Tales of Vesperia
| Tales of Vesperia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio |
 Namco Tales Studio
|
||
| Publisher |
Namco Bandai Atari SA
|
||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Xbox 360 August 7, 2008 August 26, 2008 July 2, 2009 PlayStation 3 September 17, 2009 Xbox One , PlayStation 4 , Switch , Windows January 11, 2019  |
||
| platform | Xbox 360 , Xbox One , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Nintendo Switch , Microsoft Windows | ||
| genre | role playing game | ||
| Subject | Fantasy | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Controller | ||
| medium | BD , DVD , digital distribution , module | ||
| language | Japanese , English with English or German subtitles | ||
| Age rating |
|
||
Tales of Vesperia ( Japanese テ イ ル ズ オ ブ ヴ ェ ス ペ リ ア Teiruzu obu Vesuperia ) is a role-playing game by the Japanese game developer Namco Bandai . It was released on August 7, 2008 in Japan, August 26, 2008 in the US, and June 26, 2009 in Europe. After Tales of Symphonia, it is the second console title in the Tales series to be released in Europe. The game has sold over 300,000 times (as of July 2009).
On September 17, 2009, a PlayStation 3 version was released in Japan. In January 2019 the game was released as a "Definitive Edition" for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This edition includes all the content that was added to the PlayStation 3 version but was only available in Japan.
Combat system
The game's combat system is called the Evolved Flex - Range Linear Motion Battle System (EFR-LMBS). The battles take place in real time: both the characters and the opponents act simultaneously. By default, you move towards your opponent in a fixed line, similar to a 2D beat 'em up . However, you can move your own character freely on the field at any time at the push of a button and thus avoid the attacks of the opponents.
Similar to most beat 'em ups, your own performance during a fight is rated in the form of rank points: the damage suffered, the time required, the use of objects and many other parameters influence how many points you get at the end of the Fight. These points can be used for unlockable bonuses at the end of the game.
Depending on the current number of group members, up to four characters can take part in a fight. The player takes control of one of the figures. The others are either controlled by the AI or can optionally be controlled by other people with additional controllers. The tactic can be reconfigured at will. In addition, each figure has many individual special attacks that are called up in combat by pressing a button.
action
The action of Tales of Vesperia takes place in a world called Terca Lumireis. Humankind uses so-called blastia , ancient mechanisms created by an ancient civilization. There are different types of blastia: barrier blastia, aque blastia, bodhi blastia and the like. a. All Blastia use Aer as an energy source. Aer, like air, is invisible, but at the same time present everywhere. It serves as an energy source for blastia, but at the same time it is harmful to all forms of life in larger quantities or in a denser form in which it can even be seen.
The game begins with the fact that the Aqua-Blastia, which ensures the water supply for the lower city in the imperial capital of Zaphias, is stolen. Yuri Lowell, a resident of the Lower City, decides to look for the thief named Mordio. When attempting to catch the thief, he was arrested due to a misunderstanding and sent to prison. With the help of an old man who is also sitting in a cell in the dungeon, Yuri manages to escape. While trying to escape, he meets a girl named Estellise, whom Yuri's old friend Flynn knows. Yuri accepts the girl's request to help her find Flynn. A short time later, the two of them leave town with Yuri's dog Repede. On their search for Flynn, they meet Karol Capel, a member of the 'Hunting Blades' guild, and Rita Mordio, a sorceress whose name and reputation were abused by the thief.
It turns out that there are several thieves who stole Blastia from around the world. Yuri and the others find out who is behind the thefts: Ragou, magistrate of the port city of Capua Nor, and Barbos, leader of the 'Blood Alliance' guild. Together with Judith, a Krytia, and Raven, the old man from the dungeon of the castle, they finally manage to defeat Barbos, arrest Ragou and get the Aque-Blastia back.
