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UshiromiyaEva
09/08/21 11:46:39 PM
#51:


God dammit I could help but watch it.

I am...VERY happy about a specific reveal of that video.

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ninkendo
09/08/21 11:51:25 PM
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UshiromiyaEva
09/08/21 11:53:07 PM
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I'm always at my first just before release.

I always watch boss compilations for Souls games as soon as they come out in Japan ;_;

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NBIceman
09/09/21 12:00:27 AM
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KamikazePotato posted...
Haven't played Definitive Edition, but the idea of Flynn being a playable character has always really bugged me. That feels like diluting the purpose of Yuri's character arc for the sake of fanservice.
This is exactly what happens. Flynn's purpose in the story falls apart when he gets dragged into the dorky skits and victory quotes for the rest of the party, because he's no longer a shining paragon of excellence who still struggles to make real change happen by virtue of still being only one man. He's just a dude who's kind of uptight and stiff.

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UshiromiyaEva
09/09/21 12:30:17 AM
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Combat system spoilers I guess, obviously nothing plot here but I know some people don't want anything.

Later in the game it look like you will unlock a a second set of Artes slot by holding RT/R2 in combat, bring your total Artes on a character to 12 instead of 6 like the demo had. Probably explains why default normal attack is R1/RB. The small number of Artes your character could have was a big worry for me, so this is good to hear.

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shane15
09/09/21 6:20:15 AM
#56:


My copy is here. Hopefully give it a try later on.

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UshiromiyaEva
09/09/21 12:03:58 PM
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Man the GameSpot review is getting hammered all over the place.

Regardless of why they gave the score, one seven isn't the end of the world, people. There's undoubtedly going to be some review stragglers once the game is actually out throwing out a "mixed" score as well.

Actually I don't even thing that's the mixed score? Pretty sure that still goes green at a 7. Looks like it's just some rando site that gave it a 6.

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shane15
09/09/21 12:09:02 PM
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Not sure if my PS4 HDD is on the way but this 1.02 update is taking forever to install.

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UshiromiyaEva
09/09/21 12:10:44 PM
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Just realized this is the first time I'll be playing a Tales game without a full 100% completion sidequests guide at my fingertips.

It feels...liberating, honestly.

This game seems like it's EXTREMELY friendly for tracking though. Sidequest log and NPCs even get a checkmark above their heads if they have nothing new to say at that time.

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KamikazePotato
09/09/21 3:06:26 PM
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UshiromiyaEva posted...
Man the GameSpot review is getting hammered all over the place.

Regardless of why they gave the score, one seven isn't the end of the world, people. There's undoubtedly going to be some review stragglers once the game is actually out throwing out a "mixed" score as well.

Actually I don't even thing that's the mixed score? Pretty sure that still goes green at a 7. Looks like it's just some rando site that gave it a 6.
GameSpot probably holds the most 'review sway' over any single site on the internet, so people are still going to get weird when their favorite series gets a bad score there.

Not saying it's right or smart, but I expected this to happen when I say GameSpot's score! 8.8 never forget.

UshiromiyaEva posted...
This game seems like it's EXTREMELY friendly for tracking though. Sidequest log and NPCs even get a checkmark above their heads if they have nothing new to say at that time.
Berseria did this as well and it was amazing.

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ninkendo
09/09/21 3:19:15 PM
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Bring back Abyss' random sidequests on the other side of the map in a town you have no business being in anymore that if you don't do it right now it'll be gone the rest of the game

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UshiromiyaEva
09/09/21 3:23:06 PM
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Abyss was the terrifying combination of having the most obscure sidequest but also having said sidequests matter more than any other Tales game.

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andylt
09/09/21 3:26:22 PM
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KamikazePotato posted...
GameSpot probably holds the most 'review sway' over any single site on the internet, so people are still going to get weird when their favorite series gets a bad score there.
I'd say IGN is up there too. But really any major site that gives a less than glowing review to an anticipated game gets hounded, sadly.

