Tales of Graces F Remastered: FULL REVIEW - As Good As We Remember?

[@davidvinc]

Get Tales of Graces F Remastered and support the channel at the same time! amzn.to/4hiWnQW

[@NinjaAimless]

Don’t wanna offend or anything but Sir…..you have a magnificent speaking voice. Clear, Precise and you have that excitement in your tone that tells me you really feel the way you sound about the title 😌. I was literally playing this on PS3 a few weeks ago and Still forgot the remastered was going out Friday 😂. Thanks for a great reminder & review. Well done 👍🏾.about to go download this game right now.

[@mikeehrmantraut1899]

Also what rare is that Tales of Graces F Remastered helped save Japanese support studio Tose from financial struggle.

[@chronicallychic]

Waiting for them to do Xillia 1&2 and Abyss 👀

[@brentwalker5726]

What system was Abyss on originally? I've heard a lot of good things and I hope it gets a current-gen remaster.

[@BigBoiUltra3741]

@@brentwalker5726 PS2. It got ported to 3DS later. I'm emulating it right now.

[@chloeryanvtuber]

I'm still waiting for tales of phantasia remake 😅 the game that needs it more than every other tales game imo

[@Gojirabromm]

​@@brentwalker5726ps2 originally, and it had a pretty decent port on the 3ds

[@Gojirabromm]

​@@chloeryanvtuberI'd argue any game pre-symphonia could probably do with the remastered treatment

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

Gonna be spending a significant amount of my weekend on this. Tales of Graces became my favorite game in the series pretty much instantly once it released, and stayed that way until Berseria came out years later. Graces still has a special place in my heart, do this remaster is right up my alley. The characters are all super fun to control, and the tweaks they made to the standard Tales battle system up to that point keep fights pretty entertaining. It's been years since I last played it, but I remember chaining together ridiculous combos with Hubert, just sliding around gunning down monsters and then chopping them up with his lance-form weapon. It will be fun to get back into the swing of things!

[@davidvinc]

I'm looking forward to hearing what you think, especially about the battle system!

[@bobbytagget5511]

I really was on the fence about this game but your much appreciated point of the game focusing on relationships and this battle system being one of your favourites in the Tales games… Sign me up! Picking up this game in February, you’re the best David!

[@davidvinc]

Thanks so much! I'm glad I could help!!

[@thedurrancefamily3579]

It has one of if not the best battle systems in the whole series. And the remaster is gorgeous. Me and my wife love it don't pass on this one if you've never played your in for a treat 😂

[@bobbytagget5511]

@ So excited! Cheers 🙂

[@reinsama2.09]

Tales of Graces was quite literally the PEAK of the franchise. After graces the other games just didn't have the same quality or content like the former (mainly cuz Bamco rushed every game out post Graces F). When you think of what makes a Tales of game a Tales of game, Graces is always the correct answer

[@dndamn]

Graces is good but I'll still take Vesperia or the Xillia series over it

[@genesisSOC]

I haven't played Graces yet but Symphonia is the peak for me. Phantasia, Eternia, Symphonia and Abyss are the big amazing and replayable 4. Beseria was okay, Zestiria wasn't that great, and Vesperia was awful. Haven't played any of the others. I hope Graces is as good as the big 4, but since it has the "CC" system instead of "TP," I'm already not that excited.

[@ZerosGameInn]

Every tales of game ❤❤❤❤

[@Laharldelacave]

​@@genesisSOCVesperia is one of the best with symphonia and abyss

[@erickreyes7902]

ABYSS was THE TALES GAME... and I think ABYSS was PEAK STORYTELLING... while GRACES was PEAK COMBAT

[@ELWicker]

Thank you soooo much. I adore you and your videos. I had no idea that the Eleth mixer picks from the top. I felt so called out when you said about the apple gels LOL. Thank you for the video. I look forward to more!

[@Kojirou96]

A huge tales fan so, this is a def buy for me! Looking forward to all the other Tales remasters as well! Would love a Tales of Phantasia remake done like Star Ocean: The Second Story R

[@davidvinc]

Oh that would be amazing!

[@Deshadow25]

@Kojirou96 As someone who tried playing the Playstation version a few years back, I agree. Improve the visuals and maybe make it a little less brutal. That game will beat the hell out of you and smile while doing so.

