Tales of Berseria

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  1. starwar
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    Tales of Berseria is a captivating and emotionally charged RPG that stands as one of the best entries in the Tales series. The game's dark and mature storyline is a refreshing departure from the traditional hero's journey. The character development is exceptional, with a diverse cast that you can't help but become invested in. The combat system is fast-paced and highly customizable,Tales of Berseria is a captivating and emotionally charged RPG that stands as one of the best entries in the Tales series. The game's dark and mature storyline is a refreshing departure from the traditional hero's journey. The character development is exceptional, with a diverse cast that you can't help but become invested in. The combat system is fast-paced and highly customizable, offering a perfect blend of action and strategy.… Expand
  2. pulpetti
    Aug 3, 2023
    10
    I found this a fun game which compelled me to continue playing. It's a little tunnel visioned but I enjoyed the combat and loved the characters, Story is interesting too.
  3. KinimodYunmi
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    Die Tales-Spiele sind schon was besonderes, in diesem Stil bin ich in noch keinem Spiel rumgelaufen, war für mich auf jeden Fall etwas ganz Neues. Die Story wird sehr schön erzählt, aber es ist nicht immer zu 100% klar, wo genau man hin muss, mitlerweile kann ich die Karte sehr gut lesen. Größter Tipp EUW, spielt mit Controller! Dann einfach mit X auf die Map und mit RB die Ebenen desDie Tales-Spiele sind schon was besonderes, in diesem Stil bin ich in noch keinem Spiel rumgelaufen, war für mich auf jeden Fall etwas ganz Neues. Die Story wird sehr schön erzählt, aber es ist nicht immer zu 100% klar, wo genau man hin muss, mitlerweile kann ich die Karte sehr gut lesen. Größter Tipp EUW, spielt mit Controller! Dann einfach mit X auf die Map und mit RB die Ebenen des Gebiets durchschalten aber auch hier gibt es zwei oder mehr, wo es keine Ansicht der einzelnen Ebenen gibt, da muss man echt hart suchen, das ist wohl auch ein großer Kritikpunkt an dem Spiel. Ich muss sagen, dass mir die Nebenquests irgendwie noch mehr Spaß gemacht haben, am Ende dann noch alle "!" also Sidequests zu erledigen wr echt cool, das sind alles so Chraktermissionen gewesen und die Unterhaltungen über Y sind auch einfach nur weltklasse! Das Item einsetzen finde ich nicht so gut gemacht aber ansonsten ein wirklich schönes Spiel. Auch wegen dem Kämpfen, nutzt einen Controller, auf der Tastatur: urgh.… Expand
  4. pmasterfunk
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    After quitting partway through Tales of Vesperia, for some reason that is still unknown to me I decided to pick up Tales of Berseria.

    I am concerned about my obsessive desire to like these kinds of games. The thing is, Berseria is close to being a good game, but there's just enough jank and stupidity in there for me to keep distancing myself from anything that kinda looks like it.    After quitting partway through Tales of Vesperia, for some reason that is still unknown to me I decided to pick up Tales of Berseria.

    I am concerned about my obsessive desire to like these kinds of games.

    The thing is, Berseria is close to being a good game, but there's just enough jank and stupidity in there for me to keep distancing myself from anything that kinda looks like it.

    First of all, the game doesn't look very good. I honestly think Vesperia, a PS3 game from 2008, looks better. The environments look even blander than Vesperia's, lighting and shadow effects are practically nonexistent, enemy designs are often really boring. Character designs aren't too bad, but it's pretty hard to justify Velvet's outfit. It's often referenced in the game, "a lady shouldn't dress so immodestly", "aren't you cold wearing that outfit?", "you should be careful going around dressed like that". It would be much more productive for Velvet to wear a less inconspicuous outfit and fit in with the general public, but instead she wears something so revealing we can tell she's into "ladyscaping".

    The game is oddly sexist. The male characters often make broad outdated statements about women, and then the female characters make broad outdated statements about the men. What year is this, 1957? I find it really strange when a video game tells me women are fickle things and men are oblivious sex-crazed monkeys, when every other interaction does not point to those "facts".

