Opinions on Tales of Berseria?

[Pure3ify]

Hey guys!

I just purchased this game because I am a huge Tales Series fan and while it was downloading I thought, hey..why not ask the opinions of other Tales fans on how they thought this game stacks up to the rest of the entries.

What are your thoughts? Is it a Tales game through and through or is it different? Also I will be doing a playthough with the PC controls so I was wondering how they stack up to a Controller.

Thanks!

[Winged One]

as someone who has played every title except Tempest and Innocence, its not bad..


cast is mostly interesting (except Rokurou), the plot is interesting although the big plot twist felt really obvious to me..

Combat is pretty good (far better than Zestiria), granted I do prefer the old TP based battle systems (god i miss jumping)..


overall its an okay title, not the best in the franchise but certainly far from the worst..

after Zestiria I actually somewhat worrited that they could not make an interesting entry to the series now that Wolf Team disbanded, but Berseria helped restore some of that faith

[Pure3ify]

Originally posted by theseraph1:

as someone who has played every title except Tempest and Innocence, its not bad..


cast is mostly interesting (except Rokurou), the plot is interesting although the big plot twist felt really obvious to me..

Combat is pretty good (far better than Zestiria), granted I do prefer the old TP based battle systems (god i miss jumping)..


overall its an okay title, not the best in the franchise but certainly far from the worst..

after Zestiria I actually somewhat worrited that they could not make an interesting entry to the series now that Wolf Team disbanded, but Berseria helped restore some of that faith

That is good to hear! Thanks. I appreciate your feedback. Also I feel your pain when it comes to jumping lol

That is good enough for me, I beat Zestiria and I honestly didn't think it was as good as other Tales entries. By far my favorite is Symphonia. I have played all but Xillia but I heard that one is pretty boring.

I am excited to dive into this game then, I was mostly worried that the main character would be the weakest part of this entry. I hope I am wrong!

[Winged One]

Originally posted by Pure3ify:

Originally posted by theseraph1:

as someone who has played every title except Tempest and Innocence, its not bad..


cast is mostly interesting (except Rokurou), the plot is interesting although the big plot twist felt really obvious to me..

Combat is pretty good (far better than Zestiria), granted I do prefer the old TP based battle systems (god i miss jumping)..


overall its an okay title, not the best in the franchise but certainly far from the worst..

after Zestiria I actually somewhat worrited that they could not make an interesting entry to the series now that Wolf Team disbanded, but Berseria helped restore some of that faith

That is good to hear! Thanks. I appreciate your feedback. Also I feel your pain when it comes to jumping lol

That is good enough for me, I beat Zestiria and I honestly didn't think it was as good as other Tales entries. By far my favorite is Symphonia. I have played all but Xillia but I heard that one is pretty boring.

I am excited to dive into this game then, I was mostly worried that the main character would be the weakest part of this entry. I hope I am wrong!

actually, I wouldn't call Xillia boring.. great characters who you see grow and change over the story, interesting world and the main Antagonistic Faction is probably the 3rd best in the franchse (best being Symphonia's Four Seraphim, and 2nd being Abyss's god generals)..


Xillia's main gripe is the plot falls apart a bit in the last hour or two of gameplay (they cut an arc and instead used it as a basis for the sequel), but up until that point its actually really good with a great combat system (i'd go as far as to say one of the best)..

comes down to personal taste I guess.. to some people that last tiny section of the game spoils the journey, but up until that point its a pretty great title..

a wonder that overcomes its flaws imho..



if you ever try it though, pick Jude as the protagonist.. Milla's path skips a few very important events that are quite important to the story..
I actually half wonder if the people who said Xillia is a poor title tried Milla's path their first run..

[Pure3ify]

Originally posted by theseraph1:

Originally posted by Pure3ify:

That is good to hear! Thanks. I appreciate your feedback. Also I feel your pain when it comes to jumping lol

That is good enough for me, I beat Zestiria and I honestly didn't think it was as good as other Tales entries. By far my favorite is Symphonia. I have played all but Xillia but I heard that one is pretty boring.

