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  1. Aug 28, 2019
    10
    loved the dark story line, loved the companionship of the team going with you, each character is really different and you feel for them, and the jokes they make, im about 80 hours in and almost done, final boss supposedly awaits. battle system is fun, i really enjoyed it, the walking is bit much until later in the game, the dungeons a bit boring but the story is 11/10 for me, the pain,loved the dark story line, loved the companionship of the team going with you, each character is really different and you feel for them, and the jokes they make, im about 80 hours in and almost done, final boss supposedly awaits. battle system is fun, i really enjoyed it, the walking is bit much until later in the game, the dungeons a bit boring but the story is 11/10 for me, the pain, regret, and anguish of the main character. love it. Tried tales of graces f i think for ps3 and was so cringeworthy and weird. theres a few cringy jokes in this one too but they moslty made me laugh out loud. any other games out there like this ill pick them up. for me a must buy. Expand
  2. Jan 26, 2017
    10
    This might be the best Tales Games since Vesperia.
    I am a big fan of the series, but I didnt like the PS3 titles so much, they were good. But nothing more.
    I missed these masterpieces, like Vesperia or Symphonia.
    Berseria might not be as good as them, but by far better then the last few games.
    Especially because of Story and Characters.
  3. Mar 6, 2021
    10
    Amsome game with one of the coolest stories and great combat.. The Story is dark, with twists and surprises. The characters are all compelling, especially Velvet, she is a pure Badarse, sexy and letal.. If you passed on the because of the trash Zesteria or crap games media reviews, you might want to at least guve it a try.
  4. Feb 2, 2017
    10
    I've always thought that JRPGs are so close to being the best thing this industry have to offer, if only they could get over the issues that are common to the genre--weak combat systems, story/gameplay feeling disconnected and getting in the way, lack of difficulty or extreme difficulty resulting in a need to grind-- and hell, do I even have to mention what's wrong with the average JRPGI've always thought that JRPGs are so close to being the best thing this industry have to offer, if only they could get over the issues that are common to the genre--weak combat systems, story/gameplay feeling disconnected and getting in the way, lack of difficulty or extreme difficulty resulting in a need to grind-- and hell, do I even have to mention what's wrong with the average JRPG story?

    This is the answer to all of those critiques.

    Tales of Berseria starts off with the same cookie-cutter characters as always, but viciously subverts your expectations about an hour in. These aren't teenagers on a mission to save the world--they're not good people. They don't want to do good things, and they know it. It's not for its own sake, but due to the characters placing a higher priority on their own goals rather than the greater good for the population.

    There's so much more you can do with your characters when you allow them to have cutting flaws like this, and while they hold no punches with just how villainous these characters are willing to be, it never goes so far that it makes them unlikable, never stops you from empathizing with them. You connect with all of these characters no matter what it is they do, and that's no small feat. Tales of Berseria's story would sink with characters that aren't as good as these, and the team for Berseria stepped up and tried this anyway.

    That's not to say there aren't good parts to the story. Everything from the newest mindless FPS to your average smartphone game wants me to look at its deep, gripping story. Usually I skip almost every story I find in a game. Berseria makes you sit up and take notice. While other games use unskippable cutscenes that frustrate players, Berseria uses less intrusive techniques to draw you in, from the opening shot (and the fact that the first cutscene is a beautiful animated movie) to how they introduce skits or how certain highlighted areas on the map that seem to be related to your objective being story-related, fully voice-acted bits of dialogue.

    No matter what you're doing, there's always going to be the option to experience a bit of Tales of Berseria's story, and it's hard not to be taken in just on the little bits that you stumble on yourself, and from there, you're hooked. Good thing, too, as I spent more time experiencing story content than battling enemies. It's not intrusive, since it's almost all optional, but it's just so enjoyable you're almost never going to want to get as much as you can. Unlike other JRPGs that have a bit of story as a 'reward' for slogging through the gameplay, the story is a constant presence for you to enjoy, keeping you engaged in it, unlike in other JRPGs where you can frequently lose focus.

