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** Same guy who promoted ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'', now back to promote ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]'' (starting to think at some point we should just promote the ''entire'' [[Tales Series]]). It's quite possibly the most well-made Tales game yet, with a whole slew of options for kicking your opponent's ass and the most comprehensive battle system in the series yet, allowing ''anyone'' to pull off spectacular feats. That's not even mentioning the well-told story with its fantastic English dub, or the fact that Yuri is quite simply one of the most awesome characters ever. It's the first, and so far only, Xbox 360 game for which I've gotten 1000/1000 [[Cosmetic Award|Achievement points]], and if the PS3 version comes out in North America, I swear up and down I will buy the system just to play the game through again (well, and for ''[[In Famous (Video Game)|In Famous]]'' and [[Metal Gear Solid]] 4, but yeah).
* ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'', despite the budgetless second disc, is one of the greatest stories ever told in video game format. I pity the person who has not experienced the awesome that is this game. It has everything, conspiracies, [[Humongous Mecha|giant robots]], [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificient bastards]], [[Trope Overdosed|the works]].
* ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins'' is nothing short of awesome. The visuals are just as good as the first game, if not ''better''. The character interactions are downright hilarious, especially when they involve Guillo, who is such a magnificent [[Deadpan Snarker]] that you can be assured there will be a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]] ''every time Guillo speaks''. I can say without exaggeration that Guillo is better than [[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Jade Curtiss]], [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tenebrae]], and [[Portal (Video Game)|GLaDOS]] '''''COMBINED'''''. Speaking of speaking, the voice acting in that game is absolutely incredible, especially after the [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)/Voice Acting|voice acting in the first game]] had me expecting very little. And then there is the plot. It doesn't seem spectacular at first...[[Wham! Episode|but then you get about two-thirds of the way through the game]] and "[[Holy Shit Quotient|NO FREAKIN' WAY!]]" To top it all off, the soundtrack is ''even better than the one its predecessor had''. Seriously. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXe7TKScGmc&fmt=18 Just] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMIlxFS1LVc&fmt=18 listen] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMfjKX867k&fmt=18 to] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRJ-3tNnMc&fmt=18 a] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6BQv8litzQ&fmt=18 mere][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU5ekqBk1zE&fmt=18 fraction] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmG3f3g-AN4&fmt=18 of] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxCOV8DtYfs&fmt=18 it].
** And then you get to the music. The freakin' battle theme is worth [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC2SDdMEGLE listening to.] By itself. And that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnsKxmpjqUs&feature=related doesn't] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_Lygkb2lCk&feature=related scratch] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GtvWPF9zw&feature=related the] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqORLlPg-84 surface].
** This troper honestly can't decide whether she likes Origins or Eternal Wings better - the two are currently tied as my all-time favorite video games. Both games have excellent stories that start out kind of simple, but get interesting really fast. They're satisfyingly complex, and both games have a [[Wham! Episode|major plot twist or two somewhere down the line.]] The characters are interesting. Sometimes they fall into certain archetypes, but never entirely. They also change and develop over time, especially in Origins. The way that the games [[Anyone You Know|involved you]] was a cool concept, and it was pulled off really well. The gameplay was fun and original. The battle system was very different between games, but both times it was fun and kept the battles from getting all that boring. The world of the game is fascinating - it's the kind of place that I really wish I could visit. The visuals were beautiful and creative. I'd say that [[Real Is Brown]] was subverted, but the game was never really aiming to look realistic. Sure, the games have their flaws (especially Eternal Wings), but they still managed to work really well. And of course, the music is incredible. Look it up and you'll see what I mean. They're real underrated gems, and I really wish more people knew about them.
* The ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'' trilogy. Although [[This Troper]] doesn't find it as good as the first half of [[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]] in terms of story, she personally doesn't mind the long cutscenes because the lovable cast of characters easily makes up for it (sans [[The Woobie|Shion]]). And the music is absolutely gorgeous, 'especially' in the first and third games. The fact that my opinion of the series hasn't degraded in the slightest ever since I played Episode III is impressive, considering that my opinion of [[Video Games]] tends to degrade over time. The only other JRPGs that I've played that come close are Persona3 and [[Valkyria Chronicles]].
* [[Soul Series|Transcending history and the world, this is a tale of souls and swords, eternally retold...]] Soul Calibur (all of them) are easy some of the deepest fighting games I've played. I love weapons-based fighters.
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