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Game Title: Tales of Graces f Remastered

Platforms:

• Xbox Series X/S (Jan 16, 2025)
• PlayStation 5 (Jan 16, 2025)
• Nintendo Switch (Jan 16, 2025)
• PC (Jan 16, 2025)
• Xbox One (Jan 16, 2025)
• PlayStation 4 (Jan 16, 2025)

Trailer:

Developer: TOSE Co., LTD.

Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 83 average - 88% recommended
Metacritic - 86 average (Switch version)

Critic Reviews


CGMagazine - Zubi Khan - 8 / 10

Tales of Graces F Remastered is a worthy return to one of the more underrated entries into the series for a brand new console generation to enjoy

Console Creatures - Bobby Pashalidis - 8 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is an excellent remaster that offers some worthwhile improvements and saves another game from console purgatory. While the combat system is one of the best in the series, the story is sometimes predictable, and the score doesn't invoke any lasting memories.

Destructoid - Steven Mills - 8.5 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is everything a remaster should be: graphical upgrades that make an old game look better on modern platforms, a trove of quality-of-life additions that make the game better while staying true to the original version, and inclusion of all the DLC for the complete package.

Game Lodge - Jean Kei - Portuguese - 8 / 10

The first time I played Tales of Graces I didn't like it very much, but now I value it much more for the interactions with the characters and how much I enjoyed and engaged with its combat. It's a good installment in the franchise that was stuck on an old console and has now become much more accessible, and it's a really fun game to get to know.

Game Rant - Matt Karoglou - 9 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered frees the PS3 classic from its console exclusivity, bringing one of the series' best entries to modern hardware.

GameBlast - Ivanir Ignacchitti - Portuguese - 8.5 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a new opportunity for a great game in the franchise to reach a new audience and allows old fans to relive this jewel on current systems. Though it doesn't stand out as a remaster, with many other projects that are more competent in the market, this compete pack of the action RPG is an easy recommendation for fans of the genre.

GameGrin - Alana Dunitz - 10 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a great RPG that does everything right with a compelling story and battle system. It's a must-play!

Gamer Guides - Jarrod Garripoli - 84 / 100

Tales of Graces F Remastered is a faithful remaster that improves upon the original PS3 version in every way. While it doesn’t really change much at its core, including some of its original flaws, it does have quite a few quality of life additions that makes it the best iteration for fans of the series and the original.

GamingTrend - Katelyn Lawlor - 80 / 100

Overall, Tales of Graces f Remastered is the same enjoyable experience from over a decade ago brought back in a clean package that runs well with some decent quality of life additions like the markers and toggles. Bandai Namco and the developers nailed it this time, no strings attached with this remaster. As for Tales of Graces itself, it stands out in the series with its sillier cast, striking art style, fast paced combat, and easy-to-understand and fun to master Title system. While I think this is the Tales Of game that benefits from co-op the most, you're getting a fun RPG with a lot of "power of friendship" speeches so if that appeals to you, you're in for a great time.

Kakuchopurei - Jonathan Toyad - 80 / 100

Tales Of Graces F is an underrated gem that goes back to basics in the action RPG department while delivering a heartfelt tale. The remaster preserves all these aspects while offering optional quality-of-life changes (and ways to speed up the process), not to mention a graphical upgrade that justifies its price tag.

MonsterVine - Nick Mangiaracina - 3.5 / 5

Tales of Graces f Remastered is the best this game has looked and the definitive experience. While I think delisting the original was unnecessary, I think it’s great that Tales of games are being brought to all modern consoles and no longer locked to single platforms. Though a bit pricey, Tales of Graces f Remastered takes a fan favorite into the modern era and makes it available for more people than ever with some quality-of-life functionality that the original sorely needed.

NintendoWorldReport - Allyson Cygan - 8.5 / 10

All told, Tales of Graces f Remastered is an impressive game, with some of my favorite game characters and gameplay in some time. It looks and runs like a dream on the Switch, too, which made for a wonderful visual experience. Reportedly Bandai Namco is looking to remaster more of the Tales series, and after Graces f Remastered, I hope we'll see those sooner rather than later.

