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[Bladenic]

OMG.

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I fought Nachtigal, went through the marsh, beat the Chimeriad and Gaius. And then what happened after lskcnlwkdñxmwñekdmel. It was just too much. And I had eaten some food that increased my experience by 60% lmao. I didn't know I'd fight them one after the other. And I had less problems with Jiao/Presa/Wingul this time but Gaius was brutal.

Why do I have to sleep, I want to keep playing this game

All those events were so epic. And you're not even supposed to beat that boss you mentioned beating, but it's soooo satisfying to win. The boss was really tough on Hard too.

Glad you liked it

 

[Holmes]

Oh, you don't even have to win? Makes me feel good about myself that I did, even though I'm at the end of the game and that was ages ago.

The music in

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Elympios

is great except the battle theme. I'm on my way to fight

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Volt

and since I'm off work today I hope that I can get to the end.

@ Kagari re: Alvin's Xian Du subevent

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Alvin's mom dies in mid to late part 3 so you missed out on that subevent.

If you guys are talking about the subevent I think you guys are.

 

[Teddified]

What's the best way to do Leia's Staff Extension thing? I can maybe back-step successfully 0-1 time a fight.

I'm at like level 30 something right now and the only skills I see to help it is one that just increases the time by 3 sec.

 

[chickdigger802]

Damn, I am still far behind everyone. I put in 5 hours today.

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I am at the part where you fight Ivar but he keeps fucking me up because I have barely used Jude

Which is why i always 'main' the protag in tales games... because of the guarantee 1v1 duels.

Jude is pretty simple though, spam his backstep a bunch, and pretty much all his skills chain together, so just spam the strongest one.

 

[demidar]

You have to put the aviators on Milla. It is SO choice. I honestly don't know how anyone could play through this game without them.

I just did that too. Eventually all of my party members are gonna be wearing aviators and they'll look like some shady security company. Except Elize is wearing Emo Glasses behind her aviators which cracks me up.

 

[Kagari]

Why the fuck is Judes medical school uniform not a costume?! Guess thats Scamco for you, already disappointed that only Milla and Alvin got costumes from that one sidequest.

Also, its kinda cool that the Opening animation is different between Jude and Milla.

You get it when you beat his story.

 

[solid mike]

5 hours into the game although I bought it last week. Fucking school.

When do the trophies start kicking in? They all just say 'target number of x'

 

[Holmes]

Oops, failed a subevent called Leia's Failure. Haha.

5 hours into the game although I bought it last week. Fucking school.

When do the trophies start kicking in? They all just say 'target number of x'

Well, start early by doing link artes, chain link artes, always eating food, using auto-item, collecting all loot bags and shiny spots, treasure chests, using every character's special abilities and link abilities etc etc, then your post-game trophy grind won't be nearly as bad.

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

How long does this game take to get going? Elize just joined my party. I hear it takes a bit of time to really get going.

 

[kayos90]

Hmm. I went there and no one was there.

I guess it was timed and I happened to have it. LAME! Well, now you have even more reason to go back and play. lol.

 

[Einbroch]

Half-frame glasses for everyone. Except Alvin, obviously.

 

[Proven]

Huh? What's auto-item?

 

[aravuus]

How long does this game take to get going? Elize just joined my party. I hear it takes a bit of time to really get going.

Story-wise, the first chapter is pretty slow and nothing crazy really happens, it's more about building the world and introducing the characters. After that though, the game starts dropping the wham episodes. Chapter 1 took me 15 hours.

 

[kayos90]

Huh? What's auto-item?

If a certain criteria is met your characters will automatically use an assigned item. It's like a minigambit system.

 

[Teddified]

Huh? What's auto-item?

Kinda like a priority thing to choose when they auto use items.

Like you can set Lemon gel to auto use with 20% or 40% low Hp and only use till like 4 are left.

 

[Dragoshi1]

I'm disappointed in the Elize's Song skit. They seriously botched it from the Japanese version.


It was adorable in Japanese, but it was ear gratingly terrible in English. I was hoping it would be a 1:1 translation, but NOPE.

The fandubs of it sound better than the real thing, seriously.


In other news, that

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Wyvern cutscene and subsequent boss battle

was amazing.

 

[Kagari]

I guess it was timed and I happened to have it. LAME! Well, now you have even more reason to go back and play. lol.

I wish Namco would put out a guide or something. I started my new game + anyway and it's been a cake walk so far. So much is skipped on Milla's side of the story though...

 

[WHOAguitarninja]

Story-wise, the first chapter is pretty slow and nothing crazy really happens, it's more about building the world and introducing the characters. After that though, the game starts dropping the wham episodes. Chapter 1 took me 15 hours.

Alright I'll keep trucking. Does the game get more challenging? So far it's been extremely easy. I bumped the difficulty up to moderate, and am considering jumping up to hard. It says it affects rewards...does that come in the form of better item drops or more exp?

 

[Kandrick]

Weird, did they censor this game ? I just saw a particular scene play out, and it was different than the japanese version. Well, some "small detail" was different at least.