[@aaronko3480]

I appreciate the in depth details of gameplay flow, as well as taking the time to describe what’s new and how the game holds up after all this time. Reviews are improving, great video as always David!

[@davidvinc]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@uruchimasan]

If you’re thinking about this one JUST GET IT! Cant stress enough how great this underrated gem is. Fun story and addicting combat. The skits are hilarious too. Another great review David!

[@teefa85]

One thing I like about turning off enemy encounters is that it lets me conserve supplies for big fights without having to keep running away. Then I keep them on while I explore for fun or just go around getting into fights so I can survive turning off the encounters.

[@StargazingCeres]

My favorite game in the entire series, and I've played all of them (JP-only versions and a lot of the offshoot games too), I'm definitely gonna buy this once I whittle down my backlog a little more. Aside from the endearing characters, the combat really opened my eyes to how fun action RPG combat really can be. It's nothing like the games in the series before it, in that regard.

[@BrittanyDurrance-t7u]

Me and my husband dig your game collection and you are the go to guy for rpg reviews. My husband is disabled and gets to play rarely. But we enjoy jrpgs as well and thanks for the review we just picked it up

[@davidvinc]

I'm glad you enjoy the content, I hope you and your husband enjoy the game! Tell him hi for me!!

[@Awsomostmaximum]

So far (just got Sophie), my only complaint is no surround sound mix... Correction: I am getting water sound from the rear, but nothing from the center...

[@eliotwildermann]

Best combat for tales ever 😊😊😊😊

[@valentijnkratke8578]

I bought this purely because I love the art style and I regret nothing.

[@shawnnbits]

Great choice. The games plot is alot more than it seems.

[@sharebear421]

Just a heads up there seems to be input delay on switch version, at least when blocking. Coupled with 30 fps all around I’m regretting not getting the ps5 version

[@davidvinc]

That's a bummer. Hopefully, they can patch it!

[@sharebear421]

@ yeah they might! This is definitely a step up over the symphonia mess

[@femtrooper]

I can't wait! On my birthday Wishlist and I'm excited to finally play it!

[@fitforchrist1990]

This is the only series I've played where every mainline game has been consistently incredible.

[@brentwalker5726]

I've definitely liked every tales game I've played, which is all of them from symphonia on. Some are a little weaker than others, but all are still very good games imo.

[@fitforchrist1990]

@@brentwalker5726 Symphonia was the peak of the series for me ! I felt arise to be the weakest I've played at least in terms of story and characters, but I love the fact they're remastering the classic titles

[@Gojirabromm]

Fantastic series, but I must respectfully disagree. HATED Legendia, and while I finished arise, I had a LOT of gripes about it

[@fitforchrist1990]

@Gojirabromm I thoroughly enjoyed legendias first half but the character quests had way too much backtracking for me. Arise didn't feel like a "tales" game for me.

[@nadiareads6359]

And if you are like me and just want to use the auto battle feature, I will say graces does a good job with it!

[@vashe9]

what's the point of playing a jrpg in auto ?! Battles are the core of the game don't skip them !

[@nadiareads6359]

@vashe9 I felt more comfortable playing it that way. It's an option for me who needs accessibility due to disability.

[@aquapendulum]

Despite the advertisement, not ALL previously released DLCs are in this remaster. The Code Geass, Hatsune Miku and BoA collab DLCs are not included. Skip Childhood is missing on the first launch into the Grade Shop but it could be available in a NG+ proper, nobody has reached this point yet to check. Good remaster otherwise. PC version plays best thanks to the ability to push the framerate way up = lower frametime = lower end-to-end input latency = action combat plays better. My monitor goes up to 120fps and this remaster can run at that framerate.

[@thirdsupernova]

They had it on their website before the game released that all of the licensed costumes were not in the remaster

[@davidvinc]

Thanks for the info, I appreciate the detailed breakdown of the PC version!

[@DeformedArse]

Not hearing Sophie singing the opening theme as Hatsune Miku after battles breaks my heart but otherwise loving the remaster.

[@FlyinTonite]

I gotta say Tales of Graces F is a game that you REALLY need to know what you're doing in the combat because the difficulty spikes are numerous and occur seemingly at random.

