The more BG you get, the more often you can use powerful Mystic Artes.
The more artes a character regularly uses, the more Blast Gauge (BG) they get at the end of every encounter. Much like equipment, Tales of Berseria rewards the player for the regular use of all of their artes. Regularly Rotate Your Artesįor the uninitiated, artes are the combat abilities assigned to the four face buttons on your controller. Keep a constant eye on the mastery of your equipment and swap it out whenever applicable. After a certain amount of battles with a piece of equipment on, the character masters it's main passive skill so that they benefit from it even without it equipped. Rather, this is a reminder to constantly equip your characters with equipment that they haven't worn before. Trust me, this isn't a reminder to always wear the best equipment you own. Even when there's not a chest, you can be certain to find some sellable treasures or Katz Spirits for your trouble. You never know when the next corner is hiding that sweet new piece of equipment or Katz Box. Tales of Berseria reimburses the player who spends their time checking around every corner. There is a star over the zone that the main objective is found in. If you're not sure where to find it, open up the world map by first going through the Local Map (Square) and then pressing Triangle. Holding R1 in the overworld displays your main objective. I think that a 7/10 is about what this game deserves.Whether you're returning from a long break or simply lost, figuring out what your quest is couldn't be simpler. +Final Verdict: -I could say that Tales of Berseria is better than the past couple of games in the series, however that wouldn't be much of an achievement compared to what most people thought of Tales of Zestiria. Compared to Bandi Namco's other PC ports, I was able to play the game with no tinkering of external files to get things working properly. Unfortunately, anything above 60 fps isn't possible, and having a controller is basically essential to playing this game. +PC Port: -Surprisingly good Plenty of graphics options, 60 fps, 4K support, etc.
+Music: -Forgettable normally music in the Tale's series would get stuck in my head days after playing it, however I can't say the same with Berseria. Funnily enough, Velvet, the protagonist, is actually the least interesting character in the story, however her companions more than make up for it. +Story: -Definitely one of the more interesting stories presented in the Tales series in a while. On the bright side, I was easily able to get this game running at 4k 60fps at max settings, something that I can't say with most AAA games.
The fact that this game came out on the PS3 in Japan isn't enough to defend its bland graphics. (I guess I should mention that this game is best played with a gamepad.) +Graphics: -Underwhelming. The best strategy by far is to just button mash all four of the face buttons at once. +Combat: -To put simply, the combat in this game is a bit too easy. But other than that, I've played most of the major 3D Tales games. Xillia 2 and Zesteria seemed to be a little too bland for my tastes. Xillia 2 and Zesteria seemed to be a I just want to be clear before I start my review the last Tale's game I played was Tales of Xillia. I just want to be clear before I start my review the last Tale's game I played was Tales of Xillia.