1) Tales of Vesperia
Best Tales of Games
Vesperia easily has the best ensemble cast of the entire Tales series, with complex party members who each have their own motivations and values.
Vesperia follows Yuri Lowell a former imperial soldier who left because of issues with the military. Similar to Xillia the people of Terca Lumeres in Vesperia rely on technology called “blastia” for everything.
While on a mission to find his neighborhood’s blastia Yuri meets a woman named Estelle and they flee the capitol together in pursuit. Estelle turns out to be a princess and of course things get complicated from there.
Vesperia really did take the Tales series into the next generation on the Xbox 360 both graphically and gameplay wise. The game is done in an absolutely gorgeous cel-shaded style that makes it look almost like an anime.
The ensemble cast is possibly the best in the entire series, as each character has a serious flaw including Yuri that they have to work past. The group comes together to help save the world, learning about each other and getting closer as time goes on.
Vesperia only improves on the already great combat system established in games like Abyss, making combat fast and fluid. A fatal strike system was added in, that allows player to build up massive attacks against enemies.
Vesperia is a game that keeps on giving in combat and story. There are multiple times where it seems like an ending is coming, only to reveal an entirely new act to the game.
Everything about Vesperia, including the presentation, character development, soundtrack and more show everything that it means to be a Tales game.
That does it for our ranking of the best Tales of games! Let us know in the comments down below your favorites!
