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Tales of Zestiria

Tales of Zestiria is a Japanese role-playing game. It is the fifteenth main entry in the Tales series. As with previous entries in the Tales series, the game uses a variation of the action-based Linear Motion…

77 22 January 2015

Tales of Zestiria is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Bandai Namco Studios, released 22 January 2015 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 49.5 hrs to finish.

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What Tales of Zestiria is

Tales of Zestiria is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and released in 2015. 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

Tales of Zestiria is an action role-playing game. It is the fifteenth main entry in the Tales series, developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released in January 2015 in Japan on the PlayStation 3. For Western release in October of the same year, it was also ported to PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam. The PS4 version was released in Japan in July 2016. As with previous entries in the Tales series, the game uses a variation of the action-based Linear Motion Battle System, with additional elements including a navigable open world, and the ability for certain characters to fuse into a single entity in battle to deliver powerful attacks.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 56 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Tales of series

Tales of Zestiria is the 78th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. The next entry was Project X Zone 2 in 2015. Its critic score of 77 is 2 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 Zestiria holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 105 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 49.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 70 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 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz, 2 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 4830 or equivalent. 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 12GB. 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 Zestiria launched on 22 January 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and Resident Evil HD Remaster. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tales of Zestiria yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Quick answers

Tales of Zestiria — frequently asked questions

When did Tales of Zestiria come out?
Tales of Zestiria was released on 22 January 2015 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Tales of Zestiria?
At minimum, Tales of Zestiria needs Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, 2.6GHz, 2 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD 4830 or equivalent graphics, 12 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Tales of Zestiria?
The main story of Tales of Zestiria takes around 49.5 hrs, or 70 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Tales of Zestiria?
The PC version needs about 12 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("12 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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