 

[BassForever]

Weird, did they censor this game ? I just saw a particular scene play out, and it was different than the japanese version. Well, some "small detail" was different at least.

Are you perhaps playing on the other characters side of the story?

 

[aravuus]

Alright I'll keep trucking. Does the game get more challenging? So far it's been extremely easy. I bumped the difficulty up to moderate, and am considering jumping up to hard. It says it affects rewards...does that come in the form of better item drops or more exp?

Not really, aside from some of the bosses I thought the game was very easy from beginning to end. So if you're looking for a challenge, bump it up to hard.

As for the rewards, I believe it doesn't directly affect anything, unlike in earlier installments. On hard you're just bound to get longer combos, which increases the bonus exp you get.

 

[Kandrick]

Are you perhaps playing on the other characters side of the story?

No, it's the same character story, i don't think that scene even happens for the other character, it's a small detail like i said, but just weird that it would get censored/changed.

 

[BassForever]

No, it's the same character story, i don't think that scene even happens for the other character, it's a small detail like i said, but just weird that it would get censored/changed.

Details of the scene? I'm curious

 

[aravuus]

No, it's the same character story, i don't think that scene even happens for the other character, it's a small detail like i said, but just weird that it would get censored/changed.

I'm curious, what exactly was changed?

e:lol

 

[kayos90]

Nothing changed in the game content wise. I can promise that. If it's a scene then it plays out differently depending on the character perspective you're playing as.

I wish Namco would put out a guide or something. I started my new game + anyway and it's been a cake walk so far. So much is skipped on Milla's side of the story though...

I'm sure there's a guide somewhere. If you did that Alvin sidequest though, it gives you an item that gives you super-armor while charging. Very useful.

 

[Kandrick]

Link to the scene : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s Spoilers, don't click if you have not finished the game i guess.

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She flips the finger, but when i played it 10min ago, she just pointed her finger

Like i said, small detail, but weird that they would change it.

 

[denshuu]

Why the fuck is Judes medical school uniform not a costume?! Guess thats Scamco for you, already disappointed that only Milla and Alvin got costumes from that one sidequest.

Also, its kinda cool that the Opening animation is different between Jude and Milla.

Wait, they get a costume from a sidequest? Which sidequest? Jude's medical costume is the only once I've seen so far. I got that from beating his story. Now I'm playing as Milla and I'm in the Hunting Grounds.

 

[solid mike]

Oops, failed a subevent called Leia's Failure. Haha.

Well, start early by doing link artes, chain link artes, always eating food, using auto-item, collecting all loot bags and shiny spots, treasure chests, using every character's special abilities and link abilities etc etc, then your post-game trophy grind won't be nearly as bad.

Hmm. So getting the trophies in your first playthrough is a long shot then?

 

[Liferebooted]

Alright I'll keep trucking. Does the game get more challenging? So far it's been extremely easy. I bumped the difficulty up to moderate, and am considering jumping up to hard. It says it affects rewards...does that come in the form of better item drops or more exp?

I'm almost to the last chapter on normal and I still haven't even died on a boss. Very very easy game on normal.

 

[Teddified]

Hmm. So getting the trophies in your first playthrough is a long shot then?

Not really, but you probably need to start with a Sub-event guide. And then just focus on doing titles when you battle since many of them lead into trophies.

 

[AzureSkies]

I've played the game for about five hours and I'm really enjoying most of the characters so far, especially the banter between Jude and Alvin.

However, the only thing that's really annoying me right now is Teepo's voice acting, honestly it just comes across as annoying and cringeworthy to me, does he become any better? I've only just had Elize

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introduced as a party member about 10 minutes ago

and I'm still in the same forest.

Outside of that, I'm really enjoying the combat system and the skits, the voice acting is far better than I expected, especially for Jude and Alvin.

Also last question: Is a Milla playthrough different enough to justify after beating Judes? no spoilers.

 

[solid mike]

Not really, but you probably need to start with a Sub-event guide. And then just focus on doing titles when you battle since many of them lead into trophies.

Shame. I wanted to avoid any guides on my first run.

 

[Kandrick]

Nothing changed in the game content wise. I can promise that. If it's a scene then it plays out differently depending on the character perspective you're playing as.

You sure ? it's not how the scene plays out, but a small detail that happens in that scene, and i'm pretty sure it's different than the japanese version.

 

[Teddified]

Shame. I wanted to avoid any guides on my first run.

You could always do sub-events on the Second play-through, Since you need to play both Jude and Milla's stories.

 

[Liferebooted]

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LOL filling Muzet with Jude's mana

 

[Black Republican]

Link to the scene : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s Spoilers, don't click if you have not finished the game i guess.

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She flips the finger, but when i played it 10min ago, she just pointed

Like i said, small detail, but weird that they would change it.

I woulda done the same thing, so good

 

[kayos90]

You sure ? it's not how the scene plays out, but a small detail that happens in that scene, and i'm pretty sure it's different than the japanese version.

I might have to go back since I don't remember that finger pointing specifically but you could be right about that. Hmm ...

