁of ▁nine ▁races ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁classes ▁( expand able ▁with ▁add ons ). ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁character ▁choices ▁are ▁available ▁at ▁first ; ▁some ▁must ▁be ▁un locked ▁through ▁in - game ▁progress , ▁or ▁through ▁mon et ary ▁don ation ▁or ▁purchase . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁explore ▁E yal , ▁a ▁l ore - filled ▁world ▁containing ▁numerous ▁d unge ons ▁and ▁advers aries . ▁The ▁plot ▁is ▁non - linear , ▁and ▁success ▁depends ▁as ▁much ▁on ▁character ▁planning ▁and ▁story line ▁choices ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁on ▁the ▁player ' s ▁skill ▁in ▁defe ating ▁enemies ▁in ▁combat . ▁ ▁Online ▁support ▁ ▁Play ers ▁may ▁register ▁with ▁an ▁optional ▁online ▁game ▁server , ▁which ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁view ▁their ▁characters , ▁achiev ements ▁and ▁high