[@DougDurando]

Wow this really brings back memories! I remember that absurd difficulty spike that kept me from progressing for months. Maybe I'll finally beat the final boss with this remaster

[@davidvinc]

It definitely is a tough game!

[@RocketBillyRedRum]

I cant wait to Protect, protect protect, protect. protect, protect, protect, protect. protect, protect, protect, protect, protect, protect, protect. protect, protect, protect, protect...

[@kyethememer9836]

Thanks for covering this David. I've been wanting to play more Tales games (ive only played Berseria PS4, Vesperia PS4 , Zestiria PS4, and Abyss 3DS) but ever since hearing that they botched the Symphonia remaster, I've been pretty wary of the whole remaster project, but your review has convinced me to check Graces F out, it sounds great. I'll definitely be buying the PS5 version when I can afford to.

[@rensro2138]

My favorite Tales of all time, love that it's back

[@ifyoucanttakeitback615]

Buy it on PC & going to start to play (again coz I have the PS3 version) tonight ! Like you Dave, my 3 favorite franchise are Dragon quest, Tales of & FF !!! Kudos 😉👌

[@zantetsukenkidd]

Can we just take a moment to roll our eyes at the fact that Hubert still says "Instant Balls" instead of "Endless Waltz"? Am I the only one hearing this? 😅

[@Holy2Tack]

Pre-ordered. Staring it when it gets here today. It was one of the ones I missed because my Phat PS3 died while playing Suikoden 3 back in 2012 like right before it came out in NA. Didn't have the money to buy another PS3.

[@tyaustin6114]

Speaking of doing Tales combat tutorials, you should do one for Tales of Rebirth. Probably one of the most complicated combat systems in any of the Tales games, I would love to see you cover it!

[@BrittanyDurrance-t7u]

Hello David my wife wrote to you saying how you are our go to jrpg guy and thanks for responding to me the disabled wheelchair jrpg gamer. Like you I like all of the tales games and graces f remastered is so good 👍 it looks better than I remembered upon release. BTW arise is my least favorite as well. I can't wait to play this game again and introduce another great tales game to my family. Thanks again for all your amazing content brother!

[@davidvinc]

So cool to hear from you guys again, thanks for the support!

[@IvoryTower777]

I remember this game, I like how some of these games start with that sort of full circle moment. Gives me the butterflies ( sorry if this comment literally makes no sense )

[@Viviscle]

I am so glad I watched this, I now know I can't get a physical copy for the remaster on xbox, oh well doesn't matter digital it is! Can't wait to play it :D

[@DScott-nk1lo]

Cool video. I'll probably wait for the price to drop and then get it, since I already have multiple Tales games, it would fit in well with my collection

[@papervoxels]

Tales of Graces is one of the few Tales games that I've never played, due to having felt overwhelmed by how regularly those games had been coming out by the time I originally picked up Tales of the Abyss back in the day, so I skipped everything between ToA and Tales of Xillia. I'd feel bad about it, but I still have a bookcase with over 30 PS2 JRPGs that I've never finished, which eases my conscience 😅 The perils of adulting as a JRPG fan 🥲

[@Deshadow25]

Good to hear its better than the Symphonia remaster. Will have to wait a few weeks because I decided to get DKC Returns instead.

[@SliderFury1]

Graces F got me into tales but Xillia made me love it, that's the remaster I'm waiting for. Imagine Xillia in Arise's engine!

[@zerokura]

Looks fun and a nice review. I beat tales of symphony that was fun. I played other tales games but never beat them.

[@jzblue345]

Mine is arriving within hours. I can hardly contain my excitement.

[@thedurrancefamily3579]

I responded under my wife's account. Thanks David for the review and was worried after the symphonia remaster which BTW is an amazing.game but horrible remaster and port. I introduced my wife to the series with arise lol but 😅 vesperia symphonia berseria and now this amazing remaster of graces 👑 is truly special. Jrpg fans keep asking for xillia and abyss next and ye shall receive. Awesome review as always from your brother and sisters in Christ. Awesome show 👏 awesome content Awesome collection keep up the Hard work brother 💪 👍

[@parttimereaper4993]

This is my favorite tales game in the series cause it's unique and I love the combat system. And ironically me and my brother were talking about this game getting a remaster like 3 weeks before it got announced so I was shocked but freaking excited

[@HybridAngelZero]

So happy Graces is back! I'm pretty much gonna get it for every platform and, that said, English Xbox and PS4 copies are available for import from Europe! I have an English Xbox copy coming from VGP!

