Edge7
03-17-2012, 05:36 AM
Alright, so I'm a huge Tales fan (not gonna lie, especially since I have 4 friends to play it with), so my view's a little biased. I'm about 6-7 hours into the game, and I think it's pretty good. Not the best mind you, but fun enough to keep me occupied.
The story's a bit trite, but with most tales games, that's usually the case; it's the direction they take the cliches that I find more interesting. Unfortunately I haven't really gotten that vibe from Graces; the cliches are just... cliche.
The characters fare a little better, although Asbel's an EXTREMELY flat protagonist in the Adult arc. In fact, the two characters they focus on the most, Asbel and Richard, I find kinda boring (it feels like Sophie gets better). The rest of the cast however, is pretty damn likable, Hubert being my favorite.
Voice Acting is pretty good, with a few exceptions. Richard's voice actor sounds... off; which is funny, because he did an excellent job with Jin Kisaragi in Blazblue, and I was excited he was voicing Richard, but I digress.
The CC system takes some getting used to, but overall it's more convenient to have your spellcasters recharge automatically, than coming in close to fight bosses to gain TP. Also, on the harder difficulties, battles can actually get really intense. The battle system is easily ToG's greatest strength.
So, any other Tales fans on this site? Thoughts? Opinions?
The story's a bit trite, but with most tales games, that's usually the case; it's the direction they take the cliches that I find more interesting. Unfortunately I haven't really gotten that vibe from Graces; the cliches are just... cliche.
The characters fare a little better, although Asbel's an EXTREMELY flat protagonist in the Adult arc. In fact, the two characters they focus on the most, Asbel and Richard, I find kinda boring (it feels like Sophie gets better). The rest of the cast however, is pretty damn likable, Hubert being my favorite.
Voice Acting is pretty good, with a few exceptions. Richard's voice actor sounds... off; which is funny, because he did an excellent job with Jin Kisaragi in Blazblue, and I was excited he was voicing Richard, but I digress.
The CC system takes some getting used to, but overall it's more convenient to have your spellcasters recharge automatically, than coming in close to fight bosses to gain TP. Also, on the harder difficulties, battles can actually get really intense. The battle system is easily ToG's greatest strength.
So, any other Tales fans on this site? Thoughts? Opinions?