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Topic	What's supposed to be so bad about Tales of Zestiria?
NBIceman 11/12/20 2:05:27 PM #6:	Bad story? Yes. Bad characters? Yes. Bad mechanics? Yes. I'm probably one of the bigger Tales fans on the board and I absolutely hate Zestiria. It's a mess. Its narrative feels like about four different stories and eight different themes haphazardly stitched together like one of those ransom notes made out of magazine clippings with only the barest amount of connective tissue to make it look almost coherent. Its protagonist is a terrible modern example of a generic "Chosen One" that Tales in particular is usually good at avoiding while also somehow being the main character with by far the least agency of any one in the series. The events of the story just happen to him as he moves from place to place. And the female lead is legitimately one of the biggest Mary Sues ever. She flat-out ignores and rejects all of the rules and lore of the world, everything she does works out in her favor, her actions don't have consequences, and the rest of the party can't go five minutes without talking about how perfect she is. None of the other characters are particularly memorable either. The battle system is hamstrung by a horrible camera and a half-baked fusion system that limits the options for party makeup. The equipment system is way too complicated for the benefits it brings if you go through the trouble of figuring it out. The "dungeons" are the worst in modern Tales, which is really saying something. I don't really think any part of it enhances Berseria either - actually, some of the things that connect the two games actually get worse on both ends in my opinion. It's not worth it. Terrible game. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights <cite>NBIceman posted [p:947082744] in What's sup... [t:79105090]...</cite> <quote><quote>Bad story?</quote>Yes. <quote>Bad characters?</quote>Yes. <quote>Bad mechanics?</quote>Yes. I'm probably one of the bigger Tales fans on the board and I absolutely hate Zestiria. It's a mess. Its narrative feels like about four different stories and eight different themes haphazardly stitched together like one of those ransom notes made out of magazine clippings with only the barest amount of connective tissue to make it look almost coherent. Its protagonist is a terrible modern example of a generic "Chosen One" that Tales in particular is usually good at avoiding while also somehow being the main character with by far the least agency of any one in the series. The events of the story just happen to him as he moves from place to place. And the female lead is legitimately one of the biggest Mary Sues ever. She flat-out ignores and rejects all of the rules and lore of the world, everything she does works out in her favor, her actions don't have consequences, and the rest of the party can't go five minutes without talking about how perfect she is. None of the other characters are particularly memorable either. The battle system is hamstrung by a horrible camera and a half-baked fusion system that limits the options for party makeup. The equipment system is way too complicated for the benefits it brings if you go through the trouble of figuring it out. The "dungeons" are the worst in modern Tales, which is really saying something. I don't really think any part of it enhances Berseria either - actually, some of the things that connect the two games actually get worse on both ends in my opinion. It's not worth it. Terrible game. --- https://imgur.com/UYamul2 Spurs - Yankees - Eagles - Golden Knights</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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