Tales of Vesperia - Mega Discussion Thread

[marciosmg]

mrstickball said:

marciosmg said:

 

My brother got the game and I´ve played it a little bit. Here´s my thoughts so far:

I just finished though the sewers and am going back to the lower quarters with Estellise.

The fighting real-time system is very different then what I´m used to, so I´m still having problems with easy enemies (I´m playing on normal <--- Will I regret it later or it won´t be too hard?).

The fight with Zagi (I think that´s his name) was really hard for me. I died 2 times before learning to pace myself, use a bit more strategy and defend better. The second part with Estellise was particulally easier cause she kept healing me.

So far, the story hasn´t really begun so I can´t say anything about it. I like the anime style and am beginning to understand the fighting system.

It seems that it is going to be a solid game. 

P.S. - Those two knights you fight in the "tutorial" were very funny.

Few comments on your spoilers (but mine aren't blacked out):

1. You won't regret playing on normal. The game's battle system has a learning curve associated with it. If your willing to *not* button mash in battles, and use actual strategy through well placed combos and blocking, you'll have no problems. Once you get to the overworld, fight a few dozen battles to "figure it all out".

Being a relative Tales newbie, I died on the same boss you did - once. However, I am 10hrs in, and the only time I died was against him. I got beat up pretty badly by the demo game boss, but beat him too.

10hrs in, the game is VERY solid, and the story is very good. The game rivals Dragon Quest VIII in terms of polish, and overall feel. However, Yuri Lowell is one of the best (if not THE) lead JRPG characters to emerge since.......Terra from FFVI, or Cecil from FFIV.

 

 

Thanks. I´ve been playing for 15 hours now and just got through Keiv Moc Forest. I have to say that I´m loving this game.

I hadn´t played a JRPG since FF XII, simply because that game made me lose my faith in these types of game. But while in FFXII I couldn´t care less about the characters, I´m loving the ToV ones.

Obviously they are nothing new or ground-breaking, but they sure are done in a way that makes you care. I love those little skits (when you press BACK). They can be very funny.

Yes, I ´m really enjoying Yuri too. Head strong with a heart of gold. I had a little trouble with how easily Karol and Rita joined my party, but it wasn´t so bad.

As for the combat, just like you, I have not died again from any boss battle. The hardest one was that monster that Rita said that attacked Hallure. Karol died twice and Yuri once. But the others did their share and I won.

From that point on, the boss battles have become really easy. I learned to take my time, keep Yuri at a safe distance first, then attack when  I see an opening and then back away again. I have to say I am really enjoyig the battle system. They keep adding more depth to it, little by little so that you don´t feel overwhelmed.

So, in summary, this is a great game, not perfect, but it made me regain my faith in JRPG.