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[videogamerzero1]

I can't get over how Tales of Berseria's main villian is hard carried like this by their grunts at least to me

Which to clarify, I do love Berseria, it's probably some of my favorite PS4 games but its main villian is not the game's strongest aspects for me & to be fair at least it's not Mr. Big Sworded Simp from Dawn of the New World or Ms. Green Haired Filler from Graces but these are side villians at best, not the main villain in Berseria

Which is why I find crazy that their grunts are unironically some of Berseria's highlights for me & not the main villain, this'll be like if Zagi was the only highlight of Vesperia's cast of villains & Zagi is an amazing grunt but he's ONE of the amazing villians of Vesperia & the main one had a better motivation that wasn't "my wife & child died so I gotta do this as a coping mechanism" like weak sauce especially since I think it kinda robs Berseria being an ultra dark Tales game it was advertised & it does deliver especially with how messed up the implications the demons are in Berseria but they couldn't commit with its main villian

They should've been massively ultra sinister like Yuuki Terumi from Blazblue, Dr. Weil from Mega Man Zero or Yomi Hellsmile from Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, they would've enhanced Berseria so much for me

Tho despite that, I still enjoy Berseria & this is one issue I've always had in the back of my mind that I wanted to be sure after beating the game & looking back in hindsight

[illogicalatlas]

Just thinking about this moment again

Because the answer is so blatantly obvious from the very beginning and there was no reason to even in make it into an “X or Y” moment except to feed us Zelloyd fans

And I ain’t mad about it. Not one bit ♥︎

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patissier decus

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Sketches of the Symphonia cast for something fun that I’m still planning out

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[Special Gacha] White Day 2021 Duration: 2/27 (Sat) 16:00 ～ 3/17 (Wed) 15:59

Chance to get Bond Awakening enabled 5☆ Asbel [White Day], Ruca [White Day], Dezel [White Day] and 4☆ Decus [White Day].

The already-running awakening partners Sophie, Iria and Rose can be used to awaken Asbel, Ruca and Dezel respectively.

This gacha features a Step Up gacha, where you pay a discounted rate to draw 10 characters and continuously raise your chances of pulling a 5☆. Each time you get a featured character, the steps will be resetted.

In this gacha will also reappear other Bond Awakening enabled 5☆ characters. The rates of this gacha’s featured characters will be higher than other 5☆.

A special pick up event will be held, where one of the featured characters will have the summon rate higher than the others on certain days:

Dezel: from 3/3 (Wed) 16:00 to 3/6 (Sat) 15:59

Ruca: from 3/6 (Sat) 16:00 to 3/9 (Tue) 14:59

Asbel: from 3/9 (Tue) 16:00 to 3/12 (Fri) 15:59

For the event, the single daily pull will cost 3 Asteria Stones instead of 5.

There’s also the paid option to get a 5☆ character with a multi gacha.

(More on Awakening here, and on Bond Awakening here)

Characters artes and skills details under the cut.

Wind 5☆ Asbel Lhant

Stats at LV80 HP: 21,400 | Power: 2,300 | Defense: 2,020

Mystic Arte: 白夜殲滅剣 Lunar Requiem Power: 680% (Target: Single) | Hits: 9 | OL: 40 (finish type)

Arte1 - 旋狼牙 Wolfwind Fang Power: 240% (Target: Single) | Hits: 4 | Activation: 50%

Arte2 - 風牙絶咬 Gale Maw Power: 310% (Target: Single) | Hits: 4 | Activation: 35%

Arte3 - 幻魔衝裂破 Diabolic Rage Power: 440% (Target: All) | Hits: 8 | Activation: 15%

Co-op skill: Wind Attack 6 + Luck Heal (attack type) Performs a wind physical attack with 195% of power. Also, there is a 40% chance of recovering 30% HPs  (wait time 00:55)

Wind 6☆ Asbel Lhant

Stats at LV80 HP: 24,500 | Power: 2,740 | Defense: 2,270

EX Skill: The wind party members’ attack and defense will be increased by 90% if their HPs are at 100%

Mystic Arte (OverLimit gauge at MAX): 白夜殲滅剣 Lunar Requiem Power: 680% (Target: Single) | Hits: 9 ! OL: 40 (finish type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Heals (Self) by 50%

Mystic Arte (Awakened Mode OverLimit): 白夜殲滅剣 Lunar Requiem Power: 1400% (Target: Single) | Hits: 9 | OL: 75 (40+35) (finish type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Wind members' attack +70% (1 turn)

Arte effects added by Bond Awakening:

Arte1 - 旋狼牙 Wolfwind Fang Heals (Self) by 25%

Arte2 - 風牙絶咬 Gale Maw Heals the wind members by 20%

Arte3 - 幻魔衝裂破 Diabolic Rage Wind members' attack +40% (3 turns)

