I loved Tales of Vesperia on the 360, so when I heard it was being ported to the PS3 with loads of extra content of course I had to check it out. The Japanese fanbase was understandably enraged when they heard about the new game (since many of them had bought the console solely for the game), but I didn’t share their animosity. I figure, the PS3 version got it over a year after the 360 version, new content is kind of expected. While some of the codes and hints found in the 360 version point towards the content being planned even before the 360 release, I just can’t bring myself to feel the rage that a lot of other fans do. Well, that, and I didn’t buy a 360 just to play the game.
I went ahead and pre-ordered the Japanese version of Tales of Vesperia, because chances of the game getting an NA release were dubious (though since then, rumors of the voice actors being called back coupled with Vesperia PS3’s staggering sales numbers in Japan have given us hope). While I’m only a measly 200-level student in Japanese, I can read enough to be able to play the game without struggle and know the story well enough to not be bothered by my lack of fluency. I was hoping that the fun of the original coupled with the new content would be compelling enough for me to give it another run-through. So how does the PS3 version stack up against the original? Read the rest of this entry »
