Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

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83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
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  1. God is a Geek
    Jan 9, 2019
    70
    It isn’t a fantastic experience but hopefully post launch patches improve the visuals and the framerate. If you want to play this docked, get it on another platform.
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  1. VG247
    Jan 9, 2019
    The Nintendo Switch port is impressive, and the game is perfect for a spot of grinding on the go, with only occasional frame drops to let it down in certain cities. Otherwise, Tales of Vesperia is a classic JRPG that goes back to the roots of what made the series shine. Despite its flaws when it comes to its setting and style, earnest storytelling, a fantastic combat system, and memorable cast of characters make the game worth that ten year wait.

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#37 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#46 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 183 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 123 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 183
  3. Negative: 23 out of 183
  1. SuperRon
    Jan 14, 2019
    10
    The long awaited Complete Version of Tales of Vesperia!
    It feel SO GOOD to finally have a lot of costumes to unlock, finally a lots of    The long awaited Complete Version of Tales of Vesperia!
    It feel SO GOOD to finally have a lot of costumes to unlock, finally a lots of sidequest to find out when you replay, finally a lots of optional content and bosses. I feel like this game gave me everything I wanted "more of" tales of symphonia.

    The characters are overall pretty good, Yuri put a great dynamic with the team and each character feel very distinct.

    Battle Wise the game is more clunky in first few hours than most tales of, but open up much more in the end, which gives a fantastic sense of progression through the game and in the challenge keeps up, to max level in the endgame challenges. Add to that 9 playable characters and you have the most diverse cast and a lot to learn if you want to vary your play style.

    Story wise it's pretty simple, it's mostly about people figure it out and an adventure in the classic sense, it wasn't as groundbreaking as other tales of, but servicable.

    As most tales of you can still have fantastic couch multiplayer, expect great replayability from the NG+, unlocked difficulties, numerous Ex dungeons, and a lots of things to unlock.

    If for some reason you don't like anime or JRPG in general, just pass on this game, for the other just buy it.    … Full Review »
  2. Rpg89
    Jan 22, 2019
    9
    This game is damn gorgeous!!! Buy it you won't regret. Every playthrough keeps making you to want more.
  3. Jahoodi
    Mar 19, 2020
    5
    I am a newcomer to this series, and purchased the game (digitally, sadly) based on the multitude of positive reviews. I had just finishedI am a newcomer to this series, and purchased the game (digitally, sadly) based on the multitude of positive reviews. I had just finished Dragon Quest XI and was looking for another JRPG to get into. Perhaps this game was good when it was released a decade ago, but I would strongly discourage anyone from picking this up today. It feels like the combat was designed with the endgame in mind, in the sense that the gameplay for the first 20 hours is a joyless, unfair, poorly designed slog. And this is really what it comes down to: the combat system that has been inexplicably lauded by so many reviewers is just plain bad. Enemies don't telegraph moves in time for you to respond; getting hit results in a lengthy stagger state that allows enemies to hammer on you (meanwhile, enemy stagger states are short or nonexistent); boss battles are poorly placed and poorly designed from the very start of the game, making you face enemies with far greater move-sets than you as soon as you are becoming accustomed to the controls; the character movement is sluggish and unresponsive. It is certainly possible that I just "don't get it," but man what a horrible experience it has been to try and play this game. Spend your money elsewhere.… Full Review »
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