I just hope it won’t be too frustrating to lose motivation to play. Dungeons are flat to accommodate on-field combat like Chrono Trigger. Definitely do NOT play Berseria before Zestiria! Harker409 6 years ago #1. Berseria retroactively improves Zestiria whereas Berseria is outright spoiled on a pretty important plot twist by Zestiria. I’ve played almost every Tales of title and this title does not dissapointed!. The series is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and written by Ufotable staff. Tales of Berseria is, simply put, one of the best entries in the series. I'd sooner replay Dawn of the New World before I ever touch Zesty again. Berseria is relatively good as well. The only time they'll ever interact with each other is if they made a whole different game with them all in the same universe. 3. That's some really good prequel/sequel interaction. Edna (エドナ, Edona?) is an Earth seraph in Tales of Zestiria and the younger sister of Eizen from Tales of Berseria. Zestiria was a game that took too many risks for comfort. Play Berseria before Zestiria. Get ready for the hype~. I am going to use the cobras in Westonbolt Gorge as an example. The first 10 hours have felt like one giant nagging tutorial. If you want a fairly recent game, you could play. sonnydabaus • 3 yr. Zestiria does not work that way. #1. but most especially the voice acting and writing as light-years better in Berseria than Zestiria. It's a decent game with its fair shares of good and bad things. Go Shiina is so much better than Sakuraba it’s not funny. I liked Berseria much better, both in terms of gameplay and character/story. Stonebury is located in the. Looking at forums Zestiria generally has a bad impression as well. He is the main antagonist of Tales of Berseria, where he wishes to purge the world of malevolence by. I swear i screamed as i heard Laphicet is new name, such a mindblow, making the cycle so perfect. While the story has similarities to Tales of Zestiria, it has a darker tone and more complex characters. It is the sixteenth main entry overall in the Tales of series, developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Bandai Namco. He is the great Empyrean of Suppression whom the Abbey, more specifically Artorius Collbrande, is attempting to revive so that he may sunder emotion from humanity and "free" the world of malevolence, of which he is the only being who can resist and devour as a food source. Zestiria was an alright game but the characters/story was weak by Tales standards in my opinion, so I would personally recommend going with Berseria. Tales of Zestiria the Cross is an animated television series adaptation of the Japanese role-playing game, Tales of Zestiria, which is the fifteenth main entry in the Tales series. Berseria was made for the PS4, Zestiria was made for the PS3. If you are a fan of Tales, this is a must buy. We can all agree that the ending of Tales of Zestiria was less than satisfying and Tales of Berseria, while it gave a great outlook at what happened…Artorius Collbrande (アルトリウス・コールブランド, Arutoriusu Kouruburando?) is the main antagonist in Tales of Berseria. (Berseria's story takes place centuries before zestiria. Tbh, the hitbox is less problematic than in Zestiria for instance because Berseria has very generous hitboxes for your moves. Thanks! Milla_Maxwell 6 years ago #2. Patounax • 3 yr. Most if not all of these do take a significant amount of time to complete, and cannot be concluded until the final dungeon becomes accessible. Initial sales was good but when people find out about Alisha they started return Zestiria in masses. The original plans for the anime was about. The amount of references is so little that you basically wasted your money on a worse game with cliche, boring story and gameplay that is Zestiria. Tales of Games do work like FF as direct sequel tends to bear the same main title like Xillia 2 or Symphonia: Dawn of a new world. 60fps. Show more. Anyway, you don't need to play Zestiria before playing Berseria. It's a decent game with its fair shares of good and bad things. Zenrus is an extremely strong seraph whose domain cloaks all of Elysia. Tales of Zestiria was released a year before Berseria, and despite being one of the more recent titles, it’s a return to form for the Tales series. " All of which can be enjoyed whether you play Berseria first or Zestiria first. He tries a lot of things to defeat his brother. I understand the basics of fusing (unions, sealed and how skills carry per. Expensive But Faster/Lower Grade per Gald Ratio. Some have sequels, but those make it obvious in their titles. liltagg 6 years ago #3. It’s kind of like how the “proper” Star Wars order has the prequels in the middle after the Darth Vader reveal. These are character specific side stories that unlock when the player reaches certain points in the game. Thanks! Milla_Maxwell 6 years ago #2. The story is much more dark than any prior entry into the series, and the gameplay is faster and more frenetic than ever before. I seemed