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The Tales of Vesperia |OT|
- Thread starter Firestorm
- Start date
Please don't put Eternal Sonata and Vesperia in the same sentence ever again 
[kidding, kidding]
Anyway, i was
and... damn, my first Giganto monster
It was a LOT harder than all the other bosses, but i managed to kill it on my first try [maybe i'm over-levelled, i did unlock the "A thousand enemies down" achievement in that earthquake town where you meet Nan] -- anyway, the Giganto monster unlocked an achievement, too.
[kidding, kidding]
Anyway, i was
chasing Ragaey
It was a LOT harder than all the other bosses, but i managed to kill it on my first try [maybe i'm over-levelled, i did unlock the "A thousand enemies down" achievement in that earthquake town where you meet Nan] -- anyway, the Giganto monster unlocked an achievement, too.
Coxswain said:
That's funny, being that I played the JP version, I thought similar things about how US wasn't as good. Especially on some villain voices. (JP Yager is superior) And you wanna talk about bad? I admit they're good in scenes, but the english battle voices are urgh. Especially Judy. At least the JP seiyuu keep a consistent range in and out of battle. I also mention Judy mainly since she's my fave. But really, why is it she's so damn high pitched in battle. It's like absolutely out of character.
Hrm finally got my hands on it and amidst toying with it right now. Took out the giganto but man that ate up my items. Was sorta sad too, I went OL 2 and it sat on me thus instant killing Yuri. I was super sad, was so ready to do a burst on him too. On the technical side, not sure how I feel about the loading. It was super seamless on 360 once you got it going. Slight nuisance I guess. On the other hand, Patty isn't as bad as I thought, at least in terms of super annoying lolis. She seems more of a smart alek if anything.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Am really loving this game, is the first action RPG I've actually enjoyed. The only thing that's annoyed me is the amount of shit end-game that I've missed because I wasn't using a walkthrough. Other than that I've not really had any issue, am even one of those that is shocked at the voice acting; the narrative's not anything special but I'm shocked that I quite like Karol and Rita.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Killadji said:
>.> Tales of Abyss and fetching 8 elemental stuff in 8 temples go together, I don't think so.
I remember Abyss very well and I don't recall any getting any 8 elemental stuff expect unlock the gate which held the land in upper world.
Also ToV is not about fetching 8 different elemental stuff in 8 temples, so it is different kind of plot so you should give ToV a shot.
Oh, I think it's time for me to give Tales of Abyss another play, I just remembered bad.IntelliHeath said:
I did some search and you were right : The only thing Abyss has in common with the other ones is the name of the spirits we can see there : http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Summon_Spirit
I'll give ToV a shot, then.
Kasumi1970
my name is Ted
But you won't be able to enjoy the story. I have never understood why people import Japanese RPG if they cannot read it. If you can read Japanese I could see why you would want to import it. I think they will confirm it for the US in 2010. It is just now coming out in Japan this SeptemberUrban Scholar said:
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Killadji said:
Abyss is my number 1 favorite game in Tales Series, and Tales Vesperia are reaching to be in top 5 favorites but need to finish it first before I decide which number it should get.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Killadji said:
finished ToS like twice or three time, so of course it is. I got ToS2 from my friend for birthday but I haven't start it yet. I suppose to but I left my regular TV plug for wii at home awhile I am on vacation. (I bought hdtv one with me) FML
Fimbulvetr
Member
I just finished Vesperia last week and completed the 200-man melee with Yuri yesterday. Now I'm just learning altered artes and skills before my new game+.
I wanted to know: what features should I go for when I restart? I already know about 10x exp and 2x grade.
I wanted to know: what features should I go for when I restart? I already know about 10x exp and 2x grade.
Traitor to Heaven
Neo Member
You can grade farm for like an hour then you can get everything in the grade shop.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Firestorm said:
Actually, I'm pretty sure some dude posted an auto guide on how to do this somewhere in this thread. Gonna try to dig that back up.
EDIT: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=14232436&postcount=3472
Baloonatic
Member
Decided to buy this but it's out of stock on GAME D:
Fimbulvetr
Member
I already have around 8-9 k Grade.Firestorm said:
But if I need to farm more then End of a Thought it is.
Kagari said:
ES was announced for the US over a year ago, at E3. People thought if there would be an announcement of an international version, it would be announced then.
