Tales of Video Game Series
The jRPG game series, considered the third most popular among fans of the genre (after Final Fantasy i Dragon Quest). The series was created by the Wolf Team development studio, and Namco Bandai corporation takes care of its development.
The origins of the brand Tales date back to the mid-1990s. The series debuted in 1995 on the SNES console with the game Tales of Phantasia. The title was originally released only on the Japanese market and, at least officially, was not available outside the Land of the Cherry Blossom until 2003. The production was very well received by players, which encouraged the developers to prepare the next part. For the release of Tales of Destiny fans had to wait until 1997. This time the launch platform was the PlayStation console. The production repeated the commercial success of the original and established the position of the new brand.
In total, over the course of eighteen years (1995-2013), 14 games were released, counting among the mainstream (Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Destiny 2, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Rebirth, Tales of Legendia, Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Innocence, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Hearts, Tales of Graces, Tales of Xillia i Tales of Xillia 2), as well as a number of spin-offs. Unfortunately, only some of them lived to see release in the US and European markets.
Following the example of, among others, the competitive series Final Fantasy, the series Tales does not have a coherent storyline. Most of the games present separate stories with completely different characters (exceptions are only direct continuations like Tales of Destiny i Tales of Destiny 2, or Tales of Xillia and Tales of Xillia 2 and some spin-offs). The common denominator, however, is the fantasy reality in which the action is set and the gameplay mechanics with a unique battle system (Linear Motion Battle System).
According to Namco Bandai's calculations, by the end of 2012 the games in the series of Tales had reached sales of more than 15 million copies. The popularity of the series is also evidenced by numerous anime adaptations (such as the series Tales of Eternia: The Animation, Tales of Phantasia: The Animation, Tales of the Abyss and others).
Tales of Series Evolution
2025
Tales of Xillia Remastered
2025
Tales of Graces f Remastered
2023
Tales of Symphonia Remastered
2021
Tales of Luminaria
2021
Tales of Arise
2020
Tales of Crestoria
2019
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
2016
Tales of Berseria
2015
Tales of Zestiria
2013
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
2012
Tales of Xillia 2
2011
Tales of Xillia
2011
Tales of the Abyss 3D
2009
Tales of Graces F
2009
Tales of VS
2008
Tales of Hearts
2008
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
2008
Tales of Vesperia
2007
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
2006
Tales of the Abyss
2004
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Xillia Remastered
October 30, 2025
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Co-op, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Remaster/remake, Action RPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
A remastered version of the popular action jRPG from Bandai Namco. Tales of Xillia Remastered has greatly improved graphics, but there are also other novelties, including an autosave system, an option to disable random encounters, and a chance to obtain new costumes and items for the party members.
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Tales of Graces f Remastered
January 17, 2025
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Remaster/remake, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
A remastered version of the third-person jRPG from 2009. Tales of Graces f Remastered takes us to a fantasy world and when playing as Abel Lhant we are trying to stop the war between the main kingdoms. The remaster offers various graphical and gameplay improvements.
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Steam
Tales of Symphonia Remastered
February 17, 2023
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
Tales of Symphonia Remastered is a remastered version of the 2003 jRPG. The game tells a story centered on saving two parallel worlds, offering dozens of hours of fun and an improved visual and mechanical layer.
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Tales of Luminaria
July 19, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
Spin-off of the popular jRPG series by Namco Bandai, designed for mobile devices. Like previous installments of the series, Tales of Luminaria takes us to a fantasy world, which we must save from the coming evil.
Tales of Arise
July 19, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
Tales of Arise is the seventeenth major installment in the popular Bandai Namco Entertainment jRPG series. Traditionally, we receive cartoon graphics and an arcade combat system.
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Steam
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Expansion Packs:
- Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn November 9, 2023
Tales of Crestoria
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Free-to-play.
Tales of Crestoria is the next installment of the jRPG game series initiated by the Tales of Phantasia in 1995. It is dedicated to mobile platforms. Studio Bandai Namco is responsible for production.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Remaster/remake, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a refreshed version of the Japanese action role-playing game that originally debuted in 2008. The remaster is focused on improving the graphics of the game, but it also features some other attractions – including content that was originally available only in the Japanese version of the game.
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Tales of Berseria
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Pirates, Action RPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
The 16th installment in the popular jRPG series by Bandai Namco, which was originated in 1995 with the release of Tales of Phantasia on SNES. Tales of Berseria is also the first game in the franchise in which the main protagonist is not a male – the player assumes the role of a female character. She is a young pirate named Velvet Crowe, who lives in the fantasy kingdom of Midgand. Interestingly, the location had previously appeared in one of the earlier installments of the series – Tales of Zestiria – but the action of Tales of Berseria takes place much earlier. The Kingdom is composed of a few larger pieces of land and a number of little islands, so traveling through the world often requires sailing. Just like former installments of the Tales series, the title offers a complex combat system based on unique abilities and combos. Players observe the action from the third-person perspective and during fights they can control other members of the team. Tales of Berseria makes use of fully-3D graphics, but the game is still kept in an anime comic book style.
