Tales of Vesperia - RPG GOTY Candidate?

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outlawauron said:
Eh, so far I disgaree. Im past Keiv Moc at about 10 hours (not sure why it took you 15) and Im a slow player.

It has a very good story with a fun battle systems. I do have some issues with it though. (Of course they are all personal.)

1. Characters Animations, or rather the non animation. It the real time cutscenes the characters feel like robots (Yuri's "chop to the neck" at Ehmead Hill.)

2. I feel like the story is kinda dragging along. They are starting to do things that are completely unrelated to what they started out to do.

3. In the cutscenes, there is no progressive speach. You have to press a button to continue the conversation. I think it would be cooler and more immersive it flowed seamlessly like the VA does in skits.

4. Karol (there is always a character you want throw off a cliff, he is mine)

I do really like:

1. Plenty of VA. I love not having to read and press "A".
2. The new artes and the evolving battle system. I love the fact that I am still figuring out new things. (Burst Artes, two level over limits, etc.)
3. Yuri. He's awesome. Not much a sterotype. He reminds me of Kaim and Auron with more personality.


That said, I really do like this game. I still LO is a better game, but ToV is giving it a run for its money.

P.S. To further elaborate on point 2. I feel like they are tacking on things to artifically make the game longer. That is all.

Not trying to marginalize your opinion at all, but I will say the game gets better the further you get into it. Excellent pacing is one of the things reviewers universally agreed on, so just remember you're basically still at the beginning. The story doesn't really start till 15 or so hours in. Right now you're at the character development stage, like in an anime. You're in the first season of Bleach. The combat and art unlocking get really deep soon, with altered arts.

Also, Karol really does become a good character later in the game, imo. I'll have to wait and get your opinion on that(I felt the same way after meeting him at the beginning).

That said, personally, I wasn't as in to LO as others were so it very much could just be me not liking that game that makes me feel this one is so much superior.

My full review of Vesperia is still a ways off, as I'm only about 30 hours in.