Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Reviews

I've played this game at least 4 times

Great Tales game. Now I understand why Yuri is the most popular Tales MC.

pretty boring gameplay kind of meh some boring and annoying character. 5/10

fun and silly game , in my top 3 for tales of games !

I'm playing this game on a easier difficulty to just enjoy the story I'm almost at the end of the game and I can say just like the other tales game I played which was Arise this also has one of those "lets draw out the ending quite a bit and save the world" trope but that's okay after many years of jrpgs i'm kinda use to this. As for the story itself i'ts pretty good. Lots of character develupment and other cool stuff. Although I don't really like Karol or Patty as much as their english VA's hurt my head i'd reccomend to play this with JP langauge instead. Overall with the anime style cutscenes from time to time and other cool things i'd give this game a good 7/10

The ultimate "meh" game you could ever play. Everything about it is mediocre at best and there are so many flaws that I don't even know where to start.¨ 1) combat system is clunky, boring and lacks any sense of flow 2) characters are formulaic, boring and annoying most of the time. They have zero chemistry, agency or even personality 3) story is uninspired mashup of tropes, mostly centered around fetch or kill quests 4) dungeons are the least enjoyable part of the game. Layout is bad, rooms are empty with monsters wandering around. 5) world is just vast empty space between couple of locations that you're going to visit anyway so there is no sense in exploring as the game drags you along through all of them. The most annoying part are the omnipresent "deus ex machina moments" over which you have zero control and you just have to suffer through them. 10 years after Final Fantsy 7 this game feels worse in every aspeect there is. Zero immersion, just a slog, drag and a big waste of time. Stay away.

Biased because I'm a huge Tales fan but this is a very solid entry. I thought the new voice actors did quite well at blending in. If you listen closely you can tell the difference, but if you're just listened casually you probably wouldn't notice, especially with judy. But yeah as a game its great, classic tales game, just as you would expect it. I think I would put Berseria and Graces f, perhaps Phantasia on psx above it, but its still very good. If I had to think of a complaint... idk, the towns seem really small. Even the capital city only has like two streets you can walk down. Would have been nice to explore them a bit more. But everything else that makes Tales games good is still here, the battles, the characters, the skits. And the graphics have aged surprisingly well. Would recommend to action JRPG fans.

Preference/could be good or bad Free Run Accessing post game (never bothered personally) Good Most bosses Tutorials Yuri Lowell Judith (at least her personality) Bad Game feels a little slow/load times Combat feels very slow early game Most characters feel boring/not fun The Ugly (the worst parts) Karol Learning additional arts system like upgrading azure fang (very strict/precise requirements) DLC additions Patty is a very interesting character, Flynn feels okay but a little slow; He's a mage melee hybrid. The other DLC contents mostly just make the game easy to beat at least until mid or late game. It isn't DLC but if you want the game to be easier you can always switch to easy mode, it prevents you from losing grade and makes enemies weaker. However, it also prevents you from gaining grade so only use it on bosses you don't want to fight on harder difficulties.

i am not much into comments or reviewing games but Tales of Vesperia really got into me. love the story especially the funny antics the whole party does or during skits. the artes and skills really are really nice, the way its learned via levels, side events and thru skills in altered artes. the mix between animated and 3D cut scenes is a nice combination. i would really recommend this game!