The Official Tales of Vesperia Thread

[Himuro]

I'm getting this game.

Today.

[Brandon F]

Neat! What's on the Tales Channel DVD?

[Brandon F]

It fails pretty hard on main and side aspects. Main portion covers strategies and dungeon walk though, but no MAPS. Back seemed nice at first, almost full item lists. But no craft lists, halfassed sidequests that are wrong in some aspects. No skill list and there is a Artes list, but it doesn't even mention how to get the optional ones. In short, I'm more so waiting for the JP namco guide and using JP wikis instead. Well, hopefully US handwritten ones will show up in a more infomative manner.

Damn, I only want to buy these things FOR the sidequests and tables. Guess I'll pass and wait for an online faq. Any word on missable stuff?

[kiryogi]

Neat! What's on the Tales Channel DVD?

ToV promo trailers, ToV superplay video, dramatic skits showing inside of Tales studio, illustration gallery.

Damn, I only want to buy these things FOR the sidequests and tables. Guess I'll pass and wait for an online faq. Any word on missable stuff?

Yeah, like Abyss, there's some sidequests that are time limited. Which I missed myself personally D: The guide does mention at some point for a few of them. But the fact they're missing steps for the bonus dungeon even is pretty retarded. Some of the wording is off and weird too.

[Brandon F]

ToV promo trailers, ToV superplay video, dramatic skits showing inside of Tales studio, illustration gallery. Yeah, like Abyss, there's some sidequests that are time limited. Which I missed myself personally D: The guide does mention at some point for a few of them. But the fact they're missing steps for the bonus dungeon even is pretty retarded. Some of the wording is off and weird too.

Damnit Japan!

Yikes, just read there are achievements for playing over 100 hrs, as well as beating the game in under 15 hrs....guess I won't be getting the full 1000. :(

[Feral Youth]

An update on whether it is region free or not will appear here some point today.

Really annoying how it's cheaper to order stuff from there than it is in the UK. If I knew earlier I'd of saved myself more than enough.

[kiryogi]

Haha speak of the devil, my faceplate is in the states. prefinal invoice is 133$ D: I still have to pay for final shipping to my place! I'll post pics of course XD But man D:

[Princess Skittles]

Is there a full achievement list available yet?

[gregor7777]

Anyone had any luck picking this up in a Circuit City today? I have a GC from there I'd like to use but they're sometimes slow asses with new games.

[hyduK]

Is there a full achievement list available yet?

I haven't found anything....every list has 10 or so of the least descriptive achievements I've ever encountered, followed by a ton of secret ones.

I'd love to find out what the 200 point achievement is though.

[Jonnyram]

Whoever came up with Secret Mission 17 is a sadistic bastard.

[Princess Skittles]

I'd love to find out what the 200 point achievement is though.

That's probably the game complete one.

[Brandon F]

Does the strat guide list em? I've only found a few bobbing out on other forums.

[Geoff9920]

What are the secret missions anyway?

edit: I would spoiler tag some of the stuff on that list if I were you.

[Brandon F]

Just found this full list on gamefaqs....remember it may contain spoilers! Bolded potential crazy ones.

