Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

I originally played Vesperia when it first released on the Xbox 360. I had mixed feelings about it back then, and I still have mixed feelings about it today. This game is certainly the best looking Symphonia-style Tales game, and the interactions among its enjoyable cast provide a satisfyingly dorky anime vibe. However, the meandering and preachy environmental apocalypse story is boring, and combat becomes tedious by the end as a result of frequent and lengthy enemy encounters. [Spoiler]Thank God for Holy Bottles.[/Spoiler] Overall, I'd give Vesperia a neutral review were it allowed, but a mildly positive review isn't too off the mark.

Tales of Vesperia is an absolute gem that kept me hooked for over 120 hours just in my first playthrough! Note that I haven't touched the postgame content yet! The story, character dynamics, and combat system make every hour feel rewarding and immersive. The characters are memorable and charming, and the world is filled with so many side quests, hidden secrets, and optional bosses that you can easily get lost in exploring. If you're looking for a long, enjoyable JRPG experience, Tales of Vesperia is really a great experience! ⚔️

バトルに入るとコントローラーの接続が切れて満足にプレイできません。

Was interested to see what the earlier Tales games were like as I played the later ones like Zestiria and Arise, and I have to say I was not impressed. Wasn't even able to play the game for the first 15 minutes as it kept crashing. On top of that every other time I would launch the game there would be zero sound. I confirmed this was this the fault of this game specifically as I don't have these issues with other games. Once I finally was able to play I was blown away at how "Locked in" you are. Found out when first getting into combat that you're locked to 2D as if you're playing a side scroller like Hollow Knight, except the game is entirely 3D. If you want to walk around freely during combat you have to hold a button while moving, while also doing your blocking or attacking at the same time. Extremely odd decision in my mind because why wouldn't that be the default? Over complicates things for no reason, and didn't see any option to change this either. Also noticed there wasn't an option to remap buttons, at least none that I could find. Finally on top of all that it seems you can't even move the camera around while exploring as that is locked too. So yeah this game is way too restrictive for my tastes, so I can't recommend it.

讚啦!

Coming from playing this game on the OG XBOX 360 and doing multiple playthroughs to now owning it on different consoles such as switch, ps4, and Xbox one to here on steam. I can highly recommend it’s a great game to get into the tales series and doesn’t thrust everything at you with a confusing story line.

very good