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Tales of Zestiria trailer from Tales Festival - Fusion System revealed
- Thread starter Peff
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Story premises are very interesting for me, and the people taking care of them have done quite good in the series in that regard. I'd be surprised if it turns out to be a bad story, honestly.
In fact it seems its going to be the best Tales of, or at least the best 3D one. It's almost too good to be true.
In fact it seems its going to be the best Tales of, or at least the best 3D one. It's almost too good to be true.
Dungeon design is a bit of a lost cause at this point, it's been on a steady downward spiral since Symphonia. Abyss still had a few puzzles here and there, Vesperia had even less and Xillia's dungeons were straight up linked corridors. Graces did have a handful of mazes and puzzles (most notably the dungeon in the other world), so maybe there'll be some of it here.
They'll let you customize it.
I am expecting, at most, two alternate costumes per character on disc, and one for a few. The rest locked up behind DLC.
They had more than that in Xillia 2 (though some were recolers and some were just "jacket off") so I doubt it.
Good to hear then the only thing bothering left is the bad character designs.
theofficefan99
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That Ufotable trailer was godly. Not the biggest Tales of fan, but this looks excellent. I just hope the story is good and the dialogue as a whole isn't that cheesy.
Tales can't be Tales without the cheese. Embrace the Nacho.
It's a downwards trend. Plus it's not as bad because there are customizable attachments.
Sleigh
I was talking more about the Kamui system but that too. =P
Hours Left
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Just going by his artwork, I'm pretty sure Zabiida will be playable. He doesn't have that villain look.
Plus, he's a long range character, something the party doesn't really have yet.
Plus, he's a long range character, something the party doesn't really have yet.
What about his artwork makes him look playable? Rubs off more like a Gaius character than an Alvin character yo.
Hours Left
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Well, both of those characters are playable, but...
He's smiling (in a laid back fashion) in his artwork and he's not brandishing his weapon, despite being shown to be an antagonist in the trailer. If this is his key art, it seems to suit a playable character.
Villains (unless they are the traitor) are almost never shown without their weapon brandished, and/or they have a serious/sadistic smile on their face.
Gaius was supposed to be playable in Xillia 1 and he's playable in Xillia 2, so...
Plus he was presented as a new character designed by one of the four artists and I don't think they normally confirm weapons like guns for villains.
Hours Left
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With what, that he'll be playable? Why?
Time for an avatar bet.
dakkumauji
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Wouldn't be a Tales thread without one!
Done. 2 weeks says that he's not a playable character in the game. another 2 weeks if he's a villain.
Hours Left
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Who are you betting? Not me.
And he's already been shown to be at least a temporary antagonist.
But... what if he's both?
I think he´ll be playable tho... and doesn't Kayos tend to lose avatar bets? Zabeya playabe confirmed!
By villain you mean permanent villain right? If I were to guess I'd say he starts off as an antagonist but joins your party later.
I'll take you up.
Villain by end game.
Hours Left
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What if he's a party member, but he betrays you and becomes a villain? You both win/lose?
Fields and dungeons are definitely my biggest concerns too. Graces was tolerable and managed to have a few interesting things here and there to help them stand out from each other, but pretty much all the fields and dungeons in Xillia quickly blurred into the same brown/grey/green tunnel or canyon. Zestiria seems to be an improvement in terms of design/scope but I'm still concerned about content. A big area with nothing to do might be worse than a small area with nothing to do.
With Zabeeda I feel like it's possible for things to go either way with him becoming a permanent member of the party or remaining as some kind of recurring enemy. Nowadays barely anything about Tales games gets kept as surprises for when the game is out, so I'm sure it'll be hinted at if not directly confirmed at some point. :/
With Zabeeda I feel like it's possible for things to go either way with him becoming a permanent member of the party or remaining as some kind of recurring enemy. Nowadays barely anything about Tales games gets kept as surprises for when the game is out, so I'm sure it'll be hinted at if not directly confirmed at some point. :/
Yeah.
Change avatars. Status quo? Pftttt. Not the way we roll. We both suffer.
lol. Fair enough.
Done deal. The Avatar Bet commences.
They revealed Gaius before the game came out. So yes.
Hours Left
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He was in PV3 for Xillia. You're telling me that they changed up the game after they showed PV3 for Xillia. wat.
EDIT: I will leave my post up so people can keep the conversation going with my dumb comment.
I assume you're talking about the profile video. I guess? This is like the first time they've done profile videos though... so... Idk.
Uhm, the blue boy (Mikulio?) uses a bow so thats no really the best excuse for him to be playable.
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I don't mean that villains don't appear in any videos, I mean that they are usually never the sole focus. And the very fact that he does have a "profile" video makes it seem even more apparent to me that he's a party member. (Along with who his designer is.)
Isn't his primary weapon a staff though?
dakkumauji
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So not only does he look like Hubert (without glasses), now he fights like Hubert too!
Just wait for that Hubert DLC costume for him!
I don't remember them doing profile videos for Xillia so...
Hours Left
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I call him Mubert.
And wouldn't make sense that the characters that get these videos will be party members?
Is it? I don't know. On the trailer in the OT he is shown using a bow, so thats what I am basing my post on.
It can go either way.
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