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Tales of Zestiria |OT| - Sorey, Modders did what Bamcouldn't!

Lanrutcon

Lanrutcon

Member
This makes me feel like a douche, but I just can't get used to the 30 fps :( I played MGSV at 60, then Witcher 3 at 60, then Deathwatch at 60 and then tried Xestiria.

Damnit.
 
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Momentary

Banned
Seems like they are going to address it in the next patch hopefully.

Lanrutcon said:
This makes me feel like a douche, but I just can't get used to the 30 fps :( I played MGSV at 60, then Witcher 3 at 60, then Deathwatch at 60 and then tried Xestiria.

Damnit.
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It's not bad to feel that way. I just enjoy the game so much I can look past it. Luckily Berseria is 60.
 
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Azusa

Member
Reading that its a great PC port maybe I should actually try it on PC. The only Tales game that I have played and finished is Tales of Graces f.
 
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Uchigatana

Member
I've noticed that if I equipped Free & Free, the camera problems are somewhat less problematic. Being on Free-run all the time reduced the camera wonkiness.
 
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Rockman Wright

Banned
So, i'm on PC, and i have some weird stuttering, like FPS drops, but fraps doesn't indicate that at all, its stay locked a 30 Fps!

What's up with this game? (GTX 980ti here, tried in 4k and 1080, same problem)
 
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Momentary

Banned
Rockman Wright said:
So, i'm on PC, and i have some weird stuttering, like FPS drops, but fraps doesn't indicate that at all, its stay locked a 30 Fps!

What's up with this game? (GTX 980ti here, tried in 4k and 1080, same problem)
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You could be experiencing the animation throttling that the devs left in the game from the PS3 version. The game lowers animation quality when there are a certain amount of enemies in combay or when moving objects are far away.
 
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Rockman Wright

Banned
Rayge said:
You could be experiencing the animation throttling that the devs left in the game from the PS3 version. The game lowers animation quality when there are a certain amount of enemies in combay or when moving objects are far away.
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they didn't even fix that? Welp... talk about lazy... (sure it's still great to have the game on PC... but man... hope they'll do a better job for the next games)

anyway thanks for the answer, that's probably that
 
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Papercuts

fired zero bullets in the orphanage.
Not super far in this(got the Armitization unlocked) but I've been enjoying it more than I expected after seeing what seemed to be pretty lukewarm impressions.

Sorey looked way better before he put the cape thing on though, I might actually take it off even though I don't usually like taking a character out of their normal outfit. His basic design actually looks plausible/really nice to me.
 
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Zafir

Member
Dandy Crocodile said:
The thing that pissed people off regarding Alisha was the way she was presented.
She was shown off very early in the promotional videos and teasers for the game alongside Sorey. They were the only two shown so it was assumed she would be the heroine of the game. Tales games often get figures made of them, but only the more popular/main characters get the best stuff. Jude and Milla, Vesperia characters besides Judith and Karol, Lloyd and Zelos and Collette, and so on. Sorey and Alisha were the pair to get figures (and this was before the game was even released!) so again, more evidence that they were the main pair.

Then, as the game's release got closer suddenly Alisha wasn't appearing in promo materials as much. Suddenly there were other females, namely Rose, who were being promoted more frequently. This made people worry. Then the game released and they found out what the deal was with Alisha and the perceived deceit caused the uproar.
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texhnolyze said:
Besides the figures, I think it's also related to this poster.

They do look great together indeed. I think I understand early followers' feelings and disappointment.
As a character, Alisha is just boring though, I agree. But I love her outfit.
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I'm not that far into the game(8hoursish?), but from what I've played so far, they seemed to be really wanting Alisha to seem like she's more important than she is for the first hours of the game. So, I doubt that helped?
 
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Stuart444

Member
Rockman Wright said:
they didn't even fix that? Welp... talk about lazy... (sure it's still great to have the game on PC... but man... hope they'll do a better job for the next games)

anyway thanks for the answer, that's probably that
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There is that word again...

I love lazy devs that add all these graphical options and make sure the game is well optimized but forget (or maybe are unable to do) one thing. So lazy.
 
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Die Squirrel Die

Member
I've only just started the game, due to getting Dragon Quest Heroes on the same day, so I'm still being introduced to systems, but I'm not seeing a way to see the total amount of grade I've earned so far.
 
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Stuart444

Member
Die Squirrel Die said:
I've only just started the game, due to getting Dragon Quest Heroes on the same day, so I'm still being introduced to systems, but I'm not seeing a way to see the total amount of grade I've earned so far.
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Can't speak for this title but some titles don't allow you to see the total grade earned or at least not freely. in Symphonia, you had to go to a grade material shop or the casino. In Vesperia, I think it was the Bandai Namco isle or whatever it was call.

Not sure if Zesty has a way to check or not.
 
