To New Comers, follow a Side Quest guide

[Village Idiot]

Vesperia is the last (IIRC) of the localized Tales games with extremely specific, time limited triggers required for alot of the side quests.

Examples are like:

-Upon triggering this plot event, back track to this previous town and examine this object/talk to this NPC. If you progress to the next plot event 10 minutes away, you'll be permanently locked out of this side quest.

-Upon exiting this town, go back in and talk to this new NPC. The NPC will disappear upon triggering the next story event.

Miss a trigger and you'll be permanently locked out of the side quest until NG+.

Here's a side quest guide:

https://ameblo.jp/koulinovesperia/entry-10347292825.html

[Michelle]

For those concerned about spoilers in the guide linked above, there aren't really any aside from the fact that a party member might leave and come back at various points. And sometimes they leave the party just to chill and you wander around as Yuri so it doesn't really mean anything.

To minimize spoilers as much as possible, have several saves as you go. Explore thoroughly, and after you "complete" an area and the story directs you to the next area, check the guide to see if there is anything you missed/need to do after the area you just completed before you proceed.

[RustyRed]

Publicado originalmente por Kelocena:

For those concerned about spoilers in the guide linked above, there aren't really any aside from the fact that a party member might leave and come back at various points. And sometimes they leave the party just to chill and you wander around as Yuri so it doesn't really mean anything.

To minimize spoilers as much as possible, have several saves as you go. Explore thoroughly, and after you "complete" an area and the story directs you to the next area, check the guide to see if there is anything you missed/need to do after the area you just completed before you proceed.

In that guide, it tells you who joins and leaves, who you end up fighting, and the events that occur in the game. Those are major spoilers IMO.

There are better spoiler-free guides out there.

I'm using this one[gamefaqs.gamespot.com]

[Miraglyth]

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Near the end of part 2. Once I get to the end I'll up it as a Steam guide.

Still not quite finished part 2, the joys of a challenging job! But I did get the Steam guide started. Image, intro, full part 1 and the first two thirds of chapter 2. I'll probably make it a public WIP once chapter 2 is complete.

It's impossible to completely avoid spoilers since you need to describe the story events that unlock sidequests, places to go or characters to talk to.

[OnlyOffensive]

Dark enforcer could be earned earlier than this guide mentions, basically 5 and 6 parts happen at the same time, you just have to change locations ( for example enter castle ) and reenter royal quarter for last part.

[Legato Bluesummers]

i was following a guide and still overlooked that I had to fly to Capua Torim and speak to Kaufman in the Merchant Guild HQ for a scene with her and Raven after I walked into the Guild HQ in Dahngrest. luckily i had a save 5 hours prior were I was still in Act II right before the final boss of that Act.

[Mouse...]

You're right, i'm pissed at myself for not reading this before playing.

i'm at halfway point of the game, so far i've missed some stuff, i mean REALLY GOOD STUFF like judith non-fell-arm weapon, estelle non-fell-arm weapon, 1 cooking recipe.

There are also several titles (possibly costume title) that have been locked till NG+.

The condition for those missables are almost impossible to do w/o reading guides, i mean they're utterly specific (both time and place), like judith weapon.


P.S.
Being spoiled a little by some guides (YES IT'S NOT EVEN SPOILER) is worth trading stuff you get from sidequests.

[Miraglyth]

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Near the end of part 2. Once I get to the end I'll up it as a Steam guide.

Still not quite finished part 2, the joys of a challenging job! But I did get the Steam guide started. Image, intro, full part 1 and the first two thirds of chapter 2. I'll probably make it a public WIP once chapter 2 is complete.

Sorry for taking so long, but it's public at least. I'll get through Chapter 3 as quickly as I can.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1647354863

[Ryudo]

Publicado originalmente por Lethalvriend:

If you only want to play the game once and don't mind spoilers or guides ruining parts of the game you should use the guide. However if you don't mind spending lots of time on games or even replaying I think it is probably more fun to just play through blind once and then on the second run you go for all the missables. Regardless, even if you only play the game once it's not the end of the world to miss side quests. Some are however extremely specific and like the Judith weapon side quest, almost impossible to complete blind.

