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30 Day Vesperia Challenge!
Topic Started: Aug 24 11, 2:12 PM (1,435 Views)
RaeMina
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You guys know how much I love Vesperia~ So I've finally found the 30 Day Challenge, and I'll be doing it P: I'll be doing it on my tumblr, but I"ll also post up my responses here, and we can discuss :3

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RaeMina
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Day 1. Favorite Character

Aw Geez, gotta make me choose? XD I think the main reason Vesperia is my favorite Tales is the main cast, so this is a toughy... If I had to choose?

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Lenna Suzaka
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What if you had to choose one though? And a posse had knives up to your neck?
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RaeMina
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I'd prolly die for my ship XD But I guess Yuri, what with him being the mainest main character and all P: However me and Karol are kindred spirits: We're both cowardly braggarts with big hair and big purses XD
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Shadow501
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So... what's a 30 day challenge exactly? >.>;
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RaeMina
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Each day you get asked a question, and then you respond to them. It took me a while to find the questions for Vesperia, but in the end they're the same for most of the other Tales games...
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Lenna Suzaka
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I should do an FF 30 Day Challenge... can you make one for me Rae :)?
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RaeMina
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I'll look around to see if there is one :D I'm only involved in the Tales circle on tumblr, but there has to be one there :P
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Lenna Suzaka
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Aww if you can I would like to start tonight with you!
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RaeMina
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Oh I found it! :D I'll pm it to you, because I don't want it on my sacred Tales shrine topic >w>
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Lenna Suzaka
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Well fine! I'll make a topic for my own shrine!
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Shadow501
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Interesting... and here I thought you had to finish the game in 30 days >.> which wouldn't be that big a deal. But anyway, still cool :D
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Day 2: Favorite Cutscene

Well, define cutscene! Do you mean whenever we have to press a button to continue the action? Or the Animated movie they popped in here and there? To help me decide, I'll just pick an animated movie, and I pick!



Nothing beats the beginning, right? Plus no spoilers! 8D I was watching them all to see which I should vote up, and I just felt super nostaligic when I watched the beginning. I remember when I first got the game; my brother had bought it for me as a belated birthday present after a day at the movies, and I was so excited to get it! I spent the whole car ride pouring over the manual so I could know what to do when I opened it. The OP scared the crap out of me, I remember, but I was stoked~ Then I start up the game, and it's all teasing and foreshadowing and I was digging it X3
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RaeMina
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Missed a couple days due to work :P

Day 3: Favorite ToV moment
...Isn't this the same as favorite cutscene? I guess it would be the scene that makes Vesperia Vesperia...

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I'd have to say Flynn giving Yuri the "What the Hell Hero" talk after he let Cumore die in the sandpit. It's the confrontation of two ideals in the capacity of one friend worried about the other. This little conversation sparked quite a bit of thought into me as well. I realized that while I could gush over Yuri's coolitude, I really struggled to see what he did as a good thing. Sure, Ragou and Cumore were so obviously evil, but I'm such a Lawful Neutral that it troubled the very core of me. If someone I knew and cared deeply about did something like that and I found out? Geez... Flynn says something along the lines of, "It's not our place to punish others," which I agree with, and Yuri retorts that lives were saved because "those bastards were put down." Both sides are completely right, which is why this scene is so gripping and amazing.

That's what makes Vesperia amazing; It takes on such a taboo subject, much more mature and realistic in my opinion than "protecting others" or the "meaning of birth," and rings it dry. What should be versus how it is, Purging corruption by corrupting your own virtue and taking full resposibility without even bating an eyelash, Self-sacrifice for the good of everyone, The dark and the light that resides in all of us, even touches of how much we need everyone working together to reach the same path, and not to take it all on by yourself. It's all just beautiful.
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Day 4: Your Team

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Raven, Yuri, Estelle, Rita.

Two melees, the healer and the mage have always been my team of choice. I main as Raven because I’m a habitual button masher, so I can’t keep a combo up with Yuri for long :P But he’s good to have around to just charge in and keep them all busy. Rita’s a heavy hitter, and Estelle, well, I guess I keep her in for no reason at all P: But when I’m bored and grinding I switch out the girls for Karol and Judith and just go all out~ Sometimes I main as Karol, who’s my Spirit Animal so I gotta treat him right. Also copious amounts of soloing as Estelle happened end game, even soloing Duke! I should try it at an insane difficulty and see how long I survive XD
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Day 5: Your Field Character

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I change often, but I’ve been using Rita lately because she was a cute design, having her wear her Miska Outfit as she dashing through everything. Then Estelle in Gracious Waitress gets some mileage, followed by Into the Sky Judith. Yuri in his Spa outift(I love the yellow pants), too… Man this is a boring question XD I think when I did my first run-through I was Raven a lot, ‘cause I was practically in love with him then XD Now he’s always wearing Shining Star. I feel dressing him up as Schwann is just… weird >__>
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Day 6: Your Battle Character

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I mentioned before I main as Raven :3 Have been since he first joined the party~ I remember when I first saw him in the Game's OP, he reminded me of a samurai(it was the ponytail), and he ends up being an archer... Huh. I do like his artes, and I like how he hardly ever calls out the arte's name, which is a nice aversion to the usual Tales deal but he's still quite talkative XD I like being able to attack from afar, very handy in handling those mages that like to stand on the opposite end of the field. Just one little poke from a Rainsong and BAM! Great fun at parties~ And the arte change skill adds ever more luster! Flying is my favorite, followed by Wind's Howl(I think it's called?) oh, and Growing World is useful in a crowd. Falling stars is my favorite against really big monsters, because it pushed them away for the most part. Serpent is also invaluable. It's so much fun to juggle the people by plopping a new one down just as they blow one up! His spells are nice too, lots of wind elemental, but I don't use them as often :/ 'Course AI Raven does nothing but spells! Lazy bum! XD

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I also use Karol from time to time. I like him as a character, and Reaper Knock so abusable. I don't mind his slowitude, because I don't use him in serious boss fights, so I just get to play around when I'm exploring~ Favorite Combo is Punishing Smash, Destruction Street, Roaring Dragon Blow because of lots of hits and he chases after the target so I don't have to worry about losing them. I do admit it's kinda tough at times, but I just think Karol is darling; How can I stay away~?
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Shadow501
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I'm likin' this Rae :P

My reaction to Day 3... I think that was a very good moment in ToV as well. I did like how the lawful cop and the vigilante points of view clashed through Flynn and Yuri. Though I felt like it wasn't executed as well as it could have been... I was expecting those two to seriously face off around the climax. Which they did but not in the way I imagined.

And as for Raven, yeah he's always in my party too :D Whenever he learns the arte Love Shot is when he replaces Estelle as the healer in my party.
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RaeMina
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Pretty much everything in Part 3 was weak... Vesperia didn't have as good of a story, but it's characters and moments from the Part 2 are what make me happy :3

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Ugh, can't stand using Karol for battle. So... slow... I lack patience with him. Really, I scream at the TV.
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