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Tales of Berseria

Basics

Learn about General Stores, Inns, Skits, Sub-Events, Katz Spirits, Treasure Chests, Herbs, Cooking, and Expeditions in Tales of Berseria.

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Learn about General Stores, Inns, Skits, Sub-Events, Katz Spirits, Treasure Chests, Herbs, Cooking, and Expeditions in Tales of Berseria.

Walkthrough
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    Each town has a General Store and Inn, unless abandoned or empty due to story events.
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    General Stores sell consumables (gels, bottles), random weapons/equipment (rarity range 6 = Flouric, 18 = Adamantine), and cooking ingredients.
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    Spending gald at merchants increases the Store Level, offering rewards and more items.
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    Weapon/equipment selection is store-specific, based on story progression, and randomly selected within a rarity range.
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    To refresh the weapon/equipment selection, fight three battles and return to any shop.
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    Inns cost gald to heal your party and remove status effects.
Tips
  • Store Level 2 requires ~1,000 gald spent for a 2% discount and Wanderer's Ventite.
  • Store Level 10 requires ~1,000,000 gald spent for an 18% discount and Helmut Schmidt Sash.
  • Store Level 15 requires ~14,500,000 gald spent for a 28% discount and Sovereign Acerite.
Walkthrough
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    Skits are optional conversations between allies.
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    They can occur after progressing the story or meeting certain conditions.
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    When a skit is available, its name and an icon of a person appear in the bottom right of the screen (HUD).
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    Press Triangle to watch the skit.

Tips: See the Skits List for more information on unlocking each skit.

Walkthrough
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    Sub-Events are additional dialogue events with NPCs.
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    They are identified by a green exclamation point bubble over an NPC (non-player character — anyone the game controls, not you)'s head.
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    These events often add insight into the game's events.
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    Some sub-events unlock additional game content, like Class 4 Zones.
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    Some must be viewed to complete Sidequests for character backstories.

Tips: Some sub-events are required for character backstory sidequests.

Walkthrough
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    Katz Spirits respawn each time you enter an area.
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    Katz Spirits can be used to unlock Katz Boxes found in every town, field, and dungeon.
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    Katz Boxes do not contain fixed items.
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    The 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc., boxes grant a fashion item.
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    The 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc., boxes release a katz.
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    Skipping a Katz Box is pointless, as the next box will reward the same item you would have obtained from the previous one.

Tips: Katz Spirits respawn, so you don't need to collect them all at once.

Walkthrough
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    There are three types of treasure chests: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.
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    Bronze chests contain consumables, materials, and gald.
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    Silver chests contain basic weapons and equipment.
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    Gold chests contain advanced equipment and rings.
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    The first time you open a chest, the item is fixed.
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    Chests have a chance of refilling with a random item upon returning to an area.

Tips: Chests can refill, so revisit areas for potential new items.

Walkthrough
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    Herbs are consumable items.
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    They can be used to permanently increase any of your characters' stats.
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    Herbs can be found in fields and dungeons.
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    Herbs randomly respawn when there are less than 50 available across all maps.

Tips: Collect herbs whenever you find them to permanently boost your party's stats.

Walkthrough
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    Cooking recipes create meals that offer benefits in the next battle.
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    Benefits can include reviving allies or providing defensive stats.
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    Trigger conditions for benefits can be an ally's HP dropping below a certain percent or 120 seconds of combat.
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    Each ally has additional benefits based on their Cooking Level.
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    You can set allies to Auto-Cook a meal after each battle if you have the proper ingredients.
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    Auto-Cooking helps increase allies' Cooking Levels.
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    Keep an eye on the number of remaining dishes in the bottom right of the field HUD.

Tips: Use Auto-Cook to efficiently level up your allies' Cooking Levels.

Walkthrough
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    Expeditions use your additional ship to scout outer islands for rewards.
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    Each voyage takes 30 minutes, regardless of distance.
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    Each voyage involves encountering three battles.
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    The outcome of these battles determines the rewards and experience received.
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    Ships may find valuable treasures that grant exploration skills for future voyages.
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    Expeditions are a mini-game to be constantly run for rewards while progressing the story.

Tips: Keep Expeditions running constantly to earn rewards passively as you play.

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