Ahhhh, Memories (30) Clear extra dungeon Back Up Plan (10) Save at all save points Big Game Greenhorn (20) First Giganto Monster Defeated Big Game Hunter (50) Killed All Giganto Monsters Bunny Guild Member (10) Join Bunny Guild Character Study (10) View all skits Defeated the Adephagos (200) Clear Game Ended Alexei's Ambitions (150) Part 2 Clear Eureka! (10) First Synthesis First Strike (20) First Fatal Strike Grand Battles (10) Kill 1000 enemies Item Nerd (30) Complete Collector's Book Jackpot (10) 10,000 chips won Little Mad Scientist (10) Synthesize 20 times Low Level Challenger (10) Defeat Barbos at level 15 or lower Map Nerd (50) Complete World Map Monster Nerd (30) Complete Monster Book No More Grinding (10) Get max level Piggybank (10) 10 million Gald earned Recovered the Aque Blastia (100) Part 1 Clear Secret Mission 1 (5 Points, Zagi Fight 1) Defeated Zagi while protecting Estelle from Zagi's attacks. Secret Mission 2 (5 Points, Goliath) Downed Goliath by attacking its Achilles' heel while it charged X Buster. Secret Mission 3 (5 Points, Gattuso) Learning from Karol's experience, you used the Billybally plants to stun Gattuso. Secret Mission 4 (5 Points, Zagi Fight 2) Lured Zagi to the side of the ship and knocked him overboard to cool him off! Secret Mission 5 (5 Points, Gusios Fight 1) Downed the Dreaded Giant when it reared back and left itself wide open. Secret Mission 6 (5 Points, Gigalarva) Raven used Serpent to set a trap for the Gigalarva and prevented it from healing itself. Secret Mission 7 (5 Points, Barbos) You took out the bridge supports, keeping him from calling out more of his thugs. Secret Mission 8 (5 Points, Zagi Fight 3) Let him absorb too much magic, destroying his bohdi blastia. Secret Mission 9 (5 Points, Pteropus) You defeated the Leader Bat and prevented Pteropus from recombining. Secret Mission 10 (5 Points, Outbreaker) You destroyed the core and prevented magic from inverting day and night. Secret Mission 11 (5 Points, Belius) You lit up all the candlesticks and eliminated the illusions. Secret Mission 12 (5 Points, Tison and Nan) Timed your strikes between their attacks and knocked them down. Secret Mission 13 (5 Points, Schwann) Downed him by attacking when he was clutching his heart after his mystic arte. Secret Mission 14 (5 Points, Zagi Fight 4) Used Karol's Nice Recovery Smash arte to force him to recover from poison. Secret Mission 15 (5 Points, Baitojoh) Hit it 3 times during its Ice Edge attack and fished it out of the water. Secret Mission 16 (5 Points, Estelle) Used the item Mother's Momento. Secret Mission 17 (5 Points, Jeager) Made his heart explode using Raven's Rain arte. Secret Mission 18 (5 Points, Alexei) Downed him by attacking when he was tired after his mystic arte. Secret Mission 19 (5 Points, Gusios Fight 2) Attacked his tail, then downed him with a close attack while his feet were raised. Secret Mission 20 (5 Points, Khroma) Downed her by timing your strikes between certain of her attacks. Secret Mission 21 (5 Points, Flynn) He used every arte he could, including a mystic arte. Secret Mission 22 (5 Points, Zagi Fight 5) Downed him by attacking after he becomes exhausted from Blastia Bane. Secret Mission 23 (5 Points, Duke Fight 2) Defeated Duke using a mystic arte. Smarty-Pants (10) Answer all quiz questions correctly Speedster (15) Clear game in 15 hours or less The Hit That Keeps on Hitting (20) 100 Hit Combo They Call Me... (30) Earn All Titles To Points Unknown (10) Travel 100,000 km Too Much Free Time (20) Play 100 hours Vesperia Master (0) Gain all other achievements.

[Jonnyram]

You should post spoiler tags in that. Seriously.

[Princess Skittles]

Just found this full list on gamefaqs....remember it may contain spoilers! Bolded potential crazy ones.

Ugh, some of them like View All Skits and Get All Titles are going to be really annoying.

[Brandon F]

Ugh, some of them like View All Skits and Get All Titles are going to be really annoying.

Yea, the same thread on gamefaqs says that there are over 500 skits and many titles that can be easilly missed for good in the game. Though with the skits, you can buy a skit viewer for ng+ that will help unlock that one easier.

[Neil]

IF the game is region-free, would I in the UK, be able to download any of the DLC for this game?
I'm guessing not.

And when the DLC becomes available in the UK, would it only work with a PAL copy?

[Papercuts]

The hardest one is worth 0? I didn't even know they could give you empty achievements.

[Jonnyram]

The hardest one is worth 0? I didn't even know they could give you empty achievements.

It's actually just an achievement that shows you have all the other achievements. Basically like a Platinum Trophy on PS3 (so consider the PS3 port inevitable due to the existence of this achievement).

[intheinbetween]

IF the game is region-free, would I in the UK, be able to download any of the DLC for this game? I'm guessing not. And when the DLC becomes available in the UK, would it only work with a PAL copy?

if the DLC is only published in the NA XBLM you'll need a NA gamertag to pay it and use it (if you can pay it, i mean, i guess it depends on the address on your credit card, or you could just use NA mspoints)

when the DLC hits the european marketplace you should be able to get it with no problem at all

[cleveridea]

well I just got amazowned

I had the premium edition all set for one day shipment (prime customer) from amazon. But I tried for the free on release date deal (eg that works on fable 2) and I stupidly deleted my original order before doing so. Not only did it not work, they now say next shipment is mid september. its actually backordered so that means it depends on them getting more stock.

[kanugo]

REGION FREE TEST TALES OF VESPERIA XB360

We have tested Tales of Vesperia - 360 (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 and unfortunately can confirm that it is NOT region free.

[Frillen]

I'm sorry guys, Tales of Vesperia is NOT region free.

Stupid Scamco. Don't care about European Tales fans.

Edit: Beaten.

[Darkman M]

well I just got amazowned I had the premium edition all set for one day shipment (prime customer) from amazon. But I tried for the free on release date deal (eg that works on fable 2) and I stupidly deleted my original order before doing so. Not only did it not work, they now say next shipment is mid september. its actually backordered so that means it depends on them getting more stock.

Yeah you always gotta look for the free release date delivery in small green text under the game, if not that means it's not eligible for that.

[Firestorm]

Yea, I read about that in this thread before asking, but even trying every combination of Vesperia and CE and Tales, all they came up with was the regular edition. That was 1 week ago.

In EB it shoulda been there. But iirc they stop pre-orders 2 - 3 days before release date. If you're in the US, the stores are not carrying the LE.

