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| From: Namco
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $49.99
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 1021
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 21016
Model: 21016
UPC: 722674210164
EAN: 0722674210164
ASIN: B0015HZLVA
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Factory Sealed! Free 1st Class Mail & Delivery Confirmation Upgrade
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| Features:
| • | Next Gen sights and sounds - First Tales RPG game with high-definition graphics, broadcast quality animation, and Dolby surround sound. | | • | Evolved real-time battle system - New refinements and additions to the trademark Tales real-time battle engine making for the most action-packed, dynamic RPG fighting ever | | • | Fan favorite character designs - Characters designed by famous manga artist, Kosuke Fujishima, responsible for popular series’ Ah! My Goddess, Sakura Taisen and You're Under Arrest | | • | Immersive look and feel - Detailed environments, animation and an artistic style so good, it's like playing a cartoon | | • | Dramatic story - Gripping tale of a young hero on a quest for justice, trust and friendship filled with unexpected twists and turns at every step. A decade of Tales - The first game celebrating the Tales 10 year anniversary. |
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Amazon.com
A New Generation of Tales Unfold A power struggle begins in a civilization dependant on an ancient technology, the blastia, and the Empire that controls it. The fates of two friends traveling separate paths intertwine in an epic adventure that threatens the existence of all. Tales of Vesperia marks the first Tales RPG release in high-def with detail and graphics never before seen in the series. Now, real-time battles are more exciting than ever with over limits, the ability to unleash fatal strikes, combinations and burst artes. The next evolution of the revered role-playing series comes to the Xbox 360. 
| Key Features
- A classic series returns: The newest installment of the Tales RPG series keeping the established gameplay formula that fans love
- Next Gen sights and sounds: First Tales RPG game with high-definition graphics, broadcast quality animation, and Dolby surround sound
- Evolved real-time battle system: New refinements and additions to the trademark Tales real-time battle engine making for dynamic, action-packed RPG fighting
- Fan favorite character designs: Characters designed by famous manga artist, Kosuke Fujishima, responsible for popular series' Ah! My Goddess, Sakura Taisen and You're Under Arrest
- Immersive look and feel: Detailed environments, animation and an artistic style so good, it's like playing a cartoon
- Dramatic story: Gripping tale of a young hero on a quest for justice, trust and friendship filled with unexpected twists and turns at every step
- A decade of Tales: The first game celebrating the Tales 10 year anniversary
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Characters designed by famous manga artist, Kosuke Fujishima
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Namco does it again November 20, 2008
I've been Tales of Series games for a long time, This is my fifth Tales of game I've played.
This game got what all the other games has, an anime styled story that makes you feel like you're watching and involved in an anime styled movie. You play as Yuri Lowell who is a former knight of the Empire. Yuri not one of these lawful heroes either he plays the antihero that doesn't mind breaking the law for the greater good.
I love how you learn your skills on this game, You learn them by equiping your weapons, your weapons will have usually three skills that can be learned by using the weapon for an x amount of battles.
I also love they have an archer again. Last few Tales of games have not had an Archer class character. So I love having one on this one.
The game's humor is where it always is with Tales of games. You have the hothead Rita who will punch you in the face if you make her mad, you have the super sweet and naive Estelle, you have the perverted Raven the Great who always getting rejected it. The scary cat Karol who probably scared of his own shadow.
This is one of the best rpgs on the 360. If you're a fan of Tales of you'll love it but, if you never played one this would be a great Tales of Game to get know what Tales of is all about.
Tales of Vesperia, the best Tales ever! November 18, 2008
This game totally meets every expetation a Tales game should. It has the awesome battle style from Abyss, but with better spells, better characters and better everything! This game is awesome, the characters are amazing, the story line is amazing, and the gameplay is great! Buy this game as a Tales fan, as an intro to the Tales series, or just for an awesome RPG, because this is the best Xbox RPG out right now!
 nicely done November 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My daughter is determined to get to the end -- it is very addicting and not too violent.
Tales of Vesperia RPG Glory October 28, 2008
It's been a long time since I've played an RPG like Vesperia, boasting a robust engine that is bug-free and has virtually no load time. The story is cleverly written, the graphics are detailed and the cell shading is fluid, gameplay is well-thought out and addictive, and even the voice acting is impressive.
Unlike most RPGs out today, Tales focuses mostly on trying to tell a good story, and immerse you into it as much as possible, and in both aspects it is successful. I can't tell you how many times I've played through the entire night just so I can see what happens next in the engrossing story.
The combat system is well-programmed and intuitive. It'll keep you on the edge of your seat as you unleash some flashy artes and slash your sword in real time. With a wide variety of classes (each party member is a different class and you can choose to fight with any one), abilities, weapons, cooking recipes (for buffs), potions, and other consumables, it's seems to be impossible to get bored with combat and fighting in this game.
Tales of Vesperia reminds me of the good old days, when RPGs were a bit more ''minimalistic'', as in, focusing more on telling a charming story about a group of characters that unfolds as you progress, instead of all the epic ''customize your own character'', ''forge your own destiny'', ''be good or evil'' type rpgs. Don't get me wrong, those types of games are great too, and Tales is still one heck of a deep, expansive world, but here we have a classic gem that shows how an rpg can still be used for good ol' fashioned story telling. Here you assume the role of a character who is plunged into an adventure that unfolds all around him, instead of a ''virtual you'' assuming the role of a hero as you make your own destiny to save the world. The way the story unfolds it reminds me of games like Zelda 64, with its whimsical charm and grandiose plotline.
Just as we were finally coming to terms with JRPGs falling behind, beginning to decay and struggle to keep up with current times, a game like this had to come out and revitalize the entire genre. In my opinion, Tales of Vesperia is the seminal next-gen JRPG, and I'll be using this game as a benchmark for the surge of upcoming next-gen JRPGS (which no doubt was partly caused by this game).
If you are a fan of jrpgs, or even a fan of rpgs in general and are looking for a game that might hearken back to straight up old fashioned story telling but is still new and fresh, than give this game a shot. I wasn't disappointed and I don't think you will be either.
A must play game October 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tales of Vesperia may not have a original storyline but it is definitely well told. The gameplay is the best thing in this game. I have always like the battle system of all tales and this one does not disappoint me. The graphics are the best. It has a anime style type of graphics and everything look great. Surprisingly, the AI does a very good job of keeping your characters alive and using items on allies who need them. The soundtrack really helps with the game system and you will be glad to heard it
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