NBIceman posted...
This is exactly what happens. Flynn's purpose in the story falls apart when he gets dragged into the dorky skits and victory quotes for the rest of the party, because he's no longer a shining paragon of excellence who still struggles to make real change happen by virtue of still being only one man. He's just a dude who's kind of uptight and stiff.
I did at least find Flynn and Patty are both really fun in battle! Patty can be super broken but she's one of the few 'gambler' archetypes in gaming that I really enjoyed playing as. And Flynn only joins properly at the very end, so it didn't distract me much.

UshiromiyaEva posted...
That middle chunk of the game is still very good, though.
100% agree with this, the middle chunk is far and away the best part of Vesperia!


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NBIceman
09/09/21 3:34:38 PM
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UshiromiyaEva posted...
Abyss was the terrifying combination of having the most obscure sidequest but also having said sidequests matter more than any other Tales game.
This is the only thing that stops me from calling it a perfect video game.

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colliding
09/09/21 6:32:24 PM
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NBIceman posted...
This is the only thing that stops me from calling it a perfect video game.

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and the load times. sorry, I couldn't let it go.

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ninkendo
09/09/21 9:46:33 PM
#66:


well the 3DS version is there for you

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NBIceman
09/09/21 9:49:39 PM
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colliding posted...
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and the load times. sorry, I couldn't let it go.
Fair. I'm not really bothered by those but I don't blame folks who are!

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greengravy294
09/09/21 10:17:23 PM
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I'm ready for tomorrow morning B B

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Xiahou Shake
09/09/21 10:30:12 PM
#69:


Literally like four fights in and I'm already so excited to see where this combat system goes. I was doing legit full blown ground to air to ground combos by the second fight wtf

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UshiromiyaEva
09/09/21 10:40:39 PM
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colliding
09/09/21 10:47:26 PM
#71:


not a huge surprise considering GI had it on their cover a couple issues ago but still good to hear

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Sorozone
09/09/21 11:02:15 PM
#72:


I caved(but used my Humble Bumble discount) and got it. Downloading now.

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xenosaga
09/09/21 11:12:52 PM
#73:


No ultrawide support, what year is it?!

Edit: workaround exists at least! https://framedsc.github.io/GeneralGuides/universal_ue4_consoleunlocker.htm


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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 12:04:06 AM
#74:


I am slightly annoyed that this $28 legacy music pack was not included in the ultimate edition.

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NBIceman
09/10/21 12:07:18 AM
#75:


Man, it's gonna be a looooooooong day at work tomorrow. :(

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 12:19:57 AM
#76:


This game's cutscenes look so good. The demo didnt have any.

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 12:30:07 AM
#77:


The most important new feature: No save points.

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Xiahou Shake
09/10/21 3:16:58 AM
#78:


Prologue done

This game is doing literally everything right so far

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 11:52:02 AM
#79:


I played for 2 and a half hours last night. Finished a small dungeon and got to the beginning of what seemed like a major section so I saved.

DESPERATE to get off of work.


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Xiahou Shake
09/10/21 12:36:35 PM
#80:


Game is sitting at a 45,680 concurrent player peak on Steam with room to climb.

For context, that's more than the peaks of every other Tales game released on Steam combined, and nearly quadruple the all-time peak of Dragon Quest XI.

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_stingers_
09/10/21 12:54:21 PM
#81:


Is the game better on PC or PS5? Ive never played a tales game off console

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 1:13:42 PM
#82:


_stingers_ posted...
Is the game better on PC or PS5? Ive never played a tales game off console

Sounds like the PC version has some difficulty with controller support. You can get it working but you have to do a lot of finagling.

Other than that, nothing major. Seems there are issues for streamers that are specific to streaming that don't really effect players.

If you're PC isn't built to go all out with high end 4K and such, though, would probably just do PS5.

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 1:14:18 PM
#83:


Xiahou Shake posted...
Game is sitting at a 45,680 concurrent player peak on Steam with room to climb.