    Combat defies conventions, too, with having a nice solid core based on building your own combos. It's not as complex as it could be at first, but mastering the fast-paced and fluid fighting styles of your characters gives you plenty to do until it adds more in later. Berseria is constantly doing so, too, whether it's new moves or mechanics, difficulty modes, or items dropped from certain enemies that change how the games mechanics work from that point, such as altering certain moves, adding a new difficulty mode, or changing how loot drops work. Not to mention that Berseria always keeps you engaged by letting you change your difficulty at almost any time, and even gives you reasons to choose the higher difficulties, making sure that people have the proper motivation to play at a level that challenges them without becoming impossible.

    Constant small shifts in the combat pile on with a few minigames and subsystems that get added on as you go stuff the game with content. Whenever you think the combat may be getting the slightest bit repetitive, there's always something around the corner to pull you back in. It's good design, to constantly introduce new things for the player to do or manage without overwhelming them, and shows that the devs have a sense of proper pacing beyond the narrative sense.

    When I think Tales of Berseria, I think of content. 70 hours of content that had love put into it and that feels genuinely fun to play through. Even if you don't like something, so much of it is optional so that you can make your own experience without feeling like you need to force your way through anything. All the flaws I could list aren't really flaws, but preferences on my part, and honestly, that's just not enough for me to mark a game down.
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  5. Apr 18, 2020
    10
    This is not a perfect game, but it surprised me, and I enjoyed playing every bit of the ~43 hours I spent with it. It made me lough, it made me think, and I had A LOT of fun with it.

    The characters in this game are the main selling point. Each and every of the main characters we deal with are very likable and have a distinct personality. The amazing skits implemented in this game reveal
    This is not a perfect game, but it surprised me, and I enjoyed playing every bit of the ~43 hours I spent with it. It made me lough, it made me think, and I had A LOT of fun with it.

    The characters in this game are the main selling point. Each and every of the main characters we deal with are very likable and have a distinct personality. The amazing skits implemented in this game reveal (in kind of a natural way) new and interesting things about them - both serious and funny.

    This game is very well paced, and not once did I think "man, this section drags out for so long.." - there is no grinding required, and sections in which there is a lot of travel are usually filled with skits (which are really awesome) that I mentioned above.

    The combat system is is quite fun (not the best perhaps, but definitely good).

    Also, the game runs very smoothly, and loading times are almost non-existent - which is also worth mentioning given how these technical aspects ruin the experience for some other games.

    I bought this game at a discounted price, but even if I would buy it at full price - I would still think I got my money's worth and be very satisfied with it.

    This is my third "tales of" game. The first was "Tales of Abyss" which was excellent, second was "Tales of Graces F" which I was disappointed with (although the disappointment came closer to the end-game), and now "Tales of Berseria" delivered an amazing experience for me again.

    I recommend this game not only to "Tales of" fans. And to the developers - thank you for creating it :)
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  6. Feb 16, 2017
    10
    I like it its really good, The characters are charming, and the story's good. Combats great too. i enjoyed playing it
    it was a great game not as great as Symphonia but still up there.
  7. Jan 24, 2017
    10
    It is so amazing to be playing another tales game. Coming off zestiria with tempered expectations, i was blown away by how amazing this was. They truly outdid theirselves with Berseria. Each character is fleshed out, and the soundtrack really set the aumbiance. The opening this time was beautifully crafted (Flow always does the best work) and the story has you walking the thin line betweenIt is so amazing to be playing another tales game. Coming off zestiria with tempered expectations, i was blown away by how amazing this was. They truly outdid theirselves with Berseria. Each character is fleshed out, and the soundtrack really set the aumbiance. The opening this time was beautifully crafted (Flow always does the best work) and the story has you walking the thin line between good and bad, and the story pulls at the feels. definately worth the money Expand
  8. Jan 25, 2017
    10
    The darkest, most intriguing Tales game to date with tons of weapons and armor to collect so you can learn skills from, 100 Katz for you to find, a giant bestiary to complete, loads of skits for you to view, and and average completion time of 70+ hours (based on Japanese players and those who imported) this game has more than enough content to keep you entertained for a long time withoutThe darkest, most intriguing Tales game to date with tons of weapons and armor to collect so you can learn skills from, 100 Katz for you to find, a giant bestiary to complete, loads of skits for you to view, and and average completion time of 70+ hours (based on Japanese players and those who imported) this game has more than enough content to keep you entertained for a long time without becoming a drag.

