Tales of Graces f Remastered (Switch) Review

Title: Takes of Graces f Remastered
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Namco Tales Studio (Original)/Tose (Remastered)
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment (NA)
Release Date: Jan 17th, 2025 (NA)
File Size: 10.5 GB

Review copy provided by Bandai Namco Entertainment

My very first ever review code from Bandai Namco, and what a pick to start with! If you’ve been around the block for a long while (as a Nintendo fan, fan of Japanese games, etc.), you may remember that Tales of Graces was originally developed as a Wii-exclusive in December 2009, however upon release, it was plagued with game-breaking bugs, so bad that Bandai Namco had to order a recall, thus horribly crippling the game’s potential success in Japan (launching a week prior to Final Fantasy XIII on PS3 didn’t exactly help either…). Worse, the Wii original never got localized, instead the game was later ported to PS3 as Tales of Graces f with additional content, and only THEN localized for PS3 only. Yeah, Nintendo fans really got screwed big time.

Thankfully, just after the original Wii game’s 15th anniversary, Nintendo fans in the west at LONG last got to play the game that was originally developed for them in the first place, this time in remastered form on Nintendo Switch! How does this game fare? Does it perform with grace, or does it get a big ol’ F? Let’s find out!