Updated daily · 28 Oct 2026
Player reception
Tales of Eternia Remastered
As of 28 October 2026, 83% of 241 player reviews of Tales of Eternia Remastered recommend it. Players welcome back a 2D Tales classic with its skits restored, and save their complaints for the new font, the upscaled art and the missing co-op.
In short
Players call it a faithful return, with camp skits restored and fully voiced, side-on battles that have aged well and settings that let them tune the pace. Most complaints are about the remaster’s changes, led by the new font, the upscaled art and co-op that didn’t come back. Fans of the original and of classic role-playing games get the most from it.
What players say
What players say about Tales of Eternia Remastered.
Players praise the restored skits, the combat and the built-in boost settings. The new font, the upscaled art and the missing co-op draw the most complaints.210
Read in full
We read every one of these reviews on 27 October 2026 and judged each by what it says.
- The restored skits are the main draw.
- Camp skits cut from the original English release are back and fully voiced. Players say they deepen the cast and make a replay worthwhile.210
- The combat has aged well.
- Players find the fast, side-on battles satisfying once learned, with positioning, party roles and mystic artes that still impress.210
- Players set the pace themselves.
- Experience and gold boosts, encounter rates and objective markers can each be switched on or off. With those built in, players call the paid level DLC pointless, and some call it pay to win.210
- The pixel art and the music hold up.
- Many players find the 2D art and Motoi Sakuraba’s soundtrack as charming as they remember.210
- The touch-ups draw the most complaints.
- Players dislike the new font, the smoothed backgrounds and the upscaled cutscenes, and some think the intro was touched up with AI. A setting brings back the original graphics.210
- Co-op didn’t come back.
- Players who hoped to fight alongside friends, as in the PlayStation release, find the remaster single-player only, and several ask for co-op in a patch.210
- The controls feel clumsy in places.
- Talking to people and picking things up takes precise positioning, and some find the left stick loose and keyboard combinations awkward.210
- Some dungeons and minigames drag.
- Players call some puzzles and minigames tedious, and achievements tied to minigames add grind for anyone chasing every one.210
Themes raised
| Theme | Most helpful, of 72 | Latest, of 36 |
|---|---|---|
| Nostalgia and classic feel | 31 | 14 |
| Boost options, DLC and price | 24 | 10 |
| Voice acting and dub | 23 | 7 |
| Visuals, music and remaster art | 23 | 10 |
| Restored skits | 22 | 9 |
| Combat | 20 | 10 |
| Story and characters | 18 | 12 |
| Controls, bugs and performance | 17 | 6 |
| Dungeons, minigames and grinding | 10 | 4 |
| Co-op | 6 | 1 |
Questions
Tales of Eternia Remastered, in short.
Is Tales of Eternia Remastered worth it?
Most players say yes. As of 28 October 2026, 83% of 241 reviews recommend it. Players who mention the price mostly call $29.99 fair for a game of 30 to 40 hours.210
What’s new in Tales of Eternia Remastered compared with the original?
It restores the camp skits cut from the original English release, fully voiced, and adds a new English dub with a Japanese audio option, 16:9 support, upscaled art with a switch back to the original graphics, boost settings and destination markers.210
Does Tales of Eternia Remastered have co-op?
No. The store page lists it as single-player, and players who hoped to fight alongside friends, as in the PlayStation release, are asking for co-op in a patch.210
How long is Tales of Eternia Remastered?
Players who have finished it logged about 29 to 37 hours, optional content included for one of them, and another calls it a 40-hour game.210
Do you need the Tales of Eternia Remastered DLC?
Players say no. Experience and gold boosts are built into the game’s settings, so they find the paid level DLC unnecessary, and some call it pay to win.210
How does Tales of Eternia Remastered run on PC?
Smoothly, by most players’ accounts, on desktops and handheld PCs alike. The few complaints are about fiddly controls and some achievements that don’t unlock.210
What PC do you need for Tales of Eternia Remastered?
Bandai Namco lists a Core i3-8100 or Ryzen 3 3100, 4 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 650 Ti, Radeon HD 7770 or Arc A310, running it at 1080p and 60 fps on Low, and the same parts on High. It needs Windows 11 and 8 GB of storage.210
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