Tales of Graces | |
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Tales of Graces f's North American box art
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Developer(s) | Namco Tales Studio |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games |
Director(s) | Kazuya Ishizuka |
Producer(s) | Hideo Baba |
Designer(s) | Tatsurou Udou |
Programmer(s) | Ryuichi Ishizawa |
Artist(s) | Mutsumi Inomata |
Writer(s) | Daisuke Kiga |
Composer(s) |
Motoi Sakuraba Shinji Tamura |
Series | Tales |
Platform(s) | Wii, PlayStation 3 |
Release date(s) |
Wii
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Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
Mode(s) | Single player, co-op multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 78.96% |
Metacritic | 77/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
EGM | 8/10 |
Eurogamer | 8/10 |
Famitsu | 36/40 (Wii) 37/40 (PS3) |
Game Informer | 7.75/10 |
GameSpot | 7/10 |
GamesRadar | 8/10 |
GamesTM | 6/10 |
GameTrailers | 6.7/10 |
IGN | No Rating |
Joystiq | |
OPM (US) | 7/10 |
Play | 77% |
Award | |
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Publication | Award |
Japan Game Awards | Future Division Award (Wii) |
Tales of Graces (Japanese: テイルズ オブ グレイセス Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Gureisesu?) is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Wii on December 10, 2009 in Japan. The game is a core product of the Tales series and was developed by Namco Tales Studio. The game was ported to the PlayStation 3 under the title Tales of Graces f (テイルズ オブ グレイセス エフ Teiruzu Obu Gureisesu Efu?) and was released on December 2, 2010 in Japan. The PlayStation 3 version was localized for North America on March 13, 2012 and Europe on August 31, 2012.
The game takes place in a world known as Ephinea and follows Asbel Lhant. During his childhood, Asbel befriends an amnesiac girl and witnesses her death. Seven years later, he is reunited with the girl who retains her amnesia. The plot's central theme is Mamoru Tsuyosa o Shiru RPG (守る強さを知るRPG?, lit. "RPG to Know the Strength to Protect").
Tales of Graces and Tales of Graces f both received positive reception in Japan. The Wii version sold over 100,000 copies while the PS3 version sold 200,000 copies during their week of release. The game was adapted into four manga collections, a novel series, and eight drama CDs. The English localization of Tales of Graces f received praise for the gameplay with mixed reviews for its presentation.