A great remaster to an overlooked Tales Of entry with the best combat from the series before it's shift with Xillia (another favorite). Not yet finished with the remaster as this is one of the longest Tales Of games but I beat it years ago on my PS3. Favorite characters in combat is either Cheria or Sophie.

This game has the best combat on the whole "Tales of" series.
Main story can be hit or miss to some people (with a power of friendship) but I think the story picks up in the Future arc.
I think the characters and their interactions are well done (except for Malik and his arc because i think that was kind of rushed). I also think Asbel is a decent main character especially on the skits.
But seriously, gameplay wise? This entry has the best combat system (in my opinion). There also a few BGMs that stand out to me.
Overall, game is good!

This game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ great. My wife wont stop B I T C H I N G about me playing it. Apparently I scare her and the kids so I "lost custody" or whatever. Man I need to take a ♥♥♥♥.
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I want to marry Cheria Barnes from the hit game Tales of Graces f Remastered

Great remaster of a great game

Literally one of the most important games of my childhood and the sole reason I begged for a PS3 as a kid. Which also served as my first hands-on experience with the Tales franchise. Needless to say, it's a joy to revisit this world and these characters that I adored so much all that time ago.

Never played a tales of game before? Want to get started? This is absolutely the game for you! I have previously played the ps3 release as well so im leaving my thoughts on this build of the game earlier then normal.

What to expect
- A decent port job it runs flawlessly with almost no hiccups. I did have an instant where battle music wouldn't start for whatever reason but that only happened once. ( so far )
- The speedy combo battle system you remember is here and is just as snappy as ever.
- It does use the old style rails tales of battle system instead of free roaming so that will take some getting used to but stick with it and practice!
- The music is just as good as it was back then.
- The skill learning system is fast and fluid. You learn skills through titles once you get enough sp you will lean that skill master the title and move on to the next. Though i recommend just getting the title to level 5 and leaving the mastering till end game.
- cheesy voice acting .... yes that part didn't age so well but the witty remarks the characters make towards each other are still just as funny.
-Speaking of the after battle remarks are just as good and will never get old.

Anything bad at all?
Not really no. Buy it.

It's great, but is an extremely long game. Hopefully we get Xillia 1 & 2 and/or Abyss next.

Refreshing return to form for one of my favorite entries.

Optimized well, plays beautifully.

I was really hooked on the story but because I don't play JRPGs a lot, I couldn't keep up with the combat. I may go back to it some time, but for now I'm going to put it on the side, though the story is really promising!