A short time later, Estellise is attacked by a monster named Phaeroh. Yuri and the others decide to help Estellise find Phaeroh. On their search, they learn that the monster belongs to an intelligent race called Entelexeia. These watch over the world and take care that the aer production remains in balance. Some types of blastia, such as the Hermes blastia, cause an overproduction of aer, which would lead to the death of all life. It is also revealed that Estellise has the powers of the full moon child: she can use her skills without using a blastia; instead, she can control Aer directly. In the past, however, this has led to the emergence of the Adephagos: a being that consists of Aer and threatened to transform the entire world into Aer.
When Estellise found out about this, she was scared and withdrew from the others. Then she is kidnapped by Raven and taken to Commandant Alexei - the mastermind behind Barbos and Ragou as well as the person responsible for the production of Hermes-Blastia. Yuri and the others follow Alexei to an old temple where they are confronted with Raven. He reveals his true identity: His real name is Schwann Oltorain and he is captain of the Swan Brigade. After a fight they manage to escape from the collapsing temple. Later they meet Raven / Schwann, who survived the collapse of the temple. He asks Yuri to put an end to his life, but is spared this on the grounds that Raven's life is now in his hands.
Meanwhile, Alexei uses Estellise's ability to recover an ancient shrine called Zaude from the depths of the sea. Yuri and the others manage to save Estellise, but they cannot prevent Alexei from breaking the seal that sealed the Adephagos for over 1000 years. When Alexei sees the result of his act, he then commits suicide.
Yuri and the others find a way to destroy the Adephagos: They use Estellise's ability to create elemental spirits from the remains of deceased Entelexeia, the Apatheia. The consciousness of the Entelexeia is transferred into the elemental spirit and thus creates a new personality. On this basis they develop the plan to transform all Blastia around the world into elemental spirits in order to raise enough energy for the destruction against the Adephagos. However, this plan is threatened by a person named Duke: he revived an ancient flying fortress called Tarqaron in order to turn the life energy of all people in the world against the Adephagos. Yuri and the others have no choice but to stop Duke. On the highest level of Tarqaron, they meet Duke. You are able to defeat Duke and can ultimately destroy the Adephagos.
Characters
- Yuri Lowell ( ユ ー リ ・ ロ ー ウ ェ ル , Yūri Rōweru )
- Age: 21 years
- Gender Male
- Size: 180 cm
- Yuri Lowell grew up with his friend Flynn Scifo in the lower town of the imperial capital Zaphias. Both have joined the Imperial Knights, but Yuri resigned three months after seeing how badly the Knights treat the people of the Lower City.
- Flynn Scifo ( フ レ ン ・ シ ー フ ォ , Furen Shīfo )
- Age: 21 years
- Gender Male
- Size: 180 cm
- Flynn Scifo grew up with his friend Yuri Lowell in the lower city of the imperial capital Zaphias. Both have joined the Imperial Knights. While his friend Yuri resigned from the imperial knights after three months, he remained in the service and was eventually promoted to lieutenant.
- Repede ( ラ ピ ー ド , Rapīdo )
- Age: 4.5 years
- Gender Male
- Size: 170 cm (including tail)
- Repede is a dog with a scar on his left eye and a pipe that he always carries with him. Yuri and Flynn have been looking after him since he was a puppy after his previous owner passed away. Since then he has accompanied Yuri everywhere.
- Estellise Sidos Heurassein ( エ ス テ リ ー ゼ ・ シ デ ス ・ ヒ ュ ラ ッ セ イ ン , Esuterīze Shidesu Hyurassein )
- Age: 18 years
- Gender Female
- Height: 165 cm
- Estellise (nickname: Estelle, エ ス テ ル Esuteru ) is a princess and a contender for the imperial throne. She never left the castle before the events of the game, but because of her education she is better educated in most areas than most of the people in Terca Lumireis. She has a great willingness to help, which leads her to heal every wounded person she encounters.
- Karol Capel ( カ ロ ル ・ カ ペ ル , Karoru Kaperu )
- Age: 12 years
- Gender Male
- Height: 135 cm
- Karol Capel is a boy born in Dahngrest. He had joined several guilds prior to the events of the game but kept getting fired because of his cowardice. When Yuri and Estelle meet him for the first time, he belongs to the "Jadgklingen" guild, but is also released from it. Some time later he and Yuri founded the guild “Heroic Vesperia”. Karol has a friendship with Nan, a senior member of the Jadg Blades. This relationship is one-sided, however, as the Jadg blades, and therefore Nan, come into conflict with Karol and the others more than once.
