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Tales of Hearts R |OT| With Our Vitas Combined
- Thread starter orthodoxy1095
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-Stranger-
Junior Member
Nice! I love the Tales series.
Also I might finally get some use out of my VITA.
It's mostly been sitting here collecting dust this year.
Also I might finally get some use out of my VITA.
It's mostly been sitting here collecting dust this year.
Basileus777
Member
Nothing is SAO bad.
I've seen my fair share of SAO bad, but this is a subject for another topic.
Dragon1893
Member
So, will someone who enjoyed Xillia 1&2 and thought they had a pretty decent cast of characters and story like this one? Bear in my mind that I have zero patience for stupid anime kids which is why I avoided Graces like the plague.
What was wrong with SAO? I thought only the Asia English release was bad.
Basileus777
Member
The Asia English release is mostly the same as the western English release.
Dead Prince
Banned
Is it native resolution?
It's a good translation, well except that the voice and text sometimes are quite different for those who can a bit of japanese. Like they planned for an english dub, but took it away.
Matt Attack
Member
I think so? It looks like it to me.
I'm still early on in the game, but the protagonist so far seems like he's the kind of character you wouldn't like. He's kind of dumb, easily excitable, etc.
flatearthpandas
Member
Got about three hours in.
I'm finding the localization to be just fine. The characters are fine, if a bit one note. Battle strategy options are much appreciated. All of the Tales games could really use those options. The soma system is not bad either so far. Really digging having a world map and enjoying the Symphonia-esque cooking and wonder cook.
Controls and combat though. So wooden. Abyss 3DS felt so good to play but I feel like this game wants to fight against me in combat.
I'm finding the localization to be just fine. The characters are fine, if a bit one note. Battle strategy options are much appreciated. All of the Tales games could really use those options. The soma system is not bad either so far. Really digging having a world map and enjoying the Symphonia-esque cooking and wonder cook.
Controls and combat though. So wooden. Abyss 3DS felt so good to play but I feel like this game wants to fight against me in combat.
Interesting observation about the controls. I don't think the controls are that bad once you get the hang of it.
Personally, I thought the combat felt somewhat stale the whole way through. Not dysfunctional or broken, just serviceable for a Vita title.
AkelisRain
Member
I've encountered a bug. When I put it in sleep mode and return the inputs no longer work. I have to close out the game and restart.
Edit: If you let it rest again for a few minutes it will restore.
Edit: If you let it rest again for a few minutes it will restore.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I'm sure this was discussed way back when the game came out, but some of these male characters have some reallyyyyyyyy thin waists. Geez.
Dual Blade
Member
About two hours in. Enjoying the game quite a bit. I like the graphical style and animations so far. The game feels very similar to Tales of Eternia
Way too early to judge the battle system and for me a battle system can make or break a Tales game.
I'm coming off all 3 PS3 games so this old fashioned Tales feel is much appreciated!
Way too early to judge the battle system and for me a battle system can make or break a Tales game.
I'm coming off all 3 PS3 games so this old fashioned Tales feel is much appreciated!
Played a little bit last night.
I know Tales games tend to keep it light hearted but this one feels even more so than others, or it might be because I'm just coming off of Xillia. It's a nice change though, the main characters dorkiness is kind of fun. It also didn't take very long for me to get over the intro song, I actually kind of like it. My only complaint so far is that the animation in the beginning wasn't widescreen but then the part where you first get your Soma is in wide screen.
I know Tales games tend to keep it light hearted but this one feels even more so than others, or it might be because I'm just coming off of Xillia. It's a nice change though, the main characters dorkiness is kind of fun. It also didn't take very long for me to get over the intro song, I actually kind of like it. My only complaint so far is that the animation in the beginning wasn't widescreen but then the part where you first get your Soma is in wide screen.
Welcome to most Inomata designs.
And yeah the combat isn't the most fluid system around. I say 7th Cord did an admirable job but they're no usual Tales team that's for sure.
Tuulenpoika
Neo Member
I like my JRPG characters anorectic.
