ago. He tries a lot of things to defeat his brother. Originally posted by Simon: Originally posted by Wolf:Overall, both Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny take a decent amount of time to finish. Edit : Zestiria isn't a sequel it's just the first installment. Objectively speaking, Berseria's the better game, but there were things about Zestiria that I really enjoyed more than Berseria. So after being totally blown away by Berseria back during christmas holiday, I decided to replay all the Tales games I own (Those are all the 3D mothership titles except Abyss) and Zestiria was the one I left for last, since I was one of the people who didn’t like it all that much when they first played it. ago. Yeah so I’ve heard. - The old timing hack from Tales of Zestiria is back ;) - This requires D3D9Ex and used to require the game actually ran in D3D9Ex mode, but now a dummy D3D9Ex device is created for the sole purpose of timing. Right as the wolf charged forward, the young man latched onto. Intense and Chaos will be unlocked from the start. Show more. Berseria takes place 1000 years before Zestiria. Berseria is better. Most people will suggest playing Berseria before Zestiria to get more out of Zestiria's story as the two games were developed at the same time and have a lot of references to each other, allowing you to play back and forth between them. It’s kind of like how the “proper” Star Wars order has the prequels in the middle after the Darth Vader reveal. Not a real modification, but most people here seem to prefer English VO. Tales of berseria is already in development and looks to be coming out in late 2016 early 2017 so hoping that comes to pc aswell. Berseria is A LOT better than Zesteria. Personally, I’d rather play the better one first. For Tales of Zestiria + Tales of Berseria + Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition on the PlayStation 4, Missables List by Lunatic_Dorg. Her true name is Hephsin Yulind (ハクヂィム＝ユーバ, Hakudimu Yuuba?),. Lailah wasn't present during this time. Berseria is laughable in terms of difficulties, if you were to compare it to symphonia's hard mode you would need to put it on chaos and cheat to increase enemy stats by ~1. I didn’t like the protag, pure of heart type, as deep as a puddle, along with his best friend. Malak (plural Malakhim) = Seraph (plural Seraphim) The game is quite connected with Berseria in certain ways. I thought the writing was dreadful. Zestiria is just a chore to play. In Tales of Berseria, Blast Gauges, also known as Break Gauges, govern the usage of Switch Blasts and mystic artes. #1. Zestiria is my second favorite Tales game after Abyss. Took me close to 45 minutes. Ganskoff Aug 21, 2017 @ 9:23am. Something is either god's gift to gaming or a cancerous blight that needs to die in a fire. Tales of Zestiria is a weak game, and not just due to the infamous Alisha debacle. He is the older brother of Edna. lol WTF those char with no back story were far more interesting than the main one. Offering Items Above to Lord=309. Vesperia is the better overall game. Tales of Berseria, meanwhile, was released 20 months after Zestiria. Abyss has things like using. You may find yourself more willing to stomach it if you've played the good game first and have a reason to play. Pro or not is irrelevant, it's 60 on both. Stonebury is located in the. Zestiria takes place 1000 years after the events of Berseria. It's in Tales of Berseria Official World Guidance Book. Panacea Bottle - 200 Gald. It is pretty simple, but charming. Check to the left of the cave for a chest with a Topaz Fragment and then collect the geotree next to the chapel before approaching Rokurou for a scene. I personally think Zestiria should be played before Berseria. Only Berseria and Zestiria are distantly connected due to sharing the same world. ALSO: The Zestiria anime's second season has major Berseria. I can totally understand that, I find it fascinating as well. Berseria has reveals that aren't really reveals if you've played Zestiria first. Berseria over zestiria. (Age of Chaos started 18 years ago before the events of Zestiria. liltagg 6 years ago #3. Which the event, presumably occured at least 600 years after the event of Berseria and 200 years before the events of Zestiria. Jul 1, 2022. Gamers this generation only work in hyperbole. Tales of Zestiria > General Discussions > Topic Details. Before you leave the house, check the back left and right corners of the room for a Treat and a Specific. Berseria has a streamlined if overly. looking for the definitive list of which areas in Berseria became those visited in Zestiria. ;-) Palpable6 years ago#2. Tales of Berseria story is actually unreal, I didn’t find zesteria story that great so I was hesitant to play through Berseria even after having in my library for so long. Berseria the way to go. But the mechanics of Symphonia feel a touch clunky after playing the others. Thinking of picking up Berseria, Zestimia, and Vesperia with the GameStop deal going on, but I’d like to know what to expect or what games they. As for the music being better in Berseria that’s just plain wrong. Life Bottle - 300 Gald. Berseria definitely deepened Zestiria’s lore and Zestiria made Berseria more poignant. Some have sequels, but those make it obvious in their titles. 