I just phoned EB Games Metrotown and they said they expect it tomorrow. I'll call again around 4 just in case since I don't think they'd have received today's shipment yet. I actually have 4 days off work this week starting today by coincidence

[soco]

well I just got amazowned I had the premium edition all set for one day shipment (prime customer) from amazon. But I tried for the free on release date deal (eg that works on fable 2) and I stupidly deleted my original order before doing so. Not only did it not work, they now say next shipment is mid september. its actually backordered so that means it depends on them getting more stock.

yeah that trick only works with the specific games they mention. don't worry about the release date, i had that happen with another game recently and it was just 2-3 weeks, and then it shipped out like 2 days later. also as a tip, next time buy the new one first before deleting the old. they don't charge you until it ships so you're good to go.

[Princess Skittles]

I saw somewhere that some people have found the game at Wal-Mart already.

[Kweh]

REGION FREE TEST TALES OF VESPERIA XB360 We have tested Tales of Vesperia - 360 (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 and unfortunately can confirm that it is NOT region free.

Dagnammit.

Hopefully a PS3 release before the EU 360 version then...

[Darkman M]

Dagnammit. Hopefully a PS3 release before the EU 360 version then...

Yeah that sucks for EU peeps, but keep in mind Namco hasn't even released Eternal Sonata for the Ps3 yet, but maybe with tales it will be different.

[Spruchy]

I'm getting this game. Today.

Doubtful.

[cleveridea]

so is this site legit? Its got premium vesperia at 55.99 which is cheaper than the regular version, came from a google product search and works with paypal.

I dont feel a lot of confidence looking at their home page.

Does buying using paypal protect me in case of a scam? I am accustomed to amazon, so I fear change

http://www.superduperprices.com/tale...-xbox-360.html

[Darkman M]

so is this site legit? Its got premium vesperia at 55.99 which is cheaper than the regular version, came from a google product search and works with paypal. I dont feel a lot of confidence looking at their home page. Does buying using paypal protect me in case of a scam? I am accustomed to amazon, so I fear change http://www.superduperprices.com/tale...-xbox-360.html

That site can't even provide a picture of the box art dude..... i dunno i most def would not order from there.

[Firestorm]

Super Duper Price!

[cleveridea]

That site can't even provide a picture of the box art dude..... i dunno i most def would not order from there.

Yeah I ended up just getting from buy.com. Imagine the embarrassment of explaining 'yeah its called superduperprices.com it sounded so plausible'


why gamestop dont let you preorder in store I dont know. I mean arent they the specialists? They dont even have the premium on their site now.

[Aurora]

Well that sucks. At least there's IU and Last Remnant this year.

[Kinitari]

Best Buys in Toronto should have it in stock tomorrow, Thursday the latest =/.

Question for those who've played/starting to play it - my girlfriend wants to play this game with me, and she is just starting to really get into games (rather, she's always watched me play, but is now starting to join in on the gaming) - she loved watching Symphonia, do you think she'll enjoy playing this with me, or is the combat not too co-op friendly?

[ZealousD]

You guys that have to wait a whole day, cry cry some more.

I'm getting the LE shipped to me, and I'll have to sit on it until I get my 360 during the holidays!

So don't you complain! I have to wait MONTHS even though the game will be in my possession!

At least I don't live in Europe though! That's what you people get for speaking so many darn languages! Viva la... er... Long Live English!

[gregor7777]

The hardest one is worth 0? I didn't even know they could give you empty achievements.

Blue Dragon has one worth 0 points for getting surprised attacked 50 times.

Sort of a shame achievement.

[Beavertown]

There's some free DLC up for this game.

Sorry if it's already been posted.

[Paracelsus]

Well that sucks.

Ehm...I see no confirmation around about the ASIA version being region locked.

Let's wait for that verdict before crying.

[B.K.]

Stupid Scamco. Don't care about Tales fans.

Fixed.

[clashfan]

Anyone fine this game in stores yet?

[DarkAngelYuna]

Anyone fine this game in stores yet?

Some Walmarts have it.

[Kafel]

Eurowned.

[FateBreaker]

I'd just to put a little fact (yes, fact) out there:

the strategy guide sucks. don't buy it.

[Princess Skittles]

Fixed.

An accurate "fixed" for a change.

[Firestorm]

Best Buys in Toronto should have it in stock tomorrow, Thursday the latest =/. Question for those who've played/starting to play it - my girlfriend wants to play this game with me, and she is just starting to really get into games (rather, she's always watched me play, but is now starting to join in on the gaming) - she loved watching Symphonia, do you think she'll enjoy playing this with me, or is the combat not too co-op friendly?

Give her a spell-caster. I think Rita is one? They're easier to do. Just cast spells from afar. She'll be watching for most of the game and just joining in on the battles. It sounds pretty perfect for your situation actually.

[Schopenhauer]

There's some free DLC up for this game. Sorry if it's already been posted.

It is gold only. XD

I downloaded the corresponding DLC off the Japanese marketplace. The description shows up in English when I checked the harddrive so hopefully it will work.