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ZenfoldorVGI said:
Onyxmeth said:

No i've played the demo. I know what the voice acting is like and I hate it. Unless the final game has better voice actors(highly unlikely), i''ll be skipping the edits altogether this time around.

 

Contrarily, I liked the VA, and feel it was almost on par with ToS. I agree with IGN here. imo, the English VAs did a pretty good job, and the more voice the better. Luckily for those who disagree, there is always a volume knob.

 

It's obvious upbeat VA is not his thing.  ToV has very good English VA

 



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Onyxmeth said:
Shadowblind said:
Onyxmeth said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Tales fans will be interested to know that all the skits are voiced. Which is amazing considering their frequency.

I have plans on playing this game in the future, but this feature right here is turning me off big time from wanting to sit through another 70+ hours Tales game, no matter how great the gameplay is. The voice acting in the demo I found atocious. Thank god the skits are optional.

 

Check "sound" in the reviews. They have only praised it.

 

No i've played the demo. I know what the voice acting is like and I hate it. Unless the final game has better voice actors(highly unlikely), i''ll be skipping the edits altogether this time around.

 

 

 Watch some videos of the game or something OTHER then the demo. Then if you still hate it thats your preference. As far as I have heard, the VA quality is better then in the demo.



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1up review is up. B+

Great! Another good review!

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3169579&p=4

For years, detractors have labeled the conventional Japanese RPG a dated genre that simply doesn't have a place among the likes of Gears of War and Halo. Tales of Vesperia exposes that assertion for what it truly is: a load of bunk. Traditional elements -- an anime-styled cast, a lush, expansive overworld, and a familiar fantasy setting -- will always be welcome, so long as they're done well. And Vesperia succeeds as well as any Japanese RPG this generation.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

Thank god the skits are voice acted.

Can't forget how annoying it is to have to sit through literally hundreds of skits and hear no voice.



The 1up guy says it's better than Tales of the Abyss, lol.

He Writes:

Long after we forget the details, we remember the feelings certain games of our youth evoked. Though it's difficult to put into words, Tales of Vesperia (the latest entry in Namco Bandai's long-running action-role-playing franchise) manages to recapture -- even if only for fleeting moments -- some of those elusive intangibles that led to lost RPG weekends on the Super Nintendo and PlayStation 1. It's not some complex, inscrutable formula we're talking about here, either -- just fun, fast-paced combat; a charming, likable cast; a colorful, inviting world that begs exploration; and quick, seamless pacing that's always got you on the move and tackling something fresh. Vesperia feels like what Tales of the Abyss, the previous franchise entry on PS2, was always meant to be.

With its choppy, chugging overworld and interminable loading (one of the few RPGs where I actively avoided combat -- not because I dreaded the enemies, but rather, the loading screen!), Abyss felt like a modern jet trapped in the chassis of a WWII fighter plane -- an intended epic constrained by antiquated hardware. Vesperia takes that otherwise solid foundation and crafts perhaps the finest franchise entry to date. It hits the ground running from the start (literally ? you're hot on the heels of an artifact thief) thanks in large part to badass, charismatic ex-knight protagonist Yuri, a vigilante on a one-man crusade against a corrupt empire.

He says it's perhaps the best entry in the series to date.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

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Anyone knows when the gametrailers review is going up?





Current-gen game collection uploaded on the profile, full of win and good games; also most of my PC games. Lucasfilm Games/LucasArts 1982-2008 (Requiescat In Pace).

No clue, but that 1up review was very positive. Apparently, they loved the game.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

Oh, yeah, I've updated the Original Post. Looks like this game has lived up to expectations of Tales fans.



I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

NO NO, NO NO NO.

ZenfoldorVGI said:
No clue, but that 1up review was very positive. Apparently, they loved the game.

I have no doubt that I want this game

 



1up gave it a B+?

This game just keeps sounding better and better :)



GOTY Contestants this year: Dead Space 2, Dark Souls, Tales of Graces f. Everything else can suck it.