CastletonSnob Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Should I play Symphonia or Vesparia for my first Tales game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Vesperia. Symphonia has some completely wack ass game mechanics that are totally improved by Vesperia. If you have no nostalgia for the game, Symphonia can be a slog to get through. Vesperia might still be up there as the best Tales game to play today (along with Berseria and Xillia) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Symphonia is horribly dated. Please start with Vesperia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Vesparia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Is this turn based combat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, best3444 said: Is this turn based combat? nope it has action combat I wouldn't call it an Action RPG, but it is technically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Bacon said: nope it has action combat I wouldn't call it an Action RPG, but it is technically. I was hoping turned based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 How is Tales of Arise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, best3444 said: How is Tales of Arise? It's fine. Like a 7/10. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, best3444 said: I was hoping turned based. Have you tried any of the Persona games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, best3444 said: How is Tales of Arise? Like @Bacon said, it's perfectly... fine. It is supremely acceptable. I wouldn't recommend it as a first Tales game. If you're going to jump into the series, I'd say Vesperia is the one to get into. Xillia would also be great but given that the game is still frustratingly a PS3 exclusive, that makes it hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, Biggie said: Have you tried any of the Persona games? No sir. I hear persona 5 is phenomenal. Did you ever play it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, best3444 said: No sir. I hear persona 5 is phenomenal. Did you ever play it? Yes. But my favorite is P4 Golden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Biggie said: Yes. But my favorite is P4 Golden Well I can afford either one on my deck. Let me check reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Persona 5 looks amazing on the oled deck, it’s so so pretty. Persona 4 Golden will still look great on the oled too due to the art style, but Persona 5 is something else art wise. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 It doesn’t matter tho once best sees that Persona 5 is a 94/95 OC/meta it’s all over :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, stepee said: Persona 5 looks amazing on the oled deck, it’s so so pretty. Persona 4 Golden will still look great on the oled too due to the art style, but Persona 5 is something else art wise. I love the social aspects of the game. It’s my absolute favorite parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, stepee said: Persona 5 looks amazing on the oled deck, it’s so so pretty. Persona 4 Golden will still look great on the oled too due to the art style, but Persona 5 is something else art wise. Looks like we have a winner. It's is 94 at OC and persona 4 is at 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, stepee said: It doesn’t matter tho once best sees that Persona 5 is a 94/94 OC/meta it’s all over :P Best going to Steam to download it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Biggie said: I love the social aspects of the game. It’s my absolute favorite parts. Yeah I played a lot of P4 on vita and loved it so I got that for deck too when I got P5 Royal - will definitely get to it some time as it’s timeless. I didn’t pick up P3 just because reloaded is coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, stepee said: Yeah I played a lot of P4 on vita and loved it so I got that for deck too when I got P5 Royal - will definitely get to it some time as it’s timeless. I didn’t pick up P3 just because reloaded is coming. Yeah I’ve got P4 Golden off of GamePass and soon P3! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Persona 4 is $11 for a key on cdkeys anyway so can just pick that up any time for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Jesus these reviews are ridiculous lol. Downloading now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Biggie said: Yeah I’ve got P4 Golden off of GamePass and soon P3! The have to be the coziest games to me. I’m playing bits of P5 at night but will really dive in after Starfield as my main next game. I’ve been waiting a long time for it to be handheld. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 In terms of story, P3 is by far my favorite. Not even close. P4 is a very cozy game for sure. P5 never really resonated with me and I never ended up beating. Great music and style tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 The tales games, particularly vesperia, have looked so cool to me but I’ve never played one either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 If enjoyed Symphonia (decently enough), should I go to Vesperia or Arise next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: If enjoyed Symphonia (decently enough), should I go to Vesparia or Arise next? Vesperia If you managed to get through all of the cliche animu bullshit (the biggest barrier to enjoying these games), you'll have a blast with Vesperia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Vesperia if for nothing else than Repede the pipe smoking dog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: Vesperia if for nothing else than Repede the pipe smoking dog! #1 good boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Persona games (3&4, and Tactics) are on Game Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Persona 5 Royal is absolutely phenomenal. I couldn't stop playing but I had to use the bathroom so bad I said enough for the night. Talk about a fucked up story that is so interesting I HAD to see what was next. I'm super early but I enjoy the combat so far. The visuals are so unique and that damn cat you find in the castle was adorable. This is much better than I was anticipating. Thanks to @Biggie for mentioning this series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Vesperia's definitely better than Symphonia, but I'd recommend Tales of Arise over any other Tales game. But I find most Tales games to be supremely mid, so to me, Tales of Arise rising above all that midness is an accomplishment in and of itself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Tales of Arise is the most mid JRPG I have ever played. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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