Summary
- The Tales of series will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025.
- Producer Yusuke Tomizawa has announced that more remasters are in the works.
- Tales of Graces F Remastered will be released in January 2025.
The Tales of series is gearing up to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2025, and during a recent livestream, producer Yusuke Tomizawa announced that more remasters are on the way. The initiative, dubbed the Remastered Project, aims to bring additional classic Tales of games to modern consoles. The franchise is no stranger to remasters, with Tales of Symphonia alone receiving two remasters alongside ports to additional platforms.
The Tales of series is one of the longest-running JRPG franchises in the gaming industry. It began in 1995 with the release of Tales of Phantasia, a JRPG for the SNES. Since then, the series has seen over 15 mainline titles, not to mention numerous spin-offs and mobile games. Tales of Arise set new records on Steam and sold over three million units, potentially becoming the best-selling mainline entry in the franchise, a title previously held by Tales of Vesperia and Tales of Symphonia.
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With this newfound prominence in the gaming industry, it’s no surprise that Bandai Namco is doubling down on its investment in the franchise, even if that means bringing older classics to modern platforms. Producer Tomizawa confirmed that more Tales of remasters are coming, starting with Tales of Graces F Remastered, set to launch in January 2025. He also expressed a commitment to releasing remasters fairly consistently, supported by a dedicated development line focused on this initiative.
Tales of Producer Confirms a Development Line For More Remasters
In the English version of the livestream, the Tales of producers acknowledged the longer gaps between new mainline releases, which used to launch every one to two years. The latest mainline release was Tales of Arise in 2021, and while the game received the Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn DLC in 2023, fans were frustrated by the wait. The developers attributed this delay to the technical advancements in gaming hardware and ever-rising development costs. This challenge prompted the creation of two dedicated development lines: one for new titles and another for remastering classic Tales of games.
Though the Remastered Project only kicked off recently, Bandai Namco has a long history of remastering and remaking entries in the popular franchise. Tales of Phantasia received remasters for the PS1 and GBA, along with a fully-voiced remake for the PSP. Initially released for the Nintendo DS, Tales of Hearts was remade for the PS Vita, transitioning from a 2D perspective with dual screens to a 3D view with a single-screen interface. The fan-favorite JRPG Tales of Symphonia launched on the GameCube, received a PS2 port with extra content, followed by a remastered duology on PS3, a Windows port, and, most recently, another remaster in 2023 for modern consoles. Bandai Namco seems keen on keeping the Tales of series alive with new or revamped entries going forward.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 82 /100 Critics Rec: 82%
- Released
- January 17, 2025
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Tose
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
WHERE TO PLAY
Tales of Graces f is back with a beautiful and easier-to-play version! The game also includes Lineage and Legacies, an after-story to the main scenario!
Tales of Graces f is an action RPG all about adventure in fantasy worlds and overcoming obstacles through friendship and determination.
A child’s promise is the world’s last hope
On a lush green planet called Ephinea, three young children make a promise to each other that could save the future. Asbel, heir to a local lord, Richard, prince of the Windor kingdom, and Sophie, a strange girl with no known past, all swear a special friendship oath after helping each other survive a dangerous attempt on Richard’s life in the land of Lhant.
Years later, the world has changed. Asbel and his friends must face grave danger when Lhant becomes the battleground for a power grab among the three great nations of Ephinea. It is at this moment when an even greater threat is revealed and the bonds between the young heroes are put to the test with everything at stake.
Exhilarating continuous action with two styles to choose from!
The Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System allows players to switch between two very different battle styles, Artes and Burst. You can choose the strength and range of the party’s attacks, the size of the attack, and how close or far away you need to be to the enemy for maximum effectiveness.
Addition of convenient functions and improved graphics
Quality-of-life functions have been added, such as auto-save, various skip functions, the ability to turn off enemy encounters in fields and dungeons, and more.
Full character development and item elements
There are more than 100 different equipable titles that players can rank up through battles, allowing them to learn various skills and techniques that strengthen their stats.
Lineage and Legacies depicts the world after the ending
Six months have passed since the journey around the world. Sophie is troubled by uncomfortable thoughts about her eventual future and she is determined to find a way out. At the same time, strange changes spread throughout Ephinea once again. While Asbel is concerned about Sophie, she and her friends set out to investigate the cause of the anomaly...
- Franchise
- Tales of
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- PC Release Date
- January 17, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- January 17, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- January 17, 2025
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- January 17, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Adventure, JRPG
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 15 GB