[@xKayges]

A guide? Let's go!!! ♥

[@Mar-blar]

I love the undertone of annoyance from previous ports ❤🤣

[@nz_jp]

tales series used to have two production teams, Symphonia team(symphonia, abyss & vesperia) and Destiny 2 team(Destiny2, Rebirth, Destiny Remake, Hearts DS, Graces). after these two production teams broke up the quality of tales series have decreased since Xillia. Lots of Japanese tales fans think peak of series are Vesperia and Graces time.

[@Tenpouin]

Seems about right. Graces is not only my favorite, but also the last Tales games I enjoyed and finished. All the others after it I quit

[@baronvonbooty1536]

Berseria was a stand out tales game

[@ataridc]

I liked Xillia a lot

[@Orleanious]

I can agree to that to some extent I’ve played most of them since Vesperia and Symphonia (when it was released back on GameCube). I wasn’t a fan of Zestiria or Arise. But I absolutely loved Berseria

[@paulkinder8440]

In the UK Tales of Graces F is available on Xbox One/Series X physical. I got my copy today and unusually for Xbox the actual game thankfully is on the disc.

[@Cpt_crabhammer]

I'm gonna pick up a physical Switch copy later. Happy to add it to my growing Tales collection.

[@granponch]

"Adulthood in a jrpg is really just like being a teenager" 😆

[@coolchannelize15]

I loved Tales of Vesperia if I liked that one a lot would I like this one to? How good is it compare to Vesperia?! And does it run the same on switch and ps5?

[@Kazymedic]

Thanks for all the awesome videos!

[@davidvinc]

You're welcome, glad you enjoy them!

[@jesseherman5540]

Im excited that Graces fans are getting love but im not getting the remaster. I platted graces back on the ps3. And, oh boy, was that a grind. But it also let me spend a ton of time with the game and i feel lije i experienced everything i wanted from the game.

[@TheSlashmaster7]

I was so excited when they remastered Vesperia BUT Graces f was my first tales game/first real JRPG and I love it to bits and can't wait to play it again 10 years after I first dove in. A well deserved remaster, I can't wait to lose myself in again tomorrow!

[@davidvinc]

You're in for a treat!

[@brentwalker5726]

I'm so excited about this game! It is my favorite Tales game because of the combat. I can't wait to play it! Unfortunately, I didn't get to my lgs before it sold out. Now I have to wait until Monday 😞.

[@davidvinc]

That's a bummer but hopefully, you'll be able to grab a copy!

[@kierrajanaethompson]

super exicited for the release absolutely love the combat system

[@eosa]

Great review! I haven't played too many Tales games really, and what I've played of Symphonia didn't really stand out to me (it was a friend's on the GameCube, so the fact that I coudln't really sit with it for hours probably contributed to my lack of interest in it. I also played a bit of Vesperia and really like the art style. Maybe this one will be the one that gets me into the Tales series. Here's hoping! If so, I'll go back to the other titles to see what I'm missing.

[@davidvinc]

I think you'll like it, it has a good mix of everything from the series.

[@R3GARnator]

I am super glad about this. I have some backlog to get through, so I set up a price alert on this one.

[@davidvinc]

That's a great idea!

[@ZeroHayabusa]

Really hoping to see Tales of Destiny Director's Cut or Tales of Rebirth be remastered and brought to the west next.

[@NerdCrave]

I bought this game about a year ago for the PS3 and I play my PS3 almost daily, so my inclination is to just play the version. I already have but convince me how much better it would be to play this on the switch because I don’t have a PS five although I guess I could go to PC route and play it on the steam deck.

[@razorbackroar]

My boy always had the banging reviews

[@nickwick35]

So pumped to play this!

[@kieranhendry9539]

Loved your videos on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake so looking forward to your videos on this game 😊

[@davidvinc]

Coming soon!

