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The Tales of Vesperia |OT|
- Thread starter Firestorm
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Hey quick question, sorry if this has already been answered.
I'm stuck at the fight with
near the end of the game, i'm trapped in the dungeon with no more gels, no more life bottles and not even magic lens. If I jump on XBL and buy one of those level-up packs or item packs, is that gonna affect my achievements? Thanks dudes.
I'm stuck at the fight with
Alexei
PseudoKirby
Banned
damnit where the hell is that griffin Giganto monster? I have been running around the spa for a long time and nothing shows!! is there somehting I have to d before hand? this is my second playthrough and I have killed 6 of the giganto monsters and and I am doing this for that Karol Title and Costume..
PseudoKirby
Banned
I have been up and down the area over and over again, and I thought someone said west, but now I will stick completely to eastFirestorm said:
PseudoKirby
Banned
wow, the use of mothers momento in any other battle gives out like 200 HP to every member in the party each time, unlimited uses 
also I beat brucis at level 46 awesome (he is 62)
also I beat brucis at level 46 awesome (he is 62)
finally after like 17 hours I was a little surprised by an event in the story... it has been one long march of endless cliches and anime dialoguing, but I didn't expect [Right after Barbos spoilers]:
Yuri to kill Ragou in cold blood. So if this turns out to be another lame 'trick' and he's not dead, I'm so done with this game.
RocketDarkness
Member
Let the bloodshed begin!Amir0x said:
typhonsentra
Banned
Darkman M said:
I know! How can you possibly play that long and only be that far. Normally that'd be what, 24 or 25 hours into the game? I dicked around quite a bit and at roughly 35 hours I'm currently
In that Frozen snow area on my way from Nor Harbor.
Yep, they're really dead. I really thought that was pretty shicking how the game has handled Yuri's character so far, he's probably the most pragmatic JRPG protagonist I've ever seen before and the game makes no real attempt to say he's wrong either.
One complaint: I'm pretty far into the game and at this point I... know next to nothing about the background of any of the cast. It's pretty weird too because at this point they're all supposed to be good friends but we know almost nothing about their lives before they met.
Firestorm said:
How far in the game am I, percentage wise? It seems to be a good turn of events, in terms of his character... now
I just hope the game factors this into Yuri's personality and you start to see him actually become impacted by what he did. That'd impress me a bit.
I am playing slowly because I am trying to switch time between De Blob, Saint's Row 2, Mother 3, Dragon Quest IV and Tales of Vesperia...all with a 50-60 hour work week, volunteering for Obama and weekend funtime
Amir0x said:How far in the game am I, percentage wise? It seems to be a good turn of events, in terms of his character... nowI just hope the game factors this into Yuri's personality and you start to see him actually become impacted by what he did. That'd impress me a bit.
I am playing slowly because I am trying to switch time between De Blob, Saint's Row 2, Mother 3, Dragon Quest IV and Tales of Vesperia...all with a 50-60 hour work week, volunteering for Obama and weekend funtime
Spend more hours doing that. Play after he wins.
I meant hours-wise. You're 17 hours in and I found my post about that part and I was 12 hours. I finished at 40 hours. So you're about 30% done. You just finished Part 1. The game is divided into 3 parts with an achievement at the end of each. Part 2 is the longest iirc.Amir0x said:How far in the game am I, percentage wise? It seems to be a good turn of events, in terms of his character... nowI just hope the game factors this into Yuri's personality and you start to see him actually become impacted by what he did. That'd impress me a bit.
I am playing slowly because I am trying to switch time between De Blob, Saint's Row 2, Mother 3, Dragon Quest IV and Tales of Vesperia...all with a 50-60 hour work week, volunteering for Obama and weekend funtime
PseudoKirby
Banned
yes I have seen them respawn, but it took a good whileJonsoncao said:
I'm about 20 hours in. Just beat the
Anyway, impressions so far:
+ Great battle system. Similar to Abyss, but I like it a lot better, for some reason. Seems more fluid, even though I'm pretty sure Abyss was technically faster. I want to keep playing. It's just fun.
+ Awesome towns and dungeons. The attention to detail and how they're presented/laid out make them really exciting to explore.
+ Characters, for the most part, are pretty decent. Yuri is one of the best leads I've seen in a JRPG in quite some time.
+ OST is good, even if the songs are a bit short.
+ Good pacing. Abyss had terrible pacing, it was back and forth a billion times, and it drove me nuts. The game did not progress that well. Vesperia seems to steer away from those problems, which is a huge plus for me.
+ Story is simple but effective, however;
- Conversations are too lengthy -- some aren't even necessary at all -- but from what I have read, this is to be expected when it comes to Tales games (this is my second). Still, it's a bit unnecessary. They talk so much about the dumbest things that you sometimes forget about the simple aspects of the story. :lol Still, it doesn't seem as dragged out in this regard as Abyss was, since I can tolerate it
I'm pretty sure I'm enjoying this better than Infinite Undiscovery, and other than Blue Dragon, this is the best JRPG I've played this gen so far. I'm not done, so my opinion can change obviously, but it's a great game so far!
bat boss in the cave before the desert area. Most annoying/frustrating battle so far, but there's nothing wrong with some added challenge.
Anyway, impressions so far:
+ Great battle system. Similar to Abyss, but I like it a lot better, for some reason. Seems more fluid, even though I'm pretty sure Abyss was technically faster. I want to keep playing. It's just fun.
+ Awesome towns and dungeons. The attention to detail and how they're presented/laid out make them really exciting to explore.
+ Characters, for the most part, are pretty decent. Yuri is one of the best leads I've seen in a JRPG in quite some time.
+ OST is good, even if the songs are a bit short.