(Co-op skill is the same as the 5☆)

Earth 5☆ Ruca Milda

Stats at LV80 HP: 22,100 | Power: 2,040 | Defense: 2,210

Mystic Arte: 緋焔轟覇斬 Hien Gouhazan Power: 200% (Target: Single) | Hits: 65 | OL: 39 (high hit type)

Arte1 - 集気法 Inspiration Own defense +100% | Activation: 20%

Arte2 - 絶空魔神撃 Demonic Void Power: 200% (Target: Single) | Hits: 15 | Activation: 60%

Arte3 - 大事な君への贈り物 An Important Gift For You Earth members defense +50% | Activation: 20%

Co-op skill: High Appeal Target 7 (defense type) Greatly decrease the chances to be targeted by the enemy (wait time 03:00)

Earth 6☆ Ruca Milda

Stats at LV80 HP: 26,100 | Power: 2,240 | Defense: 2,610

EX Skill: 地属性パーティメンバーのフレーム補助【HP回復】の効果を30%、【防御力UP】の効果を70%アップする

Mystic Arte (OverLimit gauge at MAX): 緋焔轟覇斬 Hien Gouhazan Power: 200% (Target: Single) | Hits: 65 | OL: 39 (high hit type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Hit count +10

Mystic Arte (Awakened Mode OverLimit): 緋焔轟覇斬 Hien Gouhazan Power: 200% (Target: Single) | Hits: 120 | OL: 76 (39+37) (high hit type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Hit count +15

※ If the Iria Bond Soul is equipped, the Mystic Arte will change into a Dual Mystic Arte:

Dual Mystic Arte (OverLimit gauge at MAX): フォース・オブ・ジェネシス Force of Genesis Power: 400% (Target: Single) | Hits: 77 | OL: 45 (high hit type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Own defense +70% (activated turn)

Dual Mystic Arte (Awakened Mode OverLimit): フォース・オブ・ジェネシス Force of Genesis Power: 400% (Target: Single) | Hits: 140 | OL 90 (45+45) (finish type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Earth members' defense +70% (1 turn)

Arte effects added by Bond Awakening:

Arte1 - 集気法 Inspiration Heals (Self) by 20%

Arte2 - 絶空魔神撃 Demonic Void Heals the earth members by 15%

Arte3 - 大事な君への贈り物 An Important Gift For You Earth members' attack +30% (activated turn)

(Co-op skill is the same as the 5☆)

Water 5☆ Dezel

Stats at LV80 HP: 22,100 | Power: 2,100 | Defense: 2,150

Mystic Arte: ブルタリティウィップ Brutality Drive Power: 440% (Target: Single) | Hits: 44 | OL: 40 (high hit type)

Arte1 - 魔術師 Magius Power: 210% (Target: Single) | Hits: 8 | Activation: 50%

Arte2 - コンセントレート Concentrate Recovers from abnormal statuses and heals (All) by 30% | Activation: 30%

Arte3 - ガードスレイブ Guard Decay Power: 300% (Target: All) | Hits: 16 | Activation: 20%

Co-op skill: Aqua Shot 7 (magic type) Performs a water magic attack with 270% of power (wait time 00:50)

Water 6☆ Dezel

Stats at LV80 HP: 25,400 | Power: 2,420 | Defense: 2,500

EX Skill: The water party members’ max HP will be increased by 2500

Mystic Arte (OverLimit gauge at MAX): ブルタリティウィップ Brutality Drive Power: 440% (Target: Single) | Hits: 44 | OL: 40 (high hit type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Break gauge damage +50%

Mystic Arte (Awakened Mode OverLimit): ブルタリティウィップ Brutality Drive Power: 800% (Target: Single) | Hits: 80 | OL: 80 (40+40) (finish & high hit type) Bond Awakening Bonus: Water members' attack +80% (activated turn)

Arte effects added by Bond Awakening:

Arte1 - 魔術師 Magius Heals the water members by 15%

Arte2 - コンセントレート Concentrate Water members' attack +20%  (2 turns)

Arte3 - ガードスレイブ Guard Decay Water members' defense +20% (2 turns)

(Co-op skill is the same as the 5☆)

Dark 4☆ Decus

Stats at LV70 HP: 17,700 | Power: 1,460 | Defense: 1,720

Mystic Arte: シュトルム・ウント・ドランク Sturm und Drang Power: 21% (Target: Single) | Hits: 40 | OL: 14 (high hit & fast charge OL type)

Arte1 - オレ様に抱かれて死ね Embrace Me And Die Target enemy's defense -15 | Activation: 25%

Arte2 - マイネリーベ Meine Liebe Dark attack +50% | Activation: 25%

Co-op skill: Protection 1 (defense type) The user will receive 2 attacks in place of 1 targeted allies. The damage received is reduced. (wait time: 00:30)