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slmcknett
05/21/20 12:28:26 AM
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*no spoilers past where I'm at*

Tried playing back in 2017 and got bored after three hours, but I'm on a Rona quarantine so I figured I might as well find something to do for the next two weeks and started it up again.

Just got past Vortigern and saved after arriving in Zekson. I think Velvet, Magilou, and Rokurou(?) are great characters, but I'm just "eh" on Number Two and Eizen so far. Ray Chase as Arthur is superb, though, since Ray Chase never disappoints.

No idea what I'm doing in combat beyond smashing the four attack buttons and using Velvet's R2 power up thing, since there's just way too much going on with the different terminologies and types of artes, and it all went straight over my head. But it's not boring or anything. And the locations are all really nice so far, graphically.

Story's good so far, even though it's pretty much just a fusion of RWBY, FFXV, and Hunter x Hunter, three series that have pretty wack or boring stories lol. I hope I get some more clothing options for everyone soon, though, since Velvet's main outfit just looks so uncomfortable.

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AirFresh
05/21/20 12:29:34 AM
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All clothing is dlc besides like 2 late game lol

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Kaiganeer
05/21/20 12:30:25 AM
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it doesn't get much better than magilou
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Smackems
05/21/20 12:33:35 AM
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I bought it today for kids to play and for me as well. I liked Abyss, Symphonia and Vesperia. Does it hold up to those? The demo was kinda meh, but I know you can't judge these games super well from a demo

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slmcknett
05/21/20 12:33:58 AM
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AirFresh posted...
All clothing is dlc besides like 2 late game lol
Damn lol

Kaiganeer posted...
it doesn't get much better than magilou
I hate the strand of hair that goes down the middle of her face, but beyond that, she's a 10/10 character.

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slmcknett
05/21/20 12:35:27 AM
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Smackems posted...
I bought it today for kids to play and for me as well. I liked Abyss, Symphonia and Vesperia. Does it hold up to those? The demo was kinda meh, but I know you can't judge these games super well from a demo
I've only played half of Abyss before I lost it, and that was ages ago, so I don't even remember how it played, but I feel like I remember liking Abyss's gameplay more than how much I like Berseria's right now.

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WarfireX
05/21/20 12:43:19 AM
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Does any Tales game ever surpass generic 35 hour long anime status? I actually own this one, but only because an acquaintance of mine is obnoxious about the series and had been bothering me a bunch about it. I bought it years ago for like $20 and never played it.

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Smackems
05/21/20 1:09:08 AM
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WarfireX posted...
Does any Tales game ever surpass generic 35 hour long anime status? I actually own this one, but only because an acquaintance of mine is obnoxious about the series and had been bothering me a bunch about it. I bought it years ago for like $20 and never played it.
Thing is, at least the ones I played, are really good generic (more like 50) hour long animes. The characters are usually really good and their interactions along with really fun combat keep you going

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WarfireX
05/21/20 1:32:05 AM
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Smackems posted...
Thing is, at least the ones I played, are really good generic (more like 50) hour long animes. The characters are usually really good and their interactions along with really fun combat keep you going
I get that. I'm not going to deny that the dynamic of the character is well written. I guess that's really a pretty powerful motivating factor when you put it that way though. Like, Symphonia's plot was absolutely nothing special, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a good time playing it just because of how the characters got along.

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slmcknett
05/21/20 1:37:20 AM
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Yeah, my favorite part of Abyss was the cast. Some of the most enjoyable characters I've seen in a game.

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Smackems
05/21/20 2:05:24 AM
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WarfireX posted...
I get that. I'm not going to deny that the dynamic of the character is well written. I guess that's really a pretty powerful motivating factor when you put it that way though. Like, Symphonia's plot was absolutely nothing special, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a good time playing it just because of how the characters got along.
I played through Vesperia last year and thought it was great, but I couldn't tell you jack shit about what was going on in the overarching plot. I could tell you about the characters and gameplay, though, and I think that's the appeal of the games moreso than what's going on in the main story.

So to really enjoy them you just gotta be in the mood for that, I think.

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indica
05/21/20 2:38:42 AM
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What's the best Tales game of this gen? I haven't played one in forever.

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DarkFists
05/21/20 3:09:10 AM
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indica posted...
What's the best Tales game of this gen? I haven't played one in forever.
Berseria, though Arise is still slated for this year, so until a delay is announced, it's possible that that can dethrone it

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slmcknett
05/21/20 5:13:41 PM
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Are some Katz chests supposed to just not give you anything? I've opened about 5 or 6 so far, and only like 2 of them have actually yielded any kind of item.

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MaxEffingBemis
05/21/20 5:16:58 PM
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slmcknett posted...
Are some Katz chests supposed to just not give you anything? I've opened about 5 or 6 so far, and only like 2 of them have actually yielded any kind of item.
Pretty much. You get items based on how many youve unlocked. Like unlock 20 for this item, 30 for that etc

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slmcknett
05/21/20 5:37:23 PM
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Ah, gotcha.

