So I have been replaying Vesperia! And I finally got to the mid-game sidequests that are relevant to Raven that I haven't seen since the first time I played the game. I haven't been able to find them on YouTube, presumably because they are easily missable, and they are not particularly hilarious because they involve Raven being serious/responsible ( Read more... )

I said more commentary later, so guess what it's time for! It's time for Raven's backstory novel, Empty Mask (summary version), accompanied by my very own elaborate color commentary! Feel free to follow along. Warning: this is long, even though it's a summary to start with and I'm only copy-pasting sections of it ( Read more... )

GUYS CHECK IT OUT: MY BACKSTORY NOVEL IN SUMMARY FORM!

Spoilers: doom.

( actual spoilers )

For my reference! Chapter 19 of the Vesperia manga uses kanji for "Altosk," the name of Raven's guild. The actual reading for it, so far as my knowledge manages, is ten o iru ya, or approximately "arrow that shoots the heavens."

...I have no idea when this would ever become relevant, but whatever. TAKE THAT BRAVE VESPERIA.

SO GUYS APPARENTLY I HAVE BACKSTORY CANON? In the form of... a novel I can't read, but. Aah!!!

( Illustrations & spoilers below the cut )

Part of my ongoing campaign to record important canon bits on this journal so I don't have to play a hundred hours of the game for a third time when I inevitably forget them. Youtube source here, relevant bit at 1:36.

( minor spoilers )

If you're familiar with Tales games, you will know that they have skits! Which are optional, generally comedic scenes about a minute long with portraits of your party's characters having a conversation about something. In Tales of Vesperia they are even voiced ( Read more... )

This is mostly for my own reference! Tales-games-why-do-you-hide-important-character-development-in-entirely-missable-scenes Productions brings you: Raven talks about Casey.

( Transcriptions! Some spoilers. )

For my own reference mostly! But if anyone else wants to look at it: Raven's fighting style is a bit weird. He uses a bow in general, but can switch to a knife at close range once he learns a skill (Change Style), and he also has some magic. This is a list of all his special attacks, by category! He also generally doesn't say his attack names, like ( Read more... )