Tales of Graces f Remastered heralds the return of the 10th mainline or “mothership” Tales of title to modern platforms. Originally released all the way back in 2009 as an exclusive title for the Nintendo Wii in Japan, Graces eventually saw release in other territories, with the release of Tales of Graces f on the PlayStation 3 in 2012.
Tales of Graces f Remastered, then, is a port of a 15-year-old game, which, thankfully, due to its distinct art direction by the late Mutsumi Inomata, still looks and plays great today. In fact, Tales of Graces f Remastered is still my favourite combat system out of any Tales of titles.
Like other popular Tales games, Tales of Graces f Remastered features an anime-inspired narrative that places the player into a world divided by war through the lens of a child and his friends who, despite the passage of time, preserve and see things through after disaster strikes and splinters their sense of tranquility.