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Reception

For those who enjoy a straightforward revenge story with complicated combat, this is the game to play. There are no technical issues on Nintendo Switch; however, both story and characters seem to be a tad too predictable at times. Additionally, while combat promises interesting abilities and actions, the tutorials are too confusing to really get into...

As someone who missed the original release of Tales of Berseria, I really enjoyed this remastered version. They story is about revenge, and is much darker than the typical JRPG but to me it also felt more earnest in its approach. While the developers made things prettier with the remaster, I do wish this was a full-fledged remake; but what’s here is...

ZTGD,

A rewarding revisit with meaningful conveniences, even if it feels closer to a polished port than a full remaster.

Tales of Berseria Remastered preserves a title that was never that great to begin with. The potential of its darker tone and strong character focus loses impact through tedium, and the gameplay portion feels dated with its uber-linear exploration and repetitive combat. A bad game? Certainly not. A worthy upgrade? Far from it. This rerelease improves...

The “remaster” is good because the game itself is, but given some of the work we’ve seen in remakes and remasters in recent years, this one is far too pedestrian for its own good. I can’t help but wonder just how incredible Tales of Bersaria could have been if it was given a full-on remake to bring it to parity with the most recent new game in the series...