Yeah Brionac and Dark Enforcer are two of the more annoying sidequests that are easily missed. I actually missed Dark Enforcer part 2 on my first run, so I have to redo that again some time.

[Lucathegreat]

I'm not sure how, but I got 90% of the sidequests blindly, thanks to my OCD of revisiting every town/talking to people/rest at inns after every major plot event.

Still missing some items though, like the weapons that can ONLY be stolen at Zaude's optional bosses late in the game, never really used Repede but afaik these are the only missable items that needs to be stolen.

[chiya]

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Still not quite finished part 2, the joys of a challenging job! But I did get the Steam guide started. Image, intro, full part 1 and the first two thirds of chapter 2. I'll probably make it a public WIP once chapter 2 is complete.

Sorry for taking so long, but it's public at least. I'll get through Chapter 3 as quickly as I can.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1647354863

Not to undermine your efforts but what is the point of this? A perfectly good and complete guide that includes all side-quests and when they should be done already exists for ToV and it is spoiler free. It's by Asbel Lhant, and can be found here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/241013-tales-of-vesperia-definitive-edition/faqs/76752

[Miraglyth]

Publicado originalmente por Dist:

Not to undermine your efforts but what is the point of this? A perfectly good and complete guide that includes all side-quests and when they should be done already exists

One glance at that guide shows me that it it is a complete walkthrough plus arte, monster and item lists, so sidequests are mixed in and not the focus.

Two glances at that guide shows that it thinks the Ehmead Hill scene where Rita names Ekaterine is part of the Brionac quest line, which is one of the many common inaccuracies that I disliked enough to want to make a good guide back on the Xbox 360 version. Seeing wrong information like that on "perfectly good" guides for Definitive only bolsters that desire.

[Ryudo]

Publicado originalmente por Miraglyth:

Publicado originalmente por Dist:

Not to undermine your efforts but what is the point of this? A perfectly good and complete guide that includes all side-quests and when they should be done already exists

One glance at that guide shows me that it it is a complete walkthrough plus arte, monster and item lists, so sidequests are mixed in and not the focus.

Two glances at that guide shows that it thinks the Ehmead Hill scene where Rita names Ekaterine is part of the Brionac quest line, which is one of the many common inaccuracies that I disliked enough to want to make a good guide back on the Xbox 360 version. Seeing wrong information like that on "perfectly good" guides for Definitive only bolsters that desire.

True there's a few incorrect entries like that. Another thing I noticed is that it doesn't tell you that you can get 'Meteor' for Rita right away after seeing the first scene that's mentioned in the guide for it. The guide only tells you to go back for it much later.

These are all very minor things though, and all in all it's still enough to get 100% completion.

[Miraglyth]

Publicado originalmente por Ryudo:

These are all very minor things though, and all in all it's still enough to get 100% completion.

Yep, no objections there. I just believe there's a need for a guide that only has the sidequests, for instance if a player doesn't want to be walked through the game but also doesn't want to miss anything missable. Or on repeat playthroughs when they already know how to get through the game and just want a checklist for the sidequests as they go.

[Herr Glaube]

Publicado originalmente por Dist:

Not to undermine your efforts but what is the point of this? A perfectly good and complete guide that includes all side-quests and when they should be done already exists for ToV and it is spoiler free. It's by Asbel Lhant, and can be found here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/241013-tales-of-vesperia-definitive-edition/faqs/76752

And Gamefaqs typically has mutiple guides to well-known games. So what?

Besides, that one is a full walkthrough, not just a sidequest guide.

[Brigadeos]

This game is just obnoxious with the side quests, but the story is not that good so i didnt even bother to get them all. First tales games that i dont care about sidestories.