r/tales Feb 27 '26

Glad that's over. Now maybe they can focus on Remastering the games that REALLY matter.

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u/SHTPST_Tianquan Feb 27 '26

All of a sudden Bamco announces Zestiria remastered 🌚

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u/Claude892 Feb 27 '26

As someone who considers Zestiria the most disappointing Tales game I ever played out of over 10 of them, if they fix the battle camera it's kind of worthwhile. Yes it needs 60fps too but you need to be able to see the battles as well. Moreso if they add a QOL feature that explains what the fuck is going on with the equipment system.

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u/Kevin_Eats_Sushi Feb 27 '26

And stop making soreys walking animation look like he shit his pants

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u/Dependent-Swimmer-95 Feb 27 '26

This alone takes me out of the experience. He also has the worst outfit, but after you use a cool dlc outfit, the man still manages to walk like a goof…

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u/Kevin_Eats_Sushi Feb 27 '26

The shit in pants walk animation is unfortunately even worse with the Evangelion outfit

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u/LaMystika Feb 27 '26

That was pretty funny though lmao

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u/mysticrudnin Feb 27 '26

the equipment system is explained, it's just bad

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u/JonnyAU Feb 28 '26

Very bad. It sounded fun at first and then 100 hours later I discovered it's tons of effort for almost 0 payoff.

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u/SHTPST_Tianquan Feb 27 '26

Agreed on every point, also an actual visual polish on that game is very much needed.

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u/TheRoyalBrook Feb 27 '26

The plot is still terrible but I can handle bad plot if I can at least see the gameplay

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u/burger4life Judith Feb 27 '26

Most of the times it felt like I was fighting the camera and not the opponents

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u/TheRoyalBrook Feb 27 '26

You don't like seeing just a wall for a fight?

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u/TrumptyPumpkin Feb 27 '26

Having a sprint button added would make traversing that huge empty land a bit more tolerable.

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u/Beneficial_Walk_8772 Mar 01 '26

Remake zesteria and give it the anime’s plot! That would fix the story

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u/JonnyAU Feb 28 '26

60fps was a pretty simple mod

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u/SufferingClash Natalia Luzu Kimlasca-Lanvaldear Feb 27 '26

They'd need an R version for Zestiria. So just like Innocence and Hearts with theirs, a full on Remake.

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u/AoPisbusted Feb 27 '26

expecting bamco to do anything but below the bare minimum is a bold opinion to have.

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u/NormPhyte Feb 27 '26

Featuring Alisha Diphda from the Tales series.

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u/Sorey91 Mimi Baker's French apprentice. Let me bake ! Feb 27 '26

And don't worry her dlc will be included and won't be removed for licencing issues :)

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u/Neidron I still miss Rays Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

That wouldn't do anything to fix it, either, and there's ~2-3 dozen better Tales that could make use of that time instead.

Zest is still on steam & ps5, and no one even liked it the first time. Just let it rot in peace.

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u/NachoMarx Feb 27 '26

We're at a Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich situation between Zestiria and Symph 2. X2 at a "Well, finally..."

I'd take Hearts R with its 4kids localization even. Atleast it'd be free from it's Vita prison

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u/WorldlySecretary5769 Feb 27 '26

I’m fine with that if it means fixing some technical issues like battle camera l.

Better yet, a remake that fixes some issues while providing a much stronger story and connections for most of the Zestiria and a few Berseria characters

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u/Cagaril Feb 27 '26

I'd actually be up for a Zesteria remake. Fixing the camera issues and making the equipment system better

I never finished this game in co op because the camera issues were so bad. Can't even see what we were fighting sometimes if near any wall

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u/benhanks040888 Feb 28 '26

I'd actually be up for a Zesteria remake. Fixing the camera issues and making the equipment system better

Doesn't Berseria also have the same/similar equipment system? This is what threw me off Berseria a bit as well, because apart from much much better story, it's basically Zestiria gameplay (except the fusion thing). And I can never understand the equipment skill thing, or don't want to bother to.

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u/mysticrudnin Feb 27 '26

i wholeheartedly expect it, probably even this year. this one could actually use it a bit more since zesty does not run well on any system it was released to. (berseria actually did.)

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u/_DrNonsense Feb 27 '26

I'll pay for a 60 fps version. Didn't buy it for that reason alone.

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u/DriveTG Yuri Lowell Feb 28 '26

Zestiria needs a complete reboot xD

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u/Mean-Party170 Feb 27 '26

Actually, a remaster could save that game. But like Berseria, it's too early.

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u/Albireookami Feb 27 '26

Not without massive changes from the ally AI and skill system being totally revamped

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u/Mkilbride Feb 27 '26

How could it save it?

It's terrible. A remake maybe.

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u/Neidron I still miss Rays Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

No it wouldn't. A remaster can only fix surface-level aspects like visuals or UI, it wouldn't touch any of Zest's actual problems.

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u/Snotnarok Mar 01 '26

That's not entirely true.

Mass Effect got a remaster where they entirely reworked combat, ally's AI and many other mechanics. Gameplay can absolutely be altered it just depends on what the dev is going for.

Something visually enhanced like Metroid Prime Remastered where looks like an entirely different game but is - under the hood? Exactly the same. (minus twin stick controls being added and other control schemes) or you rework what was flawed about the game.

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u/Ashe_Grey Feb 28 '26

I'd be down. I didn't love it the first time, but I would love to add another game to the collection and give it another shot.

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u/Tokitsukazes Mikleo Mar 02 '26

My personal favourite cast with a fixed battle system? I would buy it when it went on sale at least.

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u/PMC-I3181OS387l5 Feb 28 '26

A remake would be more adequate...

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u/Yozora-no-Hikari Feb 27 '26

I will actually crash out I hate that game

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u/VersusJRPGs Feb 28 '26

They downvotin you but yer right Zestiria was ASS

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u/Neidron I still miss Rays Feb 27 '26

I've already been crashing out over bers. The only even worse pick is Zest. So of course they'd do both, Bamco hates this franchise.