    The combat system is the best it's ever been with fluid controls and the ability to customize your own combo strings, it's never been so newcomer friendly while still allowing the long time fans to take full advantage since the more you know the better your attacks will be. If someone finds the combat broken or unbalanced then there's a good chance they either haven't played the game or they just don't have the knowledge to make the character they play as truly great.

    The sound design is fantastic. The music sets the tone very well and enemy noises will always fill you in on when you need to be wary and what kind of enemy it is that is approaching you. The voice acting is the best it's ever been in a Tales game, with an all-star cast who clearly knows what they're doing. The graphics tend to be hit and miss with people, while it's mostly due to the style of the game it can tend to look a little rough to players who expect every game to look (and have) a AAA budget, but the graphics never once detract or distract from the game.
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  9. Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Un 10 como JRPG, demuestra que los graficos no lo son todos, uno de los mejores Tales of es muchos años e incluso uno de los mejores de la saga, una historia fuera de los tipicos heroes que salvan al mundo aunque siguiendo los cliche del genero, sistema de combate magnifco, divertido, lleno de posibilidades y que no cansa, lleno de contenido para jugar por muchas horas, solucionados esosUn 10 como JRPG, demuestra que los graficos no lo son todos, uno de los mejores Tales of es muchos años e incluso uno de los mejores de la saga, una historia fuera de los tipicos heroes que salvan al mundo aunque siguiendo los cliche del genero, sistema de combate magnifco, divertido, lleno de posibilidades y que no cansa, lleno de contenido para jugar por muchas horas, solucionados esos problemas de zestiria por lo que ahora se disfruta mas, de lo mejor de este año sin duda para mi, un autentico juegazo recomendado para amantes de los JRPG y en especial de la saga Tales Of Expand
  10. Jan 27, 2017
    10
    LOL game of the year, but the price of PS4. You can of course still many things to write, but usually there are people who write reviews usually do not differ in mental development.
  11. Jan 26, 2017
    10
    This is my first tales game and holy crap what have I missed?! I am so entertained!! and love the combat combo system. This was a surprise for sure and with my DreamScreen setup, it's so freaking beautiful. Love the dark theme and emotion driven vengeance story. How many times have I wished to be her to get vengeance and express that which I've lost in life!
  12. Jan 26, 2017
    10
    As a long time Tales fan this game is a welcomed title to such an amazing franchise. The story and characters take a risky turn from the norm of the Tales series and features a cold but understandable anti-heroine bent on revenge which as a JRPG gamer barely see in games nowadays. The battle system is tricky at first but after hours upon hours playing it became more and more enjoyableAs a long time Tales fan this game is a welcomed title to such an amazing franchise. The story and characters take a risky turn from the norm of the Tales series and features a cold but understandable anti-heroine bent on revenge which as a JRPG gamer barely see in games nowadays. The battle system is tricky at first but after hours upon hours playing it became more and more enjoyable figuring out combos that work well for the advantage. The equip system which was reused from Zestiria in my case better than the original but still can give the user a headache at times but managing it all is the most rewarding aspect. Berseria is a wonderful entry for the series and to date with it's in-depth battle system and incredible OST makes for a enjoyable experience for any gamer to pick up. Expand
  13. Jan 24, 2017
    10
    Finally, after so many years we received a new great Tales game. Berseria is fantastic, Velvet is a pretty good protaganist and the support character are memorable (my favorite character is Eizen), it's way better than the last Tales game, "Tales of Zestiria", and after play Berseria you should be hyped for the future of the franchise.
  14. Feb 13, 2017
    10
    despues de haber jugado muchos jrpg desde sega genesis hasta la actual ps4 , debo decir que Tales of berseria es uno de los mejores jrpg en la historia, todo el sistema de juego es una maravilla, que incluye lo mejor de cada tales of, la historia es simplemente magnifica, desde el comienzo te invaden emociones y lo unico que quieres es acompañar a Velvet en la busca de esa codiciadadespues de haber jugado muchos jrpg desde sega genesis hasta la actual ps4 , debo decir que Tales of berseria es uno de los mejores jrpg en la historia, todo el sistema de juego es una maravilla, que incluye lo mejor de cada tales of, la historia es simplemente magnifica, desde el comienzo te invaden emociones y lo unico que quieres es acompañar a Velvet en la busca de esa codiciada venganza.

