but since the casting time isn't constant (various stats and skills and equipment could speed it up), sometimes the incantation would get cut off.
starting with Tales of Vesperia, if you could get the spell casting time too short for the full incantation to play, the character instead just says "blah blah blah" in place of the incantation and it's really kind of hilarious
-F
in Tales of Arise, the newest one, the spellcaster character doesn't even say the name of the spell like they usually do in this situation, just saying "blah blah blah, magic!" in this really... dismissive/bored/just-get-it-over-with tone
which is especially silly considering that at one point in the game they talk about how completely essential the incantation is for making the spell work right
-F/R