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''Tales of Graces'' is the twelfth mothership game in the ''[[Tales ~~Series~~]]'', and was released in Japan for the [[Wii]] on December 10, 2009.

''Tales of Graces'' is the twelfth mothership game in the ''[[Tales (series)]]'', and was released in Japan for the [[Wii]] on December 10, 2009.

Asbel Lhant, the eldest son of the Lhant feudal family, used to be a normal, cheerful kid who spent his days playing around and going on reckless adventures with his friends. That was until the day {{spoiler|one of his friends [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrificed themselves]] to save his life}}, an event that robbed him of his innocence and awoke within him a strong desire to gain enough power to protect everyone around him, including everyone who would be under his rule.

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Though the game was scored highly by critical publications, ''Graces'' was criticised by some for having a number of bugs, some of which [[Game Breaking Bug|made it impossible to continue playing the game]]. As the Wii does not allow easy patching, Namco Bandai announced a recall and free disc swap (via mail) to anyone who had already bought the game.

An [[Updated Rerelease]] for the [[PS 3]] called ''Tales of Graces f'' was released in December 2010. The game includes the usual array of upgrades like new skits, scenes, abilities and [[Limit Break|Mystic Artes]]. By far the biggest addition is an epilogue story called "Lineage and Legacies", which features a script three-quarters the length of the original story's and adds {{spoiler|Richard}} as a fully-playable character. The party also gains an Overlimit-like ability called "Accelerate Mode", which grants unique powers to each character and gives them access to a powerful [[Finishing Move]].

An [[Updated Rerelease]] for the [[Play Station 3]] called ''Tales of Graces f'' was released in December 2010. The game includes the usual array of upgrades like new skits, scenes, abilities and [[Limit Break|Mystic Artes]]. By far the biggest addition is an epilogue story called "Lineage and Legacies", which features a script three-quarters the length of the original story's and adds {{spoiler|Richard}} as a fully-playable character. The party also gains an Overlimit-like ability called "Accelerate Mode", which grants unique powers to each character and gives them access to a powerful [[Finishing Move]].

''Tales of Graces F'' was released in North America in March 2012, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|with an European release confirmed for later in 2012]].

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* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Tales of Rebirth|Veigue]] asks to find the sword Requiem, which looks like the 2P version of Siegfried's weapon from the [[Soul Series|Soul Calibur series]]. Both are voiced by [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] in Japan.

* {{spoiler|[[After the End]]: Fodra}}

* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: {{spoiler|Blue Earth, a secret Blast Caliber you can use against the final boss of ''Lineage to the Future''. Hint: check your ''[[~~Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|~~Tales of Eternia]]'' FAQ}}.

* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: {{spoiler|Blue Earth, a secret Blast Caliber you can use against the final boss of ''Lineage to the Future''. Hint: check your ''[[Tales of Eternia]]'' FAQ}}.

* [[Armor-Piercing Question]]: Just before the final battle, the [[Big Bad]] tells the party he's gonna [[Kill'Em All|kill all humans]] because [[Humans Are Bastards]]. Asbel responds with "[[And Then What?]]?" {{spoiler|Clearly, the [[Big Bad]], Lambda, didn't think that far ahead, because he can't come up with an answer.}}

* [[Artificial Brilliance]]: People have reported this where certain bosses go ''right'' for [[Shoot the Medic First|Cheria or Sophie]] during fights.

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* [[Body Surf]]: {{spoiler|Lambda}}'s modus operandi (that is, if {{spoiler|Protos Heis}} didn't keep showing up to kill him).

* [[Boom Stick]]: Pascal's [[Weapon of Choice]].

* [[Bonus Boss]]: Where to even start?! There's all the bosses of the [[Bonus Dungeon|Zhonecage]], including the traditional ''[[Tales ~~Series~~]]'' cameo battles, and the three legendary dragons you have to beat to unlock Floor 10. Then there's the final boss of the Zhonecage, {{spoiler|Solomos}}. Beat him, and the [[Final Boss]] of the normal story gets [[True Final Boss|a new name and a huge stat-boost]]. Rockgagan takes up half the screen, comes with a twenty-minute time limit, disables Blast Calibers and is generally so tough that most players use a cheap [[One-Hit Kill]] method. ''Tales of Graces f'' not only adds more bonus bosses (such as {{spoiler|Poisson}}) but buffs the existing bonus bosses by doing things like, oh, giving {{spoiler|Solomos}} a second Blast Caliber that he can use to counter any item usage if he's under 5% health.