For context, that's more than the peaks of every other Tales game released on Steam combined, and nearly quadruple the all-time peak of Dragon Quest XI.

The Monster Hunter World of Tales games.

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Xiahou Shake
09/10/21 1:47:33 PM
#84:


I'm not personally experiencing the PC controller issue, but it sounds easy enough to fix if you do get it. PC vs. console will always just be a matter of how strong your hardware is, as long as there aren't any port issues. This port seems excellent based on my ~5 hours - 144 fps at 1440p with 2x resolution scaling and this game's new engine all adds up to an almost bizarrely beautiful and smooth Tales game.

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_stingers_
09/10/21 2:04:36 PM
#85:


I'm guessing PS5 is locked at 60fps? I have a 2070 which is pretty decent, if I do end up getting it I guess I should get it for pc

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RySenkari
09/10/21 2:56:45 PM
#86:


It looks really good on my Xbox Series X. Everything runs super smooth.

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Sorozone
09/10/21 3:17:45 PM
#87:


Is there a way to exit the game on PC or am I just blind?

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ninkendo
09/10/21 3:23:37 PM
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KamikazePotato
09/10/21 3:25:33 PM
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_stingers_
09/10/21 4:37:54 PM
#90:


Alt F4 always works

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RikkuAlmighty
09/10/21 6:49:04 PM
#91:


I've been very close to impulse buying this game all week but I keep being put off by the extra DLC.

If I'm gonna buy it, I want everything. Even if it's just costumes. ESPECIALLY if it's costumes. But not for $30 more lmao.

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Xiahou Shake
09/10/21 7:06:00 PM
#92:


RikkuAlmighty posted...
I've been very close to impulse buying this game all week but I keep being put off by the extra DLC.

If I'm gonna buy it, I want everything. Even if it's just costumes. ESPECIALLY if it's costumes. But not for $30 more lmao.
I basically never use all the cosmetic stuff in these games until I'm done with my first playthrough since IMO they all kind of mess up the drama, so I figure I'm fine with the regular edition and then maybe picking up the other stuff when it's priced less laughably.

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Strife2
09/10/21 7:13:00 PM
#93:


Few hours in, and I am impressed. The characters are have nice chemistry, visuals are vastly improved while staying anime as fuck, and the combat is pretty snappy.

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Shadow Dino
09/10/21 7:30:42 PM
#94:


Sorozone posted...
Is there a way to exit the game on PC or am I just blind?

There's a menu that has a Return to Title Screen option and you can exit game from there.

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RikkuAlmighty
09/10/21 7:34:34 PM
#95:


Shadow Dino posted...
There's a menu that has a Return to Title Screen option and you can exit game from there.
This is one of my pet peeves.

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Xiahou Shake
09/10/21 7:35:55 PM
#96:


I agree it's pretty bad design but also there's no reason not to be using alt + f4 to begin with

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Underleveled
09/10/21 7:36:11 PM
#97:


I initially wasn't going to preorder this and was just going to pick it up off the shelf on launch day. I'm glad I changed my mind. My GameStop said I got the only PS5 copy they received. He said people were asking about it and pissed that they couldn't get it. I wondered why not just try another store; there's literally a Best Buy in the same plaza. Checking online for GameStop, Best Buy and Target, there are literally two copies right now within the distance I'd be willing to drive to pick it up today (about a 20 mile radius), both at a Target on the other side of town. Who knew a release this big would get such a small initial shipment...

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RikkuAlmighty
09/10/21 9:38:21 PM
#98:


goddamit i caved with cdkey's $75 for ultimate edition

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UshiromiyaEva
09/10/21 9:54:20 PM
#99:


Did not realize Rinwell was voiced by Himiko Yumeno.

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Shadow Dino
09/10/21 10:20:17 PM
#100:


https://twitter.com/RayChase/status/1436336664167682052

Ray Chase with the A Tier role announcement

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