4th place is Tales of Symphonia: DoTNW (garbage game) 3rd place is Tales of Symphonia (amazing game, great first Tales experience) 2nd place is Tales of Vesperia (great characters, good story, addicting gameplay, amazing game) 1st place belongs to the God known as Tales of The. Zestiria - The roughest game on this list. Best thing would be normalised stats so that no weapon is objectively better than the rest and the only thing that would differentiate them would be the distribution of stats and what skills are on them. Malevolence (穢れ, Kegare?, "Uncleanliness") is a term used in Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria. 1. Because Zestiria's story is a load of bollocks anyway. . The connections are nice, but it's one of those things you can go and play later, as it's a similar effect eitherway no matter which you play first. Combat is based on souls; you have a soul gauge that is essentially stamina, depleting as you attack. . But anyway, this info is definitely confirmed in the official Zestiria/Berseria guide book. Destiny DC itself makes a case for being the overall best game in the series but it is relatively inaccessible. Note that Zestiria and Berseria are in the same world, but Berseria takes place 1000 years BEFORE Zestiria. I almost dropped the entire game series because I played zestiria first and I'm on the side of hating that game. Play Berseria before Zestiria. The story is much more dark than any prior entry into the series, and the gameplay is faster and more frenetic than ever before. I do recommend playing both of them in the long run though, and since Berseria is the better game Zestiria is a better place to start. The cast doesn't nearly have the same chemistry as Berseria or Zestiria, heck even Xillia was better in its cast makeup overall. #1. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Berseria is the prequel and sequel is Zestiria. For both games, most players clocked in over 30 hours for the base game, and 50 or more hours when. An anime television series adaptation, titled Tales of Zestiria the X, also animated by Ufotable, was announced at the Tales of Festival 2015. That said, I am incredibly glad I played it before it's prequel, Berseria, because the latter is not only my favourite in the series, but the world and story gained a lot more depth from my playthrough. The game is set in the same world as Zestiria, but the events of Berseria take place a thousand years before and knowledge of Zestiria is not at all needed for Berseria. . It isn’t over exaggerating and Zesteria, even if they pretended it wasn’t a tales game, is awful. I usually see Tales games as being self contained but the wiki says that Berseria is a prequel. Gamers this generation only work in hyperbole. 7 Minutes of Tales of Berseria Gameplay is good it’s definitely worth at least a playthrough. Even considering that development probably started a little before Zestiria shipped, Berseria is a game made in approximately half the time and to a more demanding rendering standard. There are a lot of 'era' references in Zestiria. As shown in the anime, Tales of Zestiria the X, Sorrey and his companions mentioned the story of Artorius Collbrande, the first Shepherd and Velvet Crowe, which is the protagonist of Tales of Berseria, which means that both story happens in the same world. Amazing story great gameplay. Go back inside the city and then exit again for another scene. Can’t go wrong with either. Story-wise, I think Berseria is best first. Yes. The malakhim are a tribe of spiritual beings who use the powers of nature and are used as familiars. However, Zestiria is largely considered one of the worst Tales games, while Berseria is considered one of the best since Symphonia/Abyss/Vesperia. Berseria was made from the beginning with 60 FPS in mind and runs at 60 FPS on the PS4. ) For me, playing Berseria afterwards somehow made me appreciate Zestiria a bit more despite the fact that I was disappointed with the game. He is the supreme leader of the Abbey, an organisation of the Exorcists. Originally posted by WIL-H: I don't know about Berseria, but in Zestiria, it's Glennwood, not sure if it was the same name during Berseria events. 