History YMMV / TalesOfVesperia

* InternetBackdraft: When the Definitive Edition was revealed, many believed Creator/TroyBaker would not return to play Yuri because years after the game's release, he became more involved in the higher paying video game acting side of things, leaving many roles behind to pursue more successful ventures. When the first English clips containing newly voiced content was released and the new lines were not done by Troy, many were upset but understood he simply did not desire to return to the role. [[https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA/status/1043084182405173248 Then it was revealed he had not been contacted]] about returning to play Yuri, and the ''Tales'' fans reacted negatively, many being quick to criticize Namco for not hiring him back, with many guessing they did not do so because of concerns over how expensive Troy would be. Nobody is upset at the replacement since the replacement (generally thought to be Creator/GrantGeorge) does a good job trying to imitate Yuri, but many feel annoyed that Namco didn't approach Troy, especially after Troy himself stated he would have loved to replay him. Not helping the matter is Creator/{{Atlus}} managing to contact Creator/TroyBaker to reprise his role as Vincent Brooks in ''Videogame/{{Catherine}}: [[UpdatedRerelease Full Body]]'' while Namco not willing to get Troy back in one of his favorite roles upset many Tales fans.

** Unfortunately, the ''Definitive Edition'' is this for the new consoles, which is marred by run-on sentences, typos and grammatical mistakes. The newly localized lines also have inconsistent writing that are not consistent with the polished dialogue of the original. But worst of all, the newly dubbed dialogue and extra skits have inconsistent sound quality. Except for Patty’s audio (mostly), the new audio is either too low in volume, or too high- which distorts the speakers due to the inconsistency. [[InternetBackdraft And don’t get us started on the Troy Baker/Grant George controversy]].

** A few have mistaken Witcher (aka "Apple Head") as a girl.

** The game's [[AdaptationalVillainy English version]] removes the positive traits of [[spoiler:[[BigBad Alexei Dinoia]], [[InsaneAdmiral Commandant of the Imperial Knights]]]]. He betrays his Empire in an attempt to conquer the world. To accomplish this, he orchestrates a [[FinalSolution genocide of the Entelexeia]], the race that protects the world, so he can harvest the powerful apatheia from their corpses. Two of his minions are forced to obey him because he will shut off their artificial hearts at the first sign of defiance. He [[MindRape tortures]] Estelle, a member of the royal family he was sworn to serve, to force her to use her powers to activate Zaude, an ancient superweapon. Using Estelle for this purpose floods Zaphias, the capital city of the Empire, with deadly aer and vicious monsters. Also, despite how Flynn, his trusty Captain, was following his orders without much questionning, the moment Alexei reveals his true intentions, [[UngratefulBastard he swats Flynn away like a fly and is pretty much willing to kill him as well if he dares so much as to oppose him]].

** Flynn being playable first and foremost. A common complaint with the 360 version was that despite Flynn having a large role in the story (and arguably being more important than some of the party members) he is only playable for one battle. The [=PS3=] version however upgrades him to full-time status.
** One of the most infamous parts of the 360 version was the lengthy segment where the party loses Estelle and Raven leaving them without a reliable healer (Only Karol and Yuri, the latter of which can only heal himself). In the [=PS3=] version however, Flynn joins the party during this segment which helps since he has "First Aid" as a healing Arte, and Patty should have her own healing artes by this point in the game.

** After a lot of players complained about a ''lot'' of issues with ''Definitive Edition'', especially a bug where the game could crash ''anytime'' (everything mentioned in the PortingDisaster section), Bandai Namco released a patch (1.0.2) pretty much fixing the majority, if not every issue people have complained about.