    Sexist comments aside, I actually don't mind the cast this time. Velvet however is so emo and grumpy you'd think this is a Final Fantasy game. She's way worse than Noctis, somewhere close to Squall levels of emo-ness. Laphicet 2.0 is kinda terrible, but he has a decent late game turn. The others are'nt too bad. Rokurou is pretty likable, Eizen is surprisingly informed, Eleanor is kind of annoying but somewhat endearing, and Magilou is infinitely irritating in the best possible way. I like Magilou. I shouldn't, she's awful, but I like her anyway.

    The battle system is at least more fun than Vesperia's. It feels a lot faster, and there's no jumping, I'm not constantly swinging at the air when enemies aren't moving directly towards me. However, it is infinitely complex, to the point that 20 hours in I'm still getting tutorial screens explaining new garbage. It's possible to map 4 different skills to each face button, but I don't really understand the point of being able to change "button skill tree" mid-combo, since most enemies are immune to one element. I just mapped elemental attacks to the buttons that matched those colours, and mashed that until said enemies would die.

    Which takes a while, because enemies have tons of HP. These random mooks can take a serious beating, while simultaneously dealing very little damage to my characters. Why does a 40 hit combo not kill an enemy that hits me for single digit damage? I still don't really understand why I can hit the same enemy, during the same battle, with the same skill, and have damage values range between 85 and 1400 points.

    There is very little risk involved in random encounters (at least on Normal), but they often overstay their welcome. I also find most fights to be visually messy - particle effects, numbers, spells, it's so busy. Controlling a spell-caster is terrible; enemies have a tendency to target the controlled character, and the spells take so long to activate enemies will rarely let your character get a chance to actually finish casting. Ultimately, I don't enjoy the action all that much, mashing is good enough to finish the game without really grinding on normal, but I haven't found it to be particularly satisfying mashing.

    Story-wise, it's definitely better than Vesperia. I haven't felt like my intelligence was insulted at every plot turn, which is a pretty big improvement. The bad guy is not just some random deus ex machina existential threat to the world, and the beef between the bad guy and Velvet is set up early on and drives the plot forward. No random "oh, let's visit the desert" garbage this time. There are a few minor detours, but it never feels too forced, and the team still retains a sense of agency. The game is very linear, but I'd rather have a decent linear story than a crap story with tons of freedom. The late game pacing is definitely on the slow side, though, and I was getting tired of moving from one dungeon to fight some mooks and then get a cutscene to get access to a different dungeon to fight some more mooks before getting another cutscene.

    The music is terrible.

    All in all, should you play this game? If you like the Tales series, you'll probably like this game. If you don't like the series, you'll probably be lukewarm at best about this game. I'd avoid it in that case.    … Expand
  5. kinsang
    Sep 12, 2022
    7
    เป็นเกมที่ได้ตัวละครและเนื้อเรื่องแบกไว้อย่างหนัก ถึงแม้การเขียนบทจะไม่ได้ยอดเยี่ยมซักเท่าไหร่ก็ตาม ส่วนเกมเพลย์การต่อสู้ก็ค่อนข้างจืดชืดและซ้ำซากเป็นเกมที่ได้ตัวละครและเนื้อเรื่องแบกไว้อย่างหนัก ถึงแม้การเขียนบทจะไม่ได้ยอดเยี่ยมซักเท่าไหร่ก็ตาม ส่วนเกมเพลย์การต่อสู้ก็ค่อนข้างจืดชืดและซ้ำซาก
  6. chiat88
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    Play the game because of Velvet.
    End the game because of Magilou.
    Confession on Magilou.
  7. aecsuter
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Another game from the Tales of series, a more or less direct continuation of Tales of Zestiria. Those who played the previous one liked it as well as I did, will be delighted with the references and explanations for a lot of things that are not clarified. The story is much more interesting from beginning to end and more charismatic characters.
    The gameplay is still good and fluid, classic    Another game from the Tales of series, a more or less direct continuation of Tales of Zestiria. Those who played the previous one liked it as well as I did, will be delighted with the references and explanations for a lot of things that are not clarified. The story is much more interesting from beginning to end and more charismatic characters.
    The gameplay is still good and fluid, classic in Tales of games. There are some welcome news, but it remains very similar to the previous one.
    I highly recommend the game to anyone who likes Jrpg, especially for the price it is possible to buy.    … Expand
  8. Xitomz
    Jul 27, 2022
    8
    Really good game overall if you focus mainly on story. It is well written even though it is pretty predictable (except some specific moments, but way less than other Tales), has an incredible cast of extremely likeable characters and risks going for a cast of outlaws and "bad guys" instead of the typical good guy heroes.