* [[Bonus Boss]]: Where to even start?! There's all the bosses of the [[Bonus Dungeon|Zhonecage]], including the traditional ''[[Tales (series)]]'' cameo battles, and the three legendary dragons you have to beat to unlock Floor 10. Then there's the final boss of the Zhonecage, {{spoiler|Solomos}}. Beat him, and the [[Final Boss]] of the normal story gets [[True Final Boss|a new name and a huge stat-boost]]. Rockgagan takes up half the screen, comes with a twenty-minute time limit, disables Blast Calibers and is generally so tough that most players use a cheap [[One-Hit Kill]] method. ''Tales of Graces f'' not only adds more bonus bosses (such as {{spoiler|Poisson}}) but buffs the existing bonus bosses by doing things like, oh, giving {{spoiler|Solomos}} a second Blast Caliber that he can use to counter any item usage if he's under 5% health.

* [[Brick Joke]]: If Malik uses his ''Eternal Serenade'' Mystic Arte to finish off the [[Final Boss]], he will say that it will be the final time he uses that technique. If you use it ''again'' in the [[PS 3]]-exclusive epilogue, Sophie will call him out on it.

* [[Brick Joke]]: If Malik uses his ''Eternal Serenade'' Mystic Arte to finish off the [[Final Boss]], he will say that it will be the final time he uses that technique. If you use it ''again'' in the [[Play Station 3]]-exclusive epilogue, Sophie will call him out on it.

* [[The Cameo]]: {{spoiler|[[Tales of Rebirth ~~(Video Game)~~|Veigue]], [[Tales of Hearts ~~(Video Game)~~|Amber]], and [[Tales of Destiny ~~(Video Game)~~|Reala]]}}

* [[The Cameo]]: {{spoiler|[[Tales of Rebirth|Veigue]], [[Tales of Hearts|Amber]], and [[Tales of Destiny|Reala]]}}

** Three costumes based on [[~~Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|~~Tales of Vesperia]] characters' outfits - Asbel gets Yuri, Sophie gets Patty, and Cheria gets Rita.

** Three costumes based on [[Tales of Vesperia]] characters' outfits - Asbel gets Yuri, Sophie gets Patty, and Cheria gets Rita.

** Asbel also gets a [[.hack|Haseo]] costume.

** You can see the drums from [[Taiko Drum Master]] in the {{spoiler|Katz' Korner}}.

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* [[Cosplay]]: Cheria can get a costume based on one of South Korean pop artist [[wikipedia:BoA|BoA]]'s stage outfits.

** What about Sophie's [[Vocaloid|Hatsune Miku]] costume?

*** Or the [[The Idolmaster (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Idolmaster]] DLC pack, featuring stage outfits for the girls?

*** Or the [[The Idolmaster (video game)|Idolmaster]] DLC pack, featuring stage outfits for the girls?

* [[Creepy Child]]: {{spoiler|Lambda. Just....Lambda.}} Especially when you see what he's turned into. Also, {{spoiler|the fight with his old body.}}

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: Hubert, Sophie, and Richard during his childhood.

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* [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything]]: By using [[New Game+]] and the [[Baleful Polymorph]] titles, you can use artes and characters that you shouldn't have at certain points of the game. Two characters are given new quotes for their Mystic Artes if used before the epilogue chapter "Lineage and Legacies", as certain events have not yet transpired: {{spoiler|Asbel for his Lv.4 Mystic Arte, as he has not yet absorbed Lambda}}, and {{spoiler|Richard for his Lv.2 to Lv.4 Mystic Artes, as his original quotes reference him being a king}}.

** If Malik uses his Lv.3 Mystic Arte to finish off the [[Final Boss]] of the Main Story, he claims that it will be the final time he uses that technique. Of course, he can continue to use it in the epilogue chapter introduced in the [[Updated Rerelease]], at which point Sophie calls him out on it (and he responds with stone-faced [[Blatant Lies]]).

