The english dub is ok, not bad. But i still wish there's a japs dub + eng sub option... originality!

Exactly!
Originality
That is what i meant when i am not fond of the Japanese VA.

Go apply Japanese Language Course

Honestly, ToV english voice isnt that bad afterall, at least it is not as bland as FFXII, which i think is far worse.

Yep , Yuri and Estelle VA are acceptable . However , I do prefer the theme song in JP .

BTW awesome game , play it 4 hours non stop when I just got it .

Im a newbie to "tales" series... puzzled bout lots of things... already be prepared to play this 3-4 times *faint*

The MAIN question: is there anything miss-able? Especially gears and skills.

Skill is auto-learned , and its all depends on you to execute it . Item wise , I think its pretty easy to synthesize and maps are not big to explore .

BTW , Im buying the soundtrack for sure !

This post has been edited by Breaktru: Sep 8 2008, 02:59 AM

I don't think so... i got some skills and items via side quests, so they are definitely miss-able... Even artes are are obtained via usage of other artes also difficult, some need 100 uses of one arte, some need 300 uses of two artes, uh, i definitely have to play more than 2 times to get total completion...

Oh and actually i like the english theme song more than japs!

I messed up skill and artes before this . So yeah , as skill is learned from weapon , its definitely miss-able I guess .

I am trying to dig more info about the gameplay too , as Im Tales newbie also . Otherwise I think Im progressing fine , mobs are quite easy and bosses though are challenging , but manageable .

This post has been edited by Breaktru: Sep 8 2008, 12:37 PM

Anyone know where can I get the brady game guide for this in KL? Doesn't feel like waiting for the 8 days delivery from play-asia.

I feel like getting the damn official guide book also...

Oh and i think i over-leveled my chars also (usual jrpg bad habit ), mobs are easy, even bosses are easy IF NOT trying to score the secret mission...

Is a very easy game to level up your characters..

mostly all the boss are easy, and if you really stuck in a boss fight, just set your difficulty to easy.

and your are done

I'm trying to get Zagi 3 Fights to get the secret mission, darn hard, cause I'll kill him first instead of unlocking that sercet mission

judging from the forum and game boards - the official guide is not complete...some of the more important quest/skills etc have been left out from the guide.

play just like Trusty Bell.... love the graphics same engine as trusty bell....

set the difficulty to "hard"

If no one has posted it yet:

http://ameblo.jp/koulinovesperia/

Great site for all the sidequests. I missed a shitload before finding out.
Oh well, New Game+ I guess.

I actually tried "hard" at the begining and got pwned real hard, so never bother again... I'll play @ hard on the next playthru, where i can concentrate killing mobs/bosses, instead of all those distractions like secret missions, combo count, grade etc etc

Shit this game really affects my sleep time...

Oh btw,
General guides:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/f...splay.php?f=985
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.php?board=945075

Warehouse guide:
http://www26.atwiki.jp/vesperia/pages/24.html
(yea yea im too stupid )

Arte list:
http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_Vesperia
(Attachment is the ripped version, for the ease of browsing)

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Yeah , the gameplay and story is really addicting , it gets better every time .

phew just got the game today . damn the english dubbing sucks . oh well i hope they can release a free patch japan audio in the near future . and the new gameplay is quite something . need to practice more and more on target system and LT movement . damn, why they didn't put the japanese intro song .

Thanks DjiNn... received the game today and finally able to enjoy a nice JRPG after for so long time

I just played a little a while, gameplay pretty interesting as this would be my first Tales series, graphic is nice like anime come to life. Story not sure since still early and the English dub was fine.