The maps are also stuffed to the brim with roaming enemies. As usual, you can customise the fashion of your characters with all sorts of silly things that will then be used in cutscenes and battles, one of Tales Of’s best features. Mostly you navigate an area from A to B, stopping off along the way to pick up glowing treasures, chests, or Katz Orbs (which are used as currency to open Katz Chests – one way of obtaining fashion accessories). There are only a handful of instances in dungeons that would really constitute being a puzzle. The maps in Tales of Berseria are all very similar in terms of function. It is a shame that early on Berseria is a bit heavy-handed with the bland cave style dungeons, but it quickly gains momentum at taking you to much more interesting environments – be they dungeons or fields. Besides great characters, the game also takes you to a variety of gorgeous locations throughout Velvet’s quest – the ones that stood out most were the snowy coves of Hellawes, and the tranquil beaches of Izult and Haria.īesides great characters, the game also takes you to a variety of gorgeous locations throughout Velvet’s quest. Even the main NPCs are very well rounded. Nobody is a cookie cutter companion, and they’ll all constantly surprise you. I wouldn’t recommend missing any of them.Īll the characters that join Velvet’s party feel like they have a reason to be there, and their own goals they’re trying to achieve parallel to her own.
Despite their throwaway sounding name, all the skits are a joy to watch, and add a lot of characterisation to everyone. These are more animated that they’ve been in any Tales Of game before. The English dub is great, and on top of having a hefty amount of cutscenes, there’s a tonne of “skits” to work through too – optional conversations that you’re prompted to watch in certain areas. Considering your party in the game mostly consists of demons and malakhim, it’s a story that is constantly asking what it means to be human. Her pains feel real, and while she does become a demon, her plight feels human throughout. The reason Velvet sets off on her Kill Bill-esque revenge journey is explained in the playable prologue, and you feel like you’re with her every step of the way. There are some interesting connections players of Zestiria will pick up on, but you could get everything out of Berseria without knowledge of Zestiria. It’s one of few Tales games to share direct connections with another one, being set in the same world as Zestiria 1000 years prior.
The writing in Tales of Berseria is fantastic, and while it is steeped in some dark and mature themes, it’s never feels too edgy or over-egged.
But she’s not Shadow the Hedgehog, either. Velvet’s story is a tragedy from the very beginning, and she’s a much darker and more bitter lead than you might be used to in a Tales game.
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Berseria is also the first entry in the series to star a sole female protagonist in Velvet Crowe ( Xillia had two main protagonists).
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