[@chrisyefimov4238]

I’m currently playing Tales of Xillia on my ps3. and while I’m enjoying it, the 8 direction movement is slightly annoying i hope we get a full 360 movement on the remastered version.

[@VXMasterson]

Thank you David for showing me Bandai Namco learned their lesson from the backlash of the Tales of Symphonia remaster. I will definitely buy this in the coming days

[@LoneWolfAudio0524]

Played it on the PS3, finished it and sold it. Wish I hadn't sold that and Zillia, So I'm excited to have a chance to play it again, which I will promptly be doing after finishing Final Fantasy 16, 7 Remake and Rebirth, and Infinite Wealth, the games I got at Christmas.

[@crystalbeast14]

Getting my copy today! By the way I love the content. But i only jist subscribed last week lol i had been watching for so long i thought i already did. Keep up the awesome work dude!

[@davidvinc]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Ash113Lynx]

I definitely need a combat guide before I'd consider getting graces. When I tried it on ps3, it felt like I was button mashing and it was so ineffective for me that I was better off letting the cpu do all the combat while I occasionally babysat the items. And I've never had this problem in other tales games with the other style of battle (not even xillia 2, where you had three completely different weapon sets with two layers of commands each by the end of the game). For me, it never felt like I could get the move I wanted to perform when I wanted to perform it cus I had to go through this chain of four commands in order, and yeah, I could switch the buttons to go onto another chain, but then where in that chain was I? I'm fine with the CC over the TP, my issue is how do I get to use the move when I want to use it. I had the same issue with Zestiria and I feel like I'm still waiting for the series to go back to a combat system more similar to Xillia

[@davidvinc]

I hear you, the combat system can be a bit of a hurdle for some.

[@tombrooke1281]

You simply look at their weaknesses and find an attack that is as early in the chain as you can to hit them with, every subsequent hit after will classed as hitting a weakness so just keep those combo's coming, it does take some getting used to but eventually you remember which weakness is on which direction of the controller and battle becomes fluid and rewarding, it's just practice, don't give up!

[@DieselJT]

This is one of my favorite Tales games. Im jumping in my car right now to pick up my preorder!

[@sharebear421]

So happy we are getting all these remasters and remakes. Hopefully this leads to the ps2 games like abyss and the ones we didn’t get in English

[@Particle_Ghost]

No it's not as good as I remember, it's better!

[@Bullman422]

Great gotta finish Berseria and so starting this game next

[@jealousagain783]

I’m happy to hear they did a good job with this remaster. Graces has my fav Tales combat system. It encourages you to use all your different abilities and experiment instead of conserving MP like so many other RPGs. Shoutout to Chained Echoes for being a modern classic that also gets it right.

[@davidvinc]

Totally agree, Chained Echoes is a fantastic game!

[@carebearstare1992]

I rekindled my love of Tales games with Xiliia and never played Graces. Thanks for convincing me that this remaster is worth the time 😊

[@davidvinc]

It's a great game, you should definitely give it a try!

[@jb0258jr]

Just got home from picking up my copy from GameStop. Geeking out SUPER HARD and having both the PS5 and my original day 1 PS3 copy sitti ng next to each other. The art work on both covers look amazing side-by-side.

[@lucianoemmanuelramirez1304]

Tales Of Graces F... Tales of Vesperia and Tales of the Abys are my favourites along the series.. i like the new ones too but not on fanboy level lmao

[@FaTBoYs_GaMInG_N_NoNsEnSe]

Awesome video David have a great weekend

[@espfusion]

These graphics strike a good balance being simple and colorful without looking too low low poly. I liked Fantasian's graphics overall but the models were pretty distractingly blocky for a game of its vintage.

[@michaelholland6533]

100% going to buy it. I never played the original release so I’m really looking forward to it.

[@squarestar326]

But is it turn base or fast pace? I cant tell from the videos i watched so far.

[@noname72390]

Tales of graces f imo is the best of the series especially with combat. When you get past the massive learning curve with the battle with the dodge/defend, a artes and b artes youll wlmost never run out of cc and you can just rack up massive combos and damage, the combat is the fastest and smoothest in the series.

