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Tales of Graces f Remasteredcontains a mind-boggling amount of free downloadable content. It’s nearly everything that was ever available on PS3 and Wii, except a scattered assortment of copyright-related items. A handful of items are exclusive to the Digital Deluxe Edition. You’ll acquire every DLC from the same location, but whether you actually want to do so is another question altogether.
In this guide, we’ll be going over each type of DLC, so that you can weigh whether to grab it from the get-go. In addition to descriptions, we’ll include our own thoughts on the matter. There’s at least one kind of DLC that you’llreallywant to wait on.
Where To Unlock Tales Of Graces F Remastered’s DLCs
This isn’t as readily apparent as it probably ought to have been.In your inventory menu,tab over to theicon furthest to the right, with the Wi-Fi-esque signal icon.This tab is dedicated to DLC.
You’ll be subjected to a staggering deluge here;90 or so in the regular edition, with several more for the Digital Deluxe Edition. It’s a bit overwhelming to behold, so take your time with it, andcheck the information below for each category.
Costumes And Attachments
Many Tales games havenumerous unlockable costumes for every party member, and Tales of Graces f is no exception. In addition to a few available through conventional methods, you can alsoobtain some here, includingtitles that will teach new abilities alongside them.
DLC costumes come in two distinct varieties:Quick-Costumes Sets and sets with names which begin with the character in question. The former simplyunlocks costumes and their associated titles obtainable in-game earlier than normal.
The latter sets are more “pure DLC”, in the sense thatthey were always DLC, and couldn’t be obtainable through other means.
In addition to costumes,there are 15 attachments. If you’re unfamiliar,attachments are equippable cosmetic accessories that exist alongside costumes, rather than replacing them.
Should you unlock all these from the start? We’d sayyes, you can probably go ahead and do so. While the costume-related titlescangive you somewhat of an early edge, you’re not really “breaking” the game design or anything, nor are you being spoiled, per se.
Grade Shop Content
This one’s a bit odd, sincethese DLCs are togglable when you first start the game.(This is in contrast to previous versions of Tales of Graces f, whichrequired you to play through the game once before the Grade Shop shows up.)
Not everything from the Grade Shop is here.Only nine of those tweaks are present here, and it’s important to remember thatyour choices on which Grade Shop mechanics to pick heading into the game can be disabled, but youcannotenable them if you hadn’t grabbed them when prompted to pick.
In that sense, we suppose the nine carryover DLC choices are something ofa failsafe in case you decide after starting the story that you do, in fact, want some Grade Shop rewards.
Should you unlock all these from the start? We’d sayno, you shouldn’t,with the possible exception ofDouble EXP and Expand Inventory. Doubling your earned experience won’t make you terribly overleveled, but it’ll eliminate some tedium. The inventory expansion is just 20 of each item max to 30, which is nice, but hardly game-breaking.
Magic Carta
Magic Carta are collectible cardsyou can find throughout the world of Tales of Graces f Remastered. They’re fun little collectibles containing quotes from characters across the Tales franchise, but they have limited usage.
First, there’sa man in a mid-game town who will challenge you to matches. The game is played bypicking cards associated with spoken quotes faster than your opponentdoes, which meansexisting knowledge of other Tales games helps tremendously.
Additionally,a man later on will reward you with items at milestone collection levels up to 50. There are90 cardsin all.
The Magic Carta DLC sets total nine in number, witheach individual set containing ten cards. If you don’t unlock them here, you’ll find themby exploring the world, but finding them can be fairly rote sinceyou may need to exit and re-enter zones several times for them to spawn.
Should you unlock these from the start?It depends entirely on whether you think you’ll have fun finding them naturally, which we realize is a pretty obvious thing to say. But truly, it’s hard to tell you yes or no on these when the degree of enjoyment derived from scouring somewhat uninspired overworld stages is so subjective.
Skits
Skitsare often the narrative lifeblood of the Tales series. There are hundreds in most of the games, andthe character interactions can range from insightful to hilarious. Skits really let the casts showcase their personalities to an extent that just can’t happen with the main story alone.
As such, the inclusion of20 DLC-derived skitsis a pretty big deal, especially assome of these were never released outside of Japan until now.
Should you unlock these from the start?Absolutely, positivelynot.As we discovered the hard way,the skits are all designed with your eventual full party in mind, and their context, while generally entirely ancilliary, can stillinherently present some sizable spoilers.Don’t do it! Instead,watch them sometime around the Future Arc, near the end.
Gald
There are a total offour unlocks for 300,000 Gald, which is the currency in Tales of Grace f Remastered. You shouldn’t be shocked to know thathaving even one of these drastically alters your sense of the game’s economy. Having all four is… a lot.
It won’t be untilverylate in the story, when a certain NPCsells a unique type of title for each of your party membersat staggeringly high costs, that you will find yourself strapped for cash.
Should you unlock these from the start?Only if you don’t care what it’ll feel like to have frankly godly spending power, which some will perceive as eliminating a source of tedium, while others will dislike the effective removal of money concerns for the vast majority of the game.
Books, Food, Materials
There’s a bevy of DLC that doesn’t fit cleanly into any of the above categories, so we’ll just mention it here in a catch-all category.Books grant you powerful tomes equippable to the Eleth Mixerwhich will enhance various effects. There are many more obtainable throughout the game.
You can also unlock a bunch ofmealswhich can be consumed eitherin battle (with potential side perks on top of HP healing)orin the field (but only every several minutes). You’ll becrafting plenty of meals through the Eleth Mixer, anyway, so it’s not a big deal.
Lastly, somecute dolls which can be turned in for a certain side quest(you’ll still acquire plenty elsewhere) andseveral crafting piecesthat you likely won’t be able to use for quite some time.
Should you unlock these from the start?It doesn’t make much difference if you do, so we’d saygo ahead and grab them.
Digital Deluxe Exclusives
Alas, there are, indeed,a few DLCs that are (at least at launch) only available for those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition.There’s also one DLC that’s apre-order bonus.
Most of this is standard fare.Batches of healing itemsare nice but not terribly important, especially if you’re using the Gald DLCs.Batches of stat-boost itemscanseemlike a big deal, and early on, they will be; butTales of Graces f’s stat numbers can really skyrocket, so eventually, the difference will feel negligible.
The final item, however, is an altogether different story. TheBattle BGM Setlets you switch thenormal battle theme to two songs from most existing Tales games,including games which came outafterTales of Graces. Tales of Arise’s battle theme is a personal favourite.
to change themes,head into Options and scroll down to the choice. You’ll switch screens to select from a playlist once you’ve confirmed your interest in doing so on the Options menu.