And when dealing with your equipment, only the Master Skill is the ability you get to keep after Mastering it, right? The Enhancement and Random Skills are just things you get when you have that specific item equiped? And to even get the Enhancement Skills, you have the keep enhancing them (obviously).

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MaxEffingBemis
05/21/20 5:55:30 PM
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slmcknett posted...
Ah, gotcha.

And when dealing with your equipment, only the Master Skill is the ability you get to keep after Mastering it, right? The Enhancement and Random Skills are just things you get when you have that specific item equiped? And to even get the Enhancement Skills, you have the keep enhancing them (obviously).
I think all the skills you get from equipment including the enchantment skills you get to keep when you master them. Thats why when I was playing even when I got better equipment Id tried to max out the stuff I already had on first and then switch

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slmcknett
05/21/20 11:14:40 PM
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Doing side quests for the tavern in Loegres.

It's kinda tripping me up how Number Two's actor keeping switching up how they perform their voice -- they keep switching from high pitched and younger, to deeper and more masculine between scenes. Like they recorded stuff different days and didn't bother playing an audio reference for the actor. Small nitpick, but it's still annoying.

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slmcknett
05/22/20 2:05:17 AM
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Finally leaving Loegres for the next adventure. And Magilou finally entered my party -- took her long enough.

And I was able to sweep back her hair in the costumes section, so that takes care of my only complaint about her design lol.

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Garioshi
05/22/20 2:06:39 AM
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Second best Tales ever made.

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slmcknett
05/22/20 9:33:11 AM
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Best girl Eleanor just joined the party. Character interaction in this game is so great. Still don't really understand the combat, but I'm picking things up.

I kinda hate myself because I had Laphi2 wearing his stupid butler outfit and cowboy hat right before facing Artorius, so the following hour of serious cutscenes all had him dressed like a total idiot and it totally ruined the moment whenever he was on screen.

On another note, one thing I esp love about the story is that every character has their own arc. Velvet has Arthur, Rokurou has this Shigure guy and now the Swordbreaker, Eizen's looking for Melchior, etc. And the characters that don't have arcs at the moment are still relevent, like Magilou having a friend that can read Laphi2's book. It's so great. With my most previous JRPGs played being FFXV and KH3, it's nice to see a game that actually cares about its plot and characters.

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MaxEffingBemis
05/22/20 9:39:11 AM
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Eleanor was fun as hell to play as. Shes got great martial artes combos to chain together and some good magic artes. Plus her character gets a lot better. Hell, all of the characters get a lot better.

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Bass_X0
05/22/20 9:39:54 AM
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"Quit fooling around!"
"But I'm serious about my fooling around!"

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Garioshi
05/22/20 10:36:25 AM
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Yeah, game just somehow keeps getting better. There is one character that's pretty terrible, but you're a long ways away from them.

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slmcknett
05/22/20 4:09:35 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
Eleanor was fun as hell to play as. Shes got great martial artes combos to chain together and some good magic artes. Plus her character gets a lot better. Hell, all of the characters get a lot better.
I'm a sucker for lancers/spear-users.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 5:04:45 AM
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Got to Reneed Village and declared that to be my favorite town thus far, but now I've gotten to Yseult City and I take it back -- this place is much cooler. I love this place.

On another note, is there any point to actually cooking stuff? I've only made a dish for the cooking tutorial, and then never again. I'm only playing on Normal Mode, so I've never really come across any trouble that I would really need food buffs to help me out.

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Kaiganeer
05/23/20 5:12:07 AM
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slmcknett posted...
Got to Reneed Village and declared that to be my favorite town thus far, but now I've gotten to Yseult City and I take it back -- this place is much cooler. I love this place.

On another note, is there any point to actually cooking stuff? I've only made a dish for the cooking tutorial, and then never again. I'm only playing on Normal Mode, so I've never really come across any trouble that I would really need food buffs to help me out.
the really good recipes come later on (more exp/gald/whatever), but the recovery from cooking cuts down having to go back and forth to menus in order to heal. the difficulty system in tales games is great since it actually gives you tangible rewards for playing on higher difficulties rather than just making the game harder, so i would recommend raising the difficulty up to hard at least. combat is a solid 60-70% of those games and personally i couldn't play them if it was just mash buttons -> win encounter thousands of times
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slmcknett
05/23/20 5:18:16 AM
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Kaiganeer posted...
just mash buttons -> win encounter thousands of times
Yeah, that's p much what it is so far.

Granted, I care more about the story than the gameplay, so I don't really care for making things tougher on me and upping the difficulty. Though, I suppose that would make the combat more interesting. (Not that I even really get the combat, anyway.)

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Number090684
05/23/20 5:18:33 AM
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lol Who the hell thinks Rokurou is actually a great character and yet is meh about Eizen? Also, Berseria couldn't be further from a mix of RWBY, FFXV and Hunter X Hunter. What a terrible comparison to make.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 5:21:37 AM
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Number090684 posted...
Also, Berseria couldn't be further from a mix of RWBY, FFXV and Hunter X Hunter.
Daemonblight is literally the Starscourge from FFXV. So let's just start with that.

