Board 8 > Tales of Graces is pretty awesome.

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KamikazePotato 03/26/12 1:01:00 AM #1:	The combat is unique, the characters are solid, the pacing is great, and the storyline is forming nicely. I've got some complaints but they aren't major. If it keeps up this pace it'll end up my favorite in the series. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949467] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> The combat is unique, the characters are solid, the pacing is great, and the storyline is forming nicely. I've got some complaints but they aren't major. If it keeps up this pace it'll end up my favorite in the series. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
agesboy 03/26/12 1:13:00 AM #2:	Yeah, it's definitely my favorite. Plot leaves much to be desired, but the characters make up for it. The combat starts off decent and kinda interesting and becomes totally badass later on when your CC's huge (think linking 10 demon fangs together). -- "Duel audio? You mean like rap battles?" - termina_rzident KrahenProphet and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:949468] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Yeah, it's definitely my favorite. Plot leaves much to be desired, but the characters make up for it. The combat starts off decent and kinda interesting and becomes totally badass later on when your CC's huge (think linking 10 demon fangs together). -- "Duel audio? You mean like rap battles?" - termina_rzidentKrahenProphet and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swordz9 03/26/12 6:22:00 AM #3:	I'm really enjoying it too. The gameplay is especially great and the characters are pretty fun. The story doesn't feel like it's put together as well as some of the other Tales of games though. I'm not sure what it is about it exactly, but I'm far less interested in the story for Graces than I was for Vesperia, Abyss and Symphonia. The characters are kind of better with just their after battle and skit dialogue too compared to their plot dialogue where some are kind of boring. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 <cite>swordz9 posted [p:949469] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I'm really enjoying it too. The gameplay is especially great and the characters are pretty fun. The story doesn't feel like it's put together as well as some of the other Tales of games though. I'm not sure what it is about it exactly, but I'm far less interested in the story for Graces than I was for Vesperia, Abyss and Symphonia. The characters are kind of better with just their after battle and skit dialogue too compared to their plot dialogue where some are kind of boring. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 4:38:00 PM #4:	This Pascal chick is really annoying. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949470] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> This Pascal chick is really annoying. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swordz9 03/26/12 4:40:00 PM #5:	What? Pascal is awesome. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 <cite>swordz9 posted [p:949471] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> What? Pascal is awesome. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
agesboy 03/26/12 4:43:00 PM #6:	Overdone accent at first, but she's the best character. Or at least tied for best with Malik. -- "Duel audio? You mean like rap battles?" - termina_rzident KrahenProphet and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. <cite>agesboy posted [p:949472] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Overdone accent at first, but she's the best character. Or at least tied for best with Malik. -- "Duel audio? You mean like rap battles?" - termina_rzidentKrahenProphet and Kana are on opposite ends of the Awesome Spectrum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
paperwarior 03/26/12 4:47:00 PM #7:	Yeah. The battle system takes a bit to open up (as usual) but once it does it's really nifty. -- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto <cite>paperwarior posted [p:949473] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Yeah. The battle system takes a bit to open up (as usual) but once it does it's really nifty. -- "God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tereziWright 03/26/12 4:53:00 PM #8:	Pascal is the best character. The story is pretty....low impact, I guess. The game's strong point is it's character interactions and group dynamic. And the battle system. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gif http://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif <cite>tereziWright posted [p:949474] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Pascal is the best character.The story is pretty....low impact, I guess. The game's strong point is it's character interactions and group dynamic. And the battle system. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gifhttp://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 4:57:00 PM #9:	I don't like comedy relief characters in general and she's not any different. She basically contributes nothing to a scene. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949475] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I don't like comedy relief characters in general and she's not any different. She basically contributes nothing to a scene. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 7:50:00 PM #10:	This battle system is amazing. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949476] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> This battle system is amazing. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tereziWright 03/26/12 7:52:00 PM #11:	From: KamikazePotato \| #009 I don't like comedy relief characters in general and she's not any different. She basically contributes nothing to a scene. Well keep playing. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gif http://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif <cite>tereziWright posted [p:949477] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> From: KamikazePotato \| #009I don't like comedy relief characters in general and she's not any different. She basically contributes nothing to a scene.Well keep playing. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gifhttp://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 8:02:00 PM #12:	I am! What difficulty is everyone playing this on? I find that Hard (with Sophie and Cheria set as healslaves) is the way to go. Otherwise enemies die too fast and I can't do crazy combos. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949478] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I am!What difficulty is everyone playing this on? I find that Hard (with Sophie and Cheria set as healslaves) is the way to go. Otherwise enemies die too fast and I can't do crazy combos. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swordz9 03/26/12 8:04:00 PM #13:	I've been playing on Moderate. Been able to combo a lot without anything getting killed fast. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 <cite>swordz9 posted [p:949479] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I've been playing on Moderate. Been able to combo a lot without anything getting killed fast. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WhiteLens 03/26/12 8:05:00 PM #14:	Moderate for me, I'm still trying to get fully use to the battle system. -- SuperNiceDog smelled us all later. <cite>WhiteLens posted [p:949480] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Moderate for me, I'm still trying to get fully use to the battle system. -- SuperNiceDog smelled us all later. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 03/26/12 8:07:00 PM #15:	I'm on Hard but just unlocked Evil. I'm thinking of switching over but the boss I just fought was crazy hard on Evil (one-shotting my party members) so I'm back on Hard. Meanwhile normal enemy encounters are pushovers on both difficulties. :\ I really like how you actually get bonuses for playing on higher difficulties. -- http://img.imgcake.com/AitchDeeTee/panicdancegifta.gif http://backloggery.com/herodeltiempo/sig.gif <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:949481] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I'm on Hard but just unlocked Evil. I'm thinking of switching over but the boss I just fought was crazy hard on Evil (one-shotting my party members) so I'm back on Hard. Meanwhile normal enemy encounters are pushovers on both difficulties. :\I really like how you actually get bonuses for playing on higher difficulties. -- http://img.imgcake.com/AitchDeeTee/panicdancegifta.gifhttp://backloggery.com/herodeltiempo/sig.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Icehawk 03/26/12 8:09:00 PM #16:	is the battle system different? is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are? -- Check out my gaming blog.. OR DONT, SCREW YOU. http://shinybuttons.net/ <cite>Icehawk posted [p:949482] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> is the battle system different?is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are? -- Check out my gaming blog.. OR DONT, SCREW YOU.http://shinybuttons.net/ </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 8:09:00 PM #17:	A certain boss on Hard wiped out my entire party in one attack from full health. We were bunched together and he used a really-powerful-but-small-range spell right at the center of us. Aside from that, it's been fun. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949483] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> A certain boss on Hard wiped out my entire party in one attack from full health. We were bunched together and he used a really-powerful-but-small-range spell right at the center of us.Aside from that, it's been fun. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SupremeZero 03/26/12 8:11:00 PM #18:	From: KamikazePotato \| #017 A certain boss on Hard wiped out my entire party in one attack from full health. We were bunched together and he used a really-powerful-but-small-range spell right at the center of us. Aside from that, it's been fun. ... so... don't do that? That should really be common sense, to be honest... From: Icehawk \| #016 is the battle system different? is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are? Yes, no. -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. <cite>SupremeZero posted [p:949484] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> From: KamikazePotato \| #017A certain boss on Hard wiped out my entire party in one attack from full health. We were bunched together and he used a really-powerful-but-small-range spell right at the center of us.Aside from that, it's been fun.... so... don't do that? That should really be common sense, to be honest...From: Icehawk \| #016is the battle system different?is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are?Yes, no. -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SupremeZero 03/26/12 8:12:00 PM #19:	From: thundersheep \| #019 Yeah I'm really enjoying the game. It's my first Tales game and the battle system is one of the best of any RPG I've ever played... it's probably the straight up best.. Only complaint is that I feel like I've already decided on my party for the entire game and I'm about 10 hours in. I think I have a pretty good idea of who I'm going to get later, but I'm not