    Historia politica, de amor y de valores. este juego es simplemente perfecto.

    MASTERPIECE!
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  15. Feb 18, 2017
    10
    THE BEST JRPG I PLAYED THIS YEAR PERIOD... :-)
    +Characters
    +Story +Combat +Soundtrack +Skits etc I finally have a GOOD JRPG that's better than recent Square Enix JRPG titles I played *ahem* Star ocean 5 and FF 15 and KH 2.8 and 3 this game is a far better experience with character you will literally get attached to like Main protagonist Velvet and Number 2 (Later on called Laphicet)
    THE BEST JRPG I PLAYED THIS YEAR PERIOD... :-)
    +Characters
    +Story
    +Combat
    +Soundtrack
    +Skits etc
    I finally have a GOOD JRPG that's better than recent Square Enix JRPG titles I played *ahem* Star ocean 5 and FF 15 and KH 2.8 and 3 this game is a far better experience with character you will literally get attached to like Main protagonist Velvet and Number 2 (Later on called Laphicet) who journey's to take on Artorious after he Murdered Velvets brother Laphicet and the story goes on from there with plot twist
    and etc
    Combat is hard to get used to but here some tips
    -as you press X as a magic user hold it until the meter is full while holding press L2 and it will automatically go to the next arte if it the second atre connects to the first
    -To get the second Mystic arte ( you need 4 BG) as your doing your 4 combos as soon as you know your gonna stop if you have 3 or 4 souls IMMEDIATELY PRESS R2 to do a Mystic burst then keep doing your combos then press L2 and the second Mystic arte should come up :-)
    -Also later on in the game in the menu press L3 downand and another arte sheet would come up with you required to press block+ X,O,Square,Triangle but I don't recommend doing it if your gonna use an arte while blocking and its the wrong one.
    -If you dodge an enemy's attack at the right time (L1+Right stick any direction) a soul would pop out in the field
    -As you are doing an arte press L1 twice to cancel it
    My one issue is the Equipment most Weapons and items have Debuffs :/
    BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!
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  16. May 8, 2017
    10
    Well I just got finished with the main story, took me about 90 hours with some sidequesting inbetween:

