The story of Tales of Graces is an interesting one. The 12th mainline entry in Bandai Namco's long-running and prolific Tales of series, Tales of Graces was the follow-up to both the much-lauded Tales of Vesperia and the more middling Tales of Hearts. Though that initial release was a Japan-only launch for the Nintendo Wii, Bandai Namco eventually localized the game and ported it to the PlayStation 3 as Tales of Graces f. At the time of its release, Tales of Graces f was a bit of a polarizing entry thanks to the many new gameplay mechanics it introduced. However, it has since experienced a bit of a glow-up in the eyes of series fans who recognize it for its surprisingly strong and heartfelt narrative, along with what's arguably some of the best combat in the series.