I liked this one a lot better than Zestiria, to which it is a prequel. In terms of exploration, its a lot like Tales of Xilia, which is middle of the road for my interests - I prefer a more open world exploration experience, but this type is acceptable to me.

Pros
- best combat since Tales of Graces, though Graces is still better IMO.
- You're the villains (kind've) for once rather than the sappy, over-the-top SuperGood protagonists common to Tales games
- Excellent system and settings options. This isn't a crappy port, yo!

Cons
-It feels like there's just less to do in the game than in older Tales offerings. I'm not sure if this is objectively true, but by the time I cleared it @ about 34 hours, I was left feeling very much like...'That's it, huh? Something's missing'. I'm just not entirely sure what. But something is definitely missing.

-The DLC is junk. Don't buy it unless you like spending money on cosmetic frippery in a single player game.

Overall: Well recommended

Its a solid, non-standard entry in the venerable Tales series. Storywise, its a fair bit grittier and darker than is common for a Tales game, but it does it just nice.

I liked this one a lot better than Zestiria, to which it is a prequel. In terms of exploration, its a lot like Tales of Xilia, which is middle of the road for my interests - I prefer a more open world exploration experience, but this type is acceptable to me. Pros - best combat since Tales of Graces, though Graces is still better IMO. - You're the villains (kind've) for once rather than the sappy, over-the-top SuperGood protagonists common to Tales games - Excellent system and settings options. This isn't a crappy port, yo! Cons -It feels like there's just less to do in the game than in older Tales offerings. I'm not sure if this is objectively true, but by the time I cleared it @ about 34 hours, I was left feeling very much like...'That's it, huh? Something's missing'. I'm just not entirely sure what. But something is definitely missing. -The DLC is junk. Don't buy it unless you like spending money on cosmetic frippery in a single player game. Overall: Well recommended Its a solid, non-standard entry in the venerable Tales series. Storywise, its a fair bit grittier and darker than is common for a Tales game, but it does it just nice.