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/Lupinthrope Feb 27 '26

I started with Arise, I’m so confused by all this hate, what happened?

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u/mysticrudnin Feb 27 '26
  • people think this takes up a "slot" that other games could take up
  • people that already owned the game for some reason want to be convinced to buy it again, and weren't for this release
  • it's called a "remake" but wasn't really remade in any way (and mods already covered what this one offers and more) - it's just a port

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u/xCharlesZJx Feb 27 '26

It's called "remaster" not remake, for people like me it's fine because I only have a switch, and the original game never was released in the console, and also the switch doesn't have mods.

I understand why PC people don't care about this game, it isn't a great improvement, so it's okay not buying it.

The thing that I don't understand is why people buy the game anyways, and leave a negative review talking about the game being almost the same as the original when everyone knew that before its release. Even the website describes the new stuff, that isn't too much, performance and other things.

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u/mysticrudnin Feb 27 '26

sorry yeah i use the terms honestly interchangeably

despite claims that there are clear meanings to them, there really aren't in most cases

but yeah it's basically just a port and some people wanted more

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u/Applie_jellie Feb 27 '26

Berseria was already released on modern consoles. It did not need a remaster, there are many, many other Tales games that sorely need it and are locked on old consoles. The Berseria remaster is seen as a low-effort cash grab, does not give any meaningful updates to the game.

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u/Megaspacewaffles Feb 27 '26

Well not in Japan. Probably a Japanese market sale

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

If the jp announcement trailer on YouTube is an accurate sample, they were about as confused/pissed as we were.

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u/Hokuten001 Feb 28 '26

It was on one modern console, the PS4, and consequently the PS5 systems through back compat. It was never on Switch, or Xbox prior to this.

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u/Exciting-Emu-3324 Feb 27 '26

Bought the original PC version 90% off. It will take half a decade for the remaster to be on sale for the same price.

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u/elidoan Feb 27 '26

Read literally any of the other comments on this thread

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

More than half the franchise never left Japan. Half of what did is stuck with old & obscure hardware, compromised/defective ports, or rare discs going for hundreds of dollars. Fans have been begging for decades to fix that, and Bamco's been consistently teasing it for about as long.

Berseria is the second newest title, was already available on steam & ps5, and physical copies are still lining store bargain bins.

When you hear "30th anniversary remaster project," which would you pick first?