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The Tales of Vesperia |OT|
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FateBreaker
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Can someone tell me what the hell to do you for Secret Mission 8, aka
? They tell me to stand here and just wait, but he kicks my ass...?
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Zagi 3
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donkey show
Member
Gah, they shouldn't have given me the boat so early. I've spent 5 hours exploring and grinding to my heart's content because of it. :lol
donkey show
Member
I saved right before that happened, so when I got to Nordopolica, I just re-loaded my save and continued.Himuro said:
Dead Prince
Banned
Kinitari said:
stuff in here [/ spoiler] without the space after /
donkey show
Member
Whoa nice one. What's the prerequisites for the title anyway?Kadey said:Started the insanity right at the beginning of the game, nearly six hours of grinding, one on one battles, three techniques learned, several levels and thousands of gald gained and I finally got the title. Now to put the difficulty back to normal. :lol
Himuro said:
I hate grinding. Cause it's like 3 hours of hard-ass work until you can walk up to monsters in your current area and take 0-10 damage a hit, then BAM, 15minutes further into the story, you're digging through your bags for some goddamn jelly or jam or some shit, and screaming for a nurse. *goes back to grinding*.
Well, since everyone around here is posting his or her own impression, I thought I would go ahead and give it a try myself.
Got the game yesterdays afternoon from Hubbagames via Amazon, Premium Edition of course, and already locked in more than 15 hours of gameplay.
~Current Progress~
I just arrived to Capue Torim, the port town that you are reach after beating
onboard the ship. So far, I have been playing on hard difficulty from the beginning, so I had to grind my characters fiercely more than usual. My characters are between Lv.28-27, so you can imagine the amount of synthesis items and tools I was able to get thanks to the constant grinding between towns and healthy save points. And due to that, I have been able to master many recipes for all the characters and unlock new recipes in the process as well. There are many times when things get pretty brutal and ruthless during normal battles especially when I engage in encounter links; the enemies just have the knack in singling out Yuri and just kick the crap outta him, but so far, it has been manageable. Also, I was able to acquire Yuris Berserker title and Ritas Disc Master title, the latter was really frustrating but I guess it really depends on your luck, and the Combo Master title (+100 combos) was a breeze when I battled the Eggbear boss.
~Achievements Obtained So Far~
~Thoughts~
The story has been pretty fun so far but still stale in terms of twists and new revelations. The characters however are pretty colorful and likable. Yuri is a total breath of fresh air in terms of a leading character and Estelles naiveté is adorable. Rita is just plain awesome and I like her way of teasing Karol; very funny duo indeed.
Battle-wise, I love controlling Yuri even though I kinda miss the Demon Fangs and the Tiger Blades. His combos are super effective and hit hard upon perfect execution. Estelle has turned out to be a great cleric even though she doesnt have enough TP to cast Nurse several times in battle, so you can imagine the many times she chants First Aid incantation when her TP is almost drained out. Witnessing Rita in battle made me miss Jade from Tales of the Abyss more and more. I dunno, maybe because that stems from my own biasness since I consider Jade one of my favorite videogame characters of all time, but so far, her availability in the battlefield isnt as crucial as Jades. I shall reserve my judgment until I unlock her advanced spells. Karol is like a male version of Presea but slightly better since he comes with some nice recovery attacks that really saved me several times when Im engaging against hordes of monsters. Repede is Repede, he proved to be a great frontline battler but so far, nothing special.
Of course there are many things I wanna talk about but Ill save some for later.
Got the game yesterdays afternoon from Hubbagames via Amazon, Premium Edition of course, and already locked in more than 15 hours of gameplay.
~Current Progress~
I just arrived to Capue Torim, the port town that you are reach after beating
Zagi for the second time
~Achievements Obtained So Far~
- Secret Mission #1
- Secret Mission #2
- Secret Mission #3
- Secret Mission #4
- Eureka!
- Grand Battles
- Little Mad Scientist
- The Hit That Keeps On Hitting
- Secret Mission #2
- Secret Mission #3
- Secret Mission #4
- Eureka!
- Grand Battles
- Little Mad Scientist
- The Hit That Keeps On Hitting
~Thoughts~
The story has been pretty fun so far but still stale in terms of twists and new revelations. The characters however are pretty colorful and likable. Yuri is a total breath of fresh air in terms of a leading character and Estelles naiveté is adorable. Rita is just plain awesome and I like her way of teasing Karol; very funny duo indeed.
Battle-wise, I love controlling Yuri even though I kinda miss the Demon Fangs and the Tiger Blades. His combos are super effective and hit hard upon perfect execution. Estelle has turned out to be a great cleric even though she doesnt have enough TP to cast Nurse several times in battle, so you can imagine the many times she chants First Aid incantation when her TP is almost drained out. Witnessing Rita in battle made me miss Jade from Tales of the Abyss more and more. I dunno, maybe because that stems from my own biasness since I consider Jade one of my favorite videogame characters of all time, but so far, her availability in the battlefield isnt as crucial as Jades. I shall reserve my judgment until I unlock her advanced spells. Karol is like a male version of Presea but slightly better since he comes with some nice recovery attacks that really saved me several times when Im engaging against hordes of monsters. Repede is Repede, he proved to be a great frontline battler but so far, nothing special.
Of course there are many things I wanna talk about but Ill save some for later.
I'm a ways into the game, now... I'm just about to set out for Dahngrest. I'm not too big on Tales games, as most people know, but I'm enjoying this one a good amount. My only problem is that I'm just barely scraping by in battles, because the intricacies (I guess) of the combat system escape me. I'm still just doing the standard B B B <arte> combo since I don't know what else to do, although if I get the opportunity, I'll do a
thing, but regular enemies seem to die too quickly, and I'm always busy reviving people in boss fights, so I rarely get the chance. :\
fatal strike
FateBreaker
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Id. said:
i just did that too!