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles & Tales of Graces F Games Compilation
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Package, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
A compilation of three “Tales of” games, including Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World and Tales of Graces F. The compilation was created by Bandai Namco, the developers of all the installments in the series. The saga is very popular not only in Japan. Two of the aforementioned productions are famous mostly thanks to their plot that makes them one of the best-scored installments in the series. Tales of Graces F was initially released in 2010 and was an expanded port of Tales of Graces that debuted year earlier on Nintendo Wii. This title is characterized by its complex and interesting combat system that utilizes the best solutions from all previous entries in the series. In comparison to the original titles, the new games have higher quality graphics.
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Tales of Zestiria
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, Internet, jRPG, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, TPP.
The fifteenth installment in the Tales series, released for the 20th anniversary of the RPG franchise by Bandai Namco. The game is set in the land of Glenwood, and you, together with new heroes, including Sorey the future Shepherd (a mythical warrior), have to rid the land of a powerful plague, which makes mortals lose their faith in good. The gameplay in Tales of Zestiria consists mostly of exploration (for the first time in the series' history, the game features an open world), developing your party, completing quests, and combat. Tales of Zestiria features a new version of the series' distinct arcade-like combat system, and one of the biggest changes is that the battles take place on the maps you explore. The stylized 3D visuals are of high quality, especially the designs by the series' original creators: Mutsumi Inomata, Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura and Minoru Iwamoto.
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Tales of the World: Reve Unitia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Crossover, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, Turn-based, Nintendo Exclusive, Isometric View.
Turn-based RPG strategy, whose heroes are characters known from countless parts of the Tales of series, one of the most famous and age-old jRPG cycles. The action of the game takes place in a completely new fantasy world known as Revalia. During the adventure, players control a group of heroes who gain experience and new skills with the game.
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Tales of Symphonia Chronicles
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Package, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
A set of two refreshed parts of Tales of Symphonia, part of the popular Japanese series jRPG Tales of. The games were originally released in 2004 and 2008 on PlayStation 2 and Wii. The developers made minor improvements to the gameplay and graphics, adapting the titles to cooperation with PlayStation 3.
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Tales of Xillia 2
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of Xillia 2 is the fourteenth edition of the jRPG series by Namco Tales, a development studio, set one year after the events presented in the original Tales of Xillia. The game offers an extensive storyline, and its course largely depends on our decisions. Battles are played in real time and emphasize not only the skills of the hero, but also the dexterity of the player himself.
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Tales of Innocence R
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
Improved and extended version of Japanese RPG under the title Tales of Innocence, released in 2007 on Nintendo DS console. The game has been enriched with improved graphics, modified interface and control model, as well as quests and heroes.
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Tales of Xillia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of Xillia is the thirteenth installment of the popular jRPG series, which was created to celebrate fifteen years of the brand's existence. For the first time, players have a chance to choose two protagonists from whose perspective they will observe the course of history. The production also introduces a number of smaller and larger novelties, touching practically all the elements of the game.
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Tales of the Abyss 3D
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, TPP, Nintendo Exclusive.
Tales of the Abyss 3D is a conversion of a hit known to PlayStation 2 owners, prepared by Namco Tales Studio developers. The game is a typical jRPG production. Players direct the actions of the prince suffering from amnesia - Luke, who, together with a mysterious woman named Tear, found himself in the territory of an enemy state. The title uses the capabilities of the three-dimensional display built into the Nintendo 3DS console.
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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Crossover, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
Radiant Mythology 3 is the third part of the series collecting heroes from all of the other games of Tales of the World in the title, creating a giant crossover of more than eighty heroes.
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Tales of Graces F
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Remaster/remake, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, TPP.
The next installment of the popular series of Japanese RPG games. We play the role of a young hero, who has to fulfill his destiny and take care of the kingdom.
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Tales of VS
February 7, 2022, End of Life
Action, Crossover, Fantasy, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of VS is a 2D anime style fight produced by Namco. The action of the game was set in the fantastic world of Dailantia. The player takes on the role of a warrior and participates in the Yggdrasill Battle tournament, where the main prize is the precious fruit from the World Tree. There are 35 heroes to choose from, each of which has unique special blows and combinations.
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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Crossover, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
The second part of Radiant Mythology is also the fifth installment of the jRPG series of games from the Tales of the World series, popular especially in Japan.