14 votes, 24 comments. Get ready for the hype~. Originally posted by Simon: Originally posted by Wolf: Overall, both Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny take a decent amount of time to finish. Wait for a sale (Personally Id wait for it to be $20 US or so). As much as I loved Zestiria, no, you don't. Tales of Berseria takes a positive turn with a much darker theme, a great cast of characters, and perhaps the best storyline that the series has seen for quite some time. The Dark Turtlez (ダークかめにん, Daaku Kamenin?, "Dark Kamenin") is a joke character appearing in Tales of Graces, Tales of Zestiria, and Tales of Berseria, capable of being fought as an optional boss in all three. Berseria has a good story, but is otherwise overrated crap. Tales of Berseria do not have any anime. As a prequel, Berseria is set a thousand years before the events of Tales of Zestiria. Maybe he's not dead and is even the one who passed it on to Brad. Zenrus is an extremely strong seraph whose domain cloaks all of Elysia. Tales of Berseria is a direct response to all the fans of the series that felt disappointed with the lackluster Zestiria. It is the sixteenth main entry in the Tales series and a prequel of Tales of Zestiria. So believe me, the Tales of team WISHES that they could make technically ambitious games that. Albeit, usually you'll get downvoted for saying this, even if it is true. There's actually soul, personality, wit, and FUNNY humor. Berseria I haven't played yet but a lot of people seem to like it and think it improves greatly on Zestiria. The only time they'll ever interact with each other is if they made a whole different game with them all in the same universe. This quest is in Berseria. Eizen got a little malevolance when he beat that dragon (Zaveid's lover). In terms of start points, Tales of Berseria is an interesting option. Either way, those tie ins tend to make the game feel better than it is on its own. He is initially called "Brother Arthur" (アーサー 兄さん Āsā niisan) by Velvet Crowe many years prior to the events of the main game. The clue can be found in Zestiria. Zestiria system, for me is more complex, when you transform (I don't remember the right name for this), more strategy for defeat the boss according weaknesses based in elements (fire, water, etc). . I say try them. ago. The story of the anime and this game is basically the same, but some scenes are different. Stone IV Feb 16, 2017 @ 5:32pm. Any issues that I had with Zestiria have been pretty much fixed with Berseria, a prequel to Zestiria. Went through all my Life Bottles because I forgot Seraph auto-res themselves if they switch out when KO'ed. Also the world was only called "Desolation" during Berseria's time, much like Zestiria's name for the world. Tales of Zestiria is my least favorite Tales game of all time. Laphicet (ライフィセット, Raifisetto?) is a youngest main character and of the lead male protagonist in Tales of Berseria. If you're turned off by zestiria when you're this new into the series it's best to avoid it completely imo. Eizen and the journey to towards his fate (spoilers) sting__art 6 years ago #1. The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing [Tales of Berseria/Zestiria] Thread starter CloudFry; Start date Mar 19, 2019;. The lady of the lake mentioned in Berseria isn't Lailah, so she took her place sometimes before Berseria ending. And while Berseria is technically a prequel to Tales of Zestiria, they're set at least 1000 years apart from each other, and they don't share many -important- similarities. You'll find some hints and callbacks to Berseria if you played it first, but it ultimately tells a different story involving a different set of characters. The series is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and. They really really really should make a back story. Trophies will be awarded for each quest completed however so. A lot will even say it goes as far as fixing everything Zestiria did wrong. the rest of the Tales series. It is available on PS3 note , PS4, and PC. I seemed to be okay with it being a mystery on who his sister was and that it was always implied but one of the cutscenes in the game. Zestiria runs at 30 FPS on all platforms. The overall story I felt was much better in Zestiria vs Berseria though including the pacing. Wait for a sale (Personally Id wait for it to be $20 US or so). so i start with : symphonia; vesperia, Berseria and Zestiria? Is that corret?Tales of Arise is a new direction for the franchise, but fans might wonder if they need to play previous games like Tales of Berseria first. I barely managed to play through Graces and Zes, and now doing the same with Bes. xiit • 2 yr. Zestiria is honestly one of my least favourite Tales games, not bad exactly but kinda boring. But, I knew some small things about both games. Afterwards, Berseria or Zestiria in whatever order. The series was produced by Ufotable and announced at the Tales of Festival 2015. The characters were too saccharine and a bit too bland, the story didn't grab me and I found the combat boring and glitchy. Tales of Berseria (テイルズ オブ ベルセリア, Teiruzu obu Beruseria?) is the fourteenth main mothership title in the Tales of series. It’s bad reputation is well deserved. Velvet is a tall woman with long, black hair and golden eyes. I am just pushing buttons at random but I am winning' for Zestiria than Berseria. #2. Japanese voices. Oddly enough, I played Tales of Berseria before playing Tales of Zestiria. These are character specific side stories that unlock when the player reaches certain points in the game. Tales of Zestiria the X. Berseria is. Expensive But Faster/Lower Grade per Gald Ratio. Would recommend this 'specially for JRPG fans. The bad thing about Bes, is that none of the characters really stand out for me, so it's a little. Glenwood