History Headscratchers / TalesOfVesperia

** See that whole "Who are you to decide the fate of others" ect ect. It's sort of an overarching theme.

** More than being a bit extreme, it's both implicitly and explicitly stated to be Step One on a slippery slope: I.e, if ''Yuri'' can kill people because he thinks they're wrong, what's to stop ''other'' people - villains included - from killing for the same reasons? Unfortunately, [[MisaimedFandom many people just assume that Yuri is 100% right]]... though of course, he ''is'' the [[BiasSteamroller viewpoint player-character]].

* It's not about whether the Hunting Blades are right or wrong. It's about the fact that their actions could mean the end of the world and they couldn't care less. It doesn't matter how many of their loved ones were killed by Entelexia if vengeance means dooming everyone else in the process.

The Entelexia indiscriminately slaughtered innocent men, women and children by the millions purely out of petty spite and possibly for ''sport'' during the War. Is it so wrong to want justice for such an atrocity? (Not that Humanity is free of heinous actions during the War, but I'm fairly certain they never tried to commit ''genocide'' on the Entelexia.)

Did he sneak in there when it was still ground-bound to hope on ambushing Yuri? I'd assume that's the common thing.

* This ''really'' bugs me because it's one of the most important plot events in the game. It's the entire reason that Estelle meets Yuri, leaves the castle and pursues Flynn. But it's never explained and the more you think about it, the less it makes sense.

* You're [[{{Misblamed}} blaming the wrong company]]. Here's the full story: Namco Bandai signed an exclusivity deal with Microsoft that would keep ''TalesOfVesperia'' exclusive to the Xbox for one year. These types of exclusivity deals are common, and NCB accepted on the grounds that they could use the money from Microsoft to subsidise the game's production costs, then release a polished version for the {{PS3}} a year later (where it was expected to make the majority of sales). However, Sony then '''refused''' to allow ''TalesOfVesperia'' on the {{PS3}} unless it was ''substantially different'' from the Xbox version. This forced Namco Bandai to add in far more content than they otherwise would have. In short, if you're looking to blame anyone for this [[SarcasmMode terrible injustice done to you personally]], blame Sony.

[[WMG: How exactly did Estelle find out that Flynn was in danger? What vital information did she discover that she could only share with him personally? (And if it was about the conspiracy, who messed up and let the information slip?)]]

[[WMG: So why is there a prison inside of the palace where the ROYAL FAMILY lives? I mean if there was a breakout...

* So why is there a prison inside of the palace where the ROYAL FAMILY lives? I mean if there was a breakout...
* "We'll keep playing with you until you die!" [[WhatTheHellHero Good Lord, Yuri.]] Yes, yes, it's a battle to the death and he's no softie, but that line sounds like something Zagi would say...for Yuri to direct it at an Entelexaia, completely willing to give her life for the party if only they're strong enough to take it, seems batantly disrespectful and completely out of character for him. It was the only moment I didn't like him.
** I see your point, but it's not like he was being all friendly with Khroma beforehand either. Note that during the pre-battle conversation, he's speaking angrily and narrows his eyes, and seems to have a chip on his shoulder...Why? Well, whenever he had seen her previously, she had been associating with either Alexei, who turned out to be a CompleteMonster, or Duke, who's acting suspicious himself -- and though she had just explained that she wasn't with Duke, Yuri's not one to take such a suspicious person at face value. And finally, she's forcing the party into a fight they would rather avoid. Add all those factors to Yuri's normal BloodKnight tendencies, and I can see how he would say something like that.

* What's so special about the lower quarter's fountain? The people spent all their money on fixing it (pre-game) and Yuri goes halfway across the world to get the core back when its stolen. Wouldn't it have been far easier to just say "shit happens" and let the Empire fix it if they happen to feel like it? It's not like it's their only water supply or anything, there is a river right next to it.
** Its mentioned that the river water is of inferior quality, and the residents of the lower quarter will get minor stomach and digestive issues from drinking it.

** The blastia probably purifies and filters the water, too. [[CoolClearWater You can't just drink water you find in the river]], in most of the world, that'll usually make you sick.
* We know that an apatheia is needed to make a blastia, but can a single apatheia go into making multiple blastia, or can it only be used once? It hit me some time after the ending and I don't recall the game going into detail about this.
** Apatheia aren't really used to "make" blastia so much as they power them as the blastia core. If the core is removed from the body, the blastia won't work, and while multiple bodies can be made, there are a limited number of cores.
* Shouldn't there be elemental spirits for the light and dark elements? Sure, [[DishingOutDirt earth]], [[PlayingWithFire fire]], [[BlowYouAway wind]], and [[MakingASplash water]] may be the "great four" elements, but light and dark are used to damage enemies dammit. It shouldn't be too hard to add two more entelexia, [[SarcasmMode or would that have involved making the "gathering spirits" part of the story last longer than normal?]] And yes, I'm aware that [[http://gallery.abyssalchronicles.com/displayimage.php?album=211&pos=10 this scan]] implies that spirits can only be made into those elements, but this page is called ItJustBugsMe for a reason.
** Isn't it said or implied that at the end, the component bits of Adephagos and the blastia turn into new spirits? Two of those probably became Light and Dark spirits.