+ Good pacing. Abyss had terrible pacing, it was back and forth a billion times, and it drove me nuts. The game did not progress that well. Vesperia seems to steer away from those problems, which is a huge plus for me.
+ Story is simple but effective, however;
- Conversations are too lengthy -- some aren't even necessary at all -- but from what I have read, this is to be expected when it comes to Tales games (this is my second). Still, it's a bit unnecessary. They talk so much about the dumbest things that you sometimes forget about the simple aspects of the story. :lol Still, it doesn't seem as dragged out in this regard as Abyss was, since I can tolerate it
I'm pretty sure I'm enjoying this better than Infinite Undiscovery, and other than Blue Dragon, this is the best JRPG I've played this gen so far. I'm not done, so my opinion can change obviously, but it's a great game so far!
RocketDarkness
Member
I don't mind them talking about random stuff, but I hate the fact that each character feels the need to vocalize exactly why they're staying in the party after every minor event. Gah, so frustrating.Diablos said:- Conversations are too lengthy -- some aren't even necessary at all -- but from what I have read, this is to be expected when it comes to Tales games (this is my second). Still, it's a bit unnecessary. They talk so much about the dumbest things that you sometimes forget about the simple aspects of the story. :lol Still, it doesn't seem as dragged out in this regard as Abyss was, since I can tolerate it
Yay, I've finally mastered Judith, now I can pull of stuff like in the combo videos, I feel so awesome
And your team's AI may be stupid, but that's made up for by the enemy AI's stupidity. Bosses almost always target the player, and you can just run away forever while your allies wail on them.
really?
And your team's AI may be stupid, but that's made up for by the enemy AI's stupidity. Bosses almost always target the player, and you can just run away forever while your allies wail on them.
watPseudoKirby said:wow, the use of mothers momento in any other battle gives out like 200 HP to every member in the party each time, unlimited uses
really?
Yes. Press the back button on the skills screen to see how they affect your stats. However the strength skills only add X% of your base attack, not X% of base attack+weapon attack. The skills that increase attack/defense when hp/tp are above/below a certain amount give really big increases, too. Hp condition 2 like doubles your physical attack when HP<25%Teknoman said:
typhonsentra
Banned
Alright, I'm at the end of Zaphias... forgot the memento! *Shakes fist*
Beat the Fell Arms boss.
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Brave Vesperia is such a bullshit Mystic Arte. Can it kill everybody? Everybody but Rita died. Rita had 1200 HP left and I was able to slowly get everyone back. Thankfully he only used it once. Due to the secret dungeon, I was about LV 73 - 75 so it wasn't TOO hard
Woo, played for a solid 20 hours this weekend. Can someone let me know how much I have left to go? I just got the
I can feel I'm getting close to the end. Game is awesome.
Cyano Ciel Apatheia from Ioder in Dahngrest. (After Karol did his little speech)
I can feel I'm getting close to the end. Game is awesome.
PseudoKirby
Banned
which is why I did a bunch of half runsCaj814 said:
just go to the first exit and then come back, saves time
been through to the half point about 5 times now and all the way through once, and I has about 4 pieces I think
After a whole mess of multiple attempted purchases that fell through for differing reasons, my 360's finally on its way. (And I already have Vesperia--can't remember if I said that before or not.) It shipped on Saturday but didn't arrive today, so barring mailing disaster or some such I guess I should be joining in the thread within a couple days. Just recently wrapped up yet another Symphonia playthrough in celebration and preparation, too!
Anyway, can anyone give me an estimate on about how many hours it'll take before I start getting costumes in Vesperia? I hear it's not like Symphonia or Abyss where I had to live with any default outfits I hated until like the last five hours, which is already great news.
(And I already have Vesperia--can't remember if I said that before or not.) It shipped on Saturday but didn't arrive today, so barring mailing disaster or some such I guess I should be joining in the thread within a couple days. Just recently wrapped up yet another Symphonia playthrough in celebration and preparation, too!Anyway, can anyone give me an estimate on about how many hours it'll take before I start getting costumes in Vesperia? I hear it's not like Symphonia or Abyss where I had to live with any default outfits I hated until like the last five hours, which is already great news.
RocketDarkness
Member
It still felt fairly late in the game for me, probably the last third before you ended up with more than maybe one per character.Jiggy37 said:After a whole mess of multiple attempted purchases that fell through for differing reasons, my 360's finally on its way.
Anyway, can anyone give me an estimate on about how many hours it'll take before I start getting costumes in Vesperia? I hear it's not like Symphonia or Abyss where I had to live with any default outfits I hated until like the last five hours, which is already great news.
RocketDarkness
Member
Heheh, yeah. Though Rita gets all the best costumes, definitely. Everyone else only gets like one or two other genuinely cool costumes.Jiggy37 said:
Yay, Rita.
crowphoenix
Banned
Jiggy37 said:After a whole mess of multiple attempted purchases that fell through for differing reasons, my 360's finally on its way.
Anyway, can anyone give me an estimate on about how many hours it'll take before I start getting costumes in Vesperia? I hear it's not like Symphonia or Abyss where I had to live with any default outfits I hated until like the last five hours, which is already great news.
Hey, you need to pass along your gamer tag.
And you can start getting costumes around the halfway point, I'd say. As an added bonus, all of the characters have awesome optional costumes. I ended up preferring most of them to their original.Jiggy37 said:
Judith has probably my favorite optional costume as it fixed the issues I had with her design. :lol
typhonsentra
Banned
The Flynn and Yuri Defense forces, are they referencing GAF here? :lol
Jamesfrom818
Banned
typhonsentra said:
Thats the first thing I thought about too.
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