Whiona
2020
was fun & addictive for a while but I quit for a multitude of reasons. it got way too grindy, the inspo for the hilichurls was EXTREMELY uncomfortable, the company is just crummy in general and has incredibly poor customer support, eula's family thing was...........no. all in all i decided it's not worth me wasting my life anymore.
2005
I would really love to see this game get a remake more than any other Tales. The story is the best in the series and the characters are unforgettable, but unfortunately the gameplay hasn't aged amazingly well and the dungeons are tiresome. It's a classic for a reason, though, and Karma by Bump of Chicken is THEE all-time banger.
1981
Despite the frankly enormous song list, I don't think Future Tone is the best Diva. The arcade mechanics don't translate well to the Playstation controller, and Extreme mode is RIDICULOUSLY hard. I played on Extreme mode in all previous Playstation Diva games and yet I find it impossible it in this one. It makes me feel like a noob even though I've been with the series for a long time LOL. It's great that we get so many songs, but I hope they go back to making dedicated Diva games for the Playstation consoles instead of just porting the arcade mode again like they did with the Switch one.
That said, on Hard I do still find this game to be very fun and I appreciate that we have just so many songs to play, despite the poor balancing and other weird changes. (I miss the old Hold notes and "double" notes!) The module customization is also great! It's fun to be able to mix and match hairstyles with costumes. Also, points for Tricolore Airline because Tricolore Airline <3
That said, on Hard I do still find this game to be very fun and I appreciate that we have just so many songs to play, despite the poor balancing and other weird changes. (I miss the old Hold notes and "double" notes!) The module customization is also great! It's fun to be able to mix and match hairstyles with costumes. Also, points for Tricolore Airline because Tricolore Airline <3
2010
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2009
Tales of Vesperia has my whole heart. I cannot recommend it enough to JRPG enthusiasts. This was my second Tales, and while I loved playing Abyss before it, this was the one that cemented my obsession with the series.
- The central relationship between Yuri and Flynn is AMAZING. They go through their ups and downs, but they ultimately trust each other and serve as amazing narrative foils. Just A+ relationship here and it's impossible to not get invested
- Estelle goes through so much but she comes out the other side as a stronger person and it got me very emotional!! I admire her resilience so much and she is one of my favourite JRPG characters for that reason
- This is FOUND FAMILY: THE GAME. If you love the Found Family trope, you will adore this weird little guild and think about them constantly
- Judy is a babe and also SO fun to play as
- It's very gay it's so gay
- In general the gameplay is very fun and I enjoyed switching characters a lot
- I poured 90 hrs into this game and I was sad that it was over. Sad that there weren't another 90 hrs to go. Like...what.
overall play this game god i think about it so often
- The central relationship between Yuri and Flynn is AMAZING. They go through their ups and downs, but they ultimately trust each other and serve as amazing narrative foils. Just A+ relationship here and it's impossible to not get invested
- Estelle goes through so much but she comes out the other side as a stronger person and it got me very emotional!! I admire her resilience so much and she is one of my favourite JRPG characters for that reason
- This is FOUND FAMILY: THE GAME. If you love the Found Family trope, you will adore this weird little guild and think about them constantly
- Judy is a babe and also SO fun to play as
- It's very gay it's so gay
- In general the gameplay is very fun and I enjoyed switching characters a lot
- I poured 90 hrs into this game and I was sad that it was over. Sad that there weren't another 90 hrs to go. Like...what.
overall play this game god i think about it so often