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Tales
Tales of Eternia Online	2006
Tales of Zestiria	2015
Tales of Symphonia	2016
Tales of Berseria	2017
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition	2019
Tales of Arise	2021

Tales of Berseria is a singleplayer third-person ARPG game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the 16th main entry of the Tales series and is a prequel to Tales of Zestiria, set in 1000 years before the events of the latter.

The game was released on PC via Steam on January 26, 2017.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[1]

A demo is available.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Adventure Item Pack 1	Free
Adventure Item Pack 2	Free
Adventure Item Pack 3	Free
Adventure Item Pack 4	Free
Adventure Item Pack 5	Free
Adventure Items Super Pack
Attachment Set
High School Costumes Set
Idolm@ster Costumes Set
Japanese, Fairy, and Menagerie Costumes Set
Maid/Butler Costumes Set
Pirate Costumes Set
Summer Holiday Costume Pack
Tales of Legacy Bundle

Essential improvements

Tales of Berseria "Fix"

Adds performance, visual enhancements, and other PC-specific features.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\Tales of Berseria\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429660/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\429660\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429660/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:10 resolutions are letterboxed; use Tales of Berseria "Fix".
Multi-monitor		Use Tales of Berseria "Fix".
Ultra-widescreen		Use Tales of Berseria "Fix".
4K Ultra HD		^[2]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x^[1]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	SMAA, FXAA^[1]
Vertical sync (Vsync)	^[1]
60 FPS	^[1]
120+ FPS	Capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Disable cel shading and depth of field

See Helix Mod and follow installation instructions

Input

Input and camera settings.

Keyboard rebinding.

Gamepad rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse buttons cannot be remapped.^[1]^[3]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts		Use either the one included in Tales of Berseria "Fix" or the Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts

Install Tales of Berseria "Fix"
Download this file and extract it inside the game folder. let it replace the file in the directory.
Launch the game and open the Tales of Berseria "Fix" ingame overlay menu [Ctrl + Shift + Backspace] and set the Gamepad to PlayStation.
Click on reload in the overlay menu to enable the icons in game.
In the controller settings of the game, make sure to map the Touchpad button for the Party menu and the Options button for the Pause menu.

The Touchpad button has to be assigned to the back button (left button in the middle) via Steam Controller config or through DS4Windows.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Voices, SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Japanese UI and subtitles can be restored using the patch from here (or the archive.org mirror).
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, and the game has no option to change it.

Set desktop Hz^[4]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open TOB.cfg.
Change refresh_rate=60 to your liking (e.g. refresh_rate=120).

Notes

May break the in-game graphics menu; make sure all graphics are set before doing this.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X2 550, 3.1 GHz	Intel Core i5-750, 2.66 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX AMD Radeon HD 4850 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 7870

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/429660/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (429660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Group Announcements :: Tales of Berseria :: Details about the PC version
↑ NeoGAF - View Single Post - Tales of Berseria demo is up on EU/NA PSN and Steam - last accessed on May 2023
↑ :: Tales of Berseria PC Technical Review -- PC Invasion
↑ High Refresh Rate FIX :: Tales of Berseria General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/429660/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (429660) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/429660/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (429660) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[PCDetails-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Group Announcements :: Tales of Berseria :: Details about the PC version

[3] NeoGAF - View Single Post - Tales of Berseria demo is up on EU/NA PSN and Steam - last accessed on May 2023

