The game itself is great; undeniably the quintessential Tales experience. This is why it pains me to see the game in such shabby state on the PC.

Tales of Zestiria obviously had a tight release schedule that made its (almost non-existent by comparison) set of issues excusable. This game has had 12 years since its initial release, no translation work was necessary and has been ported to multiple consoles. There is no excuse for the lack of quality here and I am going to call this what it is, shovelware.

The game still has a few technical issues, but they are actually showing signs of caring about the product and their customers. Coupled with my own product (shameless self promotion), TSFix, the game is in respectable shape finally.

The removal of VMProtect was the tipping point for me, and I can finally recommend the game.

The game itself is great; undeniably the quintessential Tales experience. This is why it pains me to see the game in such shabby state on the PC. Tales of Zestiria obviously had a tight release schedule that made its (almost non-existent by comparison) set of issues excusable. This game has had 12 years since its initial release, no translation work was necessary and has been ported to multiple consoles. There is no excuse for the lack of quality here and I am going to call this what it is, [b][I]shovelware[/I][/b]. [h1][b]EDIT: 2/29/16[/b][/h1] The game still has a few technical issues, but they are actually showing signs of caring about the product and their customers. Coupled with my own product (shameless self promotion), TSFix, the game is in respectable shape finally. The removal of VMProtect was the tipping point for me, and I can finally recommend the game.