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Tales of Vesperia | 
| From: Namco Bandai
Category: Video Games
List Price: CDN$ 59.99
Buy New: CDN$ 56.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 204
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 21016
Model: 21016
UPC: 722674210164
EAN: 0722674210164
ASIN: B0015HZLVA
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Customer Reviews:
Your Ticket to JRPG Goodness on the 360 October 18, 2008
C.C. (Vancouver, BC Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're itching for your JRPG fill, Tales of Vesperia will help you satisfy your urge. br / br /Story: Unfortunately this game suffers a bit from your typical JRPG elements and stereotypes. However it redeems itself with its melodramatic story and amusing characters, and not so much on dwelling in deep dark pasts as it may have been in any of the previous Tales. br / br /Graphics: Vesperia's graphics were heavy on cell-shading, however don't let the cartoonyness scare you off. The visuals are diversely attractive and bright and it also features CG and animated scenes. One might find the graphics in general to be too cutesy, but you'll get used to them in no time. br / br /Sound: This game comes alive with full voiced dialog and a diverse cast with a sense of humor (as it's a bit of a running theme for Tales characters - but who doesn't love humor?). There's a number of great memorable BGM pieces, once again mainly composed by Sakuraba Motoi. They all bare that unique Tales charm you'll immediately recognize if you follow any of the other Tales games. br / br /Gameplay: The battle system is what makes Vesperia (and the Tales series for that matter) stand out of the RPG crowd. It may be seen as button mashing, but button mashing itself will not win you the game without proper strategy. As the player, you control one of the characters on screen actively and execute attacks which you assign to your controls. You can successfully make combos and with the right requirements, unleash lethal attacks at your enemy. br / br /Overall: The localization could have used a bit more work in certain places however the hype definitely lives up to its name. One does not need to be familiar with the Tales series to pick this 360 exclusive gem up.
My new favorite game August 30, 2008
Jean-marc Therrien (Candiac,Qc, Canada)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you played any Tales game or if like me you only played Tales of Symphonia and liked it, you're going to love this one. I'm not that far into the game but I already can't stop playing it. Storywise so far I can't say much but I like what I saw. Something I find quite nice is that the voices are done by the same people who made Tales of Symphonia so you'll recognize them the minute you hear them. The combat is in realtime like in Symphonia but you can now move around in 3D instead of just left and right. The graphics are anime style like the other games but with the power of the 360 everything looks really great. br / br /It's been a long time since a game hooked me like that. This is a must buy in my book. If you're not convinced, rent it and before long you'll be back to buy it.
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