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Tales of Zestiria - Details on battle system (Graces-like), characters, and screens
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Blasphemy!
They've done everything already, might as well start recycling some of the more unique weapons instead of having 3+ sword users.
Where's my scythe user dammit!?
Oh, thanks for clarifying.
I think paper charms and stuff is a big traditional religious thing in Japanese culture (along with honor and shame; I'm an expert) so it doesn't surprise me that we'd get another character based on that eventually.
what
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
This.
Hearing the return of the Graces battle system has dramatically increased my hype.
Ardainian Soldier
Member
new character and screenshots:
I love her design. What's her name?
Thats Lyla/Lilah. She looks awesome, but she would look better if her hair was whiter instead of grey-ish.
Btw, I didn't know she fought with paper, thats awesome. Love unusual fighting styles.
About the Graces-like battle system. Eh, I liked it, but I enjoyed Xillia way more, so we will see.
chickdigger802
Banned
really hope they make the ai not shit like graces.
i said i didn't really enjoy graces.
everyone told me to up the difficulty.
i did that and all that did was make me spend half the time life bottling my allies that don't bother dodging attacks.
i said i didn't really enjoy graces.
everyone told me to up the difficulty.
i did that and all that did was make me spend half the time life bottling my allies that don't bother dodging attacks.
new character and screenshots:
Not exactly "new". Much better than umbrella-girl, she reminds me of Ange.
From Famitsu's site it seems like the categories may be A-Artes and S-Artes this time, as they write "A Button" and "S Button".
Also it looks more likely to me that battlefields aren't seamless with the exploration environments. I have a feeling that they're building on Graces' style and creating battlefields that are more representative of the surrounding environment with natural boundaries and irregular shapes instead of making all of them perfect circles, and are adding in some new details like foliage, elevated terrain, and trees/rocks. A step closer but not quite there yet.
Also it looks more likely to me that battlefields aren't seamless with the exploration environments. I have a feeling that they're building on Graces' style and creating battlefields that are more representative of the surrounding environment with natural boundaries and irregular shapes instead of making all of them perfect circles, and are adding in some new details like foliage, elevated terrain, and trees/rocks. A step closer but not quite there yet.
thought you guys knew I hated the crap out of Graces' battle system >_>
But I'm gonna be reasonable of course. I'll be waiting for impressions, gameplay videos, all that shit.
Is this sarcasm? The only character whose proportions seems to match on both 2d and 3d is Slay. Lyla's proportions are waaay off, look at how small the ornaments in the neck are on the concept and how wide they are on the game. Her chest and waist seem much bigger to me as well.
At least her hair is pretty neat unlike Milla's.
What's the issue with the rest of the transitions? Both Edna and Alicia look good. Slay looks a bit worse than his concept art but not bad overall (his Ufotable design is by far the best). The worst one might be Mikulio since he's missing his creepy-looking eyes in the concept, and his hair is slightly different (not a big deal though), though I still think he looks good.
It's like hating on DMC4's combat system for having too much depth.
I don't even. I'm going to bed. Good night.
Well, yeah. Milla looked like she had a dead paralyzed animal glued to her head when looked from the back, so not surprisingly Lyla's hair looks better.
I still find this the plainest looking character I've ever seen in a Tales game...
Talking shit about Link?
Spieler Eins
Member
I still find this the plainest looking character I've ever seen in a Tales game...
Edit: Just noticed the ear feathers...
Well, it's pretty much the same generic design as Jude. Just a tad less douchey. So he's not quite the plainest one, naturally lol
Will be interesting how this Tales game turns out, especially in all the details that were rather iffy in Xillia 1/2. This is the first completely newly developed Tales game after the dissolution of Tales Studio and the absorption of part of the staff into Bandai Namco Studios. It will be only the second main Tales game actually developed in-house so it makes sense Go Shina returns. I'm still hoping for bigger budgets in for Tales traditionally budget constrained areas (live music recordings, new monster designs, more consistent environment designs, better AI...).
The core staff from both teams are MIA since the dissolution of Tales Studio. Most of TD (aside Tatsuro Udo fortunately) are confirmed to have left. TS is not as clear cut, the staff behind Zestiria may shed a better light on this.
I really hope they actually do something like that finally.
I'm expecting the same group of four (former Tales Studio) writers that have done all main Tales games after Vesperia and did Xillia 1 & 2 together.
Cornbread78
Member
This is looking great! I wish they would port it over to PS4 as well, but hey, I'll be getting the PS3 version if not.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Awesome! I'm gleefully filled with happiness! Ah, who am I kidding, I'd be super excited if it was like any other Tales battles systems as well! But still awesome, Graces battle system is less common and bloody great, so I'm completely for this !
SatelliteOfLove
Member
And the Eleth Mixer! God what wonderment that game's character bulding and combat was.
Hey, it's Isabel Guerra!
Fixed for Scamco.
There is never enough Graces f combat! The last 80 hours of me playing it was 95% combat from skipping the crappy parts!
Hours Left
Member
Definitely the strongest design so far. I love her.new character and screenshots:
She'll probably be one of my mains. Party staple for sure.
Black Door
Banned
new character and screenshots:
OH MY GOD
A competently designed character
I guess she's "sexy girl," so that only leaves "Old Man," "Chill Friend/Boss of MC" and "Traitor"
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I love the elemental aspect that they're going with for the mage type characters. The last Tales game to do anything like that was Rebirth, I believe - I loved Mao's fire spells and Veigue's ice-oriented moveset, so I'm pretty excited for this. We've seen water and earth so far, and this new girl is fire. I wonder if we'll see a wind based character?
Holy crap that is link! Link and graces battle system = day one
Hours Left
Member
basically.
Nah, with Tales you can always tell who the traitor in the party's going to be from the artwork alone. We ain't seen no traitor yet.
PixyJunket
Member
Graces-like battle system means I'm interested in Tales again.
Mutsumi Inomata and Go Shiina are my jam as well (too bad they're both collaborators tho).
Mutsumi Inomata and Go Shiina are my jam as well (too bad they're both collaborators tho).
Hours Left
Member
Did you think
Anise
I don't think most people thought that person was before the game was released but they definitely thought
Van was.
Hours Left
Member
Some of the Japan only Tales have traitors that aren't the expected type either.I don't think most people thought that person was before the game was released but they definitely thoughtVan was.
The scenario being set up here is that Slay will befriend and make contracts with Divine that control Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind so he can become a
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