People forget the game has barely been out for a month in Europe. Considering the PS3 is region free, announcing a port with more extras may cost sales of an already fresh release.
I think if they're going to announce a international release of the PS3 version, it will HAVE to be after the European 360 version declines in interest and sales.
typhonsentra
Banned
No, I can attest to it being pretty bad. I can overlook most of it as I want to play through the sequel to Symphonia which was one of my favorite Gamecube games but it doesn't recapture the magic at all, and they really fucked up the multiplayer aspect badly.Killadji said:
Just finished Vesperia. Now some Grade farming needs to be done so i can start newgame on hard and do all the secrets thats hidden in this game, and oh boy there are many :lol
Out of the 3 Tales games that i have played ( Symphonia, Abyss, Vesperia) i rank this 2nd.
1. Abyss
2. Vesperia
3. Symphonia
Out of the 3 Tales games that i have played ( Symphonia, Abyss, Vesperia) i rank this 2nd.
1. Abyss
2. Vesperia
3. Symphonia
Zeouterlimits
Member
I've got to admit guys I was quite happy when
Yuri killed Ragao. Of course this a dark moment and blight on his character, but as soon as Karol said he had gotten away scott free I felt this was a likely choice for Yuri's character in the world that he was. I didn't believe the game would follow true with this of course, but it did.
Also lulz at the whole seduction of the guard. I saved and did it 3 times to see how it'd work out. There isn't any later game change to choosing certain characters (like the date in FFVII) is there?
Also lulz at the whole seduction of the guard. I saved and did it 3 times to see how it'd work out. There isn't any later game change to choosing certain characters (like the date in FFVII) is there?
Abyss sure gets a lot of love, eh?Razor554 said:
Too bad those bastards didn't release it here.
Uh-oh... this is bad.Baloonatic said:
edit. Firestorm, you have to post your old avatar, i need to save it so that i can watch that little Charmander go on my PC now that you changed it ç_ç
FateBreaker
Member
Razor554 said:
I agree
FateBreaker
Member
Pankaks said:
For a Tales fan like me, I just found this to be the best in largely every way. Vesperia was great, but the story, music, and battle system wasn't quite as sharp as Abyss's.
I'm not sure if it's worth buying a PS2 over, but it's definitely one of my favorite RPGs ever...and I've played quite a few. As noted by Firestorm, it is unfortunately technically poor; there are plenty of load times and other things that shouldn't be there. But when a game is this awesome, it all evens out.
Tamanon said:
At most I wanted to carry over my special items (Black Hat, Sacred Rope) and my equips, but I just want to start on Unknown with a clean slate really. But like Abyss, Vesperia's balance until the 1st boss is atrocious when you start above Hard. At one hand I could simply lower it to Hard temporarily and after the 1st boss bring it back up, but I guess I'm a masochist... (was persistent about it in Abyss too). :lol
Pankaks said:
And why haven't you gotten one already? A brand new slim PS2 is roughly $99 in the U.S.
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
Geneijin said:
I'm a poor college student
. Also I was an irrational Nintendo/Dreamcast fanboy when it first came out. But mainly, Tales of the Abyss is the only game I actually want to play on the PS2. Either that or wait until they put BC back into the PS3 and buy a slim at $299....
Unlikely, I know.
Traitor to Heaven
Neo Member
FateBreaker said:
While I agree with the story and to some extent the music being better, but how do you think the battle system is better?
lucablight
Member
Apologies if this has been discussed already but some users on other websites are claiming to have found english text within the PS3 japanese demo. I wonder if this means anything?
intheinbetween
Member
lucablight said:
the japanese 360 demo of ToV has english subs, however the retail game didn't.
distantmantra
Member
lucablight said:
I noticed a few random English words during battles, but that was it.
Found what you were talking about at the official Tales forums:
rainking187
Member
Wizpig said:
I really don't know why. I've played all the Tales games (officially) released in english so far and Abyss is easily one of the worst. Awful cast and story.
(I'm sure now someone will try to refute my comments with a mention about the battle system, as that always seems to happen when I call out awful RPGs for being awful, but imo if you're playing RPGs solely for the combat you're doing it wrong. And the combat in Abyss definitely doesn't outweigh it's other flaws.)