* The PS3 port [[NoExportForYou not being released in America]] bugs me. Is there a reason why not? Did the 360 version not sell enough? The PS2 port of Tales of Symphonia was eventually released in the US (I think...too lazy to check).
** No, the PS2 version of TalesOfSymphonia was never released here, since Nintendo had rights to the script and all.
*** PS3 version is up in the air right now. NB is mysteriously vague about it, while Yuri's english VA has publicly said he recorded dialogue for the PS3 version and doesn't know what the hold up is on the US release. Best guess? They are sitting on it for now until a better time to release it after the FF 13 hype has died down.
*** Seems to be coming over now. Check the main page for details.
* So I've just saw The First Strike. LetMeGetThisStraight: [[DeadpanSnarker Yuri "Snark King" Lowell]], who quips with the best of them, doesn't get joke his commanding officer made about the twins chests? Really? I find that a little hard to believe. That doesn't mean the scene isn't funny mind you. It just seems odd.
** Then again, the Yuri in ''The First Strike'' seemed a lot more tame than the one in the game. I'm guessing that it's because he's younger, and the fact that he'd probably never seen the ''really'' ugly bits of the world (outside the lower quarter) before joining the Knights. Then he got a little more battle-hardened after having to [[spoiler:kill Lambert]] and watch [[spoiler:his squad captain die]]. So he might have been a teeny, tiny LIIIIIIIIIITTLE bit more innocent. But not much. Or he's just never been bothered or perverted enough to pay attention to Hisca and Chastel's busts.

* Bandai Namco putting out such a massivly enhanced version of the game with a ton more content than the 360 version. It just seems like they were saying "Hey thanks for buying the game and making it an success in the first place, especially those of you who bought a 360 just to play it, but you know what... Screw You. This is what you get for not waiting to see if we'll put it out on another system with a great deal of new stuff!" Seriously feels like they were trying to piss off 360 owners with that.
** Imagine how people felt in Japan - ''TalesOfVesperia'' caused the Xbox 360 to sell out. Imagine how ''they'' probably felt to hear about an UpdatedRerelease on the PS3.
* So the conflict between Yuri and Flynn over his killings of Ragou and Cumore. I'm going to put it bluntly: who exactly does the game side with? I've been trying to figure that one out for some time now.
** It doesn't take sides from what I can gather. It's a decision for you to make.
* Why do people say Yuri killed Cumore? He WAS going to kill Cumore, yes, but Cumore fell his own way. Yuri just didn't offer help. He still didn't finish him off himself.
** Yuri was the reason Cumore fell in the first place. If Yuri hadn't of chased him, he would have never fell, and not helping him in a situation that he directly caused is the same as if he had pushed in Cumore himself, something Yuri himself would likely acknowledge. He may not have hacked Cumore down the way he did Ragou, but lets not kid ourselves, or get bogged down in technicalities, He killed him.

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** Imagine how people felt in Japan - ''TalesOfVesperia'' caused the Xbox 360 to sell out. Imagine how ''they'' probably felt to hear about an UpdatedRerelease on the PS3.

*** Not to mention that snark =/= perversion. Yuri's pretty much a CelibateHero. The only time in the game he makes a comment outright bordering on lewd, Judith ''invited'' him too. He teases people, but he respects personal boundaries.

*** Shadow has been around for as long as Efreet, Undine, Sylph, and Gnome. In addition, Rem is always his counterpart in the games not taking place [[TalesOfPhantasia on]] [[TalesOfSymphonia Aseria]]. There really was no reason not to include them like TalesOfTheAbyss did.

** Well, there's a diference between respecting someone, showing respect, and being polite. Yuri has his own way of showing the first two -- not so much with the latter.
** Yuri respects people, but only if they show him they deserve it. Note that he respects people alot of others don't because they show him that they have the resolve to do thing. He respects Estelle and puts up with her nievity because she showed the willingness to get out and do things despite being a noble while the other nobles and knights looked down on her for being too nice. He respects Karol and puts up with his weakeness and cowardice while all the other guild people mock him for it because Karol showed Yuri he had a good heart and had guts. He respects Rita despite the other mages thinking of her as a recluse and weirdo because she's shown him she knows her stuff. What he doesn't respect is pure status. He respects the Don and the Fortune's Market leader because they worked hard to get to those positions, but he won't respect the nobles that are useless or that are total assholes to everyone, just because they are nobles.