** You can unlock a bonus skit called "Enough With The Water!" if you spend too long jumping in and out of the water canals in the Seaside Cavern, in which Cheria [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall|complains about your nonsensical actions and lack of progress]].

** You can unlock a bonus skit called "Enough With The Water!" if you spend too long jumping in and out of the water canals in the Seaside Cavern, in which Cheria [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|complains about your nonsensical actions and lack of progress]].

* [[Dirty Coward]]: Raymond Oswell. What does he do when he's caught by his superior? {{spoiler|Attempt to kill himself.}}

* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Happens to Cheria, ''once''. Briefly.

* [[Downloadable Content]]: As with Tales of Vesperia's [[PS 3]] port, new costumes are available for download.

* [[Downloadable Content]]: As with Tales of Vesperia's [[Play Station 3]] port, new costumes are available for download.

* [[Dynamic Loading]]: The game loads the battles before you actually get into them, so the transition between the overworld/dungeon and a battle is usually less than ''half a second''. This is most noticeable when enemies respawn when using a Dark Bottle. Though the enemies respawn on the map almost instantly, you can't actually fight them until they're completely filled in.

* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: Playing through the game on Easy lets you progress through the story as normal, but you won't earn any bonus experience for your levels or your titles. There's also no trophy for completing the game on Easy.

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* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: The Turtlez talk like this.

* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Bryce.

* [[Fake Difficulty]]: The fight with [[Bonus Boss|Rockgagong]]. Not only is he one of the toughest [[Bonus Boss|Bonus Bosses]] since the [[Tales of Vesperia ~~(Video Game)~~|Spiral Draco]], but the fight disables Mystic Artes and comes with a twenty-minute time limit.

* [[Fake Difficulty]]: The fight with [[Bonus Boss|Rockgagong]]. Not only is he one of the toughest [[Bonus Boss|Bonus Bosses]] since the [[Tales of Vesperia|Spiral Draco]], but the fight disables Mystic Artes and comes with a twenty-minute time limit.

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Tales of [[Code Geass]] for the game as a whole.

* [[Five-Man Band]]:

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* [[Game Breaking Bug]]: The original Wii game basically implodes on itself on repeat playthroughs. As a result, it was recalled.

** To put this in perspective: 'Tales of' games tend to have a few minor glitches here and there that can be avoided if you're aware of them, or actually required you to have a guide to replicate them; but never any really serious, unavoidable bugs to the point of causing the music in the game to loop a few seconds at high speed for the rest of the fight. It's so far the only game in the series to have had a recall (and hopefully the last).

* [[Gang Up On the Human]]: For some reason, the enemies seem to enjoy going after whoever the player is controlling moreso than anyone else.

* [[Gang Up on the Human]]: For some reason, the enemies seem to enjoy going after whoever the player is controlling moreso than anyone else.

* [[Ghost City]]: {{spoiler|Telos Astue. An appropriate name, since telos means "end" in Ancient Greek.}}

* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|Giant Purple Bat with Electric-Pink Pompadour From Nowhere]]

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* [[I Will Definitely Protect You]]: This game's main theme, to be more precisely Sophie's vow to protect Asbel and her other friends.

* [[James Bondage]]: Frederick. Seems to run in the family.

*** [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure ~~(Manga)~~|Could've used a roadroller.]]

*** [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Could've used a roadroller.]]

* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: A particularly bad case. At one point, you pass through a very poor town in Fendel. The houses are in terrible shape and you see two children (one of which is sick) picking up Cryas shards outside in the cold. The party feels bad for them and Sophie gives them some Cryas shards. Then you can rifle through their cupboards and steal their food.

* [[Laughing Mad]]: Bryce. Apparently {{spoiler|being defeated by some kids}} seven years ago had done so much for him.

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* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Pascal.