 

[R_thanatos]

For those who are looking for the all monster trophy "dunno what it's name in english"

just so you know in mila path ( chapter 3 end spoiler )

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the monsters you fight in the spirit world do count for this ( they are considered different monsters even if their appearance in the same.so don't skip those battles if you're looking for this title

 

[Dragoshi1]

There's another scene that seemed changed, unless it happens later from where I'm at.

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At the Falls, that one chick with the tail caught Milla, and apparently groped her up in the japanese version. This was the beginning of the game, with Alvin and Jude being in the party too, right? I was on Jude's playthrough, yet the scene never happened. Right now I'm waiting for the Wyverns to heal from the Lord of Skies boss battle.

 

[Kandrick]

I might have to go back since I don't remember that finger pointing specifically but you could be right about that. Hmm ...

I found a video of the english version and it seems they indeed changed it.

Spoilers chapter 4.

JPN : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s

US: http://youtu.be/4lx6Rrg4iWA?t=6m43s

 

[kayos90]

I found a video of the english version and it seems they indeed changed it.

Spoilers!

JPN : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s

US: http://youtu.be/4lx6Rrg4iWA?t=6m43s

Yup. Seems like they changed it. Well, I guess it's because they wanted to keep the T rating or they thought it'd be in poor form. Though, considering some of the other stuff that they talk about, I would think that it's the least of their changes. Meh. It's alright.

 

[Kandrick]

Yup. Seems like they changed it. Well, I guess it's because they wanted to keep the T rating or they thought it'd be in poor form. Though, considering some of the other stuff that they talk about, I would think that it's the least of their changes. Meh. It's alright.

Yeah it's weird, but i like the japanese version better since that action perfectly fits the character actually.

 

[R_thanatos]

There's another scene that seemed changed, unless it happens later from where I'm at.

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At the Falls, that one chick with the tail caught Milla, and apparently groped her up in the japanese version. This was the beginning of the game, with Alvin and Jude being in the party too, right? I was on Jude's playthrough, yet the scene never happened. Right now I'm waiting for the Wyverns to heal from the Lord of Skies boss battle.

The gropping happens only in mila path ...i remember being disapointed when i was replaying in jude path and it didn't happen.

Unless you're talking about another scene ?

 

[BY2K]

So, kayos90, why is it interesting the way I talked about blue cat lady?

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Just fought her and Nova after meeting the king

 

[aravuus]

I found a video of the english version and it seems they indeed changed it.

Spoilers chapter 4.

JPN : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s

US: http://youtu.be/4lx6Rrg4iWA?t=6m43s

Aww come on, the Japanese version was so much better! Surely one middle finger wouldn't raise the teen rating anywhere? Lame

 

[FlyinJ]

Call me shallow, whatever. Milla's lisp is so annoying it's actually kind of ruining the game for me. It's even worse than terrible voice acting. And it definitely isn't bad bit-rate on the samples... there is a distinct lisp happening.

I looked up the voice actor to see what else she's done. I found some youtube videos of her, and she doesn't have a lisp.

I think the voice actor is faking a lisp. Why would she do that? Maybe Namco asked her to do it, because the character is supposed to be a spirit in a human body?

The mind boggles.

 

[Teddified]

Call me shallow, whatever. Milla's lisp is so annoying it's actually kind of ruining the game for me. It's even worse than terrible voice acting. And it definitely isn't bad bit-rate on the samples... there is a distinct lisp happening.

I looked up the voice actor to see what else she's done. I found some youtube videos of her, and she doesn't have a lisp.

I think the voice actor is faking a lisp. Why would she do that? Maybe Namco asked her to do it, because the character is supposed to be a spirit in a human body?

The mind boggles.

I dunno I hear the lisp thing on people like Kline sometimes. So I think it's a quality thing.

 

[SaintZ]

You finally got a Tales games before me
You will probably beat me to the Platinum too

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(but Graces will always haunt you... lero lero)

O.

You know that it's a matter of time before I get that grrr -____-

All those events were so epic. And you're not even supposed to beat that boss you mentioned beating, but it's soooo satisfying to win. The boss was really tough on Hard too.

Glad you liked it

YES. I didn't know I could lose that battle lol.

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I mean, he kept spamming his Mystic Arte when I hadn't gotten any yet

that should have been a clue.

Also the fights/scene in the marsh leading up to the

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Chimeriad fight

reminded me a lot of Tales of Phantasia when you have to defeat Dhaos Army (I think?). Pretty awesome.

I played a bit more last night so Elize and Alvin are back with me

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and beat the Aqua Dragons which surprisingly put up a good fight.

 

[kayos90]

So, kayos90, why is it interesting the way I talked about blue cat lady?

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Just fought her and Nova after meeting the king

I guess you missed the side quest already but there was a skit about Alvin saying the beds in one of the inns were super comfortable and iirc

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it's related to Presa.

You can sort of infer if you saw it but since you missed it, it's alright. lol.

 

[Negator]

I found a video of the english version and it seems they indeed changed it.

Spoilers chapter 4.

JPN : http://youtu.be/0olfldkdm-g?t=16m50s

US: http://youtu.be/4lx6Rrg4iWA?t=6m43s

Are you kidding me? That is so incredibly laaaaaaaaaaaame.