too fond of them to be honest. Maybe things will change though... You should try some other people. This is a team Destiny game, EVERYONE's fun to play as. -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. <cite>SupremeZero posted [p:949485] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> From: thundersheep \| #019Yeah I'm really enjoying the game. It's my first Tales game and the battle system is one of the best of any RPG I've ever played... it's probably the straight up best.. Only complaint is that I feel like I've already decided on my party for the entire game and I'm about 10 hours in. I think I have a pretty good idea of who I'm going to get later, but I'm not too fond of them to be honest. Maybe things will change though...You should try some other people. This is a team Destiny game, EVERYONE's fun to play as. -- There's always hope for better things in life. But you can't let anything, friend, lover, God himself, be your hope. You have to be your own hope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tereziWright 03/26/12 8:12:00 PM #20:	From: Icehawk \| #016 is the battle system different? is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are? The battle system is significantly better. No "MP", instead there's a "charge up" system. Seemed meh at first, but now, near the end of the game, on hard mode with 21 CC...unrivaled. Story is meh. Not bad, but not as good as the others I've played. Character dynamic is great, though. Some of the sidequest skits are the best in the series. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gif http://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif <cite>tereziWright posted [p:949486] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> From: Icehawk \| #016is the battle system different?is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are?The battle system is significantly better. No "MP", instead there's a "charge up" system. Seemed meh at first, but now, near the end of the game, on hard mode with 21 CC...unrivaled.Story is meh. Not bad, but not as good as the others I've played. Character dynamic is great, though. Some of the sidequest skits are the best in the series. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gifhttp://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thundersheep 03/26/12 8:13:00 PM #21:	Yeah I'm really enjoying the game. It's my first Tales game and the battle system is one of the best of any RPG I've ever played... it's probably the straight up best... It's filled with anime cliches, but I also haven't played a really traditional jRPG since last gen, so I don't really mind it. I've gotten quite a few laughs out of the dialogue anyways. Only complaint is that I feel like I've already decided on my party for the entire game and I'm about 10 hours in. I think I have a pretty good idea of who I'm going to get later, but I'm not too fond of them to be honest. Maybe things will change though... -- http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/lunatic-asylum http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/summer-rain <cite>thundersheep posted [p:949487] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Yeah I'm really enjoying the game. It's my first Tales game and the battle system is one of the best of any RPG I've ever played... it's probably the straight up best... It's filled with anime cliches, but I also haven't played a really traditional jRPG since last gen, so I don't really mind it. I've gotten quite a few laughs out of the dialogue anyways. Only complaint is that I feel like I've already decided on my party for the entire game and I'm about 10 hours in. I think I have a pretty good idea of who I'm going to get later, but I'm not too fond of them to be honest. Maybe things will change though... -- http://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/lunatic-asylumhttp://soundcloud.com/thundersheep/summer-rain </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 8:14:00 PM #22:	*Icehawk posted...* is the battle system different? Yeah. The entire battle perspective has been changed - instead of running right/left you mostly run forward/back. You can do very quick sidesteps that are necessary to dodge most attacks. TP is gone entirely and has been replaced by a quickly regenerating meter that you use to do combos. There's some other stuff too but it has a very different feel from other Tales games. is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are? So far there's been less anime cliche nonsense but not a lot less. If you don't have a stomach for that stuff it probably still won't go well. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949488] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Icehawk posted...is the battle system different?Yeah. The entire battle perspective has been changed - instead of running right/left you mostly run forward/back. You can do very quick sidesteps that are necessary to dodge most attacks. TP is gone entirely and has been replaced by a quickly regenerating meter that you use to do combos. There's some other stuff too but it has a very different feel from other Tales games.is the story better than the stereotypical anime fare the games I've played in the tales series are?So far there's been less anime cliche nonsense but not a lot less. If you don't have a stomach for that stuff it probably still won't go well. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 8:15:00 PM #23:	I'm actually enjoying the story more than other Tales games, but that's mostly a 'by default' thing. ToS' story can get really silly, Vesperia barely has a story, and Abyss' story is abysmal. Graces' just seems more grounded in general. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949489] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> I'm actually enjoying the story more than other Tales games, but that's mostly a 'by default' thing. ToS' story can get really silly, Vesperia barely has a story, and Abyss' story is abysmal. Graces' just seems more grounded in general. -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Justin_Crossing 03/26/12 8:15:00 PM #24:	Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss? -- ~Acting on Impulse~ Black Turtle still didn't MAJORA'S MASK <cite>Justin_Crossing posted [p:949490] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss? -- ~Acting on Impulse~Black Turtle still didn't MAJORA'S MASK </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tereziWright 03/26/12 8:16:00 PM #25:	Abyss' story is abysmal. Ew. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gif http://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif <cite>tereziWright posted [p:949491] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Abyss' story is abysmal.Ew. -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gifhttp://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 03/26/12 8:16:00 PM #26:	*Justin_Crossing posted...* Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss? You realize that this question changes greatly depending on who you ask Abyss' story was really bad so I'd say almost anything was better than it -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:949492] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Justin_Crossing posted...Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss?You realize that this question changes greatly depending on who you askAbyss' story was really bad so I'd say almost anything was better than it -- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
swordz9 03/26/12 8:18:00 PM #27:	*Justin_Crossing posted...* Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss? I'd say worse. The characters and gameplay in Graces F are great, but the story is pretty whatever and I'm most likely around 3/4ths or more through the game. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 <cite>swordz9 posted [p:949493] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Justin_Crossing posted...Does it have a better or worse story than Abyss?I'd say worse. The characters and gameplay in Graces F are great, but the story is pretty whatever and I'm most likely around 3/4ths or more through the game. -- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tereziWright 03/26/12 8:19:00 PM #28:	And I think Abyss had one of the best stories of any RPG, so you'd be hard pressed to top it! -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gif http://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif <cite>tereziWright posted [p:949494] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> And I think Abyss had one of the best stories of any RPG, so you'd be hard pressed to top it! -- http://img.imgcake.com/tumblrlydlw2kYU21r0x924o1500gifru.gifhttp://img.imgcake.com/1326165368699gifme.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 03/26/12 8:30:00 PM #29:	From: KamikazePotato \| #023 I'm actually enjoying the story more than other Tales games, but that's mostly a 'by default' thing. ToS' story can get really silly, Vesperia barely has a story, and Abyss' story is abysmal. Graces' just seems more grounded in general. Dunno where you are, but I thought Graces's plot was pretty grounded too until I got to Wallbridge. Now I'm not sure where the hell the story is going. (also Abyss's plot kicks ass) -- http://img.imgcake.com/AitchDeeTee/panicdancegifta.gif http://backloggery.com/herodeltiempo/sig.gif <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:949495] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> From: KamikazePotato \| #023I'm actually enjoying the story more than other Tales games, but that's mostly a 'by default' thing. ToS' story can get really silly, Vesperia barely has a story, and Abyss' story is abysmal. Graces' just seems more grounded in general.Dunno where you are, but I thought Graces's plot was pretty grounded too until I got to Wallbridge.Now I'm not sure where the hell the story is going.(also Abyss's plot kicks ass) -- http://img.imgcake.com/AitchDeeTee/panicdancegifta.gifhttp://backloggery.com/herodeltiempo/sig.gif </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SuperAngelo128 03/28/12 1:38:00 PM #30:	Glad you're liking it but sucks that you don't like pascal I actually think the story is pretty whatever but not terrible but at least you enjOy it I've already played through the whole game twice and I'm not sure where I'd put it but it's definitley top 3 for the battle system and new gameplay stuff alone Who's your favorite character (so far) -- http://www.backloggery.com/superangelo128 http://myanimelist.net/profile/superangelo128 http://vndb.org/u6633/votes http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7524301 <cite>SuperAngelo128 posted [p:949496] in Tales of G... [t:62359312]...</cite> <quote> Glad you're liking it but sucks that you don't like pascalI actually think the story is pretty whatever but not terrible but at least you enjOy itI've already played through the whole game twice and I'm not sure where I'd put it but it's definitley top 3 for the battle system and new gameplay stuff aloneWho's your favorite character (so far) -- http://www.backloggery.com/superangelo128 http://myanimelist.net/profile/superangelo128 http://vndb.org/u6633/votes http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7524301 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board 8 > Tales of Graces is pretty awesome. (+) Yeah! (+)

Board 8 > Tales of Graces is pretty awesome.