Overview
Tales of Graces f Remastered is an action-RPG developed and published by Bandai Namco, released in 2025. It's the remaster of Tales of Graces f, released on PS3 in 2010 in Japan, itself an expanded version of Tales of Graces, which came out on the Wii in 2009. The remaster brings the modern comfort this version was sorely missing.
Story and world
You follow Asbel Lhant, son of the lord of Lhant, who as a child befriends a mysterious girl with amnesia whom he names Sophie. Together with his brother Hubert, his friend Cheria and Prince Richard, he lives through events that will mark all of their lives, before the story picks up again a few years later. The story and the characters, on the other hand, are far more naive.
Gameplay
Combat happens in real time, with two families of techniques, A-artes and B-artes, used on two different buttons. Every action consumes CC, a gauge that refills quickly and whose maximum changes during the fight: you therefore have to manage your CC constantly to chain your combos without running dry. This combat system is probably the best in the entire series, and very technical with this CC management. Progression also goes through titles, which you unlock along the way and which let you learn new skills.
Verdict
Tales of Graces f's combat system is probably the best in the entire series, very technical with its CC management. The story and the characters, on the other hand, are far more naive. The remaster brings the modern comfort it was sorely missing.