Tales of Eternia Remastered's reviews agree that its new conveniences make the old adventure easier to approach. They disagree much more about whether the visual treatment improves it. Across five individually checked reviews, the game earns an NGC Rating of 72, with scores ranging from 5/10 to 8.5/10.
For anyone deciding whether to return to this RPG, that disagreement is useful. The buying question is whether you want the old game's characters and battles with fewer interruptions, and how much its presentation matters to you. This roundup compares published reviews; we haven't tested the game ourselves.
The five reviews behind the rating
| Critic / platform | Original score | Score /100 | Normalized bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noisy Pixel (PS5) | 8.5/10 | 85 | |
| Siliconera (Switch 2) | 8/10 | 80 | |
| CGMagazine (PS5) | 7.5/10 | 75 | |
| Push Square (PS5 Pro) | 7/10 | 70 | |
| Shacknews (PC) | 5/10 | 50 |
The unweighted mean is 72/100. Scores, scales and reviewed platforms were verified on October 15, 2026, at 10:54:24 a.m. PT. This is our selected sample of five English-language reviews, not an aggregator's complete average. Each publication counts once, and only its overall game score enters the calculation.
Three reviews cover PS5 hardware, including one on PS5 Pro; the others cover Switch 2 and PC. These are different critics judging the whole game, so the numbers aren't evidence that one platform runs better than another. This sample also doesn't establish how the original Switch, PS4 or Xbox versions perform. We haven't inferred frame rates or handheld-versus-docked results from the scores.
Better options, divided opinions on the makeover
The convenience changes are the clearest shared positive. Noisy Pixel welcomes battle retries and adjustable encounters, while CGMagazine praises additions that make progression easier to follow. Those are useful improvements if your main frustration with older RPGs is repeating familiar fights or losing track of the next objective.
The refreshed English presentation also gives returning players something more substantial than a new platform to play on. CGMagazine and Shacknews both confirm that previously omitted skits have been restored and that there's new English voice work. Push Square praises the revised localization and performances. Taken together, those accounts suggest that players interested in the cast have a concrete reason to revisit the story.
The visuals are a different matter. CGMagazine finds the optional smoothing restrained enough to improve the background art. Shacknews strongly dislikes the filtering and the treatment of the animated footage. Their assessments describe very different reactions to the same broad idea of updating an older presentation.
There is a graphics toggle, confirmed by both the publisher and multiple reviews, but that doesn't settle which appearance you'll prefer. Before buying, watch footage at a size close to the screen you actually use. A small promotional thumbnail won't tell you whether the softer backgrounds or visible pixels bother you.
Combat produces another meaningful split. Siliconera enjoys the system's depth, and Noisy Pixel considers the battles a major strength. Push Square thinks the fighting shows its age despite the additional options. If combat is your main reason for choosing a Tales game, read both sides rather than treating the average as a universal recommendation.
Decide which parts you want to revisit
The cast offers a more consistent draw. Push Square and Siliconera both praise the characters and story, while Noisy Pixel likes the central group's chemistry. Even favorable reviews identify remaining frustrations: Siliconera and Noisy Pixel both find some minigames tedious and some dungeon mechanics uneven. Convenience settings don't automatically resolve those design complaints.
Bandai Namco's release announcement and its European feature guide list October 16 as the release date. The latter also explains the optional encounter and navigation settings. Check the listing for your own platform and region before making plans around an unlock time.
If the characters and older battle system are what you want, the positive reviews give you specific improvements to consider. If you're hoping for a substantial visual overhaul, look carefully at the footage and the critical reviews first. Choose the version and presentation you actually want to spend time with, rather than buying on the strength of the word “remastered.”