Tales of Berseria

Tales of Berseria
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios Publisher: Bandai Namco Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Released in JP: August 18, 2016 (PS3/PS4), January 27, 2017 (Windows) Released in US: January 24, 2017 (PS4), January 27, 2017 (Windows) Released in EU: January 27, 2017 (PS4/Windows) This game has unused areas. This game has regional differences.

Unused Maps

Battle Arena Maps

One unused battle arena map can be seen here. There is nothing you can interact with on this map. It also does not have a map display. It only contains a mini map at the top left. There is also no internal map name.

Heavenly Steppes Maps

A total of ten unused maps appear in this section. You cannot interact with any warp point. These maps are mostly copies of the final versions. The only notable difference is that there is no mirrors or enemies here, instead you see blue dotted lines where the mirrors would appear in their respective final maps. Internal map names for this section are MAP_EX1_D00 - MAP_EX1_D10. The used versions are labeled as MAP_EX2_D00 - MAP_EX2_D95 internally.

Mini Game Maps

MAP_BRD_M00 & MAP_BRD_M01

Two unused board game maps. They both appear to be identical. You cannot interact with anything in this map. No timers are displayed either.

MAP_CAD_M00

An unused mini game titled: TEIKOI Game. It is unclear what this would have been. It is a blank map when loaded.

MAP_NOR_M00

An unused battle arena map. However, this map is labeled as a mini game map. You cannot return to the Van Eltia in this map, nor can you interact with anything.

Test Maps

To do: Maps, MAP_ZZZ_002, MAP_ZZZ_008 appear to have some type of data in them. Figure out what they are?

There is a total of 18 blank test maps. These maps are all blank and you can no longer move in these maps. Some of these maps have map icon data in them. All of these maps also contain Velvet's prologue Prickelboar dialog when entering.

MAP_ZZZ_001

This map appears to contain icons for warp points and a mini game.

MAP_ZZZ_007

This map appears to contain a icon for a mini game.

MAP_ZZZ_777

This map has the Van Eltia icon, a weapon shop icon, and a inn icon.

MAP_MVC_S00

A blank test map that the player can stand on. This map is defaulted when you exit a area that has no map link. Its internal file name is below. It has no mini map data.

MAP_CLE_S00

A blank map. Presumably, somewhere there is a small tile the player might be able to stand on. It's unclear what this could be as there is no data in this map, nor internal file name.

MAP_CRD_S00

A blank map. Presumably, somewhere there is a small tile the player might be able to stand on. It's unclear what this could be as there is no data in this map, nor internal file name.

Unused Earthpulse Maps

MAP_CMK_D01

An unused Earthpulse map. You cannot use any of the warp points here.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Regional Differences

The scene where Artorius kills Velvet's brother Laphicet was altered; In the Japanese PS3 and PS4 versions, Artorius causes Laphicet to trip when he tries to approach Velvet, then stabs him through the chest and drops him into the shrine. The other versions show Artorius depicting him using an arte to sacrifice him. This change was done to in order to get a lower PEGI rating in the European release, because the violence depicted in the original scene would result in a PEGI 18 rating which won't allow the developers to share the game. As a result, the opening cutscene has been reanimated to reflect the changed scene.

(Credit: Censored Gaming)