following the disastrous reputation of the intended smash hit game Tales of Zestiria, this high budget anime adaptation was greenlit to save its legacy. Did it succeed?
Following the disastrous reputation of the intended smash hit game Tales of Zestiria...
John Nguyen
Jaxon Gomez
Yes.
Isaiah Kelly
Velvet episodes: kino
The rest: garbo
Ryder Williams
This. The promo episodes for the release of Berseria literally sold me on that game, but Zestiria itself was really bad both game and anime, the anime itself tried way too hard to pander to both Alisha and Rose fags that they literally missed 80% of the story and pretty much change the entire plot.
Jackson Reed
It improved the important parts.
Dylan Flores
Not really. It just make different mistakes than the game did. #1 being focusing on Alisha instead of the fucking protagonist who needed more character redemption than anyone else (yes, even above Rose).
Best thing to do is cash in on fujo love for Meebo and Sorey, otaku love for Edna, and move on. Berseria was the best Tales game in a long time so I hope the next one is just as good. They better fucking give details at Tales Fest after two years of nothing whatsoever (mobile bullshit doesn't count).
Oliver Thomas
Ending the royal bloodline with Rose~
Ayden Rodriguez
Reminder: he did nothing wrong.
Daniel White
Fuck no. It somehow had an even worse plot than the game.
Andrew Sanchez
No and I'm so glad it bombed, proving that pandering to waifufags is a mistake. Fujos were literally the only ones shilling out for the game and merchandise, but instead of taking advantage of this and building upon Sorey and Mikleo, the anime adds in needless scenes for Alisha and Rose, simply because a vocal minority on 2ch screeched over the lack of Alisha in the game. And surprise, surprise, these same otaku don't have even two yen to rub together to buy the BDs or merchandise. Meanwhile fujoshi, who bought the statues, posters, key chains, multiple copies of the game, and even the BDs because they adore Sorey and Mikleo that much, were left in the dust. The anime could've been great, and in fact I remember the first three or so episode being well received, but as the series progressed, it became a slog, especially with time spent on Alisha — time that could've been spent on main plot, but I think the most egregious waste of time was that episode entirely dedicated to Rose's backstory. In my opinion, that was the point of no return for the anime.
There's a reason otaku are stereotyped as hikikomori with barely any money, and there's also a reason fujoshi are stereotyped as spending all their money on merchandise. To know this, and not expand upon it, is proof of how utterly incompetent the director and producers were.