    The maps, the combat and the backtracking is laking though. The    Really good game overall if you focus mainly on story. It is well written even though it is pretty predictable (except some specific moments, but way less than other Tales), has an incredible cast of extremely likeable characters and risks going for a cast of outlaws and "bad guys" instead of the typical good guy heroes.

    The maps, the combat and the backtracking is laking though. The pacing would be amazing if they cut the 2 middle chapters off completely, as those two only delay the game for a long time for no reason.

    Overall this is a nobrainer for every Tales fan, I'd recommend other Tales games to start the franchise but this one is good as a standalone game too. If you like feeling attachment to characters, edgy protagonists and a complete JRPG journey, this game is for you.    … Expand
  9. Asquard
    Jul 16, 2022
    10
    In first 5 hours i wanted to drop this game because of gameplay. Combat is good but level design from 2007. When i played it i thought its too old. But after some time this plot grabbed my attention. I got what i ve wanted and i glad that i gave it second chance.
  10. tunahan43
    Jun 30, 2022
    10
    insanlar ne bekliyor anlamıyorum bana jryoyu sevdiren oyundur karakterdir en iyi tales oyunudur kesinlikle oynayın .ah velvet ah
  11. Icefang
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    I really enjoyed this game. It takes some time to get into but when you do it’s very rewarding and I love all the characters and story. Those saying the combat is button mashing clearly don’t know how the mechanics in the game work. The enemy’s have weaknesses and you string combos together based off those weaknesses with different Arte combinations on harder difficulty’s if you don’t doI really enjoyed this game. It takes some time to get into but when you do it’s very rewarding and I love all the characters and story. Those saying the combat is button mashing clearly don’t know how the mechanics in the game work. The enemy’s have weaknesses and you string combos together based off those weaknesses with different Arte combinations on harder difficulty’s if you don’t do this you won’t gain more souls making it harder to health regenerate remove status effects and do longer combos. I’ve spent 70 hours on the game and plan to spend more. One of the best tales games in the series and if you like darker story’s a must play.… Expand
  12. TwoBe
    Jun 19, 2022
    8
    I can't believe the game is getting review bombed. This game definitely is a not a 6 but an 8. Good story but with a clunky system.

    I didn't like the immense versatility and customization that they added to the battle system, it was just too overwhelming trying to setup good combos, and on top of that the enemies had different weaknesses and strengths so trying to setup something for    I can't believe the game is getting review bombed. This game definitely is a not a 6 but an 8. Good story but with a clunky system.

    I didn't like the immense versatility and customization that they added to the battle system, it was just too overwhelming trying to setup good combos, and on top of that the enemies had different weaknesses and strengths so trying to setup something for multiple different enemies it was just too bothersome. Nevertheless, if you have the time and if you get used to you can create really cool combos.

    Berseria, if you play it you play it mostly for the story.    … Expand
  13. CortoPunzante
    Jan 26, 2022
    5
    I think on many levels it works but I think it's going to depend a lot on the type of player.

    I felt that a lot of hours and dialogues are just filler or that the dialogues don't go to anything. However, beyond the overall script, each character has an interesting and engaging background: they start from a cliché and build from there to reverse this idea. That's why it works quite well.    I think on many levels it works but I think it's going to depend a lot on the type of player.

    I felt that a lot of hours and dialogues are just filler or that the dialogues don't go to anything. However, beyond the overall script, each character has an interesting and engaging background: they start from a cliché and build from there to reverse this idea. That's why it works quite well.

    The scenarios are not the most inspired of the JRPG and the enemies comply, although it calls to plan and make the secondary content to take advantage and improve weapons.