    The good:
    Great combat.
    Amazing characters.
    Amazing story
  17. Jan 26, 2017
    10
    After many attempts from VESPERIA, BERSERIA lands the winner this year for tales fans! I felt sketchy at first but looking from japanese players who played it first, they really enjoyed this series a lot more than Fail-stiria (zesteria). Velvet is one badass protagonist and i like the dark theme to this game. Not some typical light voice hero boy, its straight up, a badass chick with anAfter many attempts from VESPERIA, BERSERIA lands the winner this year for tales fans! I felt sketchy at first but looking from japanese players who played it first, they really enjoyed this series a lot more than Fail-stiria (zesteria). Velvet is one badass protagonist and i like the dark theme to this game. Not some typical light voice hero boy, its straight up, a badass chick with an extreme determination for revenge. Overall the game play and graphics are outstanding on the ps4. Keeps my game life of 2017 to a fresh start so far and i will be destroying this game completely 100%! Expand
  18. Jan 27, 2017
    10
    It is so amazing to be playing another tales game. this is so much better then zestiria.Mind blown away by how amazing this game is and was about to lose faith in the tales games after zestiria since it wasn't that good. They truly do great with Berseria and all the character is fleshed out made and the emotion makes it worth playing since each has the same objective but for a differentIt is so amazing to be playing another tales game. this is so much better then zestiria.Mind blown away by how amazing this game is and was about to lose faith in the tales games after zestiria since it wasn't that good. They truly do great with Berseria and all the character is fleshed out made and the emotion makes it worth playing since each has the same objective but for a different reason. The opening was beautifully and the band is great. The story is dark and has a purpose for why ur doing what u doing with each character point of view and not just throw people in and try to make them fit in like (zestria did aka rose). They have u walk between whats good and bad in there world who iis trying to protect them and who really trying to be a god, and the story pulls at the feels. Expand
  19. Feb 9, 2017
    10
    Game totally blew me away. The story is spectacular, velvet the protagonist is a total bad ass.. . .the story has a dark vibe and is pretty deep. Got really attached and emotionally involved with all the party members. Graphics are decent. Combat is awesome. Super fast and fluid, smooth as hell really and its pretty beefy in depth. In all honesty this game smokes FFXV and i liked that gameGame totally blew me away. The story is spectacular, velvet the protagonist is a total bad ass.. . .the story has a dark vibe and is pretty deep. Got really attached and emotionally involved with all the party members. Graphics are decent. Combat is awesome. Super fast and fluid, smooth as hell really and its pretty beefy in depth. In all honesty this game smokes FFXV and i liked that game a lot. This is one of the best RPGs ive ever played. The story is so good and the game is huge with tons of narrative and new areas. If you want a JRPG dont bother with anything else, this is one of the best games ive played in a very long time. Another masterpiece from Bandai Namco. Expand
  20. Feb 14, 2017
    10
    This is one of the most complete RPG all time, Story, Combat, Music, and Magilou!
    we need ToB 2 now!

    please bandai we need more jrpg like this.

    Is perfect!
  21. Feb 16, 2017
    10
    I never played a Tales game before Berseria. I fell in love with it instantly, I couldn't find one thing I didnt like. Its one of best ps4 games out to date in my opinion
  22. Feb 26, 2017
    10
    Que mas se le puede pedir a este juego? Horas y horas de juego, sistema de combate divertidisimo, personajes carismaticos, una historia adulta y un nivel artistico hermoso. Sin dudas Velvet te enamora.
  23. Mar 6, 2017
    10
    this is the first tales games have serious story, i like. it feel more a story adult people, with alot of anger emotion revenge 3 times better than zesteria. there is a lot of improvement compare to zesteria in terms of battle system (more fun), word map, the camera and the improvement that i like is, the story, character conversation, how they react to each other. every tales games havethis is the first tales games have serious story, i like. it feel more a story adult people, with alot of anger emotion revenge 3 times better than zesteria. there is a lot of improvement compare to zesteria in terms of battle system (more fun), word map, the camera and the improvement that i like is, the story, character conversation, how they react to each other. every tales games have their own pros and cons so its hard to choose which one is the best tales games. for me. tales of berseria is must play games for tales fans, really great game.i have play 70 hours and still not finish lol Expand
  24. Apr 19, 2017
    10
    When Tales games are done right, they are always my favorite video game series.

    Tales of Berseria was done very very right, in fact, it has replaced Tales of Vesperia as my favorite Tales game. The story is amazing, and the characters compliment the story very well. If you, like me, play jrpgs mainly for the story, this game should be very high on your radar. Also, if you, like
    When Tales games are done right, they are always my favorite video game series.

    Tales of Berseria was done very very right, in fact, it has replaced Tales of Vesperia as my favorite Tales game.

    The story is amazing, and the characters compliment the story very well. If you, like me, play jrpgs mainly for the story, this game should be very high on your radar.

    Also, if you, like me, love action gameplay rather than turn based gameplay, this should be ridiculously high on your radar. (I am also a kingdom hearts and YS fan.)

    If you like anime, or even if you don't like anime, there's still an 80% chance you will like this game. In fact, it may make you start to like anime like the previous Tales games (Symphonia and Abyss) have done to me.

    The gameplay switches it up from your average Tales game, but I never got tired of it. The only thing I thought that could use work in this game was the dungeons since the puzzles were very lacking in thought. (I dislike extremely difficult puzzles but when they're very easy like in this game its hard to really even call them puzzles)

    There are also a fair amount of things to do other than the main story (which is rather long.)

