Let's take a look at Go Shiina's track records with mainline Tales series
>Tales of Legendia >Tales of Zestiria
Conclusion, Shiina is a curse to Tales series. Every Tales games he worked got negative reception. If you want good mainline Tales games, you better hope and pray that Go Shiina's name is nowhere to be seen at any Tales announcement trailer.
Both of those being bad weren't his fault. In fact, he was the one good thing about both.
Thomas Jackson
Go to bed, Hideo.
Andrew Brown
I loved legendia. Chloe best waifu
Thomas Lee
Sakuraba started declining years ago and hasn't shown signs of recovering.
Benjamin Miller
none of his tales work is good.
Oliver Russell
Some of his tracks in SO5 and Exist Archive were good, the problem with his Tales work is that Namco thinks the most boring variation of his style is a hallmark of the series
More like Go Shiina is cursed. His work is brilliant in both Legendia and Zestria. In fact, it's so fantastic in both that it shines harder than the games they are put into. Why he's never tasked with being in a good Tales game, the world will never know. Maybe someone will mod Symphonia with Legendia's soundtrack.
John Gonzalez
It's only Sakuraba. No fan of this franchise thinks Go "Birds Chirp, I Sing" Shiina is anything short of legendary.
God Eater is such a disappointment, gameplay wise and especially going by the OST. You'd think Go Shiina forgot how to make a loop longer than 20 seconds.