Current Events > Tales of Arise is 72% off for Ps5. Should I get it?

(+) Yeah! (+)

Seems fun. Last one I played was Vesperis but I barely got far in it.

no

At that price its a pretty damn good deal. The game is a solid 8-8.5.

It's honestly pretty good, combat system is fun. Story is a little predictable. But, if you didn't care much for Vesperia it's kinda more of the same here.

Absolutely. It's a great Tales game

I found it to be a decent Tales game. Mind you I feel like it doesn't really pick up until halfway through. Side note, Ys 9 still at near full price.... don't know why its still that heavy of a price.

so long as you pay 40 buck or less, you are good.

arise has weak bosses and last 1/3 of the game, but is solid otherwise

why ya stop playing vesperia?

PowerOats posted...

so long as you pay 40 buck or less, you are good.

arise has weak bosses and last 1/3 of the game, but is solid otherwise

why ya stop playing vesperia?

I dont remember it was ages ago.

Yeah, if you like action rpgs, I feel it's worth it. It was a solid 7 or 8 for me. Not perfect, but I still felt like I got my $60 worth from it. And to me it has a much better combat system than that godawful soul gauge system in Tales of Berseria.

it's pretty good, even though the bosses are bad and the pacing shits the bed towards the end

what annoyed me most was putting combat stuff behind DLC costumes

I got Arise.

Vesperia and Berseria are for $10 each, should I get them too? Would it feel bad to play them after Arise?

I love Tales series but havent played so many.

bertseria is GOD TIER one of my fave rpgs ever

its my 2nd fave tales of (fave is abyss)

No

But if you barely got far in Vesperia and that one had fun gameplay then... :o

Noumas posted...

But if you barely got far in Vesperia and that one had fun gameplay then... :o

I dont think I got bored of it, could be I got distracted by something else I dont remember.

It was so long ago, I dont even remember what console, PS3?

Yes, both Vesperia and Berseria are worth far more than 10 dollars.

Maybe. I never finished it because of the design. The beginning is very rough, and there is a lot of flawed design in it despite the fact that the engine itself and combat should be good.

I was gonna say get Berseria instead, heheheh.

Ivany2008 posted...

Yes, both Vesperia and Berseria are worth far more than 10 dollars.

Jeez, I can't express how... disappointing I found Vesperia when I finally got around to playing it. Yuri, too. Rita best character.

Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...

I was gonna say get Berseria instead, heheheh.

This is my vote too. It starts out a little slow, but otherwise it is good.

FF_Redux posted...

I got Arise.

Vesperia and Berseria are for $10 each, should I get them too? Would it feel bad to play them after Arise?

I love Tales series but havent played so many.

Everyone has differing opinions on these games as you can see, but yeah, worth $10.

Just be warned that Berseria has a different battle system compared to most in the series. You're not going to be able to approach the combat in the same way that you do in Arise and Vesperia. Berseria does have a good story though

i think berseria has th ebest combat system in the series

i just love the feel of controling velvet in battle and chaining combos on the hordes of enemies you can face in battle (love that aspect to)

I cant even play because im in too mich pain ugh

FF_Redux posted...

I got Arise.

Vesperia and Berseria are for $10 each, should I get them too? Would it feel bad to play them after Arise?

I love Tales series but havent played so many.

Yes just get them all.

.....well personally I can't stand zestiria, but its possible you might like it. If its cheap as hell might as well.

EDIT: Ah shit zestiria is 59.99 oh fuck no, lmfao. Thought it'd be like 5 dollars since vesperia and berseria is 10 bucks. Personally vesperia is my favorite out of all the tales of games available on the PS4/PS5 and all around this one is the most "complete package" when it comes to various aspects a tales of game should have. (ton of side-content, ton of outfits to mess around with, replayability, 9 characters for more gameplay options, that kind of thing).

Mad-Dogg posted...

Yes just get them all.

.....well personally I can't stand zestiria, but its possible you might like it. If its cheap as hell might as well.

EDIT: Ah shit zestiria is 59.99 oh fuck no, lmfao. Thought it'd be like 5 dollars since vesperia and berseria is 10 bucks. Personally vesperia is my favorite out of all the tales of games available on the PS4/PS5 and all around this one is the most "complete package" when it comes to various aspects a tales of game should have. (ton of side-content, ton of outfits to mess around with, replayability, 9 characters for more gameplay options, that kind of thing).

Ye Zesteris isnt on sale.