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Number090684
05/23/20 5:28:12 AM
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slmcknett posted...
Daemonblight is literally the Starscourge from FFXV. So let's just start with that.

lmao Not trying to spoil anything, but you do know Tales of Berseria is a distant prequel to Tales of Zestiria, and that Zestiria came out before Final Fantasy XV right? Also, besides both having the potential to turn their victim into mindless, violent monsters Daemonblight /Malevolence is different from the Starscourge in numerous intricate ways.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 5:32:40 AM
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Number090684 posted...
Zestiria came out before Final Fantasy XV
I didn't say they were ripping off FFXV. I said both stories have a shared element.

And no, I've never played any other Tales game besides Abyss, so Zestiria isn't on my radar at all.

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spikethedevil
05/23/20 5:35:34 AM
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slmcknett posted...
I didn't say they were ripping off FFXV. I said both stories have a shared element.

And no, I've never played any other Tales game besides Abyss, so Zestiria isn't on my radar at all.

You did word it like you thought it was a rip off so can forgive him for assuming you thought it was.

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Number090684
05/23/20 5:35:44 AM
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slmcknett posted...
I didn't say they were ripping off FFXV. I said both stories have a shared element.

And no, I've never played any other Tales game besides Abyss, so Zestiria isn't on my radar at all.

The game's stories are extremely different and aren't really comparable though, so it's not a good comparison.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 5:55:37 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
You did word it like you thought it was a rip off
I mean, I disagree, but if that's how somebody ended up reading it, then it is what it is.

Number090684 posted...
The game's stories are extremely different
You do realize my first post was when I was only like 5 hours into the game, yes?

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alphagamble
05/23/20 6:09:37 AM
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Great game

Love me some Eizen

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slmcknett
05/23/20 6:13:38 AM
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alphagamble posted...
Great game

Love me some Eizen
Def one of my faves now. Especially when I give him the slick back hair + glasses combo. Physical perfection.

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spikethedevil
05/23/20 7:34:22 AM
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Love Magilou.

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Alucard188
05/23/20 7:52:13 AM
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Smackems posted...
I bought it today for kids to play and for me as well. I liked Abyss, Symphonia and Vesperia. Does it hold up to those? The demo was kinda meh, but I know you can't judge these games super well from a demo

Berseria is the best Tales game since Vesperia.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 4:45:45 PM
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Love how varied the enemy designs are. Just got to Maclir Beach, and I love the octopus and chicken things. Each new area surprises me in different ways.

Didn't expect Grim to be another cat-shape malak. lol

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Dark_SilverX
05/23/20 4:53:31 PM
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Great game, and had depressing story which was also fantastic.

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slmcknett
05/23/20 8:58:55 PM
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Just got through Amenoch's church. That little Therion girl's voice is fucking awful.

And now we're heading into some Kingdom Hearts / Persona shit lmao "the darkness inside people's hearts" and "the darkness is their true selves." Feels like I'm getting close to the end, but I know Tales games are super fucking long, so I doubt I'm even halfway there.

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spikethedevil
05/24/20 5:19:23 AM
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Where is that church located? As I really cant remember it.

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Number090684
05/24/20 10:01:24 AM
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spikethedevil posted...
Where is that church located? As I really cant remember it.

Think TC is talking about Amenoch's Temple, which is a dungeon.

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Garioshi
05/24/20 10:05:05 AM
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slmcknett posted...
That little Therion girl's voice is fucking awful.
Bear with it, it's the only thing I can really hold against the game.

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Number090684
05/24/20 10:11:47 AM
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Garioshi posted...
Bear with it, it's the only thing I can really hold against the game.

Eh, Berseria has more flaws than just Kamoana's annoying voice acting, such as using skits to replace in game cutscenes and could have definitely been better, but at least it was kind of a step back in the right direction when it comes to the overall quality that Tales games should have.

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slmcknett
05/24/20 12:34:36 PM
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Garioshi posted...
Bear with it, it's the only thing I can really hold against the game.
It's def my only real complaint thus far. I dunno who was in charge of casting, but jesus.

And yeah, Amenoch's temple, outside of Haria Village.

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slmcknett
05/24/20 7:54:06 PM
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Just bought some DLC outfits, but they're not appearing in the game, nor did a download even start after the purchase. What's up with that?

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spikethedevil
05/24/20 9:58:56 PM
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slmcknett posted...
Just bought some DLC outfits, but they're not appearing in the game, nor did a download even start after the purchase. What's up with that?

Did you download the DLC catalogues as well? IIRC tales handles DLC in an odd way.

Oh and yea youre about half way give or take.

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slmcknett
05/24/20 10:01:13 PM
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Yeah, I had to download the catalogue for the DLC to appear. Very weird.

Halfway is actually farther than I thought lol

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