to be okay with it being a mystery on who his sister was and that it was always implied but one of the cutscenes in the game. Afterwards, Berseria or Zestiria in whatever order. I do recommend playing both of them in the long run though, and since Berseria is the better game Zestiria is a better place to start. Cliché as it is, you play as Sorey, a village. Before them suddenly stands a young girl clad in purple (it's Symonne). A lot of Berseria's characters are references to the ones in Zestiria in various ways, a small few that appear in this game were actually in Zestiria as well, but of course older and / or. She is a human granted with the powers of a Daemon and therefore refers to herself as one. That said, since you're looking for story driven and good character development then Berseria is the better option for you. The one thing I like about Zestiria is its banter between the characters. The future of the malakhim form is that of the seraphim seen in Tales of Zestiria. Basically, in combat, you can't free run in symphonia, and in others you can. Zestiria is both beginning and end of Age of Chaos. My first Tales game was Berseria and it felt like a good enough introduction to the series. All Discussions. Berseria has a good story, but is otherwise overrated crap. These are character specific side stories that unlock when the player reaches certain points in the game. Laphicet, as Maotelus, becomes corrupted with malevolence and becomes tethered to the new Lord of calamity. Magilou is heavily implied to be the deceased Mayvin in the Trizolde Cave tomb. Those are all places in the world - which has no label. Its tragic story of broken people fighting on the wrong side of history makes it utterly compelling, and. Last edited by Simon ; Apr 12 @ 2:43pm. So in theory increasing difficulty should make you get more grade, in my experience this doesnt seem to have much of an affect though unlike previous tales games. Tales of Berseria, meanwhile, was released 20 months after Zestiria. Note that Zestiria and Berseria are in the same world, but Berseria takes place 1000 years BEFORE Zestiria. Gamers this generation only work in hyperbole. Tales of Zestiria the X is an anime television series based on the Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and tri-Crescendo and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. In actuality, she is a Therion with the power to consume daemons and absorb their souls. It's in Tales of Berseria Official World Guidance Book. Wait for a sale (Personally Id wait for it to be $20 US or so). A lot of what you see in Berseria serves more as a callback to Zestiria rather than chronologically presenting the events. I want my weapons to be more than that. - The old timing hack from Tales of Zestiria is back ;) - This requires D3D9Ex and used to require the game actually ran in D3D9Ex mode, but now a dummy D3D9Ex device is created for the sole purpose of timing. Edit : Zestiria isn't a sequel it's just the first installment. #2. Phoenix was the normin's sort-of leader, the only one of the group who would not accept their subservience to other. Most of these connections were found by other people who made posts on gamefaqs and reddit. However, Zestiria is largely considered one of the worst Tales games, while Berseria is considered one of the best since Symphonia/Abyss/Vesperia. Simon 22 aout 2021 à 22h16. He is the heart of. #1. 12. Expensive But Faster/Lower Grade per Gald Ratio. Playing Zestiria second made Berseria's story better and what's told in Berseria kinda makes Zestiria better. Thinking of getting into “Tales of…”. It's odd, since the game at some point tries to make it seem like Lailah is older than Zaveid and Edna. Surprisingly Improved Sequel: Tales of Zestiria is a divisive game in the Tales series; some fans thought it was too much of a Cliché Storm without the Deconstructor Fleet elements the series is known for, while others say it's still a good game with a few great characters and mechanics, like the ability to swap party members mid-battle. Edit: Also, it is Zestiria, so iirc Hidden Artes boost the dmg of non hidden artes (in Berseria Break Souls do that), which means Sorey can hit harder than you think if you combine his 2 types of artes. The first one was a TV special that came out before the game: Tales of Zestiria:. ago. Personally, I’d rather play the better one first. Outside next to Stairs before Boss Fight, Pauly leaves here. Expository Hairstyle Change: Hundreds of years have passed since Sorey was sealed away, during which Mikleo adopts the same appearance as he does in the epilogue of Tales of Zestiria. Berseria is the pre. Another piece of evidence is a major part of Berseria and Zestiria's plot and has a minor role in Phantasia. Beat it at level 71, with unoptimized equipment. Tales of Berseria's demo will be the intro to the story of a story driven game. Scene. this is part 1 but Tales of Zes actully came out before it. Maybe he's not dead and is even the one who passed it on to Brad. Sound 