Tales of Graces f Remastered contains 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.
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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’ll really want 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 the icon 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, and check the information below for each category.
Costumes And Attachments
Many Tales games have numerous 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 also obtain some here, including titles 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 simply unlocks costumes and their associated titles obtainable in-game earlier than normal.
The latter sets are more “pure DLC”, in the sense that they 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 say yes, you can probably go ahead and do so. While the costume-related titles can give 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, since these DLCs are togglable when you first start the game. (This is in contrast to previous versions of Tales of Graces f, which required 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 that your choices on which Grade Shop mechanics to pick heading into the game can be disabled, but you cannot enable them if you hadn’t grabbed them when prompted to pick.
In that sense, we suppose the nine carryover DLC choices are something of a 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 say no, you shouldn’t, with the possible exception of Double 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.
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Magic Carta
Magic Carta are collectible cards you 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’s a man in a mid-game town who will challenge you to matches. The game is played by picking cards associated with spoken quotes faster than your opponent does, which means existing 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 are 90 cards in all.
The Magic Carta DLC sets total nine in number, with each individual set containing ten cards. If you don’t unlock them here, you’ll find them by exploring the world, but finding them can be fairly rote since you 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
Skits are often the narrative lifeblood of the Tales series. There are hundreds in most of the games, and the 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 of 20 DLC-derived skits is a pretty big deal, especially as some of these were never released outside of Japan until now.
Should you unlock these from the start? Absolutely, positively not. 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 still inherently present some sizable spoilers. Don’t do it! Instead, watch them sometime around the Future Arc, near the end.
Gald
There are a total of four unlocks for 300,000 Gald, which is the currency in Tales of Grace f Remastered. You shouldn’t be shocked to know that having even one of these drastically alters your sense of the game’s economy. Having all four is… a lot.
It won’t be until very late in the story, when a certain NPC sells a unique type of title for each of your party members at 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 Mixer which will enhance various effects. There are many more obtainable throughout the game.
You can also unlock a bunch of meals which can be consumed either in battle (with potential side perks on top of HP healing) or in the field (but only every several minutes). You’ll be crafting plenty of meals through the Eleth Mixer, anyway, so it’s not a big deal.
Lastly, some cute dolls which can be turned in for a certain side quest (you’ll still acquire plenty elsewhere) and several crafting pieces that 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 say go 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 a pre-order bonus.
Most of this is standard fare. Batches of healing items are nice but not terribly important, especially if you’re using the Gald DLCs. Batches of stat-boost items can seem like a big deal, and early on, they will be; but Tales 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. The Battle BGM Set lets you switch the normal battle theme to two songs from most existing Tales games, including games which came out after Tales of Graces. Tales of Arise’s battle theme is a personal favourite.
In order 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.
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