    I insist, it may appeal to a large audience, but I think they are going to a specific niche. At least I got a good impression in general that is declining as the hours of play go by. That doesn't discourage me and makes me want to play more Tales of titles, since this is the first one I've tried.    … Expand
  14. Bruninho1997
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    Prós:
    - Gráficos simples mas bonitos
    - Jogabilidade muito boa - Ótimo enredo - As melhores skits que já vi na saga Tales - Quebra de clichês Contras: - Muito tutorial e detalhezinhos bestas sobre cada funcionalidade do jogo. Não que seja ruim, mas isso tudo é apresentado de forma precoce e muito no início do jogo, fazendo com que você precise aprender muitas coisas em um curto    Prós:
    - Gráficos simples mas bonitos
    - Jogabilidade muito boa
    - Ótimo enredo
    - As melhores skits que já vi na saga Tales
    - Quebra de clichês

    Contras:
    - Muito tutorial e detalhezinhos bestas sobre cada funcionalidade do jogo. Não que seja ruim, mas isso tudo é apresentado de forma precoce e muito no início do jogo, fazendo com que você precise aprender muitas coisas em um curto período de tempo.
    - Final muito fraco para tudo que o jogo apresenta.    … Expand
  15. VG_Alex
    Sep 3, 2021
    9
    'Tales of Berseria' is a JRPG worthy of recommendation. It tells the opposition between the two values from a different perspective, and ensure the story performance without losing the gameplay.

    Review of "Tales of Berseria"

    Graphic/Art: 8.5

    Music/Sounds: 8.5

    Narrative/Performance:8.5

    Gameplay: 8

    Score: 8.6 (+0.2)
  16. ciabox
    May 11, 2021
    10
    tale of berseria is one of the best rpg i played. best story, i recommend play even if you don't have played other tale saga
  17. otakumhgamer
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    this game is a bad clone of beserk manga and thats why i hate this game and game itself is a mess of grinding
  18. Stjepan3203
    Dec 18, 2020
    8
    Really underrated anime action open world game. The game is open world but the story is linear. The story is really fine is anime type of story really cliché but it works. The characters are interesting and I appreciate each single one of them. I think the game overall deserves a 8/10 solid game I can recommend.
  19. NoIdeaName
    Nov 30, 2020
    8
    Tales of Berseria is a solid (8/10) JRPG that I 100% recommend to all fans of the genre or fans of the "Tales of" franchise. The game breaks some the mold with twists on characters, combat system and story, which is a very welcome change. However, the game still is a JRPG in this core, so if you don't like the genre this game isn't for you. I will detail the pros and cons of the game,Tales of Berseria is a solid (8/10) JRPG that I 100% recommend to all fans of the genre or fans of the "Tales of" franchise. The game breaks some the mold with twists on characters, combat system and story, which is a very welcome change. However, the game still is a JRPG in this core, so if you don't like the genre this game isn't for you. I will detail the pros and cons of the game, without spoilers, below:

    Pros:
    -Story: This game takes the classic "zero to hero" we are used to see in JRPGs and paint it on darker tone, with a more serious and less optimistic journey.
    -The characters: The protagonists are interesting both in their visuals, their past and their motivations. Also, the character development during the game is very satisfying.
    -The worldbuilding: With lots of dubbed dialog and NPCs that change their lines based on the last events, the world of this game trully fells "alive".
    -Content quantity: The game is not only long but also features a lot of side quests that complement the mains storyline.
    -Graphics: The anime-styled graphics on this game are beautiful.
    -Opitimization: These beautiful graphics run well even on a modest video card.

    Neutral:
    -Combat: This is more a matter of taste, but I didn't like the combat that much. In combat, you control your main character (you can choose who) like in a action game while the rest of the cast support you. The problem is that the combat/formations lacks some strategical or mechanical depth. It is not bad, but it's not incredible.
    -Simple puzzles: The puzzles of this game are kinda easy, some may like this way and some don't.