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AmaterasuOkami076

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Dusk Golem said:
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I did this in Xillia 1/2. But basically had small items just float around the characters heads. Looked hilarious when they were all in a serious cutscene with lots of them huddled together in a small amount of space.

On another note. Does anybody have the strategy guide from Prima Games? I want to platinum this game and like strat guides in general but was just wondering if anybody can attest to it's quality as I can't find any reviews online.
 
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aravuus

Member
Papercuts said:
Sorey looked way better before he put the cape thing on though, I might actually take it off even though I don't usually like taking a character out of their normal outfit. His basic design actually looks plausible/really nice to me.
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Default costume is GOAT costume of all Tales games. The over-designed shit everyone else always seems to wear can go fuck off.

AmaterasuOkami076 said:
On another note. Does anybody have the strategy guide from Prima Games? I want to platinum this game and like strat guides in general but was just wondering if anybody can attest to it's quality as I can't find any reviews online.
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The eGuide is only 10 bucks apparently, might get it today.
 
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aspiegamer

Member
Finished what was obviously the two chapters of prologue and ready to start the actual journey! Looks fantastic on PS4. Would love to know who decided to disable all share features, though! I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say it was something related to the PS3 because I can think of no other even halfway rational excuse.

Did I always have to mash circle this much at the start of each Tales game? I'm turning full auto mode on sometimes out of raw annoyance.
 
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Zafir

Member
aspiegamer said:
Finished what was obviously the two chapters of prologue and ready to start the actual journey! Looks fantastic on PS4. Would love to know who decided to disable all share features, though! I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say it was something related to the PS3 because I can think of no other even halfway rational excuse.

Did I always have to mash circle this much at the start of each Tales game? I'm turning full auto mode on sometimes out of raw annoyance.
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Pretty much. I've always remembered mashing early on since you don't have many arts or party members to combo with.

Though in past games X was attack and O was arts. Not sure why that was swapped at some point.
 
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UltimaWeapon

Member
Can somebody fill me in on what exactly the Katz Trio and Super Star Trier DLC do? I see them in Battle Acts but still unclear as to their actual effect. I'm still near the beginning of the game if that makes a difference.
 
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FSLink

Banned
Zafir said:
Pretty much. I've always remembered mashing early on since you don't have many arts or party members to combo with.

Though in past games X was attack and O was arts. Not sure why that was swapped at some point.
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It was swapped in localized games for awhile but they left it untouched here. You can easily switch it if that's your preference. I prefer the JP layout myself since I import the games and I'm more used to it.
 
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aitakute

Member
UltimaWeapon said:
Can somebody fill me in on what exactly the Katz Trio and Super Star Trier DLC do? I see them in Battle Acts but still unclear as to their actual effect. I'm still near the beginning of the game if that makes a difference.
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There's 10% chance that you can meet them in battle
 
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texhnolyze

Banned
Zafir said:
I'm not that far into the game(8hoursish?), but from what I've played so far, they seemed to be really wanting Alisha to seem like she's more important than she is for the first hours of the game. So, I doubt that helped?
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Yeah, it seems so. They're really trying their best to show Alisha's good points in the first several hours of the game. But so far she doesn't impress me that much.

Volodja said:
I got it quite a bit before then.

Not 100% sure where either, though.
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Yeah, maybe it's already unlocked from way back before that. I just rarely check my battle support screen.

devious.one said:
Changing the button layout so that X is Martial Artes and O is Seraphic Artes feels so much better.
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I changed it after my very first battle. I'm just too accostumed to the regular input.
 
N° 2048

N° 2048

Member
I want to start this because my girlfriend is also playing it. Looks fun but I heard that you can only level up stats with items? Not traditional scaling as your Character Level goes up?

Is this true?
 
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Bladenic

Member
stan_marsh said:
I want to start this because my girlfriend is also playing it. Looks fun but I heard that you can only level up stats with items? Not traditional scaling as your Character Level goes up?

Is this true?
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i haven't actually checked my stats but I would assume the stats are determined by equipment and skill bonuses. Your HP doesn't increase either, only when you get a key item that increases it (usually from bosses).
 
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mugurumakensei

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Bladenic said:
i haven't actually checked my stats but I would assume the stats are determined by equipment and skill bonuses. Your HP doesn't increase either, only when you get a key item that increases it (usually from bosses).
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Stat boosting items are very prevalent so you increase stats that way too.
 
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Bladenic

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mugurumakensei said:
Stat boosting items are very prevalent so you increase stats that way too.
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Yeah I've noticed, they used to be rare but it makes sense for them to be more available now. Can they be fused?

Also I think dub wise this game is leaving the best impression on me since Vesperia. Not as good as Vesperia though, but better first impression than Graces or Xillia.
 
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ys45

Member
stan_marsh said:
I want to start this because my girlfriend is also playing it. Looks fun but I heard that you can only level up stats with items? Not traditional scaling as your Character Level goes up?

Is this true?
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Wait what ? What's the purpose of gaining lvl then ?
 
