Tales of Graces
2009 video game
Tales of Graces is an action role-playing video game developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Wii. It was initially only released in Japan in December 2009. It is the twelfth main installment of the Tales series. The game was ported to the PlayStation 3 under the title Tales of Graces f and was released in Japan in December 2010. The PlayStation 3 version was localized and released in English in 2012. A remastered version, Tales of Graces f Remastered, was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows on January 17, 2025.
The game is set in the world of Ephinea and follows Asbel Lhant, who as a child befriends an amnesiac girl and witnesses her death before reuniting with her seven years later.
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 first week of release. The game was adapted into four manga collections, a novel series, and eight drama CDs.
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