The art in this manga is absolutely gorgeous and so detailed! The characters in Berseria have crazy outfits and yet the artist never shies away from drawing all the strands of Velvet's hair or the ruffles in Eleanor's skirt or the shine on Laphicet's bell. It's absolutely captivating.
I loved the game back when it came out and the manga so far has tread all the crucial plot points. It hasn't had much opportunity to add anything, but Berseria is a very long game and the "skits" that the video game has time for add a lot to the characters. It's a tall order for one volume to pack in as much character development, but I can't complain about what they've accomplished so far. 4/5
Un scénario bien ficelé. Des personnages appréciables. Des illustrations travaillées et belles quand les personnages sont figés, mais brouillon lors des combats. J’ai beaucoup aimé cette lecture. J’ai passé un bon moment. https://psylook.kimengumi.fr/2024/08/...
Know absolutely nothing about the game. Just saw this in a used book store and decided to pick it up. The story is somewhat interesting but the worldbuilding is weak. The character and monster designs are also pretty generic. The story is way too fast paced with new characters popping out left and right out of nowhere.
Haven't played the game yet, but this makes me want to play it soon. Velvet already badass to me and love the other characters introduced so far like Eizen and Rokurou. Pretty epic plot to me as well
I love Tales of Berseria, it's one of my favorite JRPGs titles and my favorite in the Tales of Series franchise for a good reason. It had an amazing story, memorable and timeless characters, engaging battles and interesting mechanics and the music... Man that music I can't forget that. Now adapting something into the platform of a comic book isn't a new invention but sometimes you can't capture the magic of the original in the pages of a comic book. Tales of Berseria Manga falls victim into that category. I am not blaming Nobu Aonagi nor his faithful style to the game designs but more to how such a complex story can be portrayed in such media that honestly should had work. The pacing in my perspective is a problem, everything going way too fast you don't have time to fully embrace and feel for Velvet tragedy and why she's set on getting her rightful revenge. Characters themselves aside from Magilou, who stays true to her characterization from the game, all act like a carbon copy and not feeling like who they are suppose to be in this story. Hack, even Velvet feels more of a vanila light version of herself even though she's one of the most complex video game characters out there to this date.
If you want a proper take on the story then this manga, do yourself a favor and play the video game itself. It is a fun game, full of emotions so strong, lovable cast of villains as your heroes, thrilling battles and a good way to pass the time. Or you could read this, which isn't bad for a brief short read. It got good art and it's doing a fine job as an abridge version of the story so yeah, you decide.
I was so ecstatic to find out a manga was being made for one of my favourite JRPGs out there. But what happened to the manga is the same thing, that happens to books being made into movies.. It's just reversed here. As someone who's played the game before I read this, I know a lot of things have been put aside for it to be able to be a manga. So the story in the manga is way more fast-paced than in the game itself. Even so, if you're looking for a manga/story with a kick-ass heroine and a good storyline, give it a go and if you enjoyed the manga, but feel like you're missing plotholes etc. give the game a go. It's such a masterwork, from music to story and scenery.
A good adaptation of the actual video game - although not entirely. The manga leaves out many plot points to make it shorter, and changes some things too. I'd recommend to go and play the game instead. The story is phenomenal in the game - here in the manga it is more... naaah. Not as good, definitely not (but the art is gorgeous!).
C'est une adaptation fidèle au jeu original. Les personnages sont bien décrits et je me suis déjà (ré-)attaché à Velvet, l'héroïne. Je suis étonné par la vitesse à laquelle va l'histoire mais rien à redire sur son déroulé.
Une adaptation qui commence bien. Pourvu que sa dure !
I will always love and support this series. Tales of Berseria is one of my top favorite tales game, and I'm so glad that there is a manga for this wonderful thing.