Noisy Pixel - Bailey Seemangal - 9.5 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered delivers an exemplary action RPG experience, blending heartfelt storytelling, a masterfully crafted combat system, and deep customization mechanics. With its timeless characters, meaningful progression, and modernized quality-of-life updates, this is a must-play for fans of the Tales of series and JRPG enthusiasts alike.

NookGaming - Thomas Knight - 8 / 10

While Tales of Graces f Remastered won't win any awards for its typical plot about an ever-growing threat, its tale of friendship and the moments between characters just might. It's an excellent remaster of a JRPG with surprisingly engaging combat, and well worth playing.

One More Game - Vincent Ternida - 8 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a well-crafted remaster, offering players the opportunity to experience the classic title on their terms. Whether you wish to adjust the pacing and difficulty to match your skill level, embrace new challenges, or preserve the original experience, this title caters to all preferences and really displays how this remaster goes over and beyond just polishing visuals.

Push Square - Jenny Jones - 7 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a fantastic action-RPG where an array of quality-of-life improvements make this a fun adventure for both new and returning players. Push through the sluggish opening hours and you’ll find an entertaining tale with characters who are full of charm.

RPG Fan - Paul Skevington - 85 / 100

Tales of Graces f Remastered presents the ideal way to experience this enjoyable entry in the Tales series. While I can’t promise Graces will revolutionise your view of the genre, I can assure you of an enjoyable time in the company of an entertaining group of characters, coupled to a battle system that gets your adrenaline flowing. Just like Sophie, the memories you create in your time here will be worth the journey.

Shacknews - Lucas White - 8 / 10

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Siliconera - Stephanie Liu - 9 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a promising way for Bandai Namco to start its year, as well as a potential Tales renaissance.

Spaziogames - Italian - 7 / 10

Tales of Graces F Remastered is a game that might leave you somewhat indifferent if you look only and exclusively at the graphics. However, the numerous internal improvements, the novel options and the smoothing out of the edges typical of jrpg's of the old era, may bring a new audience to the saga or attract all those who for some reason skipped over this good and perhaps under-celebrated chapter.

TechRaptor - Erren Van Duine - 8 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered is a solid entry in the Tales of series. While the characters and story can be cliche at times, the overarching themes remain strong, and Bandai Namco's efforts to modernize the game are a standout showing.

TheSixthAxis - Miguel Moran - 9 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered represents the absolute best of what the Tales series has to offer - and this version is easily the best way to experience such a charming and fun JRPG.

Video Chums - Mary Billington - 8.2 / 10

Tales of Graces f Remastered features one of the most interesting storylines in the series and a bunch of mechanics that make it thoroughly stand out. As long as you can enjoy very linear structure, this remaster is a great RPG to spend time with.

Worth Playing - Chris "Atom" DeAngelus - 8 / 10

Overall, Tales of Graces f Remastered is a strong remaster of a solid game. The plot is relatively weak but handily carried by its extremely strong combat system, which makes the game worth playing on its own. The additions to the remaster are all genuine improvements, and even the bundling of cheat-mode DLC is only a problem if you let it be. If you're a fan of action-RPGs or the Tales franchise and haven't given Graces f a gander, this is the ideal way to play it.

XboxEra - Genghis Husameddin - 7.8 / 10

Playing Tales of Graces f again gives me a chance to reflect on the game’s story, which I enjoyed more so in my last playthrough some eight years ago. But I enjoyed running through the game’s campaign way more than Vesperia’s (which is nothing but a blur to me) thanks to fun cast members with a great English dub and an incredibly fun combat system. Don’t go into Tales of Graces f Remastered expecting deep worldbuilding and level design and I think you’ll have a lot of fun that way. ∎

 

[jshackles]

It looks and runs like a dream on the Switch, too, which made for a wonderful visual experience.

Sold. Was worried the Switch port would run like crap, but I'd really love to play this on the go.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I already have the PS3 version, so I doubt this one is worth getting all over again.