** The game's [[AdaptationalVillainy English version]] removes the positive traits of [[spoiler:[[BigBad Alexei Dinoia]], [[InsaneAdmiral Commandant of the Imperial Knights]]]]. He betrays his Empire in an attempt to conquer the world. To accomplish this, he orchestrates a [[FinalSolution genocide of the Entelexeia]], the race that protects the world, so he can harvest the powerful apatheia from their corpses. Two of his minions are forced to obey him because he will shut off their artificial hearts at the first sign of defiance. He [[MindRape tortures]] Estelle, a member of the royal family he was sworn to serve, to force her to use her powers to activate Zaude, an ancient superweapon. Using Estelle for this purpose floods Zaphias, the capital city of the Empire, with deadly aer and vicious monsters.

** Some of Rita's spells are on the lower-tier end of the spectrum due to being counter intuitive and not very practical in battle. The two most notable ones are Spiral Flare and Blade Roll. The former is essentially a more powerful version of Fire Ball, but unfortunately it's held back by a huge start-up delay, so by the time the spell is all set up, enemies are very likely to move out of its range and the spell will miss entirely as a result, wasting TP. The latter on the other hand is only effective at close range, and is very circumstantial when Rita goes into Over Limit and needs to get enemies off her tail since as an advanced spell, it has a very long cast time by default.

** The Definitive Edition is the [=PS3=] version, but updated with higher resolutions, constant framerates on the PC version, and portability on the Switch version. The console versions also are stellar, with the only issues being some locations having small drops of frame.

** Unfortunately, the ''Definitive Edition'' is this for the new consoles, which is marred by run-on sentences, typos and grammatical mistakes. The newly localized lines also have inconsistent writing that are not consistent with the polished dialogue of the original. But worst of all, the newly dubbed dialogue and extra skits have ''atrocious'' sound quality that is simply inexcusable in today’s world. Except for Patty’s audio (mostly), the new audio is either too low in volume, or WAY too high- which distorts the speakers and possibly rapes your eardrums. [[InternetBackdraft And don’t get us started on the Troy Baker/Grant George controversy]].

* NightmareFuel: The literal [[spoiler:shower of human blood]] falling onto Hisuka and her subsequent appropriate reaction in ''The First Strike''.

* TheScrappy:
** Sodia, Flynn's right hand woman. Whilst she has a point that Yuri is a criminal, she spends almost every moment on screen hurling verbal abuse at him and treating him like less then dirt. [[spoiler: Then she tries to murder him and faces no consequences beyond Yuri giving her a tonguelashing and making it clear that she's never going to be forgiven.]]
** The Hunting Blades, they constantly get in the way of the party and whilst monsters are a problem, they end up causing more problems for the party with their insufferable attitudes and refusal to listen to Brave Vesperia.

** After a lot of players complained about a ''lot'' of issues with ''Definitive Edition'', especially a bug where the game could crash ''anytime'' (everything mentioned in the PortingDisaster section), Bandai Namco released a patch (1.2) pretty much fixing the majority, if not every issue people have complained about.

-->'''Patty''': ''(angrily, at Alexei)'' "[[AllWomenAreLustful All the booty in the world]] couldn't make me sign on as part of your twisted dream!"

** After a lot of players complained about a ''lot'' of issues with ''Definitive Edition'', especially a bug where the game could crash ''anytime'' (everything mentionned in the PortingDisaster section), Bandai Namco released a patch (1.2) pretty much fixing the majority, if not every issue people have complained about.

** The Definitive Edition is the [=PS3=] version, but updated with higher resolutions, constant framerates on the PC version, and portability on the Switch version. The console versions also are steller, with the only issues being some locations having small drops of frame. Or at least it was supposed to be. See PortingDisaster.

** The Switch version is possibly the worst one of them all. It has game-breaking bugs and glitches that ''were not present in either the [=PS3=] or Xbox 360 editions.'' The game shuts down at random. So far, Namco-Bandai has kept quiet about it, and no patch has been issued.

* OneSceneWonder: The Aiheap Twins only appear at the start and end of the Rag Querion and then disappear [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse without any other mention of them at all.]]

** Another common complaint is that the story is just too ''different'' to previous games in the series, being more in-line with games like ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. Because the game doesn't flesh out its villains anywhere near as much as past installments, most of them come across as purely in it ForTheEvulz. The whole "OrderVersusChaos" sideplot, which was advertised as the game's central story element, is eventually dropped for a GreenAesop borrowed wholesale from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.