    Cons:
    -Enemy design: Almost all enemies visuals are random JRPG monsters that don't fit well the place where they are or the story of the game and there are a lot of enemies that are just recolors. The exception are a few main antagonists.
    -The "mood": Tales of Berseria tries to twist your classic JPRG adventure with a darker tone, which is a agood thing for variety in the genre. However, the musics and the bright landscapes are exactly the same you would encounter in a happier JRPG, failing in setting the right "mood" for the darker objectives of your protagonist.    … Expand
  20. Starlight1
    Jul 23, 2020
    9
    I love this game for its story, setting, and even the combat. The combat at first really did not sit right with me but after my full play-through I realized how much it actually grew on me.
  21. Jrson
    May 5, 2020
    6
    There is a lot of playful banter in this game. This makes the characters pretty likable, but my main problem with this game is the combat. It is horrible.
  22. Ferranvogu
    Apr 22, 2020
    10
    One of the best modern jrpg , great gameplay , a well written story that touches more adult themes and overall an improvement on the tales of series . The cast of caracters is divers and very unique i'ts diversity makes it helpfull to remember and like , a 10/10
  23. R_1777
    Mar 2, 2020
    8
    Argumentalmente supera por completo al juego anterior, con una historia mas oscura y madura en comparación a los juegos anteriores ya se centra en un tema como la venganza, personajes carismáticos, y un muy buen desarrollo de los mismos, ademas de contar con un final que está para llorar por lo bonito y triste que es.

    Jugablemente me dejó un poco que desear, ya que lo hicieron mucho mas    Argumentalmente supera por completo al juego anterior, con una historia mas oscura y madura en comparación a los juegos anteriores ya se centra en un tema como la venganza, personajes carismáticos, y un muy buen desarrollo de los mismos, ademas de contar con un final que está para llorar por lo bonito y triste que es.

    Jugablemente me dejó un poco que desear, ya que lo hicieron mucho mas fácil al darnos la opción
    de configurar los ataques como queramos, haciendo que podamos tener configurado ataques muy devastadores desde el principio y lo que realmente me molestó es el bloqueo automático cuando no nos movemos. Espero que para Tales of Arise no nos deje con tantas libertades para configurar los ataques.
    Eso hace que el juego sea mas fácil que Tales of Zestiria, ya que Berseria es fácil pasárselo en la máxima dificultad, mientras que en Zestiria hay que andarse con cuidado.

    Lo que si me gustó es su sistema de almas, ya que dependiendo cuantos tengamos mas ataques podemos realizar y si tenemos una... pues solo un ataque y ya está :/

    Gráficamente es muy simple pero no es malo, pero envejecerá mal en un futuro. Eso si, la cantidad de ataques en momentos frenéticos hace que el juego se vea muy bien.

    La optimización es infinitamente mejor que Tales of Zestiria, ya que el juego no se ralentiza y los controles con teclado funcionan muy bien, salvo el mause, ya que desaparece en los menús pero funciona, pero sinceramente para este tipo de juegos recomiendo usar mando ya sea de Xbox o de PS3/4, ya que es mas cómodo (en comparación con Zestiria el cual tiene un port malisimo en el que hay que utilizar mods para mejorar el rendimiento y ay que tener mando si o si para poder jugar por que con teclado el juego se vuelve loco).

    P.D. Los DLC son solo cosméticos y se puede vivir sin ellos... pero son "excesivamente caros", y no valen en lo mas mínimo la pena para lo que son, así que recomiendo ni si quiera voltearlos a ver.    … Expand
  24. Fardin
    Jan 18, 2020
    4
    Story: ⭐⭐ ✩
    Gameplay: ⭐  ✩  ✩
    Characters: ⭐⭐ ✩ Immersion: ⭐⭐ ✩ Fun: ⭐ ✩   ✩ Enhancement System: ⭐ ✩   ✩ Sound: ⭐⭐ ✩ Graphics: ⭐ ✩   ✩ . . . . . . . ---Grind--- ☐ Nothing ☑ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind  ---PlayTime--- ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long/Infinite ---Bugs--- ☑ None ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Too Much Overall: 4/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Story: ⭐⭐ ✩
    Gameplay: ⭐  ✩  ✩
    Characters: ⭐⭐ ✩
    Immersion: ⭐⭐ ✩
    Fun: ⭐ ✩   ✩
    Enhancement System: ⭐ ✩   ✩
    Sound: ⭐⭐ ✩
    Graphics: ⭐ ✩   ✩
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    ☐ Nothing
    ☑ Average grind level
    ☐ Too much grind 

