What's on your mind?

[Samven]

Did you figure out the plot for the next one?
I was also really interested in seeing where they take it because Tales of Graces was an immediate disappointment to me compared to older games. Definite lack of character depth.

The latest one had potential - with a plot revolving around time travel and alternate universes - but there have just been so many bad decisions. Like, for example, the main character is basically silent on your first runthrough and you have the option of reacting to the world with choices... that are, so far, all the same. Examples: Surrender to guards or fight them? Surrendering results in fighting them as well. Avoid the questions of your comrades or ignore them? Same thing. Ambush your enemies or take them by surprise? What.

Tales is basically Final Fantasy now. Villains have no motive beyond being colossal dickbags and almost none of the heroes have anything to do with the plot. This is selling like hotcakes, though, so why should they stop? Why make something new and dynamic, like they used to, when something that's a total ripoff sells so much better?

And Xillia 1 is such bullshit for killing off one of the manliest of manly men in the first act so that the political setup could go tossed aside for some global warming bullshit! What the hell, Namco?! Seriously, screw the environment!