Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

老遊戲就是好

Played this a lot back on 360. It's a good jrpg and one of the better Tales games. Fun combat mechanics and skill system. Menus are snappy and the UI and overall art style have aged well. Music and sound design are good and the whole game has a sort of soft, relaxing feel to it. The protagonist is above average for this sort of thing and you also get a cool dog as a party member. It does have some insufferable anime tropes and obnoxious dungeon and quest design that hold it back from being a classic. The combat system also takes a little too long to open up and a lot of the fun skills are either a slog to obtain or absurdly easy to miss. I've also got mixed feelings on the PS3/DE changes. The new character Patty is bad. Flynn joining the party is cool, but the added voiced scenes are jarring with the new actors and poor audio mixing. I also get some stuttering in the overworld map on this PC version. But you can be the dog in the overworld now so that's good. Overall it's worth a look on sale if you're a fan of the genre.

Best Tails game I've ever played, keep coming back to it year after year since it was released. I play through the entire thing at least once a year and usually try to 100% it if I'm feeling motivated. The characters, the story, the music, the timeless visuals, just perfect, 10/10

Among the best, if not the best of the Tales of series

A nice game by itself. But the QoL reminds me of why old games are frustrating.

Controls are DOG****. Players in combat move like slugs covered in feces. I'm sure it's a great story but that combat system is the worst.