9/10. Heroes are flat and villains are one-dimensional. I never got around to. Sure, playing Zestiria first would give some scenes more impact, but luckily it works in both sense. Berseria - Your mileage may very. Originally posted by Simon: Symphonia first. Panacea Bottle - 200 Gald. Tales of Berseria (テイルズ オブ ベルセリア, Teiruzu obu Beruseria?) is the fourteenth main mothership title in the Tales of series. Compare prices of over 50 stores to find best deals for Tales of Zestiria in digital distribution. Tales of Berseria. Hommedaction 7 years ago #2. Both are flawed but good games but for someone reason people only ever talk about the flaws of Zestiria. Which is pretty interesting because they honestly made Zestiria better by making Berseria. Maotelus is the Empyrean who turned into a hellion (a daemon, using this game's terminology) and fused with Heldalf, the major antagonist of Tales of Zestiria. Berseria had one of the best plots and casts in the Tales series, imo. lol WTF those char with no back story were far more interesting than the main one. I've found Calcite stuff, but wondering of when it's worth fusing early game a lot. I didn’t like the protag, pure of heart type, as deep as a puddle, along with his best friend. Tales of Berseria do not have any anime. mucloud6 years ago#3. I like the idea of the fusion system and the skill sheet, but I'm curious as to how beneficial it is early game. #10. After I played Zestiria I went on to play Symphonia and Dawn of the new world so it definitely won’t leave a bad taste in your mouth for other tales games. Except the dungeons which are excellent and Berseria's biggest weakness. but you must run the game once and exit before this feature works. Berseria is the prequel and sequel is Zestiria. Any issues that I had with Zestiria have been pretty much fixed with Berseria, a prequel to Zestiria. With Aifread's recurring role as a pirate/explorer in the Tales series, combined with Berseria's Ocean Punk theme and setting and status as a prequel, maybe Aifread shows up in some way or form to establish the grounds that would bear his name in the future. It was last time before the release of the game, they want to make rose as a surprise for the players so the. Zestiria is only worth getting on sale, as is it one of the worse Tales games. Its tragic story of broken people fighting on the wrong side of history makes it utterly compelling, and. There are a lot of 'era' references in Zestiria. For a JRPG, it's not that bad, but for a Tales title? Tales of Zestiria has an area called Aifread's Hunting Ground. 7 Minutes of Tales of Berseria Gameplay is good it’s definitely worth at least a playthrough. The plot is more straightforward than even the first game's: here's the big bad, now kill him. Zestiria had two endings, there was a bad ending you could unlock halfway into the game by being stronger than intended. Tales of Zestiria the X (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア ザ クロス, Teiruzu obu Zesutiria za kurosu?, pronounced "Tales of Zestiria the Cross"), is an anime adaption of the Tales of Zestiria game from the Tales of series. The gameplay is better but it experiences more lows & highs than Vesperia. Berseria is A LOT better than Zesteria. That Dark Turtlez battle. Tales of Zestiria (Japanese: テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア, Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Zesutiria) is an action role-playing game. I decided to start with Zestiria before Berseria due to release dates. Zestiria is the best. A hot-headed normin, he is the group's sort-of leader, never-ending in his quest to free his fellows from their perceived abuses. ) The Closed Dark is an actual, major blank space in history, so Berseria being a “lost history” would match up with that even better than the Disappearance. It was essentially developed as the Tales' Series 20th anniversary game and got a lot of pre-release hype and anticipation for it because of. But yeah, the level design is horrible and dungeons have no inspiration at all, are samey, lack any kind of puzzles and believe it or not the Xillia games are even worse in this regard. ) so I picked it up on release. It's almost as if the writers took this little tidbit of history and used it as a basis for Berseria's story, and the way that Berseria was written makes the skit about Innominat feel natural. I barely managed to play through Graces and Zes, and now doing the same with Bes. The clue can be found in Zestiria. He is the older brother of Edna. Yes. The excorist are more like Squires than Shepherds. Tales of Games do work like FF as direct sequel tends to bear the same main title like Xillia 2 or Symphonia: Dawn of a new world. Keep in mind that Zestiria has an Arthurian theme as a whole. So I like to think about series like that. Zestiria is honestly one of the few tales games i lost. Because when you're happy, I'm happy. It is to me an average game of the series. Tales Games with the problem you described include Zestiria and Xillia 1&2 (linked characters are forced to become AI controlled), most of other ones don't have this issue. Even if it doesn't end up being one of your favorites I'd say the characters, atmosphere, and soundtrack are well worth $10. 