Action · January 26, 2017
Tales of Berseria™ (2017)
A tale of emotion versus reason… In Tales of Berseria, players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria. Velvet will join a crew of pirates as they sail across the sea and visit the many islands that make up the sacred kingdom of Midgand in an all-new adventure developed by the celebrated team behind the Tales of series. Veteran Tales of character designer Mutsumi Inomata has personally designed Velvet and famous Japanese animation studio, ufotable, returns to animate the game’s breathtaking cutscenes; delivering truly epic and emotional storytelling in their unique style.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 18.4k Steam reviews | Top 26% in Action |
| Positive rating | 91% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 | Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 19 h average | Top 26% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Anime · 786
- JRPG · 685
- RPG · 545
- Female Protagonist · 489
- Story Rich · 412
- Action · 388
- Fantasy · 351
- Action RPG · 291
- Singleplayer · 276
- Open World · 241
- Adventure · 232
- Great Soundtrack · 175
- Hack and Slash · 161
- Cute · 117
- Local Co-Op · 76
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play Together
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Reception Metrics
Steam community
91%Very Positive · 18.4k reviews
16.8k positive · 1.7k negative
Metacritic
80/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.6/10
Curator recommendations
14.2k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Traditional Chinese
Press Quotes
“Simply put, this is a tale too heartbreaking to miss, or to forget” 8.8/10 – IGN
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Engagement Profile
All-time avg
19h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
51
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 26, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. |
| Publisher | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment |
| Base price | $49.99 |
| DLC / Add-ons | 14 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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