Poll of the Day > Tales of Symphonia / Berseria / Zestiria. Which one?

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eating4fun
06/13/18 11:30:50 PM
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I'm going to pick one up from a steam sale. I haven't played any Tales of- games. Which one?
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HeyImAlex
06/13/18 11:32:21 PM
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Symphonia. It might not be the best (?) but it's definitely the classic and quintessential Tales game.
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Greenfox111
06/13/18 11:32:25 PM
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symphonia and then berseria, skip zestiria
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eating4fun
06/13/18 11:43:27 PM
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So then, what's wrong with zestiria?
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Molitheus
06/14/18 12:01:54 AM
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You should try playing Tales of Destiny II(PS)it's a pretty good game to.
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Rottenmonk
06/14/18 12:03:47 AM
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Molitheus posted...
You should try playing Tales of Destiny II(PS)it's a pretty good game to.


But dat voice acting...
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Molitheus
06/14/18 12:10:01 AM
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Rottenmonk posted...
Molitheus posted...
You should try playing Tales of Destiny II(PS)it's a pretty good game to.


But dat voice acting...

Yeah I know. They didn't do very well in that department but it's still a good game.
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Sand_Flare
06/14/18 12:29:18 AM
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Symphonia is a good game, but hasn't aged so well. Berseria seems to be very well liked though.
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TheFalseDeity
06/14/18 12:31:00 AM
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Berseria > Zestiria though both are top 5 for this gen to me. Havent played Symphonia.
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aHappySacka
06/14/18 12:52:39 AM
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Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...
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TES_Nut
06/14/18 1:12:59 AM
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aHappySacka posted...
Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...


Abyss
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dragon504
06/14/18 1:28:12 AM
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aHappySacka posted...
Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...


Berseria is better than Symphonia. Symphonia is still good, but Berseria took its spot on my list. Vesperia is king though.
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eating4fun
06/14/18 2:29:48 AM
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fucking christ, I was trying to avoid this, but it was inevitable.
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eating4fun
06/14/18 2:31:45 AM
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There, I bought berseria and symphonia. The plan is I'm going to play symphonia first, and then berseria.
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Greenfox111
06/14/18 2:32:06 AM
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<3
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dragon504
06/14/18 3:16:51 AM
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eating4fun posted...
There, I bought berseria and symphonia. The plan is I'm going to play symphonia first, and then berseria.


Both are solid, hope you like 'em.
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Sand_Flare
06/14/18 3:48:40 AM
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Get Vesperia when it comes out for PC this winter too :D
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helIy
06/14/18 5:14:20 AM
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TES_Nut posted...
aHappySacka posted...
Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...


Abyss

is not a good tales game
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GanglyKhan
06/14/18 7:32:47 AM
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Symphonia, by a long shot.
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party_animal07
06/14/18 7:55:41 AM
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helIy posted...
TES_Nut posted...
aHappySacka posted...
Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...


Abyss

is not a good tales game

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TheSlinja
06/14/18 8:05:19 AM
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helly not liking somwthing continues to be a badge of quality
these days I dont even buy games unless helly hates it
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HeyImAlex
06/14/18 8:11:38 AM
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I remember playing through Symphonia for the first time. Such a classic!
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EvilMegas
06/14/18 8:43:49 AM
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dragon504 posted...
aHappySacka posted...
Symphonia and Vesperia are the only good Tales of games, so seeing as only the former is on the list...


Berseria is better than Symphonia. Symphonia is still good, but Berseria took its spot on my list. Vesperia is king though.

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x852
06/14/18 8:48:29 AM
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If I go straight into playing Berseria, will I miss out on story elements? I thought Berseria and Zestiria were linked.
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ShadosAtPhoenix
06/14/18 9:02:22 AM
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x852 posted...
If I go straight into playing Berseria, will I miss out on story elements? I thought Berseria and Zestiria were linked.


They are, but Zestiria is really just THAT bad. An option is to just watch the anime. Its not the same as the game at all, but it still "works" as far as linking to Berseria goes, and its arguably better than the real version.
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Kaeporo
06/14/18 9:25:57 AM
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Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Berseria, Tales of Symphonia, and Tales of the Abyss (in no particular order) are generally considered to be the best games in the series. Tales of Zestria is commonly cited as being one of the worst games in the series. The actual ranking of each game isn't super important; focus on their strengths.