* AssPull: Patty in the [=PS3=] version/Definitive Edition. Her interactions with the rest of the party seems forced and unnatural, as it's obvious that she's been shoehorned into a lot of original Xbox 360 version dialogue and skits. Not to mention that her sub-plot of recovering her memories and finding Aifread has some pacing issues, and is usually brought up during scenes where it's not even relevant to the current situation.

** While Yuri's approval as a whole is well liked as a Tales protagonist, there are many that dislike him for his hypocrisy as far as acting as judge, jury, and executioner, regarding anyone he personally feels "has it coming". Yet, having the audacity to talk down to Pharaoh and [[spoiler: Sodia]] for doing the same. The fact that no one (other than [[spoiler: Sodia]]) calls him on it makes it moreso, since she's made out to be the one [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality 'at fault']] for questioning him. Then there are those that hate how smug he is and his lack of chemistry with the rest of the party.

** While Yuri's approval as a whole is well liked as a Tales protagonist, there are many that dislike him for his hipocrasy as far as acting as judge, jury, and executioner, regarding anyone he personally feels "has it coming". Yet, having the audacity to talk down to Pharaoh and [[spoiler: Sodia]] for doing the same. The fact that no one (other than [[spoiler: Sodia]]) calls him on it makes it moreso, since she's made out to be the one [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality 'at fault']] for questioning him. Then there are those that hate how smug he is and his lack of chemistry with the rest of the party.

** While Yuri's approval as a whole is well liked as a Tales protagonist, there are many that dislike him for his SpotlightStealingSquad status, the fact that he has an undeveloped story arc, and the lack of involvement the rest of the party has in his personal struggles. When his vigilantiism comes to light, no one in the party calls him out on it, and he gives it up without facing any sort of repercussions which is what creates his MisaimedFandom. Then there are those that hate how smug he is and his lack of chemistry with the rest of the party.

** While Yuri's approval as a whole is well liked as a Tales protagonist, there are many that dislike him for his SpotlightStealSquad status, the fact that he has an undeveloped story arc, and the lack of involvement the rest of the party has in his personal struggles. When his vigilantiism comes to light, no one in the party calls him out on it, and he gives it up without facing any sort of repercussions which is what creates his MisaimedFandom. Then there are those that hate how smug he is and his lack of chemistry with the rest of the party.

* InternetBackdraft: When the Definitive Edition was revealed, many believed Creator/TroyBaker would not return to play Yuri because years after the game's release, he became more involved in the higher paying video game acting side of things, leaving many roles behind to pursue more successful ventures. When the first English clips containing newly voiced content was released and the new lines were not done by Troy, many were upset but understood he simply did not desire to return to the role. [[https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA/status/1043084182405173248 Then it was revealed he had not been contacted]] about returning to play Yuri, and the ''Tales'' fans reacted negatively, many being quick to criticize Namco for not hiring him back, with many guessing they did not do so because of concerns over how expensive Troy would be. Nobody is upset at the replacement since the replacement (generally thought to be Creator/GrantGeorge) does a good job trying to imitate Yuri, but many feel annoyed that Namco didn't approach Troy, especially after Troy himself stated he would have loved to replay him.

* AccidentalInnuendo: When the group finally corners Alexei atop Zaude, he tries to sway them with a MightMakesRight speech. Yuri and the others adamantly refute his ideology, though Patty's line [[ThatCameOutWrong comes out wrong:]]

** Sodia crossed it when [[spoiler:tried to kill Yuri for being a bad influence for Flynn in her point of view]].
** Possibly [[spoiler: Raven]], when he kidnaps [[spoiler: Estelle]] for [[spoiler: Alexei]] and then fights the party so the villain can make his escape, unless you believe that he sufficiently {{rede|mptionEarnsLife}}emed himself afterwards.