Abilities outside attacking include guarding against attacks, side-stepping around opponents, and escaping from battle. Artes can be directly mapped to different control buttons. Characters fight using physical and magical attacks, along with performing skills known as Artes that have various effects on enemies such as stunning them or causing status ailments. Berseria 's version is dubbed the "Liberation-LMBS": when in the battle zone, players can freely move around the arena and rotate the camera at will. Īs with previous Tales titles, the game uses a variation of the Linear Motion Battle System (LMBS). New to the series' Skit systems is a cut-in effect, where at certain moments within skits characters in various poses will appear in response to the dialogue. As with previous Tales games, characters can interact through Skits, animated clips that play outside cutscenes and battle: characters are represented by head-and-shoulder portraits, and conversations can range from serious to comedic. Tales of Berseria is a role-playing video game, where players navigate the game's world through the game's characters from a third-person perspective. The game will appeal to all fans of Tales, as well as fans of titles such as Final Fantasy and Ni no Kuni.A battle sequence from Tales of Berseria, demonstrating the HUD, character skills, and general setup of the Liberation Linear Motion Battle System Tales of Berseria is a great representative of adventure Japanese RPGs and an excellent sequel to the series. Before engaging in battle with such opponents, you need to correctly assess your strength, come up with a strategy and prepare consumables. This also applies to fighting with bosses, which pose a massive threat if the player's squad is not strong enough. In every battle, you need to show skill and come up with tactics to emerge victoriously. In Tales of Berseria, the player will face many previously unseen opponents, diverse in their strength and behaviour. In addition to the standard equipment in the game, there is also customization of the appearance of characters with the help of appropriate clothing. The necessary equipment for heroes can be found in treasuries or purchased from a merchant. In addition, in Tales of Berseria, the player can independently customize the equipment of the characters. This feature provides ample opportunities for players to implement their tactical skills.īy defeating opponents and completing quests, the main character and his allies will gain experience, which will subsequently allow them to learn new skills and improve existing ones. The player can give allies various orders and set a certain behaviour model for each of the squad members for all subsequent actions. The system of interaction with partners in battle has become more elaborate. Magic and individual skills have special features since they can produce various effects in addition to damage, such as stunning or poisoning. The Fusionic Chain Linear Motion Battle System allows the player to move freely around the battlefield in any dimension and fight the enemy using physical and magical attacks and special skills. Tales of Berseria retains the combat mechanics of its predecessor, Zestiria. In addition to the main plot, the game has many side quests that better introduce the game universe and its other characters. The narration takes place with the help of detailed dialogues between the characters, the involvement of elements of the genre of visual novels, and the presence of cutscenes. Tales of Berseria has a fascinating storyline, exciting from the first minutes. Passing the storyline, the player will recruit allies into his squad, complete various quests, fight powerful opponents, and much more. The player takes on the role of the main character and embarks on a journey through the fantasy world. The gameplay is classic for the JRPG genre. The main goal will be a journey to further save the world from an unknown threat that is gaining strength in the domain. Velvet joins a team of pirates and travels across the sea and the numerous islands of the heavenly kingdom of Midgand. That all changed when she suffered a tragedy three years before the start of Tales of Berseria. Players will feel themselves in the role of Velvet - in the past, a loving and kind girl in whose heart hatred is now burning. In Tales of Berseria, the user will go on a journey in search of themselves. The developer and publisher is Bandai Namco Entertainment. Tales of Berseria is a third-person adventure JRPG and is the sixteenth instalment in the Tales series.