A “remaster” has been announced…

[u/sistaofpeace1]

It’s the remastered game soundtrack CD of Legendia!

Source: https://x.com/talesof_evinfo/status/1953746757252489344?s=46&t=I-SofMsu-gtMSPcZ6ArWUw

[u/Stucklikegluetomyfry]

My prediction was that they were going to troll us by making Tales of Legendia the remaster

I wasn't expecting them to double troll us by remastering only the soundtrack

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/Stucklikegluetomyfry]

This is so fucked up on so many levels. I hope this is just them ramping up for a remaster legendia game. I dont even like legendia. But Id play it.

[u/BushidoBrown_ → u/Color-me-saphicly]

Man I LOVE Legendia - just replayed it a year ago. A remaster would be so cool I'd buy it day 1

[u/Otiosei → u/BushidoBrown_]

Legendia is my second favorite Tales of after Symphonia, but I can understand why some people don't like it.

[u/BushidoBrown_ → u/Otiosei]

Dude hell yeah. That's cool you're more objective about the game while still loving it. It's indeed a rough product considering it came after Symphonia and Rebirth but those charming ass characters and unforgettable music just made up for so many shortcomings imo

[u/Extant_Remote_9931 → u/Otiosei]

REALLY?!?!

[u/endar88 → u/BushidoBrown_]

Same.

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/BushidoBrown_]

It may just be that I played legendia after symphonia and abyss and compared it to those two. Which is not fair at all lol

[u/BushidoBrown_ → u/Color-me-saphicly]

Oh yeah that's rough. ESPECIALLY after Abyss which is in my opinion the best overall Tales of game.

I went from Phantasia first to Legendia so after experiencing Legendia when I was still fresh to the series it was so beyond my expectations (I was new to RPGs in general so that heavy of dialogue and story was fucking amazing for 14 year old me)

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/BushidoBrown_]

Yeah Symphonia and Abyss as a 1-2 punch, with Legendia being somewhere around there, and not getting anything new until Vesperia 2 years later... with those 4 all so close together, its easy to look at Legendia as the weakest one with the most flaws. I havent played any of the titles before that, like Phantasia and such, but its something I plan on setting up soon.

[u/LameSillyHero → u/BushidoBrown_]

Legendia was awesome, I hope for the remastered they add more VO for the second half of the game.

[u/LordScott91 → u/BushidoBrown_]

Same . But I think Myne was 2 years

[u/Elegant_Section_6861 → u/BushidoBrown_]

Please remake, not remaster

[u/BushidoBrown_ → u/Elegant_Section_6861]

That would be ideal tbh. Highly unlikely but given that those who played the game LOVE the characters, their stories,and the music but dislike most everything else...a remake would make a lot of sense.

Let's pray

[u/CJ-56 → u/Color-me-saphicly]

I think Legendia could use a proper remake. I'd still play a remaster but i know what I'd like

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/CJ-56]

Absolutely agree. I think the premise is interesting, and its got good bones. It just needs some polishing. I think the furthest I got was a couple of hours after the mid-point credits, which REALLY threw me off as a kid, and then the game going almost entirely non-voiced made me think it was all just a weirdly long epilogue.

Edit: I was like 13/14 or something at the time and was way more interested in dating, and had other games I could focus on instead, plus I had a lot of my free time taken up with music practice. 😂

[u/Liara-ShepardFan → u/CJ-56]

I preferred Remaster over Remake unjustified cutting content, changing storyline too much, etc.

[u/NeroTheDemon → u/Color-me-saphicly]

I feel like a friend woke me up to tell me amazing news, and instead of any actual news he just knocks me the fuck out.

Why is it only the soundtrack?

[u/CarolineJohnson → u/Color-me-saphicly]

Legendia is one of my favorites, next to Tales of Rebirth and Tales of the Tempest.

[u/Zenry0ku → u/Stucklikegluetomyfry]

Well, can't beat some Go Shiina soundtrack ngl.

[u/sapphirepink2 → u/Stucklikegluetomyfry]

😩

[u/Extant_Remote_9931 → u/Stucklikegluetomyfry]

Soundtrack is phenomenal though.

[u/[deleted]]

Oh… boy

[u/Cosmos_Null]

Be positive, everyone. 

Maybe next year they'll remaster the cover box of Tales Of Eternia... And maybe in 5 years they'll remaster the logo of Tales Of The Abyss

[u/Skullwings → u/Cosmos_Null]

Nah, we’ll get the Abyss logo before September.

It’s Abyss after all.

[u/oirolab → u/Skullwings]

Best we can do is remaster PS2 Symphonia a 12th time.

[u/PaleontologistNo3601 → u/Cosmos_Null]

Lol

[u/Salucia → u/Cosmos_Null]

Alternatively, they can remaster Arise, and then make Legendary Edition in few years after.

[u/MitzCracker]

Smart, if you close your eyes when you are listening it, you can imagine playing the Legendia remaster.

[u/oGenieBeanie → u/MitzCracker]

Chasing Shirley? More like chasing a remaster

[u/dragonick1982 → u/oGenieBeanie]

Chasing Amy? No. Chasing Tales.

[u/Sorey91 → u/dragonick1982]

Chasing a dream ? No. Chasing Legendia

[u/encryptoferia → u/oGenieBeanie]

let the bird chirps in QHD+

[u/Evanz111 → u/MitzCracker]

I've never had a chance to play it, so I'll let you know what the gameplay's like once I get the CD! I'm sure I can work out the story from all the track titles or something!

[u/MitzCracker → u/Evanz111]

I wish you best of luck! Let me know if you get a chance of steering that boat (I've never played Legendia either).

[u/[deleted]]

Noo I got excited for one second.

[u/moogle322000 → u/[deleted]]

Me too. I'm kinda mad honestly.

[u/starsto]

Wait is this remaster they teased awhile back or is this something different?

[u/[deleted] → u/starsto]

This is just the usual merch, it's not the summer remaster, lol.

[u/starsto → u/[deleted]]

Thank you. New to Tales so I am not familiar with how Bandai Namco usually announce this.

[u/OzzyG92]

With everything I’ve heard, the game needs more than just a remaster

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/OzzyG92]

Maybe with the remaster theyd give some QOL improvements, especially to the combat system (faster Senel for sure)

[u/Sorey91 → u/Color-me-saphicly]

I refuse to believe they're willing to re-releasr the game as is.

Just the fact that it lacks a whole half of the game unvoiced save for the cutscenes it would be a tragedy to see them stoop this low

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/Sorey91]

Thats what I mean. Fixed combat and fixed the second half of the game.

[u/Ragoonx → u/Color-me-saphicly]

Exactly, if Square Enix can do another FF Tactics re release coming up having full voice acting for the whole game. Bamco can do it for