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Post by Viktor Forslund on Feb 10, 2015 23:32:05 GMT -5
There's a plethora of artes in the Tales series, but some are better/cooler/more dope than others. Based on the following two categories, what are your favorite artes in the series: Appearance: Exactly what the name suggests. Properties: What the arte does/enables you to do, i.e. OTG, knockdown, stun, etc. So, for example, mine would be... Appearance: Tiger Blade (in general, although Guy's is probably the coolest) - Less is more. Simple, yet deceptively elegant. Alvin's Boilermaker - An angled kick, a blazing sword, and a few bullets for good measure. 10/10 would swoosh again. Yuri's Frigid Blast - Dropping the sword behind his back and kicking it back up with his heel? Wizardry. Rising Phoenix (in general) - Rising Falcon, but on fire. FIRE. mfwGaius' Swallow Fury - Luke's SF is pretty cool as well, but Gaius flies around so fast that he seemingly phases in and out of existence. Bruh. Properties: Alvin's Pulse Shot - Great range and guard pressure. Also has OTG. Get your pew on. Chalcedony's Winged Arrow & Avenging Angel - Allow for quick re-positioning in midair in case something goes wrong. Permanently mapped to Up+X and Down+X. Rising Falcon (in general) - Good for a quick burst of damage and for mobility. Patty's Form Up - Literally the arte that makes Patty who she is. Switching to different forms to combat different situations is both fun and useful. Well, this list ended up being shorter than I expected. Still, it'll do for a first post. Now it's your turn, folks. Would love to hear what everyone's favorites are
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MagJamz
Oracle Knight
Riki want to play with Monado. :3
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Post by MagJamz on Feb 11, 2015 14:39:59 GMT -5
I'll give this a shot. Appearance:Luke's Rending Quake- I've always loved earth elemental attacks and this is one of my favorites. A stab to the gut followed by an uppercut that breaks open the ground. Regal's Dragon Talons- Two spin kicks, followed by a flurry of kicks, with one last spin kick to finish it off. A very stylish move coming from my favorite character in the series. Alvin's Abyssal Inferno- Shoots out a massive fireball and then cuts it apart with his sword. It's a move that makes me feel so powerful. Properties:Regal's Force- Provides Regal with a form of crowd control that he desperately needed. Sends out a blast of energy that hits all around him. Can be used after any arte even if three have already been chained together, making for a decent finisher. Raine's Photon- A spell that can stagger any enemy not in Overlimit and has an amazing OTG effect. Definitely one of the best artes in the game. Elize's Negative Gate- An arte that pulls enemies towards its center. Very effective for keeping enemies under control. Well, those are my favorites.
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Post by musaboriman2 on Feb 11, 2015 19:46:01 GMT -5
Appearance:
Indignation- The spell that the entire series started with back in Phantasia. A really cool spell in all its iterations (though it looks wimpy in Legendia) and is powerful. Has a great incantation that goes along with it as well. My favorite iteration is probably Rita's.
Properties:
Tiger Blade- I use this arte all the time regardless of what Tales game I am playing. If a character has this move, I use it when I'm playing them. It is a great combo starter, can be used quickly, and puts the enemy in some hit stun allowing you to quickly follow up with other moves. Yuri gets points for being able to cancel the animation into other aerial attacks, though Lloyd probably is my favorite to use this move with.
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Post by Viktor Forslund on Feb 11, 2015 19:48:19 GMT -5
Appearance: Indignation- The spell that the entire series started with back in Phantasia. A really cool spell in all its iterations (though it looks wimpy in Legendia) and is powerful. Has a great incantation that goes along with it as well. My favorite iteration is probably Rita's. Properties: Tiger Blade- I use this arte all the time regardless of what Tales game I am playing. If a character has this move, I use it when I'm playing them. It is a great combo starter, can be used quickly, and puts the enemy in some hit stun allowing you to quickly follow up with other moves. Yuri gets points for being able to cancel the animation into other aerial attacks, though Lloyd probably is my favorite to use this move with. Wow, I completely forgot about Indignation. I've brought shame upon my family OTL
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Post by auroralotus on Feb 11, 2015 20:19:48 GMT -5
Nice! i agree that Guy's tiger blade is on some nu shiz his character was smooth, battle wise at least
some of my faves are:
Appearance:
Reala's Aqua Rims (アクアリムス)- idk if it counts as an arte but easily one of the most aesthetically pleasing summons imo
Estelle's Nightingale (ナイチンゲール)- one of my favorite recovery spells i just wish it was more effective 4 the amount it takes to cast
Flare Tornado - probably my favorite appearance wise is phillia's (esp in abyss cameo) but i'm loving laila's alot as well, HD and all that good stuff
Properties:
Milla/Elize's Chaotic Fusion (ケオティックフューザー)- very pretty so many status effects, i love starting out a link arte chain with it
Pikohan/Pow Hammer (ピコハン)- probably one of the most useful artes in many tales games for me estelle is truly on another level with it at max usage
Estelle's Force Field (フォースフィールド)- i love to abuse this spell especially in higher difficulties.
