One of the best Tales games ever? Yeah. A great JRPG? Yeah. One of the best JRPG protagonist ever? Yup. One of the best JRPGs ever? Nah.So many fond memories of Vesperia; I remembering buying a 360 just for that game.
-likable cast
-great overworld
-nice celshaded graphics
-good battle system
-good voiceacting and music
-decent plot (atleast better then many other games)
Sadly i never got to play the superior ps3 version. But it is progressing nicely in RPCS3, so it will happen someday.
Did ps3 version had new areas or was it just the extra characther?
No, the towns are too small, they're more like streets.
And "let's sleep at the inn" many times in every street, the pacing isn't the best.
It is not even the best Tales of...
Advice: play more Tales of games.
Is Blue Dragon a close third?Yuri made the game great. Lost Odyssey gets my vote for best jrpg.
I never ended up finishing the game because it went on too long. After dealing with Alexei I lost interest in finishing out the main plot. I'm guessing Duke was the final but I wasn't interested in the time at getting that far to find out.Best overall Tales game, but the garbage 3rd act holds it back from being in the all time JRPG greats.
Alexei and probably Duke but Duke was one of those antagonist that wavered until the end of the game. Alexei is the game's main antagonist for at least 2/3rds of it.I liked Vesperia, but I think I enjoyed Symphonia and Abyss more. For me at least, the lack of compelling and memorable antagonists in Vesperia was a big letdown, I don't even remember them. Where as I can quickly remember the Cruxis/Desians of Symphonia or the God Generals of Abyss. Who was the bad guy of Vesperia anyway?
But yeah, it was the last great Tales Of game with decent Production Values. Compare the assets and artwork in that game to Zestiria and Berseria and it's not funny how far Namco has cheapened out on the series.
I never ended up finishing the game because it went on too long. After dealing with Alexei I lost interest in finishing out the main plot. I'm guessing Duke was the final but I wasn't interested in the time at getting that far to find out.
I started a second playthrough years ago to finally finish it but I put it on hold at the point Yuri went all vigilante when they announced Xbox 360 games were going backwards compatible. I figured since Microsoft footed the bill for making this game they'd add it to the list. I was obviously wrong and if the game hasn't been added yet it likely never will so baring a remake I'll likely never finish it.
Alexei and probably Duke but Duke was one of those antagonist that wavered until the end of the game. Alexei is the game's main antagonist for at least 2/3rds of it.
Alexei and probably Duke but Duke was one of those antagonist that wavered until the end of the game. Alexei is the game's main antagonist for at least 2/3rds of it.
Oh right. Those guys. For some reason the one that I had in my mind who I can't remember for the life of me had some kind of a German accent? But I don't know if it was either of those. But that was the only memorable aspect of those villains I can remember, lolAs much as I love Vesperia, Alexei and Duke are just awful villains. They have decent motivations that don't play out well, especially in Alexei's case where he casually shows up to announce that he's going to be your villain for Act 2.
Oh right. Those guys. For some reason the one that I had in my mind who I can't remember for the life of me had some kind of a German accent? But I don't know if it was either of those. But that was the only memorable aspect of those villains I can remember, lol
I certainly don't recall what their motivations were, especially Duke, since he just seemed like some boring guy who just showed up randomly most of the game.
No. That was very disappointing after Lost Odyssey.
It might not be a skit but I liked this oneNo. It was too long for me. Still managed to finish it though.
The first bit was intriguing, but then it turns into yet another "Save the world" storyline. They could easily cut that bit out, perhaps use that effort to add to the first bit.
I loved Ristelle though, that was cute.
Tales of Destiny remake is pretty damn fantastic though. I'd easily put that in my top 5.
Comments like these are the reason why I wish the series had a better localization record, I bet this thread would've been filled with people stanning for Destiny PS2
There most certainly is room for my favourite RPG series!so, no, imo there's just no room for a tales game in there :) ...
you've got:
all the final fantasies
all the dragon quests
all the shin megami tensei games (& spinoffs, like persona)
all the mario rpgs
all the pokemon games
all the xeno games
the mother trilogy
& titles like chrono trigger, secret of mana, suikoden 2, shadow hearts: covenant, valkyrie profile, & so on...
so, no, imo there's just no room for a tales game in there :) ...
There is absolutely room for Destiny PS2, that game is basically a masterclass on everything that can go right with a remake.you've got:
all the final fantasies
all the dragon quests
all the shin megami tensei games (& spinoffs, like persona)
all the mario rpgs
all the pokemon games
all the xeno games
the mother trilogy
& titles like chrono trigger, secret of mana, suikoden 2, shadow hearts: covenant, valkyrie profile, & so on...
so, no, imo there's just no room for a tales game in there :) ...
It's possible, Bamco teased again a while back, but could still be trolling.
Did you actually play all the games of the series you listed? Because there are several awful/mediocre games in there, like FF2, FFXIV.1, Xenosaga ep. 2 and more. Suggesting games like ToS or ToA are worse than any random FF is pretty bizarre.you've got:
all the final fantasies
all the dragon quests
all the shin megami tensei games (& spinoffs, like persona)
all the mario rpgs
all the pokemon games
all the xeno games
the mother trilogy
& titles like chrono trigger, secret of mana, suikoden 2, shadow hearts: covenant, valkyrie profile, & so on...
so, no, imo there's just no room for a tales game in there :) ...
Some people in this subculture/community are really biased against the Tales series.Did you actually play all the games of the series you listed? Because there are several awful/mediocre games in there, like FF2, FFXIV.1, Xenosaga ep. 2 and more. Suggesting games like ToS or ToA are worse than any random FF is pretty bizarre.
Symphonia, Destiny, Phantasia, Graces F, Rebirth are all better than Vesperia imo.I've played most Tales that came to the West and my favorites are Symphonia and Vesperia.
Haven't played Legendia, tho.
you've got:
all the final fantasies
all the dragon quests
all the shin megami tensei games (& spinoffs, like persona)
all the mario rpgs
all the pokemon games
all the xeno games
the mother trilogy
& titles like chrono trigger, secret of mana, suikoden 2, shadow hearts: covenant, valkyrie profile, & so on...
so, no, imo there's just no room for a tales game in there :) ...
You can add my vote saying that tales of destiny Remake on PS2 is the best tales of game ever.There is absolutely room for Destiny PS2, that game is basically a masterclass on everything that can go right with a remake.
Microsoft must have had some sort of deal that kept BN from porting the game to the PS3 in the west for any reasonable amount of time and since that console generation is long over it's likely that ship has permanently sailed.I don't think anyone's forgot this ;p
We just have new fuel for the fire now, and a lot of people missed it.