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Tales of Berseria

In Tales Of Berseria players embark on a journey as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once gentle nature has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic…

82 18 August 2016

Tales of Berseria is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Bandai Namco Studios, released 18 August 2016 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 56.7 hrs to finish.

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What Tales of Berseria is

Tales of Berseria is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and released in 2016. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the vast land of a kingdom made of continents and countless archipelagoes, inhabitants work to advance shipbuilding and sailing technologies, and climate varies greatly ranging from severe winters to everlasting summers. There, Velvet’s life took a complete turn after a certain incident that woke her up three years ago. She is becoming an entity that will greatly shock the world.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 51 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Tales of series

Tales of Berseria is the 80th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. It arrived 9 months after Project X Zone 2. The next entry was Tales of the Rays in 2017. Its critic score of 82 is 7 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Tales of Symphonia at 89.

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How it was received

Tales of Berseria holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 152 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 56.7 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 80 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3.1GHz, 2 GB RAM and GeForce 9800 GTX or AMD Radeon HD 4850. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Tales of Berseria launched on 18 August 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt - Complete Edition, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Tales of Berseria — frequently asked questions

When did Tales of Berseria come out?
Tales of Berseria was released on 18 August 2016 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tales of Berseria?
At minimum, Tales of Berseria needs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3.1GHz, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 9800 GTX or AMD Radeon HD 4850 graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Tales of Berseria?
The main story of Tales of Berseria takes around 56.7 hrs, or 80 hrs for 100% completion.
Does Tales of Berseria have multiplayer?
Yes. Tales of Berseria supports multiplayer, including co-op.
How many GB is Tales of Berseria?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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