1) Played Zestiria as their first Tales game. Zestiria is both beginning and end of Age of Chaos. I also had fun finding out how story in Berseria and Zestiria are similiar to. It is okay to play whichever game in order since both have standalone stories and characters, but I would recommend. The connections are nice, but it's one of those things you can go and play later, as it's a similar effect eitherway no matter which you play first. Yeah, Zestiria is extremely boring. Because Zestiria's story is a load of bollocks anyway. While Arise wins for it's Design, Combat, and it's Graphics. Berseria retroactively improves Zestiria whereas Berseria is outright spoiled on a pretty important plot twist by Zestiria. The game was developed for the PlayStation 3 ,PlayStation 4 and Steam. While no one has played Berseria, people can still have an opinion of it based on recent Tales games. Tales of Berseria took places thousand of years before Zestiria during the time where human could still see Seraph (which during the time are called Malaks who descended from the heaven in droves after some sort of ritual during the Scarlet night). 6 posts, 3/31 9:08AMAll the references and connections I could find between Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria. I'd say play Vesperia first. #3. In terms of start points, Tales of Berseria is an interesting option. Originally posted by Simon: Originally posted by Wolf: Overall, both Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny take a decent amount of time to finish. Playing Berseria first kind of undercuts a lot of the things in Zestiria. Before the final dungeon, I gave myself unlimited Tales Coins to unlock all the shop attachments/costumes and to get enhaucement mats super quick, as I got tired of farming tales coins the old fashion way. There is a part 2 ^_^. Synavix Nov 10, 2018 @ 10:03am. Zestiria was, as already mentioned, the game released before Berseria was. Laphicet was originally a child without name or personality, serving only as a. Kerobe Aug 8, 2018 @ 5:55am. Keep in mind that Berseria was released after though, and has better reception than Zestiria did. If you are new to the franchise then Vesperia is the best introduction by far. . Symphonia is genuine greatness though. The anime was fantastic. Berseria's combat is simplified version of Zestiria, so it is easy to learn, but hard to master. As shown in the anime, Tales of Zestiria the X, Sorrey and his companions mentioned the story of Artorius Collbrande, the first Shepherd and Velvet Crowe, which is the protagonist of Tales of Berseria, which means that both story happens in the same world. The Tales of Zestiria the X anime (read as “the Cross”) is a TV series adaptation of Tales of Zestiria that was first announced during Tales of Festival 2015 as the “Tales of 20th Anniversary Animation”. Before you leave the house, check the back left and right corners of the room for a Treat and a Specific. Zestiria - The roughest game on this list. These daemons feed off other daemons and provide the Empyrean Innominat with power. So as long as you. Note that Tales of Berseria is a prequel to Tales of Zestiria, but by a long shot (ala Symphonia -> Phantasia), so how does this work. In Tales of Zestiria the X, it is revealed that someone of the Mayvin family, hinted to having been Magilou, had told the royal family of Rolance about the existence of malevolence, as well as the events of Tales of Berseria. I played Berseria before Vesperia, if that matters. But you might want to play both since both of these two Tales games takes place in the same world but with a 1000 years of difference. Anyway, the main things people hate Zestiria for always come back around to these traits: - Wonky camera that get stuck around corners frequently. All the artes were mapped to square, triangle, circle, X. Fun fact: If the localization team were aware of Berseria's story while doing Zestiria, Rose's. Do I have to play Zestiria before Berseria? Nephisto 6 years ago #1 I never played one of this games, so I don't know if the games are related or just standalone. Story-wise, I think Berseria is best first. Fun Tidbit – There was an AI bug on the PC. Tales of Berseria is supposed to be a distant prequel to Zestiria (we're talking about thousands of years in between), so the only thing you won't get are some references. Im sure it runs 60fps on ps4 pro though. Destiny DC itself makes a case for being the overall best game in the series but it is relatively inaccessible. Eizen (アイゼン, Aizen?) is a minor character in Tales of Zestiria and a protagonist in Tales of Berseria. I think I'm missing the last purple one. The story of the anime and this game is basically the same, but some scenes are different. I usually see Tales games as being self contained but the wiki says that Berseria is a prequel. For both games, most players clocked in over 30 hours for the base game, and 50 or more hours when. $3. Tales of Zestiria was released a year before Berseria, and despite being one of the more recent titles, it’s a return to form for the Tales series. He is the head exorcist at the Abbey and considered to be a savior by the populace, as three years ago, he appeared with a large number of malakhim and, with their help, exterminated a large number of daemons that threatened. 