I am excited to dive into this game then, I was mostly worried that the main character would be the weakest part of this entry. I hope I am wrong!

actually, I wouldn't call Xillia boring.. great characters who you see grow and change over the story, interesting world and the main Antagonistic Faction is probably the 3rd best in the franchse (best being Symphonia's Four Seraphim, and 2nd being Abyss's god generals)..


Xillia's main gripe is the plot falls apart a bit in the last hour or two of gameplay (they cut an arc and instead used it as a basis for the sequel), but up until that point its actually really good with a great combat system (i'd go as far as to say one of the best)..

comes down to personal taste I guess.. to some people that last tiny section of the game spoils the journey, but up until that point its a pretty great title..

a wonder that overcomes its flaws imho..



if you ever try it though, pick Jude as the protagonist.. Milla's path skips a few very important events that are quite important to the story..
I actually half wonder if the people who said Xillia is a poor title tried Milla's path their first run..

Really? Well maybe I will pick it up then. Xillia 1 and 2 that is. My PS3 has been collecting dust and it wouldn't hurt picking them up to add to my collection. They are both pretty cheap atm.

I have been holding out for a PC release of Xillia but that is taking forever or it just isn't going to happen. (They did Symphonia so here is to hoping it will)

I will take your word on it since you seem like a cool dude who knows what hes talking about.

Although honestly the Collectors Edition for both games looks good...

Guess my shelf could use some more boxes.

[Simon]

Just for your info, Berseria takes place approximately 1000 years in the past before Zestiria.

You can find a lot of similaries and reference here and there.

[Pure3ify]

Originally posted by Simon:

Just for your info, Berseria takes place approximately 1000 years in the past before Zestiria.

You can find a lot of similaries and reference here and there.

Yeah I have been reading up on the setting of Berseria and I thought that was cool.

I appreciate the heads up tho! Looking forward to references and easter eggs.

[nichoudha]

One of the best games ever. Definitely up there with Tales of the Abyss.

[Danielviomusic]

You can tell by 96% positive reviews it has to be an amazing game at the very least. Now, if you want my opinion, it's a true masterpiece which will pass unoticed because it doesn't have a 'Final Fantasy' name. Same happened with Lost Odyssey some years ago. But hey, at least you'll play this. Sit down and enjoy the trip, it's long and awesome at every single part.

[RegalStar]

I don't think there's a particular area where Berseria is really best at compared to the rest of the series, but at the same time I can't really think of any particularly weak area to it, which is more than can be said for pretty much every other game in the series.

[Pure3ify]

Originally posted by Danielviomusic:

You can tell by 96% positive reviews it has to be an amazing game at the very least. Now, if you want my opinion, it's a true masterpiece which will pass unoticed because it doesn't have a 'Final Fantasy' name. Same happened with Lost Odyssey some years ago. But hey, at least you'll play this. Sit down and enjoy the trip, it's long and awesome at every single part.

Yeah I knew it had high review score on Steam Store Page but I take those reviews with a grain of salt. Like movie reviews. I find that actually posting on Forums for the game tends to give me more honest reviews which I have recieved and agree with. Lost Odyssey was a great game that went under the radar. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. I am enjoying every part of this journey, it doesn't have long tedious moments like Zestiria did so far. Only really thing for me that its missing and maybe its just because I am a sucker for it even if its forced or just placed is Romance. Other than that this game is up there for me when it comes to Tales games.

Originally posted by RegalStar:

I don't think there's a particular area where Berseria is really best at compared to the rest of the series, but at the same time I can't really think of any particularly weak area to it, which is more than can be said for pretty much every other game in the series.

I agree! I am finding that with this title it is keeping me engaged the whole time. The last few titles I have played recently, most notably Zestiria..it had long tedious and boring zones/areas. Berseria is avoiding that at least in the 18 hours or so I have recorded. A gripe I am having is with the random mobs in the world. Most notably the ones that teleport infront of you...that is so annoying.

[nichoudha]

Velvet is pretty much the best female character they've written so far.

[TenmaTheGod]

I haven't been able to get through it and I'm not sure why... My favorite tales game by far is Abyss and I found myself playing that the other day... Berseria's formula is something I hope they don't revisit in the future... It's not a bad game... But I started with Symphonia, then Abyss, and then Vesperia.... Each of these entries wow'd the hell out of me and I almost crap myself wen I heard about Zestiria... I bought it... Absolutely hated it... Head about this and I had to admit i was skeptic... But it's farrrrr better than Zestiria... Even the characters are better...

