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Review: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

Video game re-releases are happening all the time these days, and while some bring back lost gems and others add new and exciting features, other times they right wrongs. Tales of Vesperia released back in 2008 exclusively for the XBox 360, serving as one of the most notable releases for the system in Japan, to the point of moving units singlehandedly. Shortly after in Japan, it was repackaged with new and expanded content on the PlayStation 3, and yet the West got nothing. Other than occasional whispers and rumors, Vesperia getting a second wind seemed to be a lost cause and fated to fade away into obscurity, save within its fanbase.

Yeah, not that one.

E3 last year finally brought the game back to the public eye, and best of all, we found out that content was added and the game would be a multiplatform release. Now here I am, a Tales of fan through and through, able to say that the wait (no matter how unnecessary) was worth it. If you've ever been curious about the series or wanted to capture some of that Symphonia magic again, Vesperia won't disappoint.

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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition stands as a fitting celebration of this ten year-old gem of a game, bringing a fan favorite back with more content than ever. Thanks to the game's stellar cast of playable characters and addicting, thoroughly enjoyable battle system, it stands as not just a fantastic example of its series, but of its genre. Anyone who enjoys JRPGs owes it to themselves to see what the big deal is about with this release, and as long as you can handle some outdated features and minor hardware limitations, you'll be glad you joined this guild.

Score: 8.5/10

Positive:

• Revives a fan favorite entry in the series with new content and enhancements
• A likable cast of characters, all a joy to learn about and play as in their own ways
• Great take on one of the most enjoyable and active battle systems in all of JRPGs
• Blah, blah ,blah, Tidal Wave

Negative:

• Game shows its age at times, lacking some of the user-friendly advancements of later entries

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HiddenX said:

I'm playing this right now and the GUI is okay. The story and characters are fun. Even better than Zestiria and Berseria.

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this initial release fixes some minor microstuttering issues that players have been experiencing with the PC version.
Moreover, the Special K mod for Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition allows gamers to disable the Depth of Field, Bloom and Blur effects (for which there aren’t any in-game options to enable/disable).
The mod requires Visual C++ 2017 runtime in order to run and those interested can download it from here. You can install it by extracting the file to your game’s install directory (steamapps\common\Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition) and you can open its config menu by pressing “Ctrl + Shift + Backspace”.

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