Tales of Graces
2009 role-playing video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tales of Graces[5] 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.[1] 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[lower-alpha 2] and was released in Japan in December 2010.[2] The PlayStation 3 version was localized and released in English in 2012.[3][4]
Tales of Graces | |
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Developer(s) | Namco Tales Studio |
Publisher(s) | Namco Bandai Games[lower-alpha 1] |
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 Tales of Graces f PlayStation 3 |
Release | Wii
Tales of Graces f PlayStation 3 |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
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.[6]
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.[7][8] 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.