Sad to say it though but the tales team needs to work on their story writing... They truy know how to write characters but their storylines utilize some tropes that could be implemeted better... Like in abyss guy being afraid of women because all of his maids died on him... or Largo being Natalia's dad those character stories were very good... But, going back to it I feel like it's lacking in the storyline itself and so is Berseria ... Again, Berseria is a good game just not the best Tales game... I suggest you pick up Abyss, and Vesperia

[Giro]

It's my favorite Tales game after finishing Symphonia, Abyss, Vesperia, and Xillia. (Vesperia is a close second favorite). I absolutely LOVE Berseria's story, characters, opening music/video, setting, world, lore, skits, sidequests, party AI, english voice acting, specific game mechanics, etc. Note: I had good knowledge of Zestiria's story before playing Berseria.

I also thought the music was pretty good (after finishing the game anyway)

There were a few things I didn't like as much though, such as the dungeons and the simple-ish combat. I liked Vesperia and Xillia's combat much better.

But yeah, despite everything I didn't like about Berseria, it's still my favorite game in the series with Vesperia as an extremely close second.

[toasted]

its very good and the character interactions and how they change throughout the story is good, velvet is too strong though and makes it a little too easy.

[Pure3ify]

Originally posted by nichoudha:

Velvet is pretty much the best female character they've written so far.

I completely agree, she was a huge driving point in me finishing the game. Her and Magilou who is best girl :P

Originally posted by TenmaTheGod:

I haven't been able to get through it and I'm not sure why... My favorite tales game by far is Abyss and I found myself playing that the other day... Berseria's formula is something I hope they don't revisit in the future... It's not a bad game... But I started with Symphonia, then Abyss, and then Vesperia.... Each of these entries wow'd the hell out of me and I almost crap myself wen I heard about Zestiria... I bought it... Absolutely hated it... Head about this and I had to admit i was skeptic... But it's farrrrr better than Zestiria... Even the characters are better...

Sad to say it though but the tales team needs to work on their story writing... They truy know how to write characters but their storylines utilize some tropes that could be implemeted better... Like in abyss guy being afraid of women because all of his maids died on him... or Largo being Natalia's dad those character stories were very good... But, going back to it I feel like it's lacking in the storyline itself and so is Berseria ... Again, Berseria is a good game just not the best Tales game... I suggest you pick up Abyss, and Vesperia

Wow we started in the exact same order when it comes to Tales games! I also agree in the regard that these characters are a deeper cast then in Zestiria, the story also seems more mature to me. I think the best part of Zestiria was Edna and Rose, outside of that the rest of the cast was meh. The only Tales game I have yet to finish is Vesperia. I don't know why I just can't do it but Abyss is one of my favs. I have played the majority if not all of the entries.

Originally posted by Giroliro3:

It's my favorite Tales game after finishing Symphonia, Abyss, Vesperia, and Xillia. (Vesperia is a close second favorite). I absolutely LOVE Berseria's story, characters, opening music/video, setting, world, lore, skits, sidequests, party AI, english voice acting, specific game mechanics, etc. Note: I had good knowledge of Zestiria's story before playing Berseria.

I also thought the music was pretty good (after finishing the game anyway)

There were a few things I didn't like as much though, such as the dungeons and the simple-ish combat. I liked Vesperia and Xillia's combat much better.

But yeah, despite everything I didn't like about Berseria, it's still my favorite game in the series with Vesperia as an extremely close second.

I can almost completely agree with your likes/dislikes! I just can not deal with the English Dubs in Tales games. Don't get me wrong, Berseria is by far the most talented English cast (Eizen and Velvet as standouts) but it just doesn't compare to the Japanese cast. Maybe I am just biased because I have taken 5 years of Japanese classes so I don't have to read the subtitles. I can understand if you are not fluent in the language how that can be a turn off.

The combat in this game can be frustrating. Especially if you are using a mouse and keyboard and going against opponents who move a lot, its hard to hit the target repeatedly.

Overall I really really enjoyed the darker story and the deeper cast. I also liked the tie in and cameos from Berseria to Zestiria. It was fun :)