Tales of zestiria pc series#

Tales of zestiria pc series#

The story isnвЂ™t teased or otherwise prolonged anymore than whatвЂ™s necessary, so come the turn of the opening hour youвЂ™re left to get on with it and explore the grand open-world - a feature making its long overdue debut in the series - before you. Oh, and something aboutВ evil manifesting through negative emotions and dwindled loss of faith. You play as Sorey, a happy-go-lucky young man - and potential nominee for worst running animation in a video game - tasked withвЂ¦youвЂ™ve guessed itвЂ¦saving the World as well as fixingВ a once healthy co-existent relationship between mankind and a race of invisible spirits called Seraphim.

ThatвЂ™s not saying Tales of Zestiria is entirelyВ lacking outside its signature real-time tactics and combat system, but it wouldnвЂ™t be a stretch to proclaim you wonвЂ™t come out of thisВ speaking gospel of ZestiriaвЂ™s rather expendable plot, and in effect, its character roster. Yet, thereвЂ™s something whispering away to me from out the confines whether itвЂ™s the jubilant aesthetic of Symphonia or XiliaвЂs gamble with setting вЂ“ of which I respect вЂ“ if I know IвЂ™m not staying, I can at least damn well enjoy my time and cut right intoВ the meat of TalesвЂ™ appeal, and by extension, itsВ first outing onto current-generation consoles. IвЂ™ve never personally identified as much with Bandai NamcoвЂ™s go-to fan-pleaser as I have other eastern-developed franchises, be it the character-led resonance of Persona (akin to a Dr Pepper if youвЂ™re curious) or XenosagaвЂs (Irn-Bru right there) lofty ambition.

If JRPGs were soft drinks, the ever-popular Tales series would easily fit the billВ of theВ Diet Coke: reasonably balanced, not too indulgent and one best enjoyed in compartmented doses.