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Nem on 10 June 2018
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nemo37 said:
Nem said:

 

How can you possibly have enjoyed Symphonia AND Zestiria? They are polar opposites in terms of game pace. I just can't tell at all what you apreciate from that, but it's likely you will enjoy Vesperia because it's awesome in the same vein Symphonia and Abyss are. Great pace, story, dungeons and characters with the classic and awesome 2D style trademark combat that made the series a hit. I'm dumbfounded on how you could have enjoyed Zestiria after playing Symphonia. I really am.

I personally found Symphonia to be the gold standard and certainly Zestiria did not come close to that (the only Tales game I think that is close Symphonia is Abyss which was also excellent). However, I did like certain elements in Zestiria like how the environments were larger and also being able to battle on the overworld. At the same time I think Zestiria did have a distinct lack of polish and it was quite short (it almost felt rushed, especially towards the end of the game), so while I did enjoy it is certainly not my favorite by any stretch of the imagination.

From the Tales games I have played, these are how I would personally rank them from best to worst but with the caveat that I did enjoy them all:

1. Symphonia

2. Abyss

3. Xillia 

4. Berseria (I have still not finished this one due to time constraints, but I like what I have played of it so far)

5. Zestiria

I should mention I am a tad strange when it comes to stuff like this. For example, when it comes to Paper Mario I found Thousand-Year Door and the N64 one to be the best (and I hope they return to making some more games in the series like that) but I still enjoyed Sticker Star and Color Splash (even though neither is really an RPG anymore; and they are flawed in many ways compared to the first two entries).

 

Ok, that makes more sense. I don't think you are strange at all... just more tolerant with flaws than perhaps other people. But that gives me a better picture. I am sure you will love Vesperia. Along with Symphonia and Abyss, it's the trio of excellent games in the series.