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Tales followers rejoiced earlier this week when Bandai Namco introduced that probably the greatest entries within the long-running JRPG sequence would come to Nintendo Switch, and different trendy platforms, by the use of a remaster. Now they’re having second ideas. The writer has since made it clear that the brand new and improved model will solely run at 30 frames per second, dashing hopes of Tales of Symphonia getting the victory lap it deserves.
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The fifth Tales recreation, Symphonia tells the story of parallel worlds caught within the midst of an vitality disaster. In the midst of their travels, gamers go from exploring an overworld map to preventing enemies in real-time fight battles. A intelligent gem system allowed for many character customization. At a time when the GameCube was struggling and Nintendo followers have been nonetheless smarting from Final Fantasy’s exodus to PlayStation, Symphonia was a beacon of pure JRPG bliss.
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Now, virtually 20 years after its unique launch, it’s coming to PS4, Xbox One, and, most significantly, Switch. But whereas Bandai Namco guarantees “graphically enhanced and improved gameplay,” particulars are presently gentle. The one factor we do know is that this new model shall be locked at 30 fps on all platforms. While that’s a serious missed alternative since trendy methods should not have any downside working the sport at 60 fps (or extra on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S), it’s additionally a bit tragic contemplating the unique model already ran at 60 fps on GameCube, a system that’s over 20 years outdated now.
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The outcry from Tales followers has been palpable. A tweet by Gematsu breaking the information stuffed up with feedback and quote-tweets blasting the choice. Some shook their heads at one other subpar JRPG remaster. Others mentioned they’d be content material to stay with the prevailing PC model on their Steam Deck. “Truly, nobody asked for this,” wrote one individual on ResetEra.
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Tales of Symphonia was additionally launched on PS2, however solely in Japan. It later obtained an preliminary HD port on PS3 and PC a few decade later. Still, the sport solely ran at 30 fps on each platform however GameCube. Ten years in the past this won’t have been an enormous deal, a minimum of for console gamers. But with the ubiquity of PC gaming and the efficiency modes on present gen consoles, I would like that buttery-smooth 60 fps wherever I can get it, particularly relating to remasters of older video games.
Bandai Namco shall be promoting the most recent model for $40. Unless it later reveals some main quality-of-life enhancements, tweaked gameplay, or new content material, it’ll be a tricky capsule to swallow. We’re on the level in gaming’s historical past the place there are such a lot of gems to be mined and re-polished. It’s a disgrace so lots of them aren’t getting the remedy they deserve.