all about the healer's~ alrighte i think that's it, special shoutout to astion spell bc i love the name
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Post by Viktor Forslund on Feb 11, 2015 20:32:09 GMT -5
Nice! i agree that Guy's tiger blade is on some nu shiz his character was smooth, battle wise at least some of my faves are: Appearance: Reala's Aqua Rims (アクアリムス)- idk if it counts as an arte but easily one of the most aesthetically pleasing summons imo Estelle's Nightingale (ナイチンゲール)- one of my favorite recovery spells i just wish it was more effective 4 the amount it takes to cast Flare Tornado - probably my favorite appearance wise is phillia's (esp in abyss cameo) but i'm loving laila's alot as well, HD and all that good stuff Properties: Milla/Elize's Chaotic Fusion (ケオティックフューザー)- very pretty so many status effects, i love starting out a link arte chain with it Pikohan/Pow Hammer (ピコハン)- probably one of the most useful artes in many tales games for me estelle is truly on another level with it at max usage Estelle's Force Field (フォースフィールド)- i love to abuse this spell especially in higher difficulties. all about the healer's~ alrighte i think that's it, special shoutout to astion spell bc i love the name Nice picks, Chaotic Fusion is definitely a contender for coolest Linked Arte in the entire game.
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Post by UnheardPhantasm on Feb 17, 2015 8:43:15 GMT -5
Strike Artes: Falling Snow (Looger), Rising Phoenix, Heaven's Wrath, Phantasm Flash, Spells: Thunder Blade, Symphonia's Flame Lance and Atlas.
As for those Burst/Linked Artes: Divine Wolf Blaze, Wyrm Wrath, Burning Phoenix, and Rita's "Drive" Burst Artes.
MA's: Brilliant Phoenix (too many Phoenixes lol) Ritual of Destruction (See Falling Snow), and Indignation Judgment come to mind.
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Post by UnheardPhantasm on Feb 17, 2015 9:26:34 GMT -5
Agh I screwed up, lemme give my reasons/revisions. Be warned, expect a lot of Looger from me.
Appearance: Any Phoenix Arte (especially the newer games SFX and the feathers from the Arte itself, very flashy looking indeed.) Shimmering Darkness (Ludger x Elize Arte; as if Thousand Swords didn't do Sword Rain enough justice. This move opens them up further and goes through them with a cross slash. Shining Stinger deserves a mention too.) Rita's Mystic Drive and variants (Lasers rising from the earth, plus Fleeting Drive + Thunder Blade is a beautiful combination.) Freezing Eruption/Raging Ice Fang (the Titanic called) Every Chromatus Arte ever (Style > Za Warudo).
Properties: Any crossup attack ever (Falling Snow still stands as my favorite, its damage is stupid-high, it picks up, and is both versions of Radiant Rondo in one, but thrice as fast. There should be an Elympion law against that much stuff in one Arte lol) Hell Pyre (Reliable in any game I played that had it, I love this move to death. Repede's "Hell Hound" is my personal fave. It is not only a combo ender, like intended, but a reliable combo tool, able to get a quick knockdown at a low altitude, since Hound doesn't push you higher into the air. Its also my first time messing with Jump Cancels, so it has a place there.) THE HAMMER (Ludger's Hammer. I already talked with Vik about it on one of his vids, but the Hammer is love, the Hammer is life. It does everything, and it is not slow. It ensures hits, it prevents teching. It does stupid damage. It petrifies. The list goes on. While I'd say the Guns are the crux of my combos, I would have to say that The Hammer is the glue that holds it together.
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Derman
Oracle Knight
I still don't have a knife tag on my golden birth knife
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Post by Derman on Feb 17, 2015 9:30:42 GMT -5
EDIT: Crap I made the same mistake as UP Lemme try again Properties: Ruca's/Guy's Void Tempest: The utility is great with ~330 degree hitbox, FoF change broken in Abyss. Only downside is the long cast point (dunno what's the best term to use in this situation) Guy's/Yuri's Tiger Blade: Great for quickly evading some small-hitbox attacks and good for combos because of it's low recovery time. Lloyd's/Reid's Tempest: Only recently started to appreciate it as a mobility arte (thanks Clip). Sort cast point, long range, very useful when playing without free run (symphonia >.>). Abyss/Symphonia Gravity Well: Decent AOE in most cases, does not disturb any combos because of it doesn't throw enemies around. Appereance:Jade's/Rita's Indignation: Obviously one of the coolest MA's Jade's Mystic Cakge (Zest ver.): That was the coolest way to add flavor to a cheap big bang ripoff. Any Azure Edge: Demon Fang off the ground, looks like kamehameha. Tiger Blade: Way too satisfying to use. I'm surprised I'm still not tired of hearing that Tiger Blade/Kogahazan.