300 years before Zestiria event, he & Zaveid joined forced with a Shepard to defeat the current Lord of Calamity at that time. While Arise wins for it's Design, Combat, and it's Graphics. A powerful seraph whose blessing allows Elysia to exist in an idyllic state, he acts as a parental figure to both Sorey and Mikleo. The game logic is tied to the framerate. Anyway, the main things people hate Zestiria for always come back around to these traits: - Wonky camera that get stuck around corners frequently. Their combat and diffculty are too easy or too annoying, no not hard annoying. Vesperia definitive is a bloated filler version of the superior original Vesperia. The story of the games is so. Zestiria, Berseria and Graces. . (This could be an inconsistency issue as well. On every front with exception to music. Pure insanity. Zesty before Bersy. Yeah, Berseria is good, but just like Xillia and Zestiria, they still didn’t quite get to the same level of Symphonia/Abyss/Vesperia. by Animal1026. Wait for a sale (Personally Id wait for it to be $20 US or so). If you are big into anti-heroes it may hit the spot. Bandai Namco's latest Tales is the darkest--and one of the best--in the series to date. The first season aired during Summer 2016, with a second season confirmed for 2017. 18. I felt it started off slow, picked up a lot between the 15-35 hour marks, and then the final 10-15 hours for me just kind of dragged on. Berseria actually takes place 1000 years before the events of Zestiria although Zestiria was released first. The cast doesn't nearly have the same chemistry as Berseria or Zestiria, heck even Xillia was better in its cast makeup overall. Intense and Chaos will be unlocked from the start. Tales of Vesperia is also. Cliché as it is, you play as Sorey, a village. Zenrus (ゼンライ, Zenrai?, "Zenrai"), known to Sorey and Mikleo as Gramps (ジイジ, Jiiji?), is a character in Tales of Zestiria. 2. Berseria has reveals that aren't really reveals if you've played Zestiria first. Most people will suggest playing Berseria before Zestiria to get more out of Zestiria's story as the two games were developed at the same time and have a lot of references to each other, allowing you to play back and forth between them. Basically, in combat, you can't free run in symphonia, and in others you can. Alisha just goes through her, unable to see her. The story is much more dark than any prior entry into the series, and the gameplay is faster and more frenetic than ever before. ". Ah ok thanks agian :) Guess i will watch 12 ep -> Finish tales of berseria game 100% then watch the rest of the 12 eps Sounds good, but do note that Zestiria the X isn't super accurate to the game's lore or story so some (rather important) things that aren't possible in Zestiria and Berseria happened in the anime for the sake of having a happy. . In Berseria that changes to Arte Button of Choice (x3) -> Break Soul -> Arte Button of Choice (x2). The music encapsulates all manner of emotion but the best tracks of all are the bombastic ones that occur when the group is in danger. I'm super into anime and videogames and Tales is literally my second favorite franchise in existence, thats why I have a strong opinion on what this adaptation is doing here. I personally think Zestiria should be played before Berseria. The highest-ranked members of the Abbey are fully aware of this fact and make it their. For Western release in October of the same. However, both games have standalone stories with only certain characters having slight connection between both games so it is fine to start with whichever game you want. I was pretty disappointed, because I've seen some people say. Zestiria is only worth getting on sale, as is it one of the worse Tales games. While you can still play without armatization it does feel like shooting yourself in the foot for no reason (Berseria also does this somewhat with Velvet being so broken but. DON'T play them in chronological order. Move around to split up the enemies. It’s bad reputation is well deserved. . Zestiria may have been released first, but Berseria before Zestiria gives a much better experience for both games. Tales of Graces F and Destiny DC is the best combat games in the series. This story was then passed down throughout the ages of the royal family. Zestiria is honestly one of my least favourite Tales games, not bad exactly but kinda boring. Zestiria can be hard to understand and is often criticized for its writing flaws, playing Berseria first may contribute to