AceMos posted...

i think berseria has th ebest combat system in the series

i just love the feel of controling velvet in battle and chaining combos on the hordes of enemies you can face in battle (love that aspect to)

Velvet's one of the most busted PCs in the franchise (Rita might be better late game though) largely because she just breaks damn near every rule about Berseria's combat system.

FF_Redux posted...

I got Arise.

Vesperia and Berseria are for $10 each, should I get them too? Would it feel bad to play them after Arise?

I love Tales series but havent played so many.

Damn, Berseria looks cool. What's the combat like for someone who's never played a Tales game? Is it better than Arise, which I have also not played?

indica posted...

Damn, Berseria looks cool. What's the combat like for someone who's never played a Tales game? Is it better than Arise, which I have also not played?

berseria is far better than arise thoe it does have a bit of a steep learning curve once you get the hang of it you will have a blast

indica posted...

Damn, Berseria looks cool. What's the combat like for someone who's never played a Tales game?

A lot of tales of games actually changes up their combat systems a bit, so two tales of games having the exact same type of system is extremely rare. (Tales of xillia 1 and tales of xillia 2 share the same battle system at a base level, but this is more the exception than the rule. Xillia 2 is a direct sequel).

Like back in 2001 with the PS1's tales of destiny 2 (actually tales of eternia, which you can get on the psp if you are in EU), the battle system took place on a 2D plane and I always used to say it felt like playing a fighting game when you got in battles. Especially once you got this combo command accesory and it turned all of your special moves into motion commands, like one move would be the hadoken motion, another the dragon punch motion and so on.

Tales of symphonia first released on a gamecube had battles that take place in a 3D arena, but you still moved on a 2D plane. You had your basic attack button that can put out 2, 3, or 4 hit combo strings depending on the character you are using. Your special moves is called artes, and you would put them on the artes button for 4 different attacks. Hold up for one attack, hold down for another, hold left/right for the 3rd, and stand still and press the button for the 4th. Tales of legendia on PS2, tales of the abyss on the PS2/3DS, and tales of vesperia on the PS4/switch,xbox/PC plays like this on a basic level. *There is major differences with the combat system beyond this but this can be figured out playing each different game*

Also tales of the abyss, vesperia, tales of xillia etc. has this free run function where you can move around the field.

Tales of graces f on the PS3, tales of zestira, and tales of berseria at a basic level has this artes tree type of system where different special moves come out depending on what order they are in with your artes list. (graces f and zestiria has a set order, but berseria is actually customizable with this part).

With tales of arise, you freely move around the arena like most action rpgs you can think of today, and it has a jump button/jump function put into the battle system (tales of graces f, zestiria and berseria you cannot jump in these games). Your special moves are put on the triangle, circle, and R1 buttons....or whatever is the equivalent on the xbox/PC. You have your basic standard attacks on square. You have your lock-on and so on.

.....I just realized I typed all of this and you were mainly asking about berseria. Fuck. I am too invested in the post to delete it all though, lol.

Berseria is pretty cool though, you got these soul core thingies you can activate with each character and they do different functions depending on who you play as. I will say that you can't really go wrong playing berseria if this is your first tales of game....the battle system is real easy to learn, and those moves you see the characters doing is the special moves you can customize in the order they come out in.

*Personally I liked tales of arise's combat system better overall since I love my air combos/air combat. The air combat in arise I can't lie can be pretty janky, but I just appreciate the effort in namco fitting it in after missing for awhile, lol. Berseria's battle system is still in the better half of tales of games though.*

indica posted...

Damn, Berseria looks cool. What's the combat like for someone who's never played a Tales game? Is it better than Arise, which I have also not played?

Honestly, I think it's good as a first entry into the series. I think the reason I hated Berseria's combat so much is because of how drastically different it is to previous games. I wanted to play it in the same way as Symphonia and Vesperia and I just couldn't. So it will probably be more fun, without that expectation

The main thing to know about the combat system is that using attacks relies on your "Soul Gauge." You increase it by stunning enemies, inflicting status assignments, or perfect dodging. But enemies can also decrease your gauge by stunning you or inflicting status ailments on you.

So if you're not careful you can be in a position where you can't really attack much until you manage to land a stun/ailment, or you perfect dodge an attack to get your gauge back up. It can make some encounters feel slow and limiting. But it becomes less of a problem as you progress through the story and the max limit for the soul gauge goes up.

Here's my nuclear takes: Yuri is baby's first morally gray protag who barely ever does anything morally wrong, and Karol is a shitty, annoying character with an incredibly cliched, predictable character arc.

No.

FF_Redux posted...

I got Arise.

Crap. Too late. Sorry TC. :(