The concise focus also helps make the dungeons less of a slog, and allows them focus more on a centralized theme or puzzle element.Ĭombat is easily the most meaningful advancement Zestiria has made, however. I’m ok with this compromise though, as the developers have stuffed a ton of secrets into the game’s universe, including monoliths that grant you information, and cute hidden creatures called Normin that grant you rewards the the effort of finding them. It’s actually more open than both Xillia games, but don’t get the impression that they’re as sprawling as say, Xenoblade Chronicles. When it comes to exploration, Zestiria walks a fine line between open environments and too many linear dungeon-like settings. Ultimately, I’m ok with this being Sorey’s tale. This in no way effects the review, but it’s something to be aware of in case you might have heard something negative about Zestiria in the past. The crux of the issue stems from a character named Alisha, who was heavily promoted before the game’s release, and then relegated to a side character that wasn’t in most of the game - and later sold as DLC. Sorey also sports a bit of a drab persona, but again, it helps that he’s at least likable.Īs you may have heard, Zestiria has generated a fair bit of controversy over in Japan when it was released earlier this year. Zestiria houses a stable of interesting, memorable characters, but they don’t necessarily grow over time. It’s all very straight-forward, partially to a fault, and is easy to follow. Just when you think it’s starting to get crazy with the juxtaposition of humans and the heavenly Seraphim race, Zestiria quickly grounds things with Sorey as a tether, who was raised by the latter but is still a human. Along the way Sorey will conscript new companions into his crew, including his childhood friend Mikleo.įor the most part, the story stays on point and doesn’t stray from its primary goal of a fantasy epic. This is complicated by two warring nations, the evil Heldaf, and the Hellion - monsters created out of pure evil energy. This is still very much a hero’s journey affair, with the main character Sorey embarking upon an epic quest to become a Shepard and save the world.
If you’ve played a Tales game before, you pretty much know what to expect. Tales of Zestiria (PC, PS3, PS4 )ĭeveloper: Bandai Namco Studios, tri-Crescendo After that I only dabbled in a few entries before being courted all over again by Vesperia, then went back to dabbling.īut when Zestiria came across my desk, I knew it was time to jump back in again. I was introduced to Phantasia by way of a friend’s import copy, and immediately fell in love. My history with the Tales series is sort of akin to an on again, off again relationship.
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