- Rita Mordio ( リ タ ・ モ ル デ ィ オ , Rita Morudio )
- Age: 15 years
- Gender Female
- Size: 150 cm
- Rita Mordio is a girl who was born and raised in the city of Aspio. She studied at Blastia there since she was ten. She has a somewhat hot-headed character and is initially distant from Yuri and the others. However, as the game progresses, she develops trust in the others and opens up to others, especially Estelle and Judith. Because of his sometimes ridiculous sayings, she has a kind of hateful friendship with Karol.
- Raven ( レ イ ヴ ン , Reivun )
- Age: 35 years
- Gender Male
- Height: 170 cm
- Raven is a middle-aged man and one of the most senior members of the Altosk guild. Yuri first meets him in the castle dungeon at the beginning of the game and later joins Yuri's troop in Keiv Moc. At first glance he looks carefree and sometimes behaves like a Casanova, but at the same time has a strong sense of duty.
- Judith ( ジ ュ デ ィ ス , Judisu )
- Age: 19 years
- Gender Female
- Height: 175 cm
- Judith (nickname: Judy) is a woman belonging to the race of the Kritya ( ク リ テ ィ ア Kuritia ), a people who prefer to study. She has a calm and experienced character, but adapts to the severity of the fights and tends to be more serious during them.
synchronization
music
The music for the game was composed by Motoi Sakuraba and Hibiki Aoyama. The accompanying song for the opening credits is called Ring a Bell ( 鐘 を 鳴 ら し て , Kane o Narashite ) and was composed, written, and sung by Bonnie Pink .
Republication
At E3 2018 Microsoft announced the re-release of the game as a "Definitive Edition" for the Xbox One, which will be released in winter 2018-2019. It was then announced that the game would appear on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PCs. The "Definitive Edition" includes all additional content from the PlayStation 3 version, which was released exclusively in Japan; there is an additional playable character called Flynn Scifo , another character Patty Fleur , new plot sections, more chats and side events, as well as added bosses, costumes, mini-games, giant monsters and a bonus dungeon.
Film adaptation
Production IG , the same animation studio that produced the film sequences for Tales of Vesperia, released a film adaptation of the game on October 3, 2009. The film takes place chronologically before the events of the game and is called Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike .
Kanta Kamei, who worked on Blood - The Last Vampire and an episode of Batman: Gotham Knight, takes on the role of director, while Makoto Endo Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG is responsible for the 3D animations.
reception
Tales of Vesperia has received good reviews from the German trade press. GamePro gave the game a rating of 86% and EuroGamer.de gave the game 8 out of 10 points. The game also received good reviews internationally. IGN, for example, gave it 8.2 out of 10 points, GameSpot with 8.5 out of 10 points and the Japanese game magazine Famitsu with 35 out of 40 points.
In the tests, the combat system and the focus on character development were praised. Was criticized u. a. the poorly detailed world map, the inconsistent dubbing of all dialogues, and the lack of an option to select Japanese synchronization as an option.
Individual evidence
- ↑ VGCharts: VGCarts - Tales of Vesperia (in English) (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ GamePro: Tales of Vesperia - PlayStation 3: Bandai Namco announces demo (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ a b Tony, on June 10, 2018 at 10:22 a.m. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition announced In jpgames (German), accessed on June 11, 2018.
- ↑ Official European website: Tales of Vesperia - Characters (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ^ Tales of Vesperia. In: behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Production IG: Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike - Overview (in English) (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ GamePro: Gamepro Tales of Vesperia - Test (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ Eurogamer: Eurogamer - Tales of Vesperia - Test (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ IGN: Tales of Vesperia Review (in English) (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)
- ↑ GameSpot: Tales of Vesperia Review (in English) (Last checked on July 11, 2009.)