* A lot of people hate the main character of Abyss but most adore the main character of Vesperia.
* Vesperia is considered to have the most bland combat in the series. It's definitely good, but some feel it's dated.
* Berseria and Vesperia have, perhaps, the least flawed and best developed characters in the series.
* Vesperia and Symphonia have world map navigation; I don't know about Abyss but Berseria lacks this feature.
* Symphonia has a fairly mediocre port (PC).
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Lorthremar
06/14/18 10:23:45 AM
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TheSlinja posted...
helly not liking somwthing continues to be a badge of quality
these days I dont even buy games unless helly hates it

i dont understand how he has legitimately the worst taste in everything, it's very impressive
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Nichtcrawler X
06/14/18 10:26:37 AM
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Greenfox111 posted...
symphonia and then berseria, skip zestiria


Berseria builds heavily on being a prequel to Zestiria and the player knowing some lore about the setting.
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TheFalseDeity
06/14/18 10:47:22 AM
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x852 posted...
If I go straight into playing Berseria, will I miss out on story elements? I thought Berseria and Zestiria were linked.

There are some small things that wont mean much/anything at all to you but overall id say story/lore/whatever wise its better to play Berseria first. One of Berseria's intended twists is arguably ruined pretty early on in Zestiria actually. Plus as Zestiria is the one that happens later youd get to see how various things turned out. Going to Zestiria afterwards is a step down for gameplay though.

Assuming you arent just skipping Zest but whatever suits you.
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Zacek
06/14/18 10:48:01 AM
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Symphonia.
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Aculo
06/14/18 10:49:12 AM
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tales of xenophobia, ok?
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Nichtcrawler X
06/14/18 10:50:50 AM
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Also, just a heads-up, but the Western release censored a key scene early in Berseria. With the later parts of the localization sometimes forgetting they altered the scene...
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Lorthremar
06/14/18 11:04:19 AM
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TheFalseDeity posted...
x852 posted...
If I go straight into playing Berseria, will I miss out on story elements? I thought Berseria and Zestiria were linked.

There are some small things that wont mean much/anything at all to you but overall id say story/lore/whatever wise its better to play Berseria first. One of Berseria's intended twists is arguably ruined pretty early on in Zestiria actually. Plus as Zestiria is the one that happens later youd get to see how various things turned out. Going to Zestiria afterwards is a step down for gameplay though.

Assuming you arent just skipping Zest but whatever suits you.

i've played berseria and not zest, what twist is ruined?
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TheFalseDeity
06/14/18 11:34:44 AM
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Lorthremar posted...
TheFalseDeity posted...
x852 posted...
If I go straight into playing Berseria, will I miss out on story elements? I thought Berseria and Zestiria were linked.

There are some small things that wont mean much/anything at all to you but overall id say story/lore/whatever wise its better to play Berseria first. One of Berseria's intended twists is arguably ruined pretty early on in Zestiria actually. Plus as Zestiria is the one that happens later youd get to see how various things turned out. Going to Zestiria afterwards is a step down for gameplay though.

Assuming you arent just skipping Zest but whatever suits you.

i've played berseria and not zest, what twist is ruined?

The whole Daemonblight thing being made up. Is a surprise to some people that if they had played Zestiria wouldve resulted in Magilou's reaction instead. Malevolence is acknowledged not far into Zestiria.
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Muffinz0rz
06/14/18 11:36:59 AM
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Having only played Symphonia, I believe the correct order is Symphonia > Berseria >>>>> Zesteria

just based on what I've heard
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Molitheus
06/14/18 1:34:56 PM
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I'm surprised nobody hasn't mentioned Legendia or Phantasia. Those were both good games.
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dragon504
06/14/18 1:58:52 PM
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I actually liked Zestiria. The fights can be a bit difficult/cumbersome because of the system, but I liked it overall.

My personal ranking of the ones I've played is:

Vesperia
Berseria
Symphonia
Zestiria
Graces F
Xillia
ToS 2

Xillia was bland and I think I found Graces F characters bland, but the game was pretty good. I never finished ToS 2 as it just grated my nerves until I didn't want to play it anymore. I'd like to play Abyss, if they eve port it to Steam.
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helIy
06/14/18 9:07:14 PM
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you don't have a 3ds?
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dragon504
06/14/18 9:08:36 PM
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helIy
06/14/18 9:12:02 PM
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seriously?

why?

get a 2ds for like $40 dude
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