This game was my introduction to the Tales of series.
I always thought that it looked great, especially after all the praise it got, I was curious to check it out so I decided to play it.
To be completely honest, I got into the game wanting to like it, but unfortunately from the first few minutes, I realized that it's just going to be a typical JRPG with some generic plot points and common anime tropes.
Well, what I got is exactly that, the game is nothing more but the most basic JRPG I've played so far. The first half of the game is actually somewhat fun, but the story is very monotonous, and the last few hours are a slog to go through, the final dungeon is exhausting, filled with overleveled spongey enemies and terrible level design, and the ending is absolutely pathetic and nonsensical.
As for the characters, the main cast is underwhelming, there's barely any development, and the side characters are very one dimensional and forgettable.
I don't want to seem very negative, because I actually enjoyed the game for the most part, the gameplay is good, the graphics look fantastic, various different worlds to explore, beautiful landscapes, environments and cities.
I actually had fun solely because of the gameplay, and it motivated me to explore a lot and do side quests and interact with the world for many hours.
Personally I'm disappointed, is it a solid fun game? In some ways yeah, do I recommend it? Not really, I mean if you're craving to play a JRPG then maybe, but there are superior JRPGs out there that do everything this game does but better.
Final Rating: "Decent" ~ 6/10.
I always thought that it looked great, especially after all the praise it got, I was curious to check it out so I decided to play it.
To be completely honest, I got into the game wanting to like it, but unfortunately from the first few minutes, I realized that it's just going to be a typical JRPG with some generic plot points and common anime tropes.
Well, what I got is exactly that, the game is nothing more but the most basic JRPG I've played so far. The first half of the game is actually somewhat fun, but the story is very monotonous, and the last few hours are a slog to go through, the final dungeon is exhausting, filled with overleveled spongey enemies and terrible level design, and the ending is absolutely pathetic and nonsensical.
As for the characters, the main cast is underwhelming, there's barely any development, and the side characters are very one dimensional and forgettable.
I don't want to seem very negative, because I actually enjoyed the game for the most part, the gameplay is good, the graphics look fantastic, various different worlds to explore, beautiful landscapes, environments and cities.
I actually had fun solely because of the gameplay, and it motivated me to explore a lot and do side quests and interact with the world for many hours.
Personally I'm disappointed, is it a solid fun game? In some ways yeah, do I recommend it? Not really, I mean if you're craving to play a JRPG then maybe, but there are superior JRPGs out there that do everything this game does but better.
Final Rating: "Decent" ~ 6/10.