


Watching Velvet push Laphicet to become his own person and develop his free will, while he in turn supports her for herself-vengeful, loving, and determined. Her relationship with Laphicet, whom she dubs Phi, was so good and what Lightning and Hope’s relationship in Final Fantasy XIII never quite managed to be, though it tried. Likewise, Velvet’s reluctant relationship with Laphicet, a malak, who reminds her of her deceased brother. I was surprised to find that Velvet Crowe was everything I ever wanted and needed in a heroine, what Lightning of Final Fantasy XIII should have been, and her journey and growth as a character even brought me to tears. And I am still kicking myself for not ordering the Collector’s Edition. Can I just take a moment to say how much I hate pirates ever since Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag? I don’t want to steer a boat for 5 hours-unless it’s Windwaker.īut as I learned on release day, I was SOOO wrong about Tales of Berseria, and not just about the pirate part. And I was also disgusted that Tales of Berseria involved pirates. Plus, I didn’t make it through Tales of Zestiria, the last entry in the long running series, so I was afraid my love affair with the series was coming to an end. Not only was she dressed in the oddest outfit possible (complete with tons of straps that somehow miraculously held her outfit together), but she had huge breasts spilling out of said scanty outfit, a demon wolf claw (something so obviously made to cater to fan boys), and a massive, stereotypical chip on her shoulder. I’m just going come right out and admit that I was extremely skeptical of Tales of Berseria and its main character, Velvet Crowe. Velvet will join a crew of pirates as they sail across the sea and visit the many islands that make up the sacred kingdom of Midgand in an all-new adventure developed by the celebrated team behind the TALES OF series Players set out on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within TALES OF BERSERIA.