keep you engaged with the game as you progress. Maotelus (マオテラス, Maoterasu?) is a character in Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria. I've played Symphonia, Dawn of the New World, Abyss, Graces, Vesperia, and Zestiria, many of those with multiple 100% completions (Originals, then on re-releases for trophies and what have you). Would recommend this 'specially for JRPG fans. Bienfu was originally bound to a contract with Magilou. Zestiria, Berseria and Graces. Ask any fan of Tales series and 99. Something is either god's gift to gaming or a cancerous blight that needs to die in a fire. It was released in January 2015 in Japan on the PlayStation 3. That is, if. #1. Seeing how it was a foil to Berseria and how the plot releated was really cool. As a prequel, Berseria is set a thousand years before the events of Tales of Zestiria. Zestiria is sometimes viewed worse as unlike Berseria's 'set-your-own-combo' system. Empowered Badass Normal: She could already kick ass before becoming a daemon, able to effortlessly take down wild prickleboars. Nope. Originally kind and family-oriented, the events of the Scarlet Night three years prior turned her into an angry woman tainted by vengeance. Venaborn Nov 8, 2015 @ 12:00am. So is it recommended I play Zestiria to get it out of the way first then Berseria or Berseria first then Zestiria? And is Zestiria as bad as others say?A lot of what you see in Berseria serves more as a callback to Zestiria rather than chronologically presenting the events. Fine, so Eizen has a little Malevolance stored up inside of him. Tales of Berseria took places thousand of years before Zestiria during the time where human could still see Seraph (which during the time are called Malaks who descended from the heaven in droves after some sort of. Offering Items Above to Lord=309. All-Divide - 5,000 Gald. The connections are nice, but it's one of those things you can go and play later, as it's a similar effect eitherway no matter which you play first. I also agree with the combat. Due to having an. Instead, follow the path east and down through the area to collect Melon Gel x2 and then warp back to the Empyrean's Throne. Everything about the characters, story, and especially the gameplay was perfect for me. Nope. They really really really should make a back story. by Animal1026. If you're curious when you finished playing Berseria, give it a try, and if you like the lore and universe, why not try the anime. (does it matter?)Grade is increased when enemies are higher level than you. Akira Matsushima adapted the original character designs for the anime, while the art. I played Berseria before that so I kinda appreciated Zestiria more considering I have sort of a background already. Most of the connections qualify as easter eggs or recognition of locations or "ahhh, the future remembers this historical event differently than how it happened. (Berseria is also widely considered to be the superior game. Play Berseria first, then watch the Zestiria X anime. For example, if there are 5. So it would make sense to plau zestiria before berseria then. Laphicet (ライフィセット, Raifisetto?) is the deuteragonist in Tales of Berseria and minor character in Tales of Zestiria. Tales of Berseria includes new gaming moves, including Switch Blast, which lets you provide characters with back up during. NC16inthehouse • 6 yr. Harker409 6 years ago #1 For those of out there that hadn't gotten around to playing Zestiria by the time Berseria was released. It is because I enjoy seeing how both the games connect their lore. Tales of Zestiria the X and Tales of Zestiria the Cross are the anime adaptations of the game, but they don't follow the game to the letter, and there are some alterations made to the plot. He. jtsam1 Yuan Ka-Fai • 2 yr. Tales of Zestiria before Berseria? I've been thinking of getting Tales of Zesteria and Berseria since they are both 75% off on PSN however while looking into the games I've read both that Zestiria isn't very good but at the same time that having played Zestiria can enhance the experience of Berseria. Malak (plural Malakhim) = Seraph (plural Seraphim) The game is quite connected with Berseria in certain ways. 6 Grade. Zestiria has a number of gameplay and story issues. Berseria is more disjointed. Combat is that lame in zestiria imo. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsr/tales • by UltimaActFour View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit I have heard people say these two games are connected in one way or another. Berseria and Vesperia are good, just not as good as Zestiria. The connection to Berseria, which I played first, made it a lot more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. Yes, Berseria is a prequel, but some of the events, characters,. Here's where Zestiria gets me: Technology has played a huge role in Tales of games for quite a while now. 72K subscribers in the tales community. Playing Berseria first will ruin and spoil some of the things going in certain portions of Zestiria.