GamersPlatform Reports: "After the release of the four Free DLC of Tales of Vesperia last week, Namco Bandai releases 14 more DLC over the XBOX Live Marketplace, making the life of lazy RPG gamers a lot easier. This time, though, it's not free as you have to PAY! What's next, Namco?
All I'm probably getting is the 300,000 Gald for 300 MS Points. What about you?"
Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces explores delayed gratification in JRPG's.
I really enjoyed this article, it was a good read. This quote gave me a chuckle, because it's true!:
"Pretty much every JRPG involves the player’s characters going from barely being able to lift a sword to killing God"
Final Fantasy 15 the ultimate delayed game with delayed story dlc shoveled in at the last second. Doesn’t ring the gratifying bell when I see that stupid car at all. Article+thumbnail is like describing a 5star meal while watching your cat clean its backside.
Replies(2)More specifically I would say JRPGs are progressive gratification. Basically like listening to prog music vs anything else which imo is the best. Even if a JRPG is all about the journey, generally speaking JRPGs keep getting better as opposed to other games which usually have their high points come in either too soon, or the best parts just aren't nearly as impactful.
Also don't forget the direct comparison that the old Square Enix president made. He said Western players like TWITCH games and eastern players love Cerebral games. Now it was taken as a racist slam. But he meant it as one of the reasons outside of development time and cost return on investment(ROI). But he had a true point people here are TRAINED to like instant stuff. And people there are trained to like delayed over the top stuff. It is not a intelligence slam. I'm glad I LOVE the later gratification! Because it is way better!
The Tales games may be less recognizable than the Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy games, but that doesn't mean that they aren't worth playing!
“Tales series is considered one of the top three Japanese RPG series next to RPG giants like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.”
How you gonna talk about the top three JRPG franchises and not mention Pokémon, the top selling series in the genre?
This is how the top JRPG series stack up
1. Pokémon - 340M
2. Final Fantasy - 144M
3. Dragon Quest - 78M
4. Monster Hunter - 52M
5. Kingdom Hearts - 30M
6. Souls - 25M
7. Tales of - 20M
Ten years ago, early in the lives of both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, Microsoft scored a coup when it secured the latest game from Namco's long-running Tales franchise - which had been almost exclusive to PlayStation since Tales of Destiny in the '90s.
Things got even more heated after Tales of Vesperia eventually did end up on PS3, in even better form, with new content and characters. But much to PS3 fans' consternation, Namco Bandai opted to keep the enhanced port Japan-exclusive.
Until last year, when Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition was announced for all existing platforms. The question remains: Was it worth the wait?
It is indeed. Havent felt this good for a tales game since....well vesperia on the 360. Namco needs to go back to these roots.
Phantasia will forever be my ideal tales game. But if they could do a solid remake in current engine I would be thrilled to relive that awesome game
I don’t think there’s any definitive ideal Tales game since they all have their own individual merit from one another
Well, i am playing Tales of Vesperia, i am like 25 hours ingame and i don't see a reason to buy skills, gald or items, that is nonsense and evil :(
I believe this is really crazy and greedy "meanies",i do fight for my gald!!! >.>
And guys the game is fun fun!! just forget this fugly lulz DLC :3
Well I'm having a blast in the game, I've put 55 hours into it already, deffently got my moneys worth.
Will pass on buying DLC though, that only takes away from the game...buying levels/skill points...sheesh anyone who buys it and calls themself an rpg gamer should be ashamed.
Good ole fashion level grinding for me ;D
Don't fall for it people. Be part of the solution
It's sad that a developer would do that. Pay real money for in-game money. What is next? Pay for leveling up, pay for costumes, pay for accessories, pay to customize your controls, pay to adjust the sound volume, pay to adjust the contrast, pay to see the end of the story, pay for achievement points?
Cant believe this, they are already charging for this??? well no worries here cos thats a given in the PS3 version