![]() In fact, I liked each one of the main cast, with Velvet and Eizen as my absolute favorites. My attachment to Velvet wasn’t because she is the only good character in Tales of Berseria, however. The main cast of Berseria is complex, well-developed, and absolutely hilarious. I began to play other characters once I beat the game and found myself in the EX dungeon, but not to my usual character-hopping extent. But Velvet and her claw, which allows her to do super amounts of damage and pretty much tank everything, are too hard to pass up. In past “ Tales of” games, I flitted from female character to female character, casting heals and dealing damage alternatively. Velvet is my favorite female “Tales of” series character ever.ĭespite my initial reservations about Velvet, I played the game as her almost exclusively-something I don’t usually do. Many times throughout the game, I found myself thinking, “This game is the EPITOME of what an RPG should be.” The story and the characters were perfection (okay, Bienfu is super annoying, but it’s fun to see him constantly irritate the rest of the party members too), the villains shocking and utterly detestable, the relationships new and interesting, the customization was fabulous (as in all “Tales of” games), and the side quests and cameos were delightful. I also haven’t completed the last level of the optional, post-game dungeon, which is super challenging and requires both strategy and quick reflexes. I ended up putting 100 hours of time into my first play through of the game-and I still have many things to do in the game! Though I have hit triple digit levels, I still haven’t maxed out my characters’ levels or their gear. Before I knew it, Tales of Berseria was not only competing with Tales of Vesperia for the title of my favorite “ Tales of” series game, but one of my favorite games of all time-it was just that good.īienfu was the only character in the game I couldn’t like! ![]() ![]() I don’t think I’ve laughed so much in a “Tales of” series game since Xillia. To accompany this strong cast, there were even more richly developed side characters, who were featured in sidequests and main events. Medissa and Komoana were just two of the many solid side characters.Īs if that kind of character development weren’t enough, the rest of the cast was just as impeccable-each having a rich story that I actually cared about, and a wonderful sense of humor. Watching Velvet push Laphicet to become his own person and develop his free will, while he in turn supports her for herself-vengeful, loving, and determined. Her relationship with Laphicet, whom she dubs Phi, was so good and what Lightning and Hope’s relationship in Final Fantasy XIII never quite managed to be, though it tried. Likewise, Velvet’s reluctant relationship with Laphicet, a malak, who reminds her of her deceased brother. I was surprised to find that Velvet Crowe was everything I ever wanted and needed in a heroine, what Lightning of Final Fantasy XIII should have been, and her journey and growth as a character even brought me to tears. And I am still kicking myself for not ordering the Collector’s Edition. Can I just take a moment to say how much I hate pirates ever since Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag? I don’t want to steer a boat for 5 hours-unless it’s Windwaker.īut as I learned on release day, I was SOOO wrong about Tales of Berseria, and not just about the pirate part. And I was also disgusted that Tales of Berseria involved pirates. Plus, I didn’t make it through Tales of Zestiria, the last entry in the long running series, so I was afraid my love affair with the series was coming to an end. Not only was she dressed in the oddest outfit possible (complete with tons of straps that somehow miraculously held her outfit together), but she had huge breasts spilling out of said scanty outfit, a demon wolf claw (something so obviously made to cater to fan boys), and a massive, stereotypical chip on her shoulder. I’m just going come right out and admit that I was extremely skeptical of Tales of Berseria and its main character, Velvet Crowe. Velvet will join a crew of pirates as they sail across the sea and visit the many islands that make up the sacred kingdom of Midgand in an all-new adventure developed by the celebrated team behind the TALES OF series ![]() Players set out on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within TALES OF BERSERIA. ![]()
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