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VCent
Half-Elf
When's Destiny iOS
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Post by VCent on Feb 17, 2015 11:30:52 GMT -5
Appearance:
Leon's Air-Enabled Dragon Swarm - Mix-up your opponent (while in the air) about 3 times before actually touching the ground and, if used on the ground, you get an extra back-step distance. Stylish and good.
Rita's Flame Dragon - The name of the arte speaks for itself.
Properties:
Repede's Gen'eiken - Increases your normal attacks range and some artes, making artes like Goumajinken OP (if used in full range you can easily bait out bosses tech-outs and not get punished).
Leon's Gen'eijin - OTG's, has Invulnerability and (on the DC version) is a fast air-to-ground move; you can pretty much solo the whole game in 30 minutes with just this arte.
Karyl's/Johnny's Maware Rondo - Instant 999 hit combo.
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Post by Pássaro on Feb 17, 2015 14:47:48 GMT -5
Any arte involving beast
Rabid Wolf - Moses Sparrow Hawk - Jay Dragon Flash - Ras
Just about all of Rose's artes
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Post by yuuxi西 on Feb 17, 2015 15:58:20 GMT -5
Appearance:
- any Majinken Souga - Majinken Setsuga - Lion (ToD/R) - Gessenkou - Lion (ToD/R) - Koushoyouku - Furen (ToV)
Properties: - Koushoyouku San - Furen (Keeps the flashiness of the original, but OTGs rather than knocks down again) - Souryuu Rengazan - Furen (Makes me laugh because it can OTG, considering it's aesthetic, you'd think otherwise)
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Post by aifread on Feb 17, 2015 16:06:22 GMT -5
Appearance
Leon's Demon's Lance/Demon's Lance Zero (ToDR/DC) - I love that he actually throws the thing.
Lilith's Manbou Senkou (ToDR) - She throws a sunfish at the enemy. What more do you want?
Loni's Shinten Rekkuu Zankou Senpuu Messai Shinbatsu Kougeki (ToD2) - A lot of buildup with a hilarious finish.
Cless's Phoenix Dance, Lightning Tiger Spear (ToP) - Really cool looking, both of 'em.
Yuri's Tiger Blade, Dragon Swarm (ToV) - I see a lot of love for Guy's Tiger Blade, but Yuri's is pretty dope too (as is Chloe's). I love how he lets go of his sword in both of these.
Reid's Demon Spiral Hammer (ToE) - Possibly my favorite combination arte. I like that Tiger Blade is executed mid-air, mid-Light Spear.
Senel's Swallow Storm (ToL) - Like Regal's Dragon's Talon, but cooler.
Chloe's Lightning Tiger Blade (ToL) - Best looking version in the series. Too bad it's not that useful.
Chloe's Tiger Tempest (ToL) - Also really cool looking, but actually useful.
Swallow Dance (various) - Specifically the swordless ones.
Properties
Cless's Beast Sword Rain (ToP) - Pushes the whole enemy party to one side of the screen. Possibly the most useful tech in the game.
Stan's Tempest (ToD) - As already established, Tempest is really useful in the non-Free Run Tales games for dodging, but Stan's has a wide radius and doubles as a great move for approaching a large group of enemies before nailing them all with Searing Gale or Fiery Beast.
Stan's Shouou Rekka, Karyl's Maware Rondo (ToDR) - Barbatos is now a joke.
Woodrow's Kourenshou (ToDR) - Really fun linking this into Hail/Hakuu.
Leon's Gen'eijin (ToDR) - The invincibility frames are ridiculous.
Lloyd's Heavy Tiger Blade (ToS) - "Heavy Tiger Blade!" *backflip* "Heavy Tiger Blade!" *backflip* "Heavy Tiger Blade!" Also linking it into Demonic Chaos is fun because it picks them up immediately after knockdown.
Lloyd's Sword Rain: Alpha, Omega Tempest (ToS) - I love linking these into Rising Falcon/Phoenix. The latter is a pain in the ass to pull off, but very satisfying, so I guess that belongs in both categories.
Kratos/Zelos's Hurricane Thrust (ToS) - Perfect setup for the finicky Light Spear Cannon hitbox. The long range one with Demon Fang is cool too.
Guy's Demonic Void (TotA) - Really fast and efficient spell breaker.
Guy's Severing Wind (TotA) - Aside from the obvious infinite combo with Dragon Tempest, it's also a perfect set up for regular (not Dragon) Tempest.
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Post by fateoffate on Feb 18, 2015 8:33:32 GMT -5
Guardian Frost Holy Lance Searing Gale
Any version I've seen of these artes looks good.
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Post by UnheardPhantasm on Feb 18, 2015 10:22:10 GMT -5
Guardian Frost Holy Lance Searing Gale Any version I've seen of these artes looks good. I really like Xillia Guardian Frost a lot Especially the suction effect. On that note, Azalea Blade as well. Or any Ice attack in that game. Rowen has the moves lol.
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