Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe has officially announced Tales of Eternia Remastered, the next chapter in the Tales of Remastered project, aiming to bring some of the most beloved episodes from the historic JRPG saga to modern platforms. The game will be available from 16 October 2026 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam. Considered by many fans one of the series’ most iconic chapters, Tales of Eternia returns with an updated version that preserves the charm of the original while introducing a series of improvements designed for the modern audience.
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The story takes players into the twin worlds of Inferia and Celestia, two separate realities whose fragile balance is about to be shattered. The protagonist Reid Hershel, along with his childhood friend Farah Oersted, sees their lives radically change after meeting a mysterious girl who speaks an unknown language. In an attempt to understand her identity, the two discover the existence of the Grand Fall, a cataclysm destined to cause the collision between Inferia and Celestia and threaten the survival of both worlds.
On the gameplay front, Tales of Eternia Remastered will return the beloved Aggressive Linear Motion Battle System, the real-time combat system that helped define the series’ identity. Players will be able to combine powerful Artes, exploit their teammates’ abilities, and face frenetic 2D battles while maintaining the speed and dynamism that made the original title famous.
The remaster will also introduce numerous quality-of-life improvements. Among these are new destination indicators to aid exploration, the option to disable random encounters with enemies, a high-speed combat mode during automatic combat, and various options designed to make the adventure more accessible to both veterans and new players. One of the most interesting aspects concerns the ability to switch at any time between the remastered visual and audio presentation and the original. Fans will therefore be able to choose whether to experience the adventure with the new technical component or rediscover the game exactly as it appeared at the time of its release.
Tales of Eternia Remastered will be available from 16 October 2026 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam.
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