Tales Remasters That Need to Happen
Tales of Graces F
If there’s any game that can make a case against Xillia for the best battle system, it’s Graces F. In fact, it’s that very battle system that keeps Graces interesting, consistently introducing new elements and mechanics the entire way through.
In traditional Tales fashion, each playable character is incredibly different, but even more so this time.
Graces uses something called the Style Shift Linear Motion Battle System, letting you change between multiple different combat styles for each character.
Your moves are governed by a Chain Capacity bar that refills, but each style has a different moveset and different artes. This allows for a ton of variation, with combat that feels exciting and fresh the entire way through.
Graces F definitely has one of the weaker stories of the series, with a “friendship” theme that feels a little too anime tropey, but its phenomenal combat and gorgeous watercolor art style help elevate it despite the flaws.
Tales of Graces originally released on the Nintendo Wii in Japan, with an updated and expanded port called Tales of Graces F making its way to PS3, and to the west.
Considering it was originally on a Nintendo platform, Graces F seems like the perfect candidate for a Nintendo Switch release, letting fans play another epic JRPG on the go.
