TALES OF VESPERIA
Description :
Tales of Vesperia is a role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio. The tenth mainline entry in the Tales series, it was released for the Xbox 360 and published in Japan and North America by Namco Bandai Games in 2008, and in European territories by Atari in 2009. An expanded port of the game for the PlayStation 3 was released in 2009 in Japan. An enhanced version, subtitled Definitive Edition, was released for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows in January 2019. The gameplay is similar to previous Tales games, featuring a new version of the series' trademark action-based "Linear Motion Battle System", while also introducing new elements such as online leaderboards.
Vesperia is set in the world of Terca Lumireis, which uses an energy source called blastia for all its needs, including creating protective barriers around its cities. The story focuses on Yuri Lowell, a former Imperial soldier who forms a guild called Brave Vesperia to aid Estelle, a noble woman he encounters on a mission. As they explore the world, Brave Vesperia are challenged by factions who have different plans related to the abuse of blastia resources, and Yuri is forced to confront his friend and former comrade Flynn.
Preliminary work on Vesperia began in 2005, with full development starting the following year, lasting approximately two years. Returning staff included producer Yoshito Higuchi, composers Motoi Sakuraba and Shinji Tamura, and character designer Kōsuke Fujishima. The writers included Takashi Hasegawa and Hideo Baba. Developed by the same team that made Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss, it was designed for the Xbox 360 as the PlayStation 3 had yet to be shown to the company and the former console was achieving international popularity. The anime cutscenes were created by Production I.G, with an art style influenced by cel-shaded animation. The game's theme song, "Ring a Bell", is by Bonnie Pink. The game received positive reviews and has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide across all platforms. Further media related to the world of Vesperia have been released, including the prequel film Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike.
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Story :
Vesperia takes place on the planet Terca Lumireis. The people of Terca Lumireis have come to rely on blastia, an ancient civilization's technology with a wide array of capabilities such as providing water, powering ships, or creating barriers around major cities and towns to protect them from monsters. The Imperial Knights and guild members also use bodhi blastia to enhance their abilities in combat. The blastia, created by the elf-like Krityans, are fueled by a substance called aer that lends its power to the blastia's ability, but can be fatal to humans in large concentrations.
Characters :
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Yuri
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Age: 21
Height: 5'11"
Yuri grew up in the capital's lower quarter, along with his friend, Flynn. At
Flynn's urging, Yuri joins the Imperial Knights. However, he soon rebels
against their hypocrisy and reluctance to tell him the purpose of his
missions. Yuri ends up butting heads with his superiors, and quitting the
Imperial Knights.
Ever since, he has been living happily in the lower quarter, working to help
those who are suffering under the oppression of the empire. In order to
rebuild his life in the lower quarter, he sets out on a journey after Flynn.
From the shadow of Flynn's success in the Imperial Knights, Yuri finds his own
purpose, and ends up helping others along the way.
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Repede
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Age: 4 1/2
Height: 5'6"
Repede is no one's pet, but rather a steadfast partner to Yuri. These two know
each other so well that they make an almost unbeatable team. He doesn't give
his trust easily, but once gained, Repede is a faithful friend and valuable
fighter. This canine companion never backs down from a fight and his scarred
face is proof of his convictions.
Though he doesn't speak, he always lets his opinions be known and he is always
calm and in control of the situation. Even though he doesn't smoke, Repede
carries a pipe as a mememto of his former master, a sign of the loyalty he
gives to all whom he trusts.
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Estelle
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Age: 18
Height: 5'5"
A successor to the throne of the deceased emperor, Estelle is under the
protection of the Council, but is imprisoned by the Imperial Knights, who
support the other candidate to the throne, Ioder. However, she finds herself
on friendly terms with Flynn, despite his belonging to the Imperial Knights.
Though other people need devices known as blastia to use magic, Estelle can
use magic without them. She is proficient at healing artes, and has used her
powers to heal the illnesses of prominent statesmen in the empire.
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Karol
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Age: 12
Height: 4'5"
Long ago, Karol helped out the guild of benevolent thieves, and the pride that
this brought him started a fervent desire to be successful in a guild someday.
However, despite his high level of abilities and eagerness to learn, he finds
himself paralyzed when he's most needed. Branded a coward, Karol has been
thrown out of countless guilds time and time again.
For this reason, Karol has found himself wandering from guild to guild, never
learning any one guild's skills more than halfway. He finally ends up in his
own ideal guild, the monster hunting guild, but he soon finds himself thrown
out of even that.
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Rita
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Age: 15
Height: 4'11"
A blastia researcher working in the blastia research laboratory in the City of
Scholars, Rita is a super-genius in all matters related to blastia. However,
she never brags or boasts about her talent. This is not because she is humble,
but rather, because she gives no thought to such things.
She loves blastia dearly, enough to give them personalities of their own, and
she has no tolerance for anyone who would harm them. She cares little for
staying informed of worldly affairs. Her genius causes others to keep her at a
distance, and for this reason she is often quite lonely.
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Raven
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Age: 35
Height: 5'11"
Raven was brought back from the dead, but his life is still not his own to
control. For this reason, he has given up on life, and lives each day without
any desire to go on to the next.
He acts like a fool and falls into the hands of the Imperial Knights, but then
infiltrates the Union of guilds on Alexei's orders, and spies on the Don.
However, he finds that he respects the Don as a person, and travels around
acting as his right-hand man. At the same time, when dealing with the empire
he is loyal and cool-headed, simply doing his duty without emotion.
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Judith
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Age: 19
Height: 5'9"
A blastia hunter dedicated to destroying blastia that are harmful in the
world, Judith is driven by a need to prevent the disaster that befell her town
from ever happening again, and a desire to keep secret the flaws of the
blastia created by her father, a blastia researcher.
In the battle between her empire and the Entelexeia that took place 10 years
ago, Judith's hometown was razed to the ground. After this, she began
destroying blastia at the urging of the Entelexeia Ba'ul, who kept her safe
during the battle. However, she will soon find that these actions have a new
and greater meaning in her life.
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