RPG · January 10, 2019

Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (2019)

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Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tales of Vesperia and the return of this fan-favorite with the Definitive Edition! A power struggle begins in a civilization dependent on an ancient technology, the blastia, and the Empire that controls it. The fates of two friends traveling separate paths intertwine in an epic adventure that threatens the existence of all. Dive into the Definitive version of this game with updated full HD graphics, brand-new music tracks, exciting mini-games, bosses, and a collection of unreleased costume DLC! Two more playable characters join the fray! • Patty Fleur, a cheerful and tough young pirate girl in search of treasure, adventure… and her forgotten memories. • Flynn Scifo, Yuri’s best friend and an Imperial Knight, now joins the rest on their journey!

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Position in RPG

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	4.5k Steam reviews	Top 61% in RPG
Positive rating	81% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69%
Metacritic	80/100	Genre average 78 — top 53% of RPG titles
Engagement hours	41 h average	Top 21% for session depth among RPG

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

JRPG · 140
RPG · 124
Anime · 103
Story Rich · 67
Action RPG · 64
Singleplayer · 62
Local Co-Op · 48
Adventure · 46
Fantasy · 40
Great Soundtrack · 38
Action · 32
Open World · 25
Classic · 22
Multiplayer · 19
Co-op · 13

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

English volume_up
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese volume_up
Korean
Russian
Traditional Chinese
Portuguese - Brazil
Spanish - Latin America volume_up

Full audio (3)

English
Japanese
Spanish - Latin America

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player
PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

Partial Controller Support

Other

Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

81%Mostly Positive · 4.5k reviews

3.7k positive · 857 negative

Metacritic

80/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

3.6k

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

41h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

16h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Jan 10, 2019
Developer	QLOC, BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Publisher	BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Base price	$9.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons	2 released
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	100k–1M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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