Bandai Namco recently announced Tales of Graces f Remastered as the first title in the Tales Remastered Project, celebrating the Tales of 30th anniversary. We both got to go hands-on with Tales of Graces f Remastered and speak with the game’s producer, Yuki Ishikawa, who talked to us about the series’ future and the possibility of a Tales of Abyss Remake. First, we asked why Tales of Graces f Remastered was chosen as the first title in the Tales of Remastered Program.
One, Graces f is one of the more beloved titles of Tales of, Ishikawa said. It’s especially heralded for its battle system. Two, it was just “good timing to make this a remastered title.
” What Ishikawa means by “good timing” in this moment is related to Tales of Arise’s wide, positive reception not just within Japan, but with the overseas audience as well. “When the team is thinking of what comes next for us, if they were to bring up something that is like a 2D pixel kind of game that was only on a Famitsu console the last time, there would be a huge gap between people who have liked Tales of Arise and then with that kind of content,” Ishikawa explained. And three, the original version of Tales of Graces f had only four languages, so with a remaster, the Tales team is able to bring Tales of Graces f to a wider audience with more language options.
This is especially true considering Graces f has been “stuck” on the PS3, at least over in the West, since its initial release here in 2012. Tal.