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aitakute

Member
stan_marsh said:
I want to start this because my girlfriend is also playing it. Looks fun but I heard that you can only level up stats with items? Not traditional scaling as your Character Level goes up?

Is this true?
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I've tried using the level up dlcs on my characters. Yes, their stats did go up but HP still the same
 
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robotzombie

Member
Can someone explain titles to me a little more in depth? Like how specifically do they level up and should I be switching them around and if so, why? I see that they have skills associated that you can learn, but they seem to be changing before I even learn anything...
 
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Bladenic

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robotzombie said:
Can someone explain titles to me a little more in depth? Like how specifically do they level up and should I be switching them around and if so, why? I see that they have skills associated that you can learn, but they seem to be changing before I even learn anything...
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Someone can probably do a better job than I since I'm that not far in, but they level up when your character levels up, so essentially you still get artes by leveling up. Then, they each have their own boosts to them, so it depends on what you want.
 
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aravuus

Member
Ugh why does Prima guides still use that shitty eSellerate thing whatever, the checkout site is always broken as fuck

The guide seems alright from a quick glance, was cheap anyway so I wasn't expecting that much
 
Cornbread78

Cornbread78

Member
robotzombie said:
Can someone explain titles to me a little more in depth? Like how specifically do they level up and should I be switching them around and if so, why? I see that they have skills associated that you can learn, but they seem to be changing before I even learn anything...
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This might help a little:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/740217-tales-of-zestiria/71134732

A: Each title has 3 ranks (as far as I know), Bronze, Silver and Gold.

B: The max level for titles is 5 for bronze and 10 for silver in most cases, I don't know what the max level is for gold yet.

C: Each title starts at Bronze rank when you get it. You can raise your various title ranks by doing just about anything (though I imagine each title has its own requirements). I've seen titles rank up from fighting Gigantos, story progression, sidequests, and even random battles.

D: You primarily level up your titles by gaining a level when they are equipped.

E: You can also gain title experience with certain foods eaten at an Inn. Generally, you will have to fulfill some in-battle requirement to gain the experience (like hitting a 50-hit combo). You can max out all your titles in a single run, theoretically, though it would probably take a lot of work.

F: You can inherit titles in NG+, according to the Grade shop list. I assume this carries over level too to make it easier to max them out, though I haven't started NG+ yet, so I could be way off base.
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InternHertz

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UltimaWeapon said:
Can somebody fill me in on what exactly the Katz Trio and Super Star Trier DLC do? I see them in Battle Acts but still unclear as to their actual effect. I'm still near the beginning of the game if that makes a difference.
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Like aitakute said, 10% chance to encounter them in battle, and they can drop equipment.
 
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aspiegamer

Member
Hmm... I'm interested to see how this "you're literally Jesus from the beginning of the game, and you know it, everyone else knows it, and you're immediately expected to save the world" story plays out. It's so cheesy and over the top that's it's rarely laid out this bluntly in JRPGs! There's always at least a short phase of "nobody" or "sorta important" before getting your grand task. But nope. Day 1 here, and it's made blatant even before then. I mean, FFX went this route and the known story from the beginning was its primary weak point.
Zafir said:
Pretty much. I've always remembered mashing early on since you don't have many arts or party members to combo with.

Though in past games X was attack and O was arts. Not sure why that was swapped at some point.
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I just forget there's no auto-attack, which is a little awkward. The FF Type-0 route of holding button for strings of normal attacks in an ARPG was good, as you could separate it out to vary attacks the same way you'd do combo out artes here.

You'd think after many games I'd have remembered this! The combat is just soooo good once you start unlocking things and almost all attacks are geared toward combos that the idea of "normal" strikes never comes up after that.
 
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Big Green Anus

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Is there a way to find the main quest without going to that actual area? There's had been times when I can't find the main quest(star icon) on the map at all until I have keep going to different areas to find it, which takes some time. I did not have this problem with the Xillia games nor Vesperia and Graces F :(
 
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names2hard4you

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aspiegamer said:
Hmm... I'm interested to see how this "you're literally Jesus from the beginning of the game, and you know it, everyone else knows it, and you're immediately expected to save the world" story plays out. It's so cheesy and over the top that's it's rarely laid out this bluntly in JRPGs! There's always at least a short phase of "nobody" or "sorta important" before getting your grand task. But nope. Day 1 here, and it's made blatant even before then. I mean, FFX went this route and the known story from the beginning was its primary weak point.
I just forget there's no auto-attack, which is a little awkward. The FF Type-0 route of holding button for strings of normal attacks in an ARPG was good, as you could separate it out to vary attacks the same way you'd do combo out artes here.

You'd think after many games I'd have remembered this! The combat is just soooo good once you start unlocking things and almost all attacks are geared toward combos that the idea of "normal" strikes never comes up after that.
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I think the story in this is more about the journey to our destination than anything. But I am still in the beginning of the game so there could still be a lot of twists
 
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