I would say Symphonia first.I need help from all the anime experts of MetaSteam.
The fate of the universe is on the line
Symphonia
Vesperia
Zestiria
Berseria
You can only choose 1 to save the universe. The best of the 4?
always ahs beenUplay is ass
Any of them aside from Zestiria.I need help from all the anime experts of MetaSteam.
The fate of the universe is on the line
Symphonia
Vesperia
Zestiria
Berseria
You can only choose 1 to save the universe. The best of the 4?
I really strongly disagree with Zestiria. Some of the systems might be a bit too convoluted for their own good -- and admittedly I might be someone who enjoys some level of complexity for complexity's sake -- but I still find Zestiria's battle system to be easily one of the most strategic and interesting in the franchise.I would say Symphonia first.
It's really old, so you will feel the difference if you start it later. The combat being on a strict 2D plane is pretty clunky, and it's slow.
On the other hand, it also has BY FAR the best level design of the 4 (arguably, the only one to have it) and a pretty nice story.
Vesperia is an evolution with better, more fluid combat but slighty worse everything else (some like the cast, even replaying it it left me pretty cold) outside of visuals. The style really holds up, and the world map is super cool. Story falls apart in the last act, but it's worth playing it.
Zestiria has actually good characters. But oh boy is it the very worse of the level design in the franchise, absolutely hideous progression systems (I think it's genuinely the worst in the genre - not only is it 100% RNG, but you need to be lucky to get drops combining together or you will not get any power boost from anything, even levelling up!), add awful pacing and only 2 chars at the time, locked long combos forcing you to use tons of attacks for almost nothing to reach the right part of the combo, as well as being just... ugly and flat? They really messed that one up.
Berseria is Zestiria but fixed. You can change your combos at will, progression is much more normal (if bland), 4 characters are back, but it still shitty level design and severe pacing issues. But on the other hand it has a nice story and good characters.
It's the best gameplay wise, and it's not bad on other fronts if you can forget the concept of dungeon and puzzle. And some awful designs.
...butTHANK YOU! Fucking "look at my first ever Metroidvania!" devs
What kio wrote, plus the concept of it is commendable and nice.Not sure if I understand the success of Terra Nil, not saying it's bad in any way but this level of success seems a bit much.
yes ... yes, it isUplay is ass
To be fair, the battle system itself is probably the best part of the game and the reason I'll be able to stomach it until the end eventually, it just feels super stiff early on.I really strongly disagree with Zestiria. Some of the systems might be a bit too convoluted for their own good -- and admittedly I might be someone who enjoys some level of complexity for complexity's sake -- but I still find Zestiria's battle system to be easily one of the most strategic and interesting in the franchise.
To be fair here, I don't think any of us represent the average customer. For the vast majority on Steam, it probably really is a wishlist.Erm, sorry to break it to you buddy but that's EXACTLY what my wishlist is. It's not a "Wishlist" it's a "Bookmark Folder" so i can keep an eye on games that interest me for one reason or another. I have no intention of purchasing every game that goes into my wishlist. It's got nothing to do with Festivals either. It's always been like that for me. Am i doing it wrong? Dunno, Don't care.
I don't think Symphonia is bad per se, honestly. Just very mediocre and long. The has almost no new ideas, the story beats are very typical and predictable, the writing is very boring, which earlier Tales games were actually better about, like Eternia or Destiny.Oh, and Symphonia is one of the worst Tales games I played overall (and I played and completed >80% of them). I think the reputation of that is founded almost entirely on nostalgia.
If someday we get forum signatures I'll use this one unirocallyWe just need mandatory forum signatures now lashman
Toree 3D is short but you can repeat the levels to get better ratings.
All for less than the price of a ps5 game
They tried things, but I care far more about progression (else why even make an RPG eh?) and balance.I really strongly disagree with Zestiria. Some of the systems might be a bit too convoluted for their own good -- and admittedly I might be someone who enjoys some level of complexity for complexity's sake -- but I still find Zestiria's battle system to be easily one of the most strategic and interesting in the franchise.
I can see that being beautiful as far as tales games go, yes. But then, the free camera Tales games are also absolutely hideous. Large expanses completely void of any props (let alone life), bad textures, barely any lighting effects, empty cities... and hardly saved by the bland artstyle of the franchise. But they're also low budget PS3 games, so that's understandable. Less so when good looking PS2 games are so far above...Also, I think it's quite beautiful as far as Tales games go, and it has the 4 temples each of which is a more interesting dungeon than anything save post-game in Berseria or Vesperia IMHO.
Oh, and Symphonia is one of the worst Tales games I played overall (and I played and completed >80% of them). I think the reputation of that is founded almost entirely on nostalgia.
Same here as well, I have too many games in the backlog that I'm going through now. The radeon r9 nano just wasn't enough to drive many of them using Linux. The new 6700XT works wonders
Maybe wishlists arent the best metric for a game/dev to use in the first place.To be fair here, I don't think any of us represent the average customer. For the vast majority on Steam, it probably really is a wishlist.
Agreed, it's not really a bad game, especially for its time -- but it's still one of the worse (mainline) Tales games, since I'd argue that even the "bad" entries in the series are mostly just mediocre (and I'd also say even the best ones are not outstanding games, it's a very consistent series IMHO).I don't think Symphonia is bad per se, honestly. Just very mediocre and long. The has almost no new ideas, the story beats are very typical and predictable, the writing is very boring, which earlier Tales games were actually better about, like Eternia or Destiny.
I agree that it's just nostalgia that keeps people talking about it.
That race stuff was amazing for all the bullshittery around it. Team Corgi cheated!Way better than the stupid fucking race and alien clicker shit
yupI have 1,200 games in my "Wishlist" so yeah, at this point it's just a big bucket of games for Steam to notify me of release or sales for.
Kurt Russell approvesI ended up with Way of the Samurai 4 and Sekiro.
That race stuff was amazing for all the bullshittery around it. Team Corgi cheated!
That race stuff was amazing for all the bullshittery around it. Team Corgi cheated!
Tortoise for life yoThat race stuff was amazing for all the bullshittery around it. Team Corgi cheated!
I picked tortoise as well because I read a book about it saying he could beat any other animal in a raceTortoise for life yo
That race stuff was amazing for all the bullshittery around it. Team Corgi cheated!
Madjoki paying 80 € for a videogame?Final(?) haul
Majority of my purchases are for full priced games.Madjoki paying 80 € for a videogame?
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i remember playing this one in steam fest few months ago ... was super tight and fun
Holy momma, game looks ace! Didn’t know this was releasing until I seen that Leon Belmont picked it up
Awesome to hear!i remember playing this one in steam fest few months ago ... was super tight and fun