* [[Mysterious Waif]]: Sophie.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: In Strahta, you can talk to someone who talks about monsters, and one of them mentioned is a [[Tales of Eternia ~~(Video Game)~~|Quickie]]. Pascal even says [[Tales of Eternia ~~(Video Game)~~|that one of those things would come in handy while using her artes]].<ref>The latter reference is because in ''[[~~Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|~~Tales of Eternia]]'', Meredy's "weapons" are whistles used to control Quickie, and later on Quickie can attack while she's casting</ref>

* [[Mythology Gag]]: In Strahta, you can talk to someone who talks about monsters, and one of them mentioned is a [[Tales of Eternia|Quickie]]. Pascal even says [[Tales of Eternia|that one of those things would come in handy while using her artes]].<ref>The latter reference is because in ''[[Tales of Eternia]]'', Meredy's "weapons" are whistles used to control Quickie, and later on Quickie can attack while she's casting</ref>

** One of Hubert's first weapons has this description: "Short wooden swords used for practice. [[Tales of Symphonia ~~(Video Game)~~|Two times the sword equals two times the power, right?]]"

** One of Hubert's first weapons has this description: "Short wooden swords used for practice. [[Tales of Symphonia|Two times the sword equals two times the power, right?]]"

** ''All'' of the new weapons in the Lineage and Legacies chapter are references to other [[Tales ~~Series~~]] games.

** ''All'' of the new weapons in the Lineage and Legacies chapter are references to other [[Tales (series)]] games.

** An early skit in Lineage and Legacies has Asbel looking over prospective candidates for marriage. The two profiles he reads are "[[Tales of the Abyss ~~(Video Game)~~|Anise Tatlin]]" and "[[Tales of Destiny ~~(Video Game)~~|Nanaly Fletcher]]".

** An early skit in Lineage and Legacies has Asbel looking over prospective candidates for marriage. The two profiles he reads are "[[Tales of the Abyss|Anise Tatlin]]" and "[[Tales of Destiny|Nanaly Fletcher]]".

* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: The Amarcians are all named after famous scientists and mathematicians (Pascal, Poisson, Fourier, Fermat, Gauss...).

* [[Nice Hat]]: Richard wears one during his childhood.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: If you kill the [[Bonus Boss]], the final boss will become stronger.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: On any difficulty above simple, this game ''quickly'' becomes this. You have to more or less adapt to the new LMBS or die in most [[Tales ~~Series~~]] games...and this is NO exception.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: On any difficulty above simple, this game ''quickly'' becomes this. You have to more or less adapt to the new LMBS or die in most [[Tales (series)]] games...and this is NO exception.

* [[Noodle People]]

* [[Now Where Was I Going Again?]]: Averted. Holding down a button when not in battle will tell you your next objective.

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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Malik Malik Malik Malik Malik [[Overly Long Gag|Malik Malik MALIK]]. He's ''40,'' believe it or not.

** Pascal is ''22'', by the way.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Absolutely]] '''''[[Deconstruction|Annihilated]]''''' [[Deconstructor Fleet|Trope]]. {{spoiler|Lambda}} effectively spouts the same cliched garbage about how the world is full of pain and suffering and that the only way it can be fixed is by killing everything that lives on it. {{spoiler|''Asbel''}} of all people is the one who points out how pathetic this plan is by highlighting how it solves nothing, doesn't do anything to fix the issues that people have and ultimately doesn't even benefit the one ''enacting it'' in the long-run. {{spoiler|[[Talking the Monster To Death]] in such a fashion is exactly what allows Asbel to win Lambda over and let him see that [[Humans Are Special]]}}.

* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Absolutely]] '''''[[Deconstruction|Annihilated]]''''' [[Deconstructor Fleet|Trope]]. {{spoiler|Lambda}} effectively spouts the same cliched garbage about how the world is full of pain and suffering and that the only way it can be fixed is by killing everything that lives on it. {{spoiler|''Asbel''}} of all people is the one who points out how pathetic this plan is by highlighting how it solves nothing, doesn't do anything to fix the issues that people have and ultimately doesn't even benefit the one ''enacting it'' in the long-run. {{spoiler|[[Talking the Monster to Death]] in such a fashion is exactly what allows Asbel to win Lambda over and let him see that [[Humans Are Special]]}}.