 

[od-chan]

I hope this does well in sales because I love this franchise (or rather, used to love) and I really want to see Xillia getting ported, so I finally don't have to mess around with Undubs anymore, which is a pain (the american voice acting just sucks so much though that it's basically required).

I'm not sure how well it will do though, but that obviously entirely depends on what Bamco considers "well". Tales isn't the most popular franchise to begin with and allthough I love Graces (Hanazawa Kana <3 <3 <3) I always thought Graces was one of the weaker titles, maybe because it was designed for the Wii initially and had some constraints around that? Also I always found it hilarious that they hired someone FOR THE MAIN CAST who had done H-Anime before. What I'm saying is, this is no Vesperia, Abyss or Xillia.

 

[Alexios]

Sold. Was worried the Switch port would run like crap, but I'd really love to play this on the go.

Why would it, this was 60fps on Wii.

 

[adamsapple]

Why would it, this was 60fps on Wii.

Tales of Symphonia was 60fps on Gamecube, but runs at 30FPS on PS5/SX/Switch.

It's a legit concern with these ports, lol.

 

[Shifty1897]

Tales is the most inconsistent JRPG series for me. Sometimes I love the games (Xillia, Berseria, Phantasia, Symphonia). Sometimes I hate them (Legendia, Graces, Arise, Abyss), and I never know until I play them whether I will like them or not.

 

[Fake]

Tales of Symphonia problem was lazy devs using the PS port as a base instead of the Game Cube.

Just like Crytek with that shit Crysis Remastered using the X360/PS3 port as a base instead of the PC.

 

[Hyet]

Everyone crapped on this game back in the day, now its recognized as a hidden gem. Unmatched RPG combat, would play this over actual action titles. The story is flat but endearing. The music is 70% irredimable crap tho.

 

[jshackles]

Tales of Symphonia was 60fps on Gamecube, but runs at 30FPS on PS5/SX/Switch.

It's a legit concern with these ports, lol.

Came here to mention this exactly. I think they know they fucked up with that one (or at least, I hope they know) so I was optimistic this would have a good showing. From the reviews, that seems to be the case.

 

[March Climber]

I already have the PS3 version, so I doubt this one is worth getting all over again.

The point isn’t to get people like yourself to play a newer version, the point is to get people who haven’t played the game a chance to do so without needing to buy a PS3.

I hope Bandai Namco and other devs continue to successfully extract more of their games from the PS3 until it is no longer needed.

 

[jshackles]

I hope Bandai Namco and other devs continue to successfully extract more of their games from the PS3 until it is no longer needed.

There are definitely some games on this list that could use a remaster / re-release

Category:PlayStation 3-only games - Wikipedia

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I suspect this list will start shrinking over time, but I doubt it'll ever fully go away.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

The point isn’t to get people like yourself to play a newer version, the point is to get people who haven’t played the game a chance to do so without needing to buy a PS3.

I hope Bandai Namco and other devs continue to successfully extract more of their games from the PS3 until it is no longer needed.

Also AFAIK PS5 can't play PS3 games.

 

[Diseased Yak]

My copy arrives Saturday, can't wait!

 

[LordCBH]

Tales of Symphonia was 60fps on Gamecube, but runs at 30FPS on PS5/SX/Switch.

It's a legit concern with these ports, lol.

God every single version of Synphonia is garbage…except the amazing GameCube one. I really don’t understand how Bamco fucked up Symphonia so bad. Multiple times.

 

[Celcius]

Meh, I didn't like this back when I played it on PS3.
Will wait for them to port Xillia 1 and 2.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

I didn't know it came out on Wii back then. And i still need to pick up ToS: Dawn of the New World unless this one got ported to Switch also.

Definitely will pick this up for Switch one day.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Yaaawwwwn!!!.................another cookie-cutter JRPG.

 

[SkylineRKR]

I found this a shit game with great combat.

Yeah and Symphonia is always shit unless its on GC. They constantly port the PS2 code.

 

[Hudo]

Huh. That's much higher than I expected.