Talk about a load of bullshit all in one post  

Not even remotely shocked by this post, thanks for contributing. 

Way to totally evade the question and simply defend JRPGs. lol

I'm probably going to take a break after this one. Seriously the story, ffs, whoever first said they need better writers nailed it. It's the same thing, I swear for almost every game. 

I doubt they will even take advantage of the PS4 either. Zesteria looks like a mid tier PS3 game at best with some pretty awful at time textures. 

Yeah, I'm starting to feel that way. They are making more Tales games then I am able to complete. I also feel the quality is starting to go down a bit. I feel they should slow down some, though I am not very fond of annually released games. I get burn outs from those.

Yes and it's not the only one , atelier comes to mind.

I'm inclined to agree with the OP. As a huge fan of the series it's been sad to see the series slip in quality over the last several entries (imo). I still like them, but the series isn't quite what it used to be. After Beseria maybe they should focus on a few spin offs/handheld ports like they used to while taking their time on the next main entry, hopefully with a new game engine.

Yeah 100%. I spent 60 euro on Zesteria and I hated every moment of it. Childish characters and plot full of the usual JRPG tropes. empty open world and bland dungeons with shit graphics. Just a really average game on every front. Even the combat and skill upgrading is terrible

Nope, I don't have problems with it coming on yearly bases at all, in fact I like it, same goes for Atelier, Hyperdimension Neptunia and SAO games.

Really? people don't want more of a good thing? If someone doesn't like a game releasing every year it's because A. They just don't like that game/series or B. they used to like those games but apparently have changed their tastes. I think people's main problem with storyline's are the fact that we've seen just about every story possible through books movies and games. Because of that people are way to harsh, it's not so much that storylines are getting worse it's just our expectation for stories has gotten too high. Just think back to your first RPG experience, Wasn't that storyline one of the best you have ever seen? Most likely because it was your first taste, your bar was set not only low but to 0. Taste another 20 RPG's and see if your bar of expectations hasn't rose significantly higher. Playing Abyss right now on 3ds and i love this game. Great characters with rish personalities, amazing storyline with lots of twists and fun gameplay. Looking to get Symphonia after i'm done with this.

Nope. I feel Tales gets nostalgia goggles where it really shouldn't.

The series has always been middle-of-the-road. It's got fun combat, predictable characters, a nice soundtrack and an interesting world. It's comfortable and you know what you're getting with it. In that respect, it's really no different now than when Symphonia was coming out.

For me personally, I think the series has been increasing in quality over the last few entries. Xillia was better than Graces; Xillia 2 was better than Xillia 1 and Zesteria was better than Xillia 2. Where I felt Zesteria fell down was the story and in particular the ending, and in that respect all I think they need to do is give each game a little longer in development - Zesteria's problems could've easily been sorted that way.

So no, I definitely don't think it needs a break. I'm actually quite proud mid-tier JRPG's like this and Atelier can live on in today's gaming environment and if they need to be yearly to do that, then great.

Definitely needs a break. Soon if will suffer a crash like it did in the old days and we wont get one for many years.

But as it is right now it makes money for them and why would they stop? It is like the Japanese equivalent of Call of Duty or Ass Creed.