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Tales of Series | Community Thread | Localizing more games than Square Enix
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I am. Kayos will probably help.
RPGCrazied
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Awesome, can't wait. Also, I hear the games don't run off the discs? Like you install them. Can you remove the disc and play them once installed? Probably not.
On PS3, you always need the disc.
It seems one needs to install Dawn first to be able to play it as there's no menu to select the game when starting from the disc. At least that appears to be the case with the Japanese version.
Seven Force
Banned
Started a new file in Xillia today after attempting to previously play it shortly after release last year and getting bored.
Don't know what it is this time around, but it's definitely grabbed my attention now, though I'm still trying to get Link Artes down. The plot really isn't doing anything for me so far (Just got Elize), but we'll see where it goes, I guess.
Don't know what it is this time around, but it's definitely grabbed my attention now, though I'm still trying to get Link Artes down. The plot really isn't doing anything for me so far (Just got Elize), but we'll see where it goes, I guess.
The plot is still moving very slow at that point. It doesn't really start to pick up until you get your next party member.
The story definitely gets better later on. The start is really boring/slow.
Wait what now? So if you install ToS then you can't play Dawn and vice versa? I'm confused.
Holy crap... Tvesperia is expensive after all these years, i was hoping for maybe 20$ New :/ oh well ill pick it up anyway, since its been recommended to me so much.
Is the symphonia series remake looking good? Is it recommended i pick that one up as a newbie in the series outside of Xillia?
Is the symphonia series remake looking good? Is it recommended i pick that one up as a newbie in the series outside of Xillia?
If you don't mind having it as a download version, it should be around $20 on XBL.
Sure, why not? ToS is a good game and the collection seems to be solid enough.
Oh yeah, didn't think of looking at digital, ill go down that route then thanks.
Ill probably pick up ToS then, i was just curious as i haven't researched that sub series yet and was reading overt he thread and talk of the remake, so wasn't sure how the combat system/story were
Especially in terms of difficulty regarding the combat.
Nice, thanks thats a steal compared to the 30$ physical copy that seems to be a little hard to find in my area outside of amazon
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Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Currently 26 hours-ish in Xillia and just reached Kambala.
Wow, this is a long game. Padded a lot by how much they littered the world field with monsters though, forcing you to fight for like every 5 seconds or so. Not that I mind much, actually, since I like the combat system and filling out Lillium Orb is crack.
We have Xillia 2 already confirmed for english release, right? When? Wonder if I manage to finish everything that I want to finish by the time it releases.
Wow, this is a long game. Padded a lot by how much they littered the world field with monsters though, forcing you to fight for like every 5 seconds or so. Not that I mind much, actually, since I like the combat system and filling out Lillium Orb is crack.
We have Xillia 2 already confirmed for english release, right? When? Wonder if I manage to finish everything that I want to finish by the time it releases.
Seven Force
Banned
Speaking of Xillia combat, is there a visual cue to let me know if I've flash guarded correctly? I'm trying to practice getting that down, but I have no idea whether or not I'm doing it right.
Based off of normal play, with pretty crappy technical skills (i.e. don't expect me to flash guard any time soon), how much grade will I have from titles at the end of the game?
Need to know if I should practice my technical skills/read guides on them. Game hasn't been hard so far, monsters seem pretty loath to actually attack, and bosses so far are pretty telegraphic in their attacks.
Need to know if I should practice my technical skills/read guides on them. Game hasn't been hard so far, monsters seem pretty loath to actually attack, and bosses so far are pretty telegraphic in their attacks.
BassForever
Member
I never saw any visual que outside of characters like Jude and Leia who activate their abilities with flash guarding via certain skills. Grinding Leia's pole extension via flash guard is how I got good at it.
Probably around 2000, maybe more if you like to switch between who you play and who you like with.
Could somebody answer this, please?
There is only one ending.
Almost done with Xillia. Need to wrap up some final side-quests before jumping into the last dungeon. Probably will hold off on it for a bit as I grabbed Veperia on sale. Given all the good things I've heard about it, I can't wait to try it out. Will be my 3rd Tales game after Graces and Xillia.
Yeah, there's nothing silly that affects the game's ending.
Though if you want everything in the game, you'll have to go through it twice (some stuff only pops up in subsequent playthroughs).
If you want to do all the sidequests, I highly suggest using a guide since a bunch of them are missable, and are only available for limited amounts of time.
(This was one of the things I absolutely hated while playing through the first time.)
Sweet. Is there any general pointers I need?
Eh, I'm fine with missing optional stuff on my first go around if the game has a NG+ feature.
Nothing you need, really. If you want a ton of Gald, hold off on selling your old stuff until prices skyrocket at some point in the story. There's one fight very early that's ridiculously hard. If you want the best skills you might want to check an AD Skill/C.Core guide on GameFAQs. The Sword Dancer fights do have cutoffs so I would fight them soon after finding them.