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|Lambda usually appears as a black energy blob or in the form you first see him in shortly before the [[Time Skip]]. For the final battle, he turns into an [[Eldritch Abomination]].}}

* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: There are the three elemental dragons you can fight located in each of the capital cities' Cryas, then there is [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|Solomon]], located in the [[Bonus Dungeon]] and is the strongest [[Bonus Boss]] in the game.

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** And at the end of the game, {{spoiler|LAMBDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"}}

* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]: Pascal

* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: {{spoiler|The entire world of Ephinea is actually one big seal for Lambda in hopes of preventing him from escaping and finding another world. Subverted when its revealed that Lambda actually sealed himself away, wanting to be left alone. Played true when Lambda contracted Richard and slowly gain controlled of more and more of his psyche.}}

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: {{spoiler|The entire world of Ephinea is actually one big seal for Lambda in hopes of preventing him from escaping and finding another world. Subverted when its revealed that Lambda actually sealed himself away, wanting to be left alone. Played true when Lambda contracted Richard and slowly gain controlled of more and more of his psyche.}}

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: A lot of characters of Asbel/Cheria. Which makes is all the more annoying when you consider...

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: A lot of characters of Asbel/Cheria. Which makes is all the more annoying when you consider...

* [[Shout-Out]]: An entire page of these both to earlier Tales games and other Namco Bandai works could be dedicated to these, but for now:

** Asbel references [[Lupin the Third]] in one of his victory quotes. ("Once again, I have cut a worthless object.")

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** The Curseproof Title's [[Flavor Text]] reads "[[Castlevania II|Because everyday is a terrible day to have a curse]]".

** One of Hubert's dualize-only weapons is called [[Tekkaman|Voltekka]], which is said to grow stronger [[Toshiyuki Morikawa|the louder you scream.]]

** During the hide and seek sidequest at Wallbridge, there are kids dressed as [[Tales of the Abyss|Anise]], [[Tales of Symphonia ~~(Video Game)~~|Presea, Katz]], and possibly [[Tales of Vesperia|Patty]].

** During the hide and seek sidequest at Wallbridge, there are kids dressed as [[Tales of the Abyss|Anise]], [[Tales of Symphonia|Presea, Katz]], and possibly [[Tales of Vesperia|Patty]].

** It's mentioned in a skit that Hubert got the inspiration for his dualblade weapon style from a comic book series he loved as a kid called [[Soul Calibur|Troll Caliber]]. [[Blatant Lies|"Strahtan military secrets"]] indeed.

** You can dualize plushies of both [[Tales of Vesperia|Estelle]] and [[Katamari Damacy|The Prince]].

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* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The TGS Trailer has spoiled that {{spoiler|Cornell was killed and betrayed by his own and not to mention even some part of the ending scene}}

** Irritatingly, a spoiler can be found on the first page of the game's instruction manual. It features artwork with {{spoiler|Asbel drawn with the plot relevant [[Mismatched Eyes]].}}

*** Said spoiler is now found on the '''cover''' in the [[PS 3]] version, as well as the cover to the [[PS 3]] version's instruction booklet.

*** Said spoiler is now found on the '''cover''' in the [[Play Station 3]] version, as well as the cover to the [[Play Station 3]] version's instruction booklet.

*** Not as relevant, but if you got the Pre-Order bonus pack for ''Tales of Graces f'', it came with a Theme for the [[PS 3]]'s XMB, featuring character portraits. Interestingly has the same spoiler - {{spoiler|Asbel's [[Mismatched Eyes]].}} Probably more of an [[Interface Spoiler]].

*** Not as relevant, but if you got the Pre-Order bonus pack for ''Tales of Graces f'', it came with a Theme for the [[Play Station 3]]'s XMB, featuring character portraits. Interestingly has the same spoiler - {{spoiler|Asbel's [[Mismatched Eyes]].}} Probably more of an [[Interface Spoiler]].

* [[True Final Boss]]: {{spoiler|The Fodra Queen becomes this, making Lambda a [[Climax Boss]].}}

** Also, as mentioned above, {{spoiler|defeating [[Bonus Boss|Solomos]] gives Lambda Angelus a power boost and renames him to Lambda Theos}}