This adds up to be the most interesting battle system in any Tales game to date with just the right level of complexity to keep you interested and trying to do your best (as opposed to some games in the series). Once you have at least three diamonds available, you can transform into your beast version where you do extra damage and can inflict pain on more enemies at once with a wider range of attack. You gain diamonds by blocking at the right time as well as stunning and defeating enemies. Gaining more diamonds also allows you to defend and reduces the chance of your enemy defending, too. At the start of each battle, you're given a number of diamonds out of five that you start with and your goal is to increase your available diamonds in order to unlock your special move and use it as many times as possible. Tales of Berseria brings yet another new gameplay mechanic to the battle system. Thankfully, there are many new locations to explore and the map itself is way more interesting to traverse than Zestiria so I don't feel cheated. Some obvious examples of this are the many rope bridges crossing the cliffs of Brigid Ravine and the tower of Lothringen (that has literally been cut and pasted from Zestiria). In reading up about this, there is the assumption in the community that Berseria takes place before the events of Zestiria which is supposed to explain the feeling of déjà vu. One thing that I found interesting is that there is definitely some recycling of environments from the previous Tales game ( Tales of Zestiria). I'm still holding out for a Tales game that does something less typical and takes the player through some truly inspired dungeon crawling. However, the dungeons leave a little to be desired with quite a lot of them taking place in dark secluded tunnels that end up looking the same. The maps in the overworld are generally interesting with lots of twists and turns hiding Katz spirits (used to open Katz chests), treasure chests and materials for upgrading weapons or selling for profit.
Other areas include the mountainous snowy pathways of Figahl, the dull and wet Fens of Nog, and Danaan Highway dotted with hills, large rocks and wild flowers. I delighted in looking up through the orange tree branches to the bright blue sky and shining sun. The very first village and forest area that you encounter looks like a beautifully quaint hamlet in the middle of autumn. The variety of areas in the overworld won't leave you disappointed. All you have is an apple? You'll soon feel my wrath! I especially enjoyed running from one destroyed and deserted small beach village to the next town over: a tropical port where no one was the wiser of what had just happened close by. I couldn't wait to move on to the next area but at the same time, I was trying to remember what the last town looked like before things got dark. I found there to be quite a few moments when I just couldn't put it down because it had drawn me in with a dramatic sequence of events matching with perfect atmospheric melodies and interesting visuals. Dangerous situations escalate quickly and you'll watch the world around you change forever every time you leave an area and move on to the next. Although it bears a resemblance to the typical Tales plot, it does more than other recent titles to keep things interesting. v1d30chumz 89-251-30-176Īs you play Tales of Berseria, you'll frequently think that you may have the roles of the characters in the story all wrong. I particularly enjoyed watching Eleanor come to terms with her life choices as well as the adorable Laphicet coming into his own and realising that he's more than just the tool that he's been branded as. The collection of characters is very diverse with each one having a compelling reason to join Velvet. The reason for this character development is mostly in part to the mix of personalities she encounters along her journey. Velvet comes across as one-note near the beginning of the adventure but as the story unfolds, you'll witness her range of emotions and she'll start to question what she's really living for. This is a tale of pure vengeance where you play as the transformed and now vindictive Velvet on her quest to outright murder the being that killed the one person she held most dear. The protagonist of this latest Tales game is Velvet, a friendly young lady in her late-teens who witnesses a traumatic event at the beginning of the story that changes her life forever.
Velvet isn't your average cheerful youth though, so expect some deep subject matter ahead. If you thought you were done hanging out with your invisible Malakhim chums then you'll be pleasantly surprised with the latest in this colourful JRPG series.
#TALES OF BERSERIA DLC REVIEW PS4#
Reviewed by Mary Billington playing a PS4 on February 9, 2017
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