Well that sounds like most Tales leads. I think the biggest issue with Asbel was the but but friendship...
Matt Attack
Member
Yeah, it's definitey very common with Tales games. I figured it was worth mentioning though since they said they liked Xillia, and Kor is pretty different from Jude/Milla.
Not that I mind too much, Kor is quite refreshing coming off of ToX2.
And speaking of this game it just arrived. Nice shipping for ordering 11:59pm 11/9.Also got a pre-order code sweet.
flatearthpandas
Member
Fuck, I forgot about that. Costumes, right? I think I threw away my goddamn receipt too.
flatearthpandas
Member
Bummer. My fault though.
There is always dumpster/trashcan diving if it hasn't been trash day yet.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Check the trash!
Gamestop can print out another code for you if the person is there nice enough. Worth a try.
It's not a problem with the shipping address, it's the billing one.
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Member
i like tales series but some of them are passable for some reason or another
so, as a fan of symphonia, abyss, vesperia and xillia, would i like this one ?
so, as a fan of symphonia, abyss, vesperia and xillia, would i like this one ?
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Which ones did you not like?
GOnna be picking this up today. I love the tales series even if I am behind a bit (Still need to finish Graces and Xillia and then start Xillia 2). I hope the decide to bring over more of the series...
Speaking of series.,... Any word on that fan translation of Vesperia Ps3? I loved the 360 and wanna play that one to get the expanded story and Patty... Wish they would offically bring that over.
Speaking of series.,... Any word on that fan translation of Vesperia Ps3? I loved the 360 and wanna play that one to get the expanded story and Patty... Wish they would offically bring that over.
Dragon1893
Member
OK, thanks. If the rest of the cast isn't annoying and the story is serviceable I might give this a shot.
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Member
Is everyone's BandaiNamco store order delivery date the 18th?
Wait, really?
I went to Gamestop yesterday to buy a physical version and I asked if I would get the pre-order DLC even though I didn't pre-order it. The guy asked me if I pre-ordered and I said I didn't, and he told me he couldn't just create extra codes because digital and not a voucher in the box or something along those lines. I didn't blame him or anything, not his fault I didn't pre-order....but I did walk out for the digital version since it saved me $10, I already had money sitting in my PSN account from a deal earlier in the year AND I got the DLC costumes this way.
Nah, that's just a tough boss. He wasn't in the original either.
I would have been just fine if it wasn't for that move where he just drops a fireball that as does massive AoE damage.
Aaron-Lagann
Banned
Sorry if this has been asked over and over, but when I get the pre-order costumes? I see the option to change costumes but I don't have any but the default one.
"Redeem" them in the items menu under the DLC tab
Aaron-Lagann
Banned
Awesome, thanks! That's a weird way to do it.
This game is... so fun! I'm really enjoying it. I'm about 8 hours in. I got over the weird name changes, so it doesn't bug me anymore. The battle system is fun, but it's true that sometimes it works against you. I feel like I'm going to have to grind to get some combat trophies... enemies seem to die before I can guard counter or cross chase them. :\
There's a separate thing in the system that they can bring up and print a new code. Usually this is for instances when a customer says something along the lines of their code not working, etc. I know this from working there in the past. My store did actually give out preorder codes post release if people would preorder a different game in that transaction.
But yeah, they can print out a code if they're nice enough (not that they're obligated to).
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I've gotten mostly used to it, but some of the translation choices are indeed a little weird. Without the JPN voices in the background, they'd be fine. It's only a little bothersome since I can quite literally hear the liberties they take with some sections of dialogue.
But still enjoying it!
But still enjoying it!
Yeah, this bugs me everytime I play a game with Japanese voice over. I understand why they do it most of the time, but it is annoying sometimes. I remember Dawn of the New World with the Japanese voice over, and sometimes whole lines of dialogue were just ignored in the translation... a character would say something in Japanese and there would be no corresponding English text to accompany what they said,
GreatMightySymp
Member
IIRC someone earlier in this thread reported it was a misprint.