is listed as a continent. The story is much more dark than any prior entry into the series, and the gameplay is faster and more frenetic than ever before. Zestiria is a mixed bag much like tales of graces, I like the story of zestiria its interesting but the antagonist is boring, everything else is fine, the gameplay tho my god. It’s doubtful, though — Meliodas doesn’t appear in Berseria (he’s the king of Glenwood, so it’s not clear how the Divine Kingdom Midgand. There are two characters in Zestiria that ties to Berseria and also a few NPC that is related to Berseria. This project was supposed to be the link between both games, that was obviously false advertising to encourage people to watch it. Scene. Vesperia is from a time when Tales games were good. Newcomers might overlook it, thinking they have to go for Zestiria before Beresria. Supposedly same timeline, but Berseria happens in the past. So I really just went with the headcanon that this sealed fortress wall was an impenetrable barrier on the borders to. A lot of what you see in Berseria serves more as a callback to Zestiria rather than chronologically presenting the events. All of the Tales games have more advanced mechanics than that, but the games don't force you to use them. Most of the games are set in different worlds, but I do know that Zestiria takes place a millennium after Berseria, so you could play Zestiria after Berseria if you want. You can increase the number of souls – the depth of your stamina bar – by dodging at the right. Zenrus is an extremely strong seraph whose domain cloaks all of Elysia. Background. Series. 60fps. So, yeah, that's my two cents of Tales of Zestiria. The first one was a TV special that came out before the game: Tales of Zestiria:. The only people I've seen who say Zesteria is better are people who. reaper527 • 7 mo. Playing Berseria first kind of undercuts a lot of the things in Zestiria. though by cross over, I think they meant BERSERIA WILL TAKE OVER. I would have put it in D tier before but now I feel it’s a solid B. As a stand alone, I think Zestiria isn't so bad. The connection to Berseria, which I played first, made it a lot more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. Switch Blasts cost 1 BG to execute to swap a character out with one in reserve, while mystic artes cost 3 BG or more. The 16th entry in the Tales series brings back the Linear Motion Battle system and takes place in the distant past of Zestiria. I decided to start with Zestiria before Berseria due to release dates. It’s kind of like how the “proper” Star Wars order has the prequels in the middle after the Darth Vader reveal. DON'T play them in chronological order. 1) Played Zestiria as their first Tales game. I also had fun finding out how story in Berseria and Zestiria are similiar to. CryptoThat being said, you by no means have to play Zesteria first. And you could always play it after Berseria. #1. Dungeons are flat to accommodate on-field combat like Chrono Trigger. Malevolence (穢れ, Kegare?, "Uncleanliness") is a term used in Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria. That only applies to Berseria. Cliché as it is, you play as Sorey, a village. You'll be fine jumping into Berseria straight away. Bandai Namco's latest Tales is the darkest--and one of the best--in the series to date. Guard more. Berseria is a prequel to Zestiria but you can play them in any order you want. - You. The future of the malakhim form is that of the seraphim seen in Tales of Zestiria. That said, since you're looking for story driven and good character development then Berseria is the better option for you. So, yeah, that's my two cents of Tales of Zestiria. Playing Zestiria after Berseria was indeed a better experience for me, just like you, Berseria was my first Tales, followed by Zestiria, the combat system is not as smooth as Berseria's, however I found it to be enjoyable, however the story is a bit more generic than Berseria's, but that didn't stop me from enjoying itTales of Berseria is a 1000 year prequel to Tales of Zestiria, but Zestiria was released first, and I found that playing Zestiria first made Berseria much more impactful than it already was. The music encapsulates all manner of emotion but the best tracks of all are the bombastic ones that occur when the group is in danger. In Tales of Berseria, he is only mentioned to have been an Exorcist, as well as Artorius' mentor. So it is part 2, and rumor has they are working on a part 3. Gameplay wise going backwards to Zestiria is bad, however it's bad anyway. Bienfu (ビエンフー, Bienfuu?) is a supporting character in Tales of Berseria. Offering Items Above to Lord=309. I generally prefer games like Zestiria & Berseria (aka Team Destiny games), but Zestiria's plot and characters threw me off, and even if I had fun after a while with its equipment system, the game has too many problems and bad ideas imho. Zestiria does not work that way. This amount can be increased up to 9 BG. Yes, Berseria is a prequel, but some of the events, characters,. Honestly I'd put it roughly around the same level of Berseria. Yes, you