    ---PlayTime---
    ☐ Short
    ☐ Average
    ☑ Long/Infinite

    ---Bugs---
    ☑ None
    ☐ Minor bugs
    ☐ Too Much

    Overall: 4/10
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  25. GeneralKaiminus
    Feb 13, 2019
    10
    Humor great With a story that offer really interisting characters in a fantastic universe
    Gameplay fun and scalable. You evolve you abilities and skills more you continue the story,
    And well, this game made me cry at the end huu it was a pure plaesure those 6O Houres of Gaming

    To everryone who love Japanime universe , knowing the Tales Of series or not
  26. posoh
    Jan 26, 2019
    6
    Apparently Zestiria was SO BAD that people think about Berseria as Holy Pinnacle of Video Games. It's really not. On every level. Nice credit sequence though
  27. nob1to
    Jan 7, 2019
    8
    Tales of berseria es un buen JRPG y se agradece que este en PC.
    las historia es realmente buena a pesar de tener algún tipo de cliché como cualquier típica seria de este género, hay que aclarar que tuvieron bien trabajada la trama, donde me parece que es su fuerte, su gameplay bastante cómodo, mejorando a Zesteria y con unos personajes que hacen que quieras seguir jugando.
    La    Tales of berseria es un buen JRPG y se agradece que este en PC.
    las historia es realmente buena a pesar de tener algún tipo de cliché como cualquier típica seria de este género, hay que aclarar que tuvieron bien trabajada la trama, donde me parece que es su fuerte, su gameplay bastante cómodo, mejorando a Zesteria y con unos personajes que hacen que quieras seguir jugando.
    La protagonista es el antihéroe que no pedíamos pero que siento que ya se necesitaba, llena de un pasado oscuro que la atormenta y su constante pelea interna que tiene consigo misma hace que te preguntes como terminara esto. No lo pase a la primera, sino más bien lo jugué de mes en mes, cada cierto día, ya que encontraba la trama a veces un poco pesada, ciertamente llega un punto en el que quieras saber cómo terminara todo, y sientes que se alarga mucho, donde se termina haciendo pesado, es donde le veo el punto negativo, aunque hay que admitir que una vez que te atrapa quieres saber su desenlace, sobre todo en torno a la protagonista y su deseo de saciar la venganza que lleva consigo.

    Cosas Positivas
    Fue disfrutable su historia
    Gameplay fluido
    Si te gustan las conversaciones y lo bien trabajado que hicieron a los personajes secundarios te encantara.
    Cosas negativas
    La historia a veces sentí que se sobreentiende a un punto que ya quieres saber el final y te siguen dando vueltas en mazmorras bastante aburridas.
    el equipamiento o ítems: a veces se siente que no importa si abres un cofre, no te esperas nada bueno, en otras palabras, no siento que sea un juego donde explotaron esta cualidad que quizás le hubiera dado más interés al jugador por seguir explorando otras zonas, ya que en si estarías pensando “otro cofre más que no tiene nada relevante”

    En resumen un buen juego, que pudo ser mejor, pero bastante recomendable a pesar de todo, si te gustan las historias con un buen final, este es sin duda tu juego.    … Expand
  28. Serafion
    Dec 10, 2018
    9
    Why are so many bad reviews just 1 ot 0? Games like Falout 76, No Mans Sky or Ride to Hell get 1 out of 10, because they have too many problems. I mean, the game works as intended, there are no game breaking bugs, the gameplay isn't just button mashing, when you don't play on the easiest difficulty, you have plenty to do in the game, the game isn't something else it pretends to be, itWhy are so many bad reviews just 1 ot 0? Games like Falout 76, No Mans Sky or Ride to Hell get 1 out of 10, because they have too many problems. I mean, the game works as intended, there are no game breaking bugs, the gameplay isn't just button mashing, when you don't play on the easiest difficulty, you have plenty to do in the game, the game isn't something else it pretends to be, it doesn't lack quality... and why are there a lot of bad reviews that just look copy - paste? And most of those have just reviewed this game. And most of the problems they have, are just nitpicks. There must be some serious resentment for some reason, which I can't explain. I want to keep it spoiler free, so I won't nitpick story details.