Thanks for info.
So I got as far as
in the game last night, and I have a few thoughts.
recruiting Mieu
Luke is really, really whiny. Given that he has the same voice actor as Tidus I'm willing to gamble it's intentional and meant to show him turning into an actual good person at some point that's later than the 1st hour of the game. Kid is still REALLY bitchy. He's always asking "What's her problem!" and I'm like, "Dude, she was just trying to be nice to you, man."
Tear's great because she reflects how I would feel if I were stuck traveling with a putz like Luke. So no problem with her.
I thought Ion was a chick.
Plot wise I feel this game is a LITTLE term-heavy. "Daathic Fonic Arte" is a mouthful, for instance. Some elements of the plot seem sort of doofy, too (Mieu can't breathe fire without the ring, but started a fire somehow anyway? Hm?) but whatever. One should not ever expect a JRPG's plot to be hard hitting in the first hour, and being serious all the time can be detrimental to a game's plot.
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Tear's great because she reflects how I would feel if I were stuck traveling with a putz like Luke. So no problem with her.
I thought Ion was a chick.
Plot wise I feel this game is a LITTLE term-heavy. "Daathic Fonic Arte" is a mouthful, for instance. Some elements of the plot seem sort of doofy, too (Mieu can't breathe fire without the ring, but started a fire somehow anyway? Hm?) but whatever. One should not ever expect a JRPG's plot to be hard hitting in the first hour, and being serious all the time can be detrimental to a game's plot.
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Not going to spoil anything but i would like to make a correction :
( read if you cleared the cheagle woods )
Cheagles can breathe fire naturally but Mieu is still too young to do so normally and when he recently learned it he accidentally lost control .
The ring , apart from giving him the ability to speak enhances his ability's Therefore alowing him to breathe fire normally .
The ring , apart from giving him the ability to speak enhances his ability's Therefore alowing him to breathe fire normally .
And about
Ion being mistaken for a chick : Many did also
Are you sure? Cuz Luke definitely sounds like Johnny Test.
You just played P4 right? Luke's voiced by Yuri Lowenthal a.k.a. Yosuke. Tidus is James Taylor.
Ah, there we go then. Yuri voiced Cecil, right?
R_thanatos
Member
Corvo , your reaction toward Luke is exactly what the creators intended but don't worry
i don't think you'll be disapointed the more you play.
Honnest.
i don't think you'll be disapointed the more you play.
Honnest.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Tales GAF! So I know Tales of Symphonia HD collection is a lazy HD port, but any idea if Namco Bandai EU/NA took the effort to voice the skits in English or is the only way for voice is the Japanese audio?
iirc .Japanese only .
Travis Willingham has a super distinctive voice for me. To be honest I forget what Ansem sounds like though. He also had a VA change muddling things.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Ah expected, still getting it anyway.
Did they ever confirm if the English audio will use the original audio from GC cast or they recasted them with newer voice actors for the collection?
dakkumauji
Member
I believe original cast so expect a shift in voices once you go from ToS to ToS2!
TheGreatLugia
Banned
I played Kingdom Hearts 1.5 fairly recently and the two didn't really sound similar to me. Then again Ansem's voice actor changed in later games.
I knew Gaius was voiced by Willingham right away since he had the exact same voice as Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Samurai_Heart
Member
...yay ;__;
Whelp at least I can listen to the original cast in non-compressed GC audio XD
dakkumauji
Member
Or just go with the Japanese voices.
We know everyone needs that Kugiloli in ToS2.
Samurai_Heart
Member
Definitively playing it in Japanese 1st play through, maybe English for subsequent ones, but backlogsss XD
Well, I mean, a JRPG protag being an annoying, whiny bitch at the start is normal. It's how he behaves 30 hours in that I'll worry about.
I'm just worried Abyss will turn you off from the entire series.
Red Mage
Member
At 30 hours in, you'll probably be rather sympathetic towards Luke and kind of pissed at
the rest of the cast
Nah, Corvo likes Final Fantasy, and Abyss really reminds me of a SNES/PSX era FF plot, so it should be good.
I'd have worried if he had started with Legendia.
Meccanical
Member
I was sympathetic towards Luke at first but his pity party got on my nerves so I ended up liking no one.
I feel like I should replay Abyss to find some merit in it because genuinely all I remember about it was the fact that I hated everyone.
But what if my hatred intensifies and consumes me in white hot blaze of anger?
Because I mean if characters could piss me off when I was 14, goodness knows what they will do to me in my twenties.
I feel like I should replay Abyss to find some merit in it because genuinely all I remember about it was the fact that I hated everyone.
But what if my hatred intensifies and consumes me in white hot blaze of anger?
Because I mean if characters could piss me off when I was 14, goodness knows what they will do to me in my twenties.