Tales of Vesperia
Games Like Kingdom Hearts
Among the wealth of JRPG franchises available today, the Tales series is one which embraces fast-paced combat and engaging character-driven stories just as much, if not more than Kingdom Hearts. Of its entries though, Tales of Vesperia may be the best.
Set in the world of Terca Lumireis, players take the role of Yuri, a former Imperial Knight who wanders the land and helps those in need when he can. While aiding one such person, he discovers Estelle, a noble woman with strange abilities to manipulate the magics of the world. This sparks an adventure that will span the globe, bring together unlikely allies, and decide the fate of the land’s people in an instant.
Host to one of the series’ best combat systems, as well as one of its most popular casts, Tales of Vesperia is an entry with plenty of replayability. Uncovering how to pull off different combo attacks between Yuri and his allies, and how to maximize the number of hits one can land in a combo, is addictive in the best possible way. Plus, with the variety of different consoles and platforms the game has been ported to, it’s one of the most easily obtainable entries in the series to get your hands on.