    I am not used to this game's style of combat, and it didn't really fit my prefference, because I mostly play isometric RPGs (Shadowrun, Tyranny) or action RPGs (Dark Souls, Witcher for example), or action adventures (like DMC, Darksiders). It was hard for me to figure out.

    I didn't like most JRPGs, because they had either bad pacing or stupid generic anime tropes, so this one really surprised me. It was able to utilise some of that classic anime **** but make it actually work and make it feel way less generic and actually not cringy unlike 99% of modern anime.

    Yes, there were some stupid dialogues with the "Why do the birds fly?", but the story was well constructed, without gaps and dull moments where you wouldn't care. There are other moments that do make you care and maybe even cry. The script makes sense. The twists weren't predictable, but they make sense in the whole picture. The set up to most things was really good and also makes sense. The characters make sense. The pacing is good. Characters have good chemistry between each other. They are different from characters I am used to, so I don't find them bland at all. I hate modern anime, but this felt like older anime I loved watching growing up.

    It's not perfect, of coarse, but the 1 point reviews must have some meaning behind it... probably some hurt feelings or something. I wanted to give it 8, because I didn't like the combat that much and it took me longer to figure out than Dark Souls, but I think it's just because I am not used to this style. Oh, and the ending could have been much better. It wasn't really that well explained and even though most of the game was set up very well, the ending, after you beat the last boss, wasn't that well set up. It wasn't as satisfactory as I would have hoped and left a lot of questions. That's maybe because I didn't play Tales of Zestiria, which this is a prequel of.

    But in the end, it was something new and fresh for me, so I give it a pass for the combat.    … Expand
  29. martimus1
    Sep 17, 2018
    8
    Tales of Berseria is mostly like the other Tales of RPGs and does mostly nothing new wich isnt that bad and the story is ok!
    The story is a bit in the back at the beginning and only comes near the end towards a good story so you really need to keep pushing to get trough some things...
    but in the End its a very good and can also become a very emotional game! If you like good RPGs i will    Tales of Berseria is mostly like the other Tales of RPGs and does mostly nothing new wich isnt that bad and the story is ok!
    The story is a bit in the back at the beginning and only comes near the end towards a good story so you really need to keep pushing to get trough some things...
    but in the End its a very good and can also become a very emotional game!
    If you like good RPGs i will always recommend the Tales of Series, Dragons Dogma or Final Fantasy!
    Tales of Berseria is not the absolut best but it can stay with the other titles!    … Expand
  30. BoredSeal
    Sep 7, 2018
    7
    Main plus of this game is awesome dark story about bad guys being main protagonists. It has interesting story, great humour, characters and dialogues. Curiosity was main driving force to finish the game, even if game itself was not so much fan. Level design is very simple and outdated and if there was not new dialogue or small scene peeking behind the corner, I would probably give upMain plus of this game is awesome dark story about bad guys being main protagonists. It has interesting story, great humour, characters and dialogues. Curiosity was main driving force to finish the game, even if game itself was not so much fan. Level design is very simple and outdated and if there was not new dialogue or small scene peeking behind the corner, I would probably give up because stereotype, but I´m glad I was strong enough to finish the game.… Expand
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#82 Best PC Game of 2017
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#47 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#12 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Mar 31, 2017
    80
    The 16th game in the Tales series is also the most adult. Who would have thunk it? [Issue#260, p.62]
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Mar 17, 2017
    76
    Tales of Berseria is too archaic in its game design and visuals to be a mass-appeal JPRG. Still, if you're looking to play a modern representative of this genre, keep in mind that you can easily find a better-looking game, but you won't have as much fun playing it as this one.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 1, 2017
    62
    In Tales of Berseria you can find every single thing which caused “traditional” JRPG to fall out of favor: world is almost empty, balance is non-existent and instead of truly intricate story we have a cheap, unbelievable drama. Sure, most of these can be explained away as a JRPG tradition – but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get tired of them. [Issue #217, p.76]
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