can. Which is pretty interesting because they honestly made Zestiria better by making Berseria. Either way, those tie ins tend to make the game feel better than it is on its own. For example, if there are 5. For example, the protagonist, Velvet, is complex, angry, and emotionally complex, and she is accompanied by a cast of anti-heroes who are all. Berseria simplified a lot of the weird/complex stuff in Zestiria, but it's still largely similar with the same kind of feel to it. From ~$3. Combat is that lame in zestiria imo. Zenrus (ゼンライ, Zenrai?, "Zenrai"), known to Sorey and Mikleo as Gramps (ジイジ, Jiiji?), is a character in Tales of Zestiria. And while Berseria is technically a prequel to Tales of Zestiria, they're set at least 1000 years apart from each other, and they don't share many -important- similarities. From. Depends on what you liked in Zestiria and what you hope to see in these games. Berseria retroactively improves Zestiria whereas Berseria is outright spoiled on a pretty important plot twist by Zestiria. A powerful seraph whose blessing allows Elysia to exist in an idyllic state, he acts as a parental figure to both Sorey and Mikleo. But, in comparition, Berseria is few levels over Zestiria in all those aspects. The story is also more interesting, vesperias story is kind of all over the place but this one is awesome, specially if you played zestiria already (the story of zestiria is boring but the conections are really cool). If you are a fan of Tales, this is a must buy. Berseria and Zestiria uses different terms for the same thing to further differentiate itself so even if you played zestiria first you can easily detach urself in Berseria and consider it a new game. While the dungeons are not the most interesting, the gameplay and story are solid. The good news is of course the game was 17492834 times better than its sequel, however knowing that the sequel is a piece of garbage made finishing the game a slight disappointment lmao. Beat it at level 71, with unoptimized equipment. Unless you can grab a copy of Vesperia without all the garbage filler stuff. The entire episode is about Tales of Berseria, specifically from the time Velvet is on her way from breaking out of the prison. The only thing Zestiria does better is music, and honestly this is completely subjective as I liked a good bit of Berseria's music. I wouldn’t say it’d be a put off to other games but I personally just wasnt a big fan of goody two shoes Sorey. The bad thing about Bes, is that none of the characters really stand out for me, so it's a little boring. If you want a fairly recent game, you could play. While the story has similarities to Tales of Zestiria, it has a darker tone and more complex characters. I never got around to playing my copy of Zestiria by the time Berseria was released. Series. With it, its inhabitants exist in. but most especially the voice acting and writing as light-years better in Berseria than Zestiria. Keep in mind that Zestiria has an Arthurian theme as a whole. The only thing with Berseria, it's just in the same universe than Zestiria (before the story of Zestiria) and there are some connections but the game isn't mandatory. Hommedaction 7 years ago #2. Berseria is actually before the time where there were a bunch of Shepherds. Tales of Berseria is a surprisingly strong showing for this long-running series. With Zestiria it was part of the Alisha's Conviction DLC ending and the end of the anime that essentially said "The Shepherd's journeys continue. Either way though, the PC ports are really janky and you'll need that mod in the pinned discussion if you want to play either. That's depressing as hell. That last point was somewhat rectified by the release of Berseria, which is set 1000 years prior and creates a ton of interesting lore connections (most notably Zaveid and his possession of Siegfried; before Berseria dropped his entire presence came off very forced and random, whereas afterwards it became an entirely different story). A lot of Berseria's characters are references to the ones in Zestiria in various ways, a small few that appear in this game were actually in Zestiria as well, but of course older and / or. Meaning: The whole reason why anyone has access to the Flames of Purification in Zestiria is due to Laphicet/Maotelus. The thing is IA spend is whole time fusing and you’re probably going to do so because hey it’s fun !if you play zestiria it will ruin some little things of berseeria, and if you play berseria it will ruin some things of zestiria, they are little spoliers but enough to ruin some little plots, also you must be aware of the story and why in zestiria they are called seraphin and in berseria malaks, I would recommend you to play berseria first to understand some things of. Malakhim are beings whose. this is part 1 but Tales of Zes actully came out before it. ---------Follow IGN for more!