Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition - PlayStation 4

This is by far one of the best games including one of the best out of this franchise. The characters are very amusing and I truly felt connected to each one. The humor in many of the scenes had me chuckling out loud. The storyline is wonderful and there's just so much to do. So many costumes to collect and quite challenging when aiming for trophies. You can spend 100 hrs on the game easily. I highly recommend this gem.

Have you ever played a game that was so good you couldn't put down? Well if you haven't I recommend you buy this one because it is one of them. This game has beautiful textures and anime babes (mm Rita) also lots of adventures. You go out as this dirtbag Tales trying to help Sanic the Hedgehog. = Sanic and Tails must stop series antagonist Dr. Ivo Robotnik from stealing the Chaos Arthritis in Versperia to power his space station, the Death Bug.

I Played the Xbox360 version a few years back; and never have I been so enamored with a game, quite like with ToV. Tales has always held a special place in my heart as far as game franchises go, but ToV was the pinnacle in my eyes of what the series can be. It was a beautifully made and visually pleasing Masterpiece of JRPGs. The story managed to get out of that early game dredge and really make Characters out of it's characters, making you really spend time with and watch them become who their life choices will make them. it was a story that's very visceral and sometimes hard to swallow but done in a way that isnt obnoxious or forced; a really unexpected turn from the either childish and inoffensive JRPGs I'm used to or the needlessly gritty and edgy ones that tend to surface every once in a while. the tone is consistent and tries to keep things light when it can to give us a sense that this is the life someone could actually live (within the constraints of the universe they live in of course) I love the Canvas style art; I love the HOURS of voice acting put in here by the VA's, down to many many optional interactions you can just miss if you so chose (I recommend you don't) the amount of content here is astounding. The gameplay itself is good. very good! turn based mixed with controllable action and movement was new to me when I picked this up, and it's a concept I came to love about the Tales games. the game can seem a bit grindy at times and that is definitely a downer; not paying attention to the options for Artes and how to expand on them as they too evolve into burst artes and such will hamper you later in game when they become a great option for dealing with powerful foes. the game is involved and definitely not a short one (i put in 48 hours my first run) and even made a 100hour run once. but hey you paid $60 for a game GET YOUR WORTH OUT OF IT. VALUE! I cannot, CANNOT praise this game enough. not because I need to either, this game has earned its place. it is a testament to how effort, patience, time, and just a little care for your customers and fans can lead to an experience that is unique and rewarding for everyone involved. and what I feel is a contribution to the medium as a whole. Tales of Vesperia is 10/10. Would Fight the Universe itself all over again.

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tales of Vesperia which was released back in 2008 for the Xbox 360. This version of the game is similar to the PS3 enhanced port which was released later, but not in English. Before going on, while this is on the PS4 version, it has been released on other platforms including the Xbox One. The short version, if you are even partially interested in the Tales series or RPGs that are not turn based, buy the game. Slightly longer version: Combat - You control the characters directly (similar to a fighting game ) Visuals - Very colorful and vibrant. Story - Told well for the most part, the voice acting is competent.

Tales of Vesperia is one of the best JRPG's released for the Xbox 360 and one of the best entries in the Tales series. It was criminal that it was locked to one system, but now it has gotten a remaster for all of the modern consoles that includes additional content that was originally only found in the Japanese PS3 version (extra characters, etc). My main criticism is that they didn't bring back Troy Baker to voice Yuri's new lines, instead bringing in another guy, so Yuri's dialogue throughout the game sounds disjointed (they kept the old lines and recorded new ones with a different actor, it sounds awful and lazy). Other than that, I highly recommend picking this up if you like RPG's with action combat and a heavy dose of (well executed) anime tropes. Oh, and you can fight battles with 4-player co-op, but since only player 1 drives, it might be a little boring for everyone outside of combat.

It's hard to think that it's been 10 years. 10 years since the world of video games actually produced works of art like this one. You simply don't see video games made like this anymore, especially JRPGs in any way or shape or form. Vesperia specifically was, sadly, the last "true epic" game in the Tales series. With this remaster, you're getting the original gem of a game in glorious HD, all the DLC, and a part of gaming history. One of the top 50 (20? 10?) JRPGs of all time for less than the price of lesser modern titles. You literally cannot go wrong here. You won't regret it no matter how many times you played the original. And if you never got the chance the first time around? Buy. Now. And don't look back.

The original game was stuck trapped on the Xbox 360 for years which made no sense as Xbox is not a popular platform to the Japanese or jrpg lovers. There was a PS3 version that had added content bonus playable characters more story but unfortunately we never got it. Tell now finally after so many years of crying out for the definitive version we have it on current gen systems and a first for the Nintendo switch. If you love jrpgs as much as I do you can't go wrong with this game that is hailed as one of the best tales games of all time. Now if only we could get tales of Destiny 1 and 2 and phantasia ports/remakes that be swell.

So this gem came out in the 360 days and the 360 version looked and played just fine. Later on an enhanced ps3 version came out in Japan only. Now we have the ps3 version converted for all major platforms and it is glorious. All the added dlc is free and added to this version. The frame rate is a bit better and the ps4 version runs at full 1080p 60 in and out of battle (as does the game on the xbox one x). The game is over 10 years old but the story and gameplay still hold up today. It also allows for very fun single screen (sofa) co op. You also finally get both Japanese and English voice tracks. If you like jprgs you need to give it a try.