    Overall, if you like Tales games. You cannot pass this up. If you like jrpgs, you cannot pass this up. If you like anime, you cannot pass this up. If you don't like anime, you can pass this up but I very very strongly encourage you not to. If you like action games and good stories, you cannot pass this up. In short, don't pass this game up.
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  25. May 2, 2017
    10
    Bajo mi punto de vista, es una de las mejores entregas de la saga, junto a Abyss, Vesperia, Graces F y Symphonia, sin duda alguna y llegando a superar con creces a su precuela, Tales of Zestiria.
    De ante mano, ya les comento que nos encontraremos con una trama bastante oscura, cruel y épica, como pocas veces se ha visto en esta franquicia. Destacar también, que hay varios momentos épicos,
    Bajo mi punto de vista, es una de las mejores entregas de la saga, junto a Abyss, Vesperia, Graces F y Symphonia, sin duda alguna y llegando a superar con creces a su precuela, Tales of Zestiria.
    De ante mano, ya les comento que nos encontraremos con una trama bastante oscura, cruel y épica, como pocas veces se ha visto en esta franquicia. Destacar también, que hay varios momentos épicos, desarrollados con unas cinemáticas espectáculares que en alguna ocasión hará que el corazón nos de un buen vuelco, ahí lo dejo.

    Gran argumento, un plantel de personajes muy carismáticos y fáciles de empatizar, gráficamente; toda una delicia visual, excelente banda sonora (aunque recicla varios temas de Zestiria), una jugabilidad impecable y un sistema de combate bien actualizado, incluso han aprendido del error que tuvieron con el enfoque de las cámaras en Zestiria. Pese a lo dicho anteriormente, en lo personal, me sigo quedando con el sistema de combate desarrollado en Tales of Xillia.
    También destacar de este título, es su duración, que sólo en trama principal, nos ocupará de 45 a 50 horas de media y todo ésto sumado a lo opcional que nos ofrece, fácilmente se puede duplicar su duración, sobre todo, para todo aquel que quiera explorar todos los rincones de este mundo y descubrir sus más ocultos secretos.

    En resumidas cuentas, Tales of Berseria es un JRPG que todo amante de la saga "Tales of" no puede dejar pasar.

    PD: Por cierto, una lástima el fracaso de ventas que ha tenido en España.
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  26. Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Amazing action battle system while retaining the rpg concepts...the graphics are not amazing but the art design.. storyline and characters are amazing..the story is dark and serious while having the jrpg/anime.tropes that all jrpg fans love..amazing..cannot wait for tales of arise
  27. Jan 31, 2018
    10
    Tales of Berseria one of the best ps4 rpg and one of the best of all time. Unique and fun battle system. Great RPG!
  28. Feb 12, 2018
    10
    Well. It was my first Tales games.

    In one word "Amazing"

    One of my favourites RPG on PS4. The story was so good that was worth every single hour in the game.
  29. Aug 7, 2020
    10
    One of the best "Tales"... All characters are well written like the story. Gameplay is fun, recommend harder difficulties since combat can be really easy when mastered.
  30. Nov 20, 2018
    10
    Sin dudas el mejor juego de la saga Tales of, hermoso, buenas mecánicas, entretenido y la historia es realmente atrapante.
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 57
  2. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. CD-Action
    Apr 5, 2017
    80
    Despite simple, painfully dull dungeon designs and PS3 era graphics, it’s one of the best Tales games in years. The story is really sound, the combat system is solid and interesting, difficulty levels are properly balanced at last, character development and crafting are addictive and players are introduced into the world at a perfect pace. [04/2017, p.65]
  2. Apr 3, 2017
    85
    Having played some of the previous Tales games, I can definitely say that Tales of Berseria is the best title in the series. What makes it even more appealing is the fact that you don't need to have played Tales of Zestiria or any other game in the same universe to be able to play the new one.
  3. Games Master UK
    Apr 2, 2017
    73
    In some ways, this is the most innovative Tales game for years. In others, it's still stuck firmly in the past. [March 2017, p.78]