Bandai Namco recently shared a new trailer showcasing gameplay from the upcomingTales of Symphonia Remastered. Announced in September 2022, theremaster will launch on February 17for Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.

Initially developed by Namco Tales Studio for the Nintendo GameCube and later ported to the PS2, PS3, and PC,Tales of Symphoniais the fifth game in the long-runningTalesseries of JRPGs. The game follows protagonist Lloyd Irving as he and his party travel the land, aiding the chosen one, Colette Brunel, in her quest to restore the world’s Mana. The party eventually learns that their world of Sylvarant is perpetually vying for Mana with another called Tethe’alla, and they must find a way to save both while unraveling the schemes of a sinister organization called Cruxis.

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Whilethe previousTales of Symphonia Remasteredtrailer showcased the story, the latest focuses on the gameplay. This includes a few clips of Lloyd exploring the towns and overworld, but the trailer’s priority seemed to be explaining the combat system. Specifically, it showed off some of the game’s Techs, which serve a similar role to the abilities and spells in other fantasy RPGs. These Techs include both damaging attacks and defensive and support abilities.

The trailer also offered an overview ofTales of Symphonia Remastered’s Unison Attacks. Whenever a party member does damage to an enemy, it fills up parts of the Unity Gauge displayed above the party’s portraits. Once the Gauge is full, the entire party launches a powerful, potentially battle-ending attack. The trailer also covered things like managing the party’s stats and inventory and cooking food that can restore Health and Tech Points.

For anyone unfamiliar withTales of Symphonia’scombat, ittakes place on an instanced battle screen utilizing the game’s Multi-Line Linear Motion Battle System. Players control one of four party members in action RPG combat, with the other three managed by the game’s AI.Tales of Symphoniaallows players to set AI behaviors beforehand, and the remaster also features 2-4 player co-op using the same system.

The originalTales of Symphoniasaw mostly positive reviews, with the Game Cube release averaging a respectable 86/100 on the review aggregate site Metacritic. Many critics praised the game’s 3D environments and anime-inspired visuals, though some felt the character designs were less interesting and the animation less expressive than in the previous installment.Tales of Symphonia’s story also proved divisive, with differing opinions on its dialogue, pacing, depth, and emotional resonance. Still, this did not stopTales of Symphoniafrom being the best-sellingTalesgame up to that point.

Tales of SymphoniaRemasteredlaunches on February 17 for PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.