Tales of Zestiria

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 165 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 165
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 165
  3. Negative: 29 out of 165

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  1. TsukasaHiiragi
    Dec 15, 2015
    6
    Tales of Zestiria in all honesty, I feel is strictly for Tales fans, especially if you've played huge hits like Tales of Xillia then Zestiria will certainly disappoint you since its only half the game Xillia ever was. The biggest problems with ToZ are numerous such as a main character permanently leaving after about 15 hours of story through to periods when the combat system feelsTales of Zestiria in all honesty, I feel is strictly for Tales fans, especially if you've played huge hits like Tales of Xillia then Zestiria will certainly disappoint you since its only half the game Xillia ever was. The biggest problems with ToZ are numerous such as a main character permanently leaving after about 15 hours of story through to periods when the combat system feels obviously broken.

    The biggest problem with the combat system is the camera itself, fighting in a small area is a recipe for disaster since the camera will have a really hard time following the player, often not showing anything at all just the floor or the monsters without the character the player is controlling so sometimes, its just button bash and hope when these camera issues appear...which unfortunately is all too often.

    Another issue it the story meanders too much, often making no real sense and is missing some vital components such as side quests - - okay, there are 'some' side quests but not on the same scale as Xillia. Plus you have some dungeons which are poorly crafted such as the terribly designed Water Trial which is one of the more frustrating puzzle dungeons I've personally played in a while. Another minor problem is the open expanses in the game are...just too open, barren and feel empty and devoid of life.

    Another issue, but thats more of a personal opinion and thats Namco not releasing several DLC for the western release due to the 'usual' excuses of 'licensing', so the west misses out on some of the best looking costumes - I guess western fans should be happy that at least we have Idolmaster and Evangeline costumes! But also speaking about DLC, this game is very heavy on the DLC and its quite expensive considering - so whilst its purely cosmetic I personally feel they shouldn't be charging $10 for a set of costumes.

    Whilst I think the game isn't a total loss, I can't really recommend paying full price for this game, especially if your interested in the DLC - which if you buy everything...will cost more than the base game. ToZ does have interesting and even fun moments especially with some well crafted skits but unfortunately those are not enough to warrant such high scores, at most I could say 6/10 at absolute most. Also, if your playing the PC version, using SweetFX is a must not only to remove the 30fps cap, but to add various shader effects and make the game look generally alot better.    … Expand
  2. Zenketsu
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    + Many improvements compared to the previous games
    + nice soundtrack
    + good controls

    - bad and boring story
    - very little details
    - bad controls
  3. VG_Alex
    Aug 7, 2021
    7
    'TALES OF ZESTIRIA' is a JRPG with a fantastic background. The excellent soundtrack and character setting are very attractive, but the boring gameplay and open map encumbers the whole game.

    Review of "Tales of Zestiria"

    Graphic/Art: 7.5

    Music/Sounds: 8.5

    Narrative/Performance:6

    Gameplay: 5

    Score: 6.7 (-0.3)
  4. QuatokyTonberry
    Mar 1, 2019
    6
    Gameplay: - Mediocre
    Story: - Normal
    Visual: - Normal
    Music and sound: - Good
    Average time: - 43H
    Score: - 6
  5. Roberoquer
    Jul 18, 2020
    6
    An average JRPG, not great but not terrible. The turn based combat is not particularly deep like in other JRPG but still fun to play. The graphics and art design are quite average and the plot is ok but not particularly interesting.

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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Riot Pixels
    Jan 25, 2016
    72
    Tales of Zestiria is not a very welcoming game, and feels too bland at times, but if you’re not a JRPG connoisseur, you’ll probably enjoy it.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 9, 2015
    73
    Tales of Zestiria isn’t a blockbuster and it won’t appear as a “Game of the Year” nominee, but if you like JRPGs, you’ll spend about 40 hours in it, and won’t come to regret a single one of them. [Issue#204, p.73]
  3. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 13, 2015
    80
    Tales of Zestiria is an absolutely fine JRPG for its target audience. However, if you are not accustomed to this particular genre, you will find hardly anything to grab your attention.
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