Tales of Berseria

Rock Paper Shotgun

Samuel Horti·Feb 6, 2017

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Despite its flaws, Tales of Berseria has numerous interesting stories to tell. If the developers had cut the flab and focused almost exclusively on the cast of characters – with some combat thrown in – then I think this would have been a must-play. As it is, I think it’s still worth playing if you’re a fan of story-focused JRPGs, as long as you know you’re strapped in for the long haul.

Push Square

Jacob Hull·Jan 25, 2017

Critic80/100

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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 fast and tactical battle system is also a definite step up, but the game is starting to look dated and needs to lose its last-gen shackles. For those disillusioned fans of recent Final Fantasy outings, however, Tales of Berseria might just be the game that they're looking for, with a more traditional Japanese RPG setup that sticks closely to what it knows, while offering a new and exciting narrative direction.

Kotaku

Mike Fahey·Jan 24, 2017

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Bandai Namco’s Tales action role-playing series is normally pretty formulaic—a plucky group of colorful heroes joins together to save the world from some

IGN

Meghan Sullivan·Jan 23, 2017

Critic88/100

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Bandai Namco's latest Tales games is the darkest --and one of the best--to date.

GameSpot

Jacob Dekker·Jan 23, 2017

Critic70/100

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Thanks to its dark atmosphere and exciting combat, Tales of Berseria is a refreshing change of pace for the long-running RPG series.

Game Informer

Kimberley Wallace·Jan 23, 2017

Critic75/100

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Tales of Berseria is the darkest Tales game, but it's also the most human.