[PCInvasionReview-4] :: Tales of Berseria PC Technical Review -- PC Invasion

[5] High Refresh Rate FIX :: Tales of Berseria General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Bandai Namco Studios}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Bandai Namco Entertainment}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|3598/tales-of-berseria|80}}
 {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|tales-of-berseria|82}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | JRPG, ARPG }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Tales }}
 |steam appid  = 429660
 |steam appid side  = 550350
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 |license      = commercial
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-{{Series|Tales}}
+{{Introduction
+|introduction      = '''''Tales of Berseria''''' is a {{Glossary:Singleplayer}} {{Glossary:Third-person}} {{Glossary:ARPG}} game developed by [[Company:Bandai Namco Studios|Bandai Namco Studios]] and published by [[Company:Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. It is the 16th main entry of the ''[[Series:Tales|Tales]]'' series and is a prequel to ''[[Tales of Zestiria]]'', set in 1000 years before the events of the latter.
+|current state     = The game was released on PC via Steam on January 26, 2017.
+}}
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 70: / Line 89: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
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 |ultrawidescreen notes      = Use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=853201760 Tales of Berseria "Fix"].
 |4k ultra hd                = true
-|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228013683&postcount=102 NeoGAF - View Single Post - Tales of Berseria demo is up on EU/NA PSN and Steam]</ref>
+|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=228013683&postcount=102|title=NeoGAF - View Single Post - Tales of Berseria demo is up on EU/NA PSN and Steam|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |fov                        = false
 |fov notes                  =
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 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[SMAA]], [[FXAA]]<ref name="PCDetails"/>
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = <ref name="PCDetails"/>
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 ===Disable cel shading and depth of field===
-{{Fixbox|description=See [http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2020/09/tales-of-berseria.html Helix Mod] and follow installation instructions|ref=|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2020/09/tales-of-berseria.html Helix Mod] and follow installation instructions|ref=|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 164: / Line 186: @@
 |dualshock 4 notes         =
 |dualshock prompts         = hackable
-|dualshock prompts notes   = Use [[#Tales of Berseria "Fix"|Tales of Berseria "Fix"]] for DualShock.
+|dualshock prompts notes   = Use either the one included in [[#Tales of Berseria "Fix"|Tales of Berseria "Fix"]] or the [[#Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts|Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts]].
 |light bar support         = unknown
 |light bar support notes   =
@@ Line 193: / Line 215: @@
 |steam cursor detection    = unknown
 |steam cursor detection notes =
+}}
+===Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts===
+{{Fixbox|description=Proper PlayStation 4 button prompts|fix=
+# Install [[#Tales of Berseria "Fix"|Tales of Berseria "Fix"]]
+# Download this [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2420-tales-of-berseria-proper-dualshock-4-button-mod/ file] and extract it inside the game folder. let it replace the file in the directory.
+# Launch the game and open the [[#Tales of Berseria "Fix"|Tales of Berseria "Fix"]] ingame overlay menu [Ctrl + Shift + Backspace] and set the Gamepad to PlayStation.
+# Click on reload in the overlay menu to enable the icons in game.
+# In the controller settings of the game, make sure to map the Touchpad button for the Party menu and the Options button for the Pause menu.
+{{ii}} The Touchpad button has to be assigned to the back button (left button in the middle) via Steam Controller config or through DS4Windows.
 }}
@@ Line 210: / Line 241: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = false
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 247: / Line 280: @@
 {{L10n/switch
 |language  = Japanese
-|interface = false
+|interface = hackable
 |audio     = true
-|subtitles = false
+|subtitles = hackable
-|notes     =
+|notes     = Japanese UI and subtitles can be restored using the patch from [https://blog.naver.com/red357ag/221790225294 here] (or the [https://archive.org/details/berseria_jp_patch archive.org mirror]).
 |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 316: / Line 349: @@
 {{--}} Fullscreen mode defaults to 60&nbsp;Hz, and the game has no option to change it.
-{{Fixbox|description=Set desktop Hz|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/429660/discussions/0/133255603282800952/ High Refresh Rate FIX :: Tales of Berseria General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Set desktop Hz|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/429660/discussions/0/133255603282800952/|title=High Refresh Rate FIX :: Tales of Berseria General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open <code>TOB.cfg</code>.
@@ Line 350: / Line 383: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
-|macos 64-bit app       =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Bandai Namco Studios
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release dates
Windows	January 26, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	82
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	JRPG, ARPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Tales