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Tales of Hearts
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, LAN, Multiplayer, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
Another part of the famous series of Japanese role-playing games with an epic story set in a fantastic world, full of heroes and magic, etc. This time, the inhabitants of the game world are fighting a terrible disease that destroys their hearts.
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Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
Sequel game Tales of Symphonia, whose action begins two years after the end of the original story. Production is a classic representative of jRPG species.
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Tales of Vesperia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, TPP.
Tales of Vesperia is a fantasy jRPG game created by Namco Bandai. The story depicts the fate of a boy named Yuri and his friends living on the planet Terca Lumireis. The visual setting of the game was prepared with the use of target-shading technique, and the background music was taken care of by Motoi Sakuraba.
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Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Crossover, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology is a jRPG production, a spin-off of a best-selling series that dates back to 1995. This item draws on the earlier titles of the saga.
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Tales of the Tempest
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
Tales of Tempest is the first game from the famous Tales of... prepared by Namco for the Nintendo DS portable console. It belongs to the Japanese variety of the RPG species.
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Tales of the Abyss
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, TPP, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of the Abyss is a cRPG game created by Namco's Japanese branch called Team Symphonia. The title, like most productions from the Land of the Cherry Blossom, combines elements of fairy tales and manga - a far-eastern variety of comics.
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Tales of Phantasia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, jRPG, Singleplayer, Nintendo Exclusive.
Tales of Phantasia is the first in a series of RPG games, Tales of ..., signed by Namco. The player takes on the role of Cless Alvein, a seventeen-year-old sword adept on a journey through time and space to find out who is behind the destruction of his village and his loved ones.
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Tales of Eternia Online
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Internet, jRPG, MMO.
Tales of Eternia Online is a Japanese MMORPG, created by a duo of Namco/Dwango companies. It is based on the extremely popular in Japan world of games from the Tales Of series, namely the second part of Tales of Destiny.
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Tales of Legendia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, jRPG, Singleplayer, PlayStation Exclusive.
Tales of Legendia is a jRPG game, produced by Namco's development team. The main characters, Senel and Shirley, are siblings who accidentally board a giant island ship, The Legacy. The combat mechanics used in the game is based on the X-LiMBS (Crossover Linear Motion Battle System).
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Tales of Symphonia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, TPP.
A remastered version of the most popular version of the Tales of series, which was originally released in 2003. The production is a classic representative of the jRPG genre and offers dozens of hours of fun and a fast dexterity combat system.
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Tales of Eternia
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, jRPG, Science Fiction, Singleplayer.
Tales of Eternia is a typical jRPG from the best-selling series, which dates back to 1995. The player controls a team of up to seven heroes and the fight takes place in real time.
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Tales of Destiny
February 7, 2022, End of Life
RPG, Fantasy, jRPG, Action RPG, Singleplayer.
The Japanese RPGs, which are distinguished by their skillful combat system, tell the story of the inhabitants of the fantastic land. The title is the second in the Tales of series and at the same time the first to be released on PlayStation 1.
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Tales of Series News
Mod fixes the all the main problems of Tales of Graces f Remastered on PC
The PC verison of Tales of Graces f Remastered leaves a little to be desired. Thanfully the most serious problems of the game were fixed by the modification TalesOfGracesFFix.
Files and Mods
January 21, 2025
Xbox Game Pass for February/March. Excellent RPG, Great Shooter and Dead Island 2 on Xbox
New games will hit Game Pass in the near future. Among the announced titles, two items are particularly eye-catching. There's also a surprise.
video games
February 22, 2024
Tales of Arise Won't be Getting a Sequel
Tales of Arise will not get a sequel. Even the fact that it's the fastest-selling game in the series didn't help.
video games
April 4, 2022
Tales of Arise's First Mods Improve Visuals and Gameplay
We take a look at the first noteworthy mods for Tales of Arise. They improve the graphics, fix some shortcomings and make the game more enjoyable to play on controllers.
Files and Mods
September 20, 2021
Tales of Arise is a Hit and the Fastest-selling Game in the Series
Tales of Arise needed only a few days to sell one million copies. This makes the game the fastest-selling title in the series.
video games
September 16, 2021
Tales of Arise Rules on Steam
Last week on Steam belonged to RPG games. Tales of Arise scored an impressive debut, and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous continues to sell like hotcakes.
video games
September 13, 2021
Excellent jRPG Tales of Arise Launches
Tales of Arise launches today. Bandai Namco's new jRPG collects high marks from critics and players alike. It also achieves impressive activity results on Steam.
video games
September 10, 2021
First Reviews: Tales of Arise - Candidate for jRPG of the Year
A year of delay did not translate negatively into the ratings of Tales of Arise. On the contrary, the new installment of the jRPG series from Bandai Namco collects high marks.
video games
September 9, 2021