[@davidvinc]

It definitely is a great game and the combat is a huge plus!

[@jaredtolbert3133]

Picked this up with dynasty warriors origins pretty excited.

[@Zakemaster]

The story of Graces is fine. Not the best story in the series, but it does the job and the characters are generally likable. The combat, though? Best in class. This game has my favorite combat in the entire series, and one of my favorite combat systems in any ARPG ever. It’s just so incredibly fun and deep, and for anyone that hasn’t played it, don’t miss it.

[@Fairy-Uvinq]

Question, is the haseo costume in this version?

[@XDsymphony]

You know what makes me feel old? Games I played as an adult getting remastered

[@davidvinc]

You and me both. I was 30 when I played it.

[@AngelsDenMV]

Had it preordered. Quality is pretty good so far. It was just strange to have the "Cheatshop" enabled on the first start.

[@erickreyes7902]

I know why there was a grade shop at the start of the game, in order to platinum this game you literally need 4 walkthroughs of each difficulty... you need to learn all titles for each character... its basically a grind.... lol.. so I can see why there was a grade shop at the begining of the game...

[@SONICBOOM98]

Never understood why these games are popular, but may give it a try and see what i may have been missing.

[@SizzlingOne]

If it wasn't for FFVII Rebirth PC and Trails Through Daybreak II Crimson Sin I would have picked this up and played through it. Breaking my tradition of playing through all Tales of games available on PC. Maybe, will get into this later in the Summer season.

[@davidvinc]

You can't go wrong with any of those games!

[@aidou97]

Good morning daddy! Excited for another video ❤

[@davidvinc]

Morning!

[@dawoodsaddique5432]

Morning buddy

[@mjdf122]

Tales time with David

[@mattryan9098]

Always enjoy watching your take on new releases. Graces is my favourite tales game so this is an easy buy for me. Hoping we get xillia too soon.

[@davidvinc]

I'm really hoping for Xillia too!

[@UniQueLyEviL]

I really loved your energy. Like immediately. Subscribed!

[@davidvinc]

Yay! Thank you!

[@misawa8629]

A small error, this game wasn't the first Tales game to ditch the world map. Tales of Hearts was the first game in the series to do that. This was the first western released game to do it however.

[@davidvinc]

Tales of Hearts has a world map.

[@misawa8629]

@@davidvinc only the remake had it. The original version did not have it.

[@ocelott3348]

I pre-ordered this at Gamestop and they did not get it in yet. I should have bought it in Amazon with your link. BTW, I hope you hit 100k soon.

[@davidvinc]

That's a bummer, hopefully they get it in soon! And thanks! I do too!

[@MobiusRie-6122]

I haven't experienced grace yet so I'm on berseria and I finished phantasia, destiny, eternia, Symphonia, abyss so that's why I'm going to buy grace later

[@NukeA6]

Maybe this will be my return back to the Tales of series (I only played through Tales of Phantasia). I'm more interested in the Tales game with the long dark-haired protagonist though. I think his name was Yuri.

[@chronicallychic]

That would be Tales of Vesperia 😊

[@thehoff3189]

Excited to get this today!

[@davidvinc]

It's sooooo good my friend!

[@larsmittet2030]

I played this game on PS3 about 10 years ago; was actually only the 2nd Tales game for me (I played the original Tales of Destiny back in the PS1 days). While I did like it a lot, I likely won't get this remaster, mostly because I have a huge backlog of games that I have not touched yet and I want to get thru those first XD

[@zdp-189]

I have PS3 disc but never finished this, got remaster on PS5 in yesterday- right away on intro fmv I noticed bad tearing- hope rest of game aint like that- hour in I saw nothing else. Ps5 pro n Samsung s90D def not the issue- anyone else notice?

[@aaronanderson6379]

Graces f the best Tales of along with Arise i hope they give us destiny dc with destiny 2 remaster!

[@meegs369]

I have the PS3 version and I was on the fence of getting this one, I may just have to experience it again. Mainly because I love love love the Tales of Series but mainly this is my favorite besides Besersia (remaster/remake please) and Arise, in most recent years.

[@ForTheViolence]

I’m excited to revisit this one, I never got the platinum on ps3. Soon as I finish Xillia 2 it’s time!