---. He is the great Empyrean of Suppression whom the Abbey, more specifically Artorius Collbrande, is attempting to revive so that he may sunder emotion from humanity and "free" the world of malevolence, of which he is the only being who can resist and devour as a food source. Fell arms mean that weapons are nothing but stats sticks. Zaveid (ザビーダ, Zabiida?) is a Wind seraph in Tales of Zestiria and a major character in Tales of Berseria. Pure insanity. zestiria tells you,that the story tellers always have the name Mayvin,so not just recycling but part of the worlds lore. I've played Symphonia, Dawn of the New World, Abyss, Graces, Vesperia, and Zestiria, many of those with multiple 100% completions (Originals, then on re-releases for trophies and what have you). 60fps. He is the heart of. Enjoy the new installment in the action-oriented Tales series in Tales of Berseria for the PlayStation 4. #10. Zesteria may have the best soundtrack in the series. I played Berseria before Vesperia, if that matters. Zestiria is both beginning and end of Age of Chaos. <. (This could be an inconsistency issue as well. 3DS FC: 0662-4306-6355. These are character specific side stories that unlock when the player reaches certain points in the game. I played Berseria before that so I kinda appreciated Zestiria more considering I have sort of a background already. Lastly, if you think you really cannot manage the gameplay, follow Mazza's advice. The title was announced on June 6, 2015 during the Tales of Festival 2015, while the localization was confirmed on December 21, 2015. Anyway, as first post said. So I like to think about series like that. The animation is done by ufotable. Drakes are invisible to humans. Least Favorite Tales: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the new World. Sound 9/10. I just started berseria two days ago and have. I played Berseria before Zestiria. Playing Zestiria second made Berseria's story better and what's told in Berseria kinda makes Zestiria better. Edna (エドナ, Edona?) is an Earth seraph in Tales of Zestiria and the younger sister of Eizen from Tales of Berseria. Tales of Vesperia is also pretty. ) so I picked it up on release. Keep in mind that Berseria was released after though, and has better reception than Zestiria did. I seen more people saying 'what are the battle controls supposed to be. It's odd, since the game at some point tries to make it seem like Lailah is older than Zaveid and Edna. It works on a fixed template and half of it is locked at the start of the game. So as long as you. Playing Zestiria before Berseria makes that scene where Velvet gets called the Lord of. I barely managed to play through Graces and Zes, and now doing the same with Bes. I appreciated having played Zestiria before Berseria, and once I beat Berseria, I also got a newfound appreciation for Zestiria (and I didn't dislike it to begin with). -----. I'm super into anime and videogames and Tales is literally my second favorite franchise in existence, thats why I have a strong opinion on what this adaptation is doing here. The only one that is semi-related, as others have said, is Zestiria and Berseria. Tbh, the hitbox is less problematic than in Zestiria for instance because Berseria has very generous hitboxes for your moves. It received an international release on January 24th, 2017 in North America and January 27th, 2017 in Europe. There was an old news article and pictures taken from the studio before Berseria came out unfortunately Namco must have removed this or something happened with it on the web but for me I will never forget this okay cause I have a photographic memory And a mind that is super sharp hence my computer field all 5. Terminology is based on the terms used in the time described, but future terms will. No, you don't need to play Zestiria before Berseria. Wait for a sale (Personally Id wait for it to be $20 US or so). The Tales of Zestiria the X anime (read as “the Cross”) is a TV series adaptation of Tales of Zestiria that was first announced during Tales of Festival 2015 as the “Tales of 20th Anniversary Animation”. This is actually pretty neat. 2. Ironically, it felt like Zestiria characters were much more maturely written even if I liked Berseria's characters more. With a much more interesting overarching story, a stellar cast of characters and many refinements to the gameplay, Tales of Berseria is easily the best Tales game since Vesperia. The original plans for the anime was about. Apple Gel - 100 Gald. Most Tales games aren't connected to each other (except those with a "2" in the title, of course). Usually Tales games are not related to each other, but Berseria & Zestiria shares a continuity due to both of them taking place in the same world, but with a huge time gap. Tales of Zestiria the X show all the story on the main lines (slighty different if i'm right) but beware if you watch it, you'll get spoil about Berseria (there are 2 épisodes about Velvet taking place after the intro of Berseria + revelation about her /. If you are new to the franchise then Vesperia is the best introduction by far. Definitely do NOT play Berseria before Zestiria! Harker409 6 years ago #1. Most Tales games are standalone. He is the normin malak companion of Eleanor Hume, having formed a contract with her to serve as her vanguard.