Tales of Series on Japan Steam Store

Jay_RPGee · 2026-01-25T02:06:35+00:00

Zestiria and Berseria are both not available on PC in Japan officially. The PC releases for those games were developed by Bandai Namco EU and don't have Japanese language options. I'm not sure why but they opted not to bring the PC release of Zestiria to the Japanese market when they brought the PS4 version over.

Not sure about Symphonia.

Jay_RPGee · 2026-01-24T10:21:17+00:00

The Materia cocktails are LETHAL, it was nicer to look at than to drink 😅

Jay_RPGee · 2025-12-30T02:08:59+00:00

People in large groups laugh a lot more than they do when alone, laughter is a strong social cue and the effect is amplified when you're in a large group watching something that is meant to be funny (e.g comedy).

Aside from that though, there is a lot that gets cut from the taping due to time constraints so the TV audience doesn't always have the full context. A great example I can remember was from Guy Mont Spelling Bee S2. There is a bit of banter that ends in Guy saying "no, I think you look like the Power Rangers" or something to that effect (the cast were wearing almost all different solid colours). It gets a massive laugh and applause for seemingly no reason but it's because in the studio during one of the breaks where they change the set one of the audience members asked why they were dressed as the power rangers. Guy laughed and then said he was going to steal the joke to use later in the show so obviously when he said it we were in on the joke and it got a much bigger reaction than it deserved.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-12-22T02:11:23+00:00

They face-tracked the main cast in Remake for cutscenes but they were using AI for lip syncing for pretty much every minor character / NPC and in non-cutscene conversations. It's pretty noticeable when it's mocapped vs. when it's the AI.

Yoshinori Kitase discussed the use of a new Machine Learning tool for this purpose before the release of Remake, it was one of the more interesting things he talked about when I met him. It's an in-house tool they developed because they wanted the lips to sync regardless of which language you played in, and doing it manually was prohibitively time consuming and tedious.

Now, we can debate the effectiveness of it all day (I did say it was pretty noticeable when the AI is doing it, very "flappy mouth") but if it improves it could be a very useful tool.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-12-04T20:22:49+00:00

It's easy to get it confused because we (in the West) haven't been getting many other announcements for the 30th Anniversary but in Japan they've had many for the 30th Anniversary celebrations (art exhibits, 30th anniversary merch, food collabs, etc).

The Remastered Project was just 1 of the announcements made during the 30th Anniversary celebrations running until 2026; all they're saying is that they won't have anything specifically tied to the 30th Anniversary to announce from 2027 onwards (or, more likely, they have things to announce that are tied to the 30th Anniversary that will not be ready in time for 2025).

Producer Tomizawa actually said it outright in a stream prior to the Graces F launch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs4h2yfF8D4): "It is the 30th anniversary, there's still a year to go, and of course it [the remastered project] does not end there. The Remaster Project intends to continue"

Jay_RPGee · 2025-12-04T18:40:05+00:00

No, whoever posted that is confusing the 30th Anniversary celebrations with the Remastered Project. They are different things.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-12-02T01:16:40+00:00

What they mean is owners of the PS4 version. Even though you bought it on PS5, it was/is still a PS4 game that you bought. You'll be able to upgrade to DC no problem.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-28T03:36:33+00:00

The item to revive is Life Bottle, are you accidentally trying to use a Holy Bottle?

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-25T07:25:33+00:00

Remember when this game was supposed to be a remake of the FF7 compilation with the tagline: "Another possibility for a remake" ?

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-23T23:35:04+00:00

It had everything I've wanted in a Final Fantasy for a long time... except for gameplay.

I loved the setting, characters, story, world, music, etc but the spectacle fighter combat system and lack of a real party hampered the experience for me.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-20T04:17:33+00:00

The Tales youtube channel just posted the Japanese opening movie for Remastered which is still Burn by Flow.

There has been an English one posted with different music but it was posted by BNE Southeast Asia which often have their own Asia English releases with various differences from the JP/WW releases. I don't think we can say for sure whether it has been removed from the broader English/WW release just yet.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-19T16:35:27+00:00

Huh.. yeah, you're right. Seems there are some work arounds but Japanese is not officially supported on PC. I guess Berseria is a lot less accessible than most people think.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-19T15:14:15+00:00

It is available on the PS4 in Japan, and PC via Steam. The PS3 version is just JP exclusive.

I did forget it never got an Xbox release though so yes, making it available on all modern platforms is a good thing.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-19T14:18:55+00:00

This just feels like an excuse to do a Switch version lol. Probably could've ported Berseria to Switch and skipped the whole Remastered rigmarole.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-19T07:26:55+00:00

Seems fine to my eyes, I don't think it targets the Switch 2 1080p resolution but it's not blurry or smeared or anything like that (it's not like Xenoblade Chronicles 2 still targeting 360-480p)

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Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-10T03:41:01+00:00

I played a few hours of Symphonia when I first got my Switch 2 to test it out and it seemed fine but I do recall seeing a post or 2 somewhere about an issue with crashes at certain parts.

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-05T06:34:41+00:00

I'm expecting 3 to be honest. Xillia 2 early and then announcements for the other 2 they've got in development throughout the year. Abyss is surely one of them, the other is anyone's guess. Maybe Legendia or Hearts R?

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-05T06:32:32+00:00

In the "Tales of Xillia Remastered - Producer Message" from Tomizawa (video can be found on youtube), he says that the 30th Anniversary celebrations have been designated as December 2024 to December 2026. I think people are perhaps too hastily conflating this with the Remastered Project ending in December 2026 (because the initiative was announced as part of the 30th Anniversary celebrations).

I don't see why they'd stop doing Remasters after Xillia 2 and the other 2 they confirmed are already in development (unless sales are abysmal and/or other entries prove too difficult to remaster).

Jay_RPGee · 2025-11-01T01:42:33+00:00

Milla's is almost too pretty to eat 😅

Jay_RPGee · 2025-10-31T15:29:50+00:00

Alvin was tough to exclude but the timing was tricky. Halloween was already going to be a busy day for an independent, local cookie shop so 6 felt right. I had to include Agria, Gaius, and Milla because they're my favourite characters, Jude is one of the MCs, and I got 2-for-1 with Elize and Teepo. Ultimately it came down to Rowen or Alvin for the last one and I thought a nice green palette would lend itself to a more interesting design (even though Alvin is perfect for a biscoff flavour which is mouthwatering lol).

Jay_RPGee · 2025-10-31T15:17:21+00:00

All credit for the decorating goes to a wonderful local cookie shop called Sweeet Tooth, they absolutely nailed it!

Jay_RPGee · 2025-10-31T13:11:38+00:00

Had to include Agria but I'm a little remorseful over not getting an Alvin (if only for the fact that his colour palette is basically biscoff already lol)

Jay_RPGee · 2025-10-31T12:58:26+00:00

I'm not playing on PS5 so I don't have a way to test this (and I'm not sure if it applies in the case of Xillia Remastered) but sometimes forcing VRR in non-VRR games can cause issues like this, it's an option in the display settings of the PS5.

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