Same here, not a big fan of Tales games but loving this one. BTW, if you want a better idea of what to do in battles, try setting Yuri (or whoever you control) to auto (in the Arte screen), then watch as the AI takes over. If you go into the strategy menu, and make a custom strategy like "keep TP above 50%, keep HP above 50%, aim for FS, use OL as much as you want" you'll get a good idea of how to fight. I usually mash B and combo in artes anyway, but watching the CPU play is good for reference once in a while (and it's also a great way to discover modified artes later, since you don't need to set the shortcuts).Aeana said:
Android18a
Member
Dunno if this was asked already, it's a pretty long thread to trawl through... is this game region-locked, or will the US version work on my PAL 360? I don't *really* want to wait until 2009 for this...
It's really retarded. There are about two or three combinations that people have found that will remove the guard. The way I did it waskiryogi said:
Yuri OVL > 爆砕陣 x 6. Don't do it more than 6 times, and make sure everyone else stops attacking when you do this.
Got out of town and had some trouble beating the
boss. Had to grind a level to beat him.
Liking the game so far, the fights seem pretty easy. Your dog companions reminds me of the party in Suikoden III. Is there any way to control the other characters?
One thing I've noticed is that there isn't big fanfare when you level. In fact, they don't even tell you when you level.
secret mission #1
Liking the game so far, the fights seem pretty easy. Your dog companions reminds me of the party in Suikoden III. Is there any way to control the other characters?
One thing I've noticed is that there isn't big fanfare when you level. In fact, they don't even tell you when you level.
kobashi100
Banned
Android18a said:
region locked!!
Nibelung Valesti
Member
:lol :lol :lol2DMention said:Oppsie-daisy. I always hit B.
It is ok if I call this game "Tales of Vespa?" It's easier to say.
I want the damn PAL version ;_;
gregor7777
Banned
McDragon said:
Except the overworld is slow, clunky and looks like <shane>something from a previous gen system.</shane> It's no big deal of course (the turning speed is annoying), and I probably wouldn't have even noticed if I hadn't played BD right before this. BD has the most slick presentation of the world map in any RPG to date, I think.
Oh, and not being able to skip past cutscenes is a PITA when they're right before a boss fight.
Other than those two very minor gripes, this game has been outstanding in it's presentation.
I see no level up yet for Yuri...I did hit "A" once,instead of "B" but it did the same thing...? unless i hadn't levelled up but when i do,it's "A" instead of "B"...is that what you guys are saying?
Also i'll ask one more time because i'm still not sure how the skills work,especially the trial kit's for Yuri and Estelle i got from the Live Marketplace...how do i use the one that don't give any stat increases to my character,like "recover' for example?...and when the short cut or regular command for battles says only "LS",does it mean pushing in "LS" or what?...also sometimes Yuri walks instead of running for a few seconds....why?
Also i'll ask one more time because i'm still not sure how the skills work,especially the trial kit's for Yuri and Estelle i got from the Live Marketplace...how do i use the one that don't give any stat increases to my character,like "recover' for example?...and when the short cut or regular command for battles says only "LS",does it mean pushing in "LS" or what?...also sometimes Yuri walks instead of running for a few seconds....why?
ShockingAlberto
Member
About skipping cutscenes: No, you can't outright skip them, but if you hold A and X at the same time, it scrolls through the dialogue faster.
A skip option would have been better, though.
A skip option would have been better, though.
AgentOtaku
Member
Glad to hear if I at least liked Symphonia, I should love Vesperia
...picking it up later today along with Mercs2
...picking it up later today along with Mercs2
Gary Whitta
Member
I'm really intrigued by the look of this game. Question: is this accessible for a relative JRPG noob like me, or is it aimed more at the initiated/hardcore crowd?
AgentOtaku
Member
Gary Whitta said:
Length-wise is leans very much to the hardcore (reported to be 80hrs long)
gameplay, I'd say it's very accessible....especially the battle system
Nose Master
Member
Wow, I should not have left it on Hard for the Ruins boss. Sweeeeeet jesus. He pretty much one shotted me .
.Couple questions
Last jrpg I really enjoyed was DQ8. I got through three discs of Lost Odyssey before I gave up in disgust.
How is this game in terms of characters, story, and technical issues (load times). I already know I like the combat, as I really enjoyed various Tales Of games in the past, and I played the demo, so I like the combat (and the graphics) here, I'm more concerned about dreadful jrpg cliches in terms of story and characterization.
Last jrpg I really enjoyed was DQ8. I got through three discs of Lost Odyssey before I gave up in disgust.
How is this game in terms of characters, story, and technical issues (load times). I already know I like the combat, as I really enjoyed various Tales Of games in the past, and I played the demo, so I like the combat (and the graphics) here, I'm more concerned about dreadful jrpg cliches in terms of story and characterization.
GremlinInTheMachine
Banned
Gary Whitta said:
I think so. The combat is similar to a 2D fighter and the game introduces new aspects of the combat system gradually so you should never feel overwhelmed. It also has different difficulty settings that can be changed on the fly so you can ratchet down the difficulty if you're still getting your sea legs. And the game automatically keeps a log of story events so if you're ever unsure of where you need to go next to advance the story, you can check the log and will tell you, "And they headed out to the northeeast from Chicago to reach New York."
FateBreaker
Member
Gary Whitta said:
very accesible. for example, one of my friends, a PC-RPG-guru (aka mr. lol console RPGs), is digging it.
Retrofluxed
Member
I'm looking for a synth item, but can't find the mobs that drop them. Can anyone tell me who/what drops
Red Lenses (I believe thats what they are called)?