Tales of Graces f Remastered

Item: Tales of Graces f Remastered
Rating: 85
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-05

Summary

Fluid, customizable combat system is a highlight.
Noticeably improved graphics enhance the experience.
Characters are well-developed and engaging.
Numerous quality-of-life improvements are present.
Story is weak, predictable, and unmemorable.
Dungeon design is tedious and outdated.

Reviews (sample size): 513
Helpful reviews: 77%
Unhelpful reviews: 21%
Protest reviews: 2%

85%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
15%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 976
Negative points: 475
Gameplay points: 135
Perf. points: 104
Rec. points: 296
Misc points: 61

Point	Description	Importance
Excellent, fluid, customizable combat Description The combat system is a major highlight, praised for being fast-paced, fluid, engaging, and strategically deep. Many consider it the best in the Tales series, offering satisfying combos, responsive controls, and a high degree of customization. The combat remains enjoyable and modern even after a decade. Importance 85%	The combat system is a major highlight, praised for being fast-paced, fluid, engaging, and strategically deep. Many consider it the best in the Tales series, offering satisfying combos, responsive controls, and a high degree of customization. The combat remains enjoyable and modern even after a decade.	85%
Significantly improved graphics Description The remaster significantly improves the game's graphics, enhancing textures, lighting, and character models while retaining the original art style's charm. The improved visuals contribute to a more immersive and enjoyable experience, making the game look better than ever. Importance 75%	The remaster significantly improves the game's graphics, enhancing textures, lighting, and character models while retaining the original art style's charm. The improved visuals contribute to a more immersive and enjoyable experience, making the game look better than ever.	75%
Great, well-developed characters Description The game features a cast of well-developed and likable characters with strong chemistry and engaging interactions. The characters' relationships and development are central to the story, making the narrative more compelling and emotionally resonant. Importance 45%	The game features a cast of well-developed and likable characters with strong chemistry and engaging interactions. The characters' relationships and development are central to the story, making the narrative more compelling and emotionally resonant.	45%
Many quality-of-life improvements Description Numerous quality-of-life improvements enhance the gameplay experience, making it smoother, more accessible, and more convenient. These include features like fast travel, skippable cutscenes, customizable difficulty settings, auto-saving, and the ability to toggle enemy encounters, streamlining progression and reducing grind. Importance 38%	Numerous quality-of-life improvements enhance the gameplay experience, making it smoother, more accessible, and more convenient. These include features like fast travel, skippable cutscenes, customizable difficulty settings, auto-saving, and the ability to toggle enemy encounters, streamlining progression and reducing grind.	38%
Well-balanced and enjoyable gameplay Description The game is well-balanced, easy to pick up but difficult to master, and offers a proper level of challenge. Reviewers found the game enjoyable and engaging, with no noticeable bugs during their playthroughs. Importance 20%	The game is well-balanced, easy to pick up but difficult to master, and offers a proper level of challenge. Reviewers found the game enjoyable and engaging, with no noticeable bugs during their playthroughs.	20%
Grade Shop available from start Description The early availability of the Grade Shop is a welcome addition, allowing players to unlock bonuses and customize their experience from the beginning. This feature provides a New Game+ feel without requiring a full replay, making the game more accessible and enjoyable for both new and returning players. Importance 20%	The early availability of the Grade Shop is a welcome addition, allowing players to unlock bonuses and customize their experience from the beginning. This feature provides a New Game+ feel without requiring a full replay, making the game more accessible and enjoyable for both new and returning players.	20%
Humorous and entertaining skits Description The skits, a staple of the Tales series, are a highlight, offering humor, character development, and entertaining interactions. These scenes add depth to the characters and enhance the overall narrative experience. Importance 9%	The skits, a staple of the Tales series, are a highlight, offering humor, character development, and entertaining interactions. These scenes add depth to the characters and enhance the overall narrative experience.	9%
Dual audio (Japanese/English) Description The game allows players to switch between Japanese and English voice acting, catering to different preferences. The voice acting is generally well-done, and the option to use Japanese audio with subtitles enhances the authentic feel. Importance 9%	The game allows players to switch between Japanese and English voice acting, catering to different preferences. The voice acting is generally well-done, and the option to use Japanese audio with subtitles enhances the authentic feel.	9%
Good and fitting soundtrack Description The music effectively enhances the game's atmosphere, with a good soundtrack that fits the mood of the story and locations. The game also includes options to customize the battle music, preventing it from becoming repetitive. Importance 8%	The music effectively enhances the game's atmosphere, with a good soundtrack that fits the mood of the story and locations. The game also includes options to customize the battle music, preventing it from becoming repetitive.	8%
Deep and rewarding title system Description The title system adds depth and encourages experimentation with builds, incentivizing players to try different Artes and characters' play styles. Unlocking titles provides stat boosts and new moves, offering a sense of accomplishment and positive feedback. Importance 8%	The title system adds depth and encourages experimentation with builds, incentivizing players to try different Artes and characters' play styles. Unlocking titles provides stat boosts and new moves, offering a sense of accomplishment and positive feedback.	8%
Includes most original DLC Description The game includes almost all DLC from the original release, such as the Lineage and Legacies chapter. This additional content enhances the story and provides a more complete experience. Importance 7%	The game includes almost all DLC from the original release, such as the Lineage and Legacies chapter. This additional content enhances the story and provides a more complete experience.	7%
Rewarding Asbel character arc Description Asbel's character arc is genuinely rewarding, with his voice actor delivering lines with emotion and energy. His combat style becomes fluid and satisfying by the end of the game. Importance 6%	Asbel's character arc is genuinely rewarding, with his voice actor delivering lines with emotion and energy. His combat style becomes fluid and satisfying by the end of the game.	6%