Tales of Graces Fun Facts

1) Although it is the twelfth main title in Tales series, yet Tales of Graces is originally labeled as "Tales of Ten" from its planning stage. This is due to the fact that the game is the tenth title developed by Namco Tales Studious.

2) Mutsumi Inomata is still the character designer of Tales of Graces despite the early speculations about a newcomer will take her place.

3) Did you know that Mutsumi Inomata was the character designer of most Tales series' titles? Some of her works include the characters from Tales of Destiny, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Rebirth, Tales of Innocence, Tales of Hearts, Tales of Xillia and Tales of Zesteria, etc.

4) The Playstation 3 version of the game has some additional storylines that answered some mysteries and speculations that were left unsolved by the original version.

5) Have you ever wondered why the Playstation 3 version of Tales of Graces added the letter "f" on its title? According to the developers, the "f" means "future." It has something to do with the additional futuristic storylines that was featured in the game.


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6) Pascal is probably named after Blaise Pascal, the 17th century French philosopher, physicist, mathematician and writer.

7) The Groovy Chat that was introduced in Tales of Destiny 2 was also featured in the game. Unlike the ordinary chat system from previous Tales' titles, it features full-body characters rather than just faces.

8) The chat feature in Tales series is popularly known as "skit" in Japan.

9) Asbel Lhant made a cameo as a unlockable costume for Dio in Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X. The costume is accompanied by a background music from Tales of Graces whenever it is used.

10) Did you know that Takahiro Sakurai, the voice behind Asbel Lhant is also the voice behind Haseo from .hack// series? This explains why one of the downloadable costumes for Asbel in Tales of Graces F is the Xth Form costume of Haseo.

11) Malik Caesar's weapon of choice is called the "bladerang." It is obviously a portmanteau for "blade" and "boomerang."

12) The name Malik Caesar has a slightly different spelling in Japan. It has an additional letter "s" on the last part of his surname. Thus, he is popularly called as Malik Caesars by the Japanese.

13) Sophie's favorite dish is the Crab Omelette. Odd as it may seem, but she wanted more Crab Omelettes as downloadable content (DLC) for the game as seen in one downloadable scene for Groovy Chat .

14) Scimitarista is one of the unique enemies encountered in Riot Peak Trials. The term is a derivative for the word "scimitar," which is a curved sword commonly used in the Middle-East during the reign of the Ottoman Empire. Its name varies in different countries such as Talwar in India, Kilij in Turkey, Shamsir in Iran and Pulwar in Afghanistan.