Tales of Vesperia Review Watch

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Riachu said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

colonelstubbs said:

"Clearly, Tales isn't breaking any new ground in terms of story." Yup, i meant concerning the story

"Although that story plays out in a linear fashion." Maybe not the whole game, but still

 

Every JRPG has a story that plays out in a linear fashion, and the Tales of series stories are usually relatively generic(though well done), like FFVII, however, they have great character development and interactions, like FFVII, and by the end of the game, you probably would care for all the characters, if you weren't a cynical curmudgeon like WoW.

@dabaus513

Read the IGN review. You'll know if you would like it or not by the end of that review. You should also check out the video review, if it interests you.

What makes a generic story well done?

 

Well, a generic story can have great pacing, great character development, great direction, great dialogue, great drama and comedy, and be all around excellently produced. It doesn't need to break new ground to accomplish those things.

99 percent of modern movies have a generic story. Live Free or Die Hard, for instance has a very generic story, but it has great characters, and you want to go back just to see John McClain and hear his wit.

Stories don't have to be original to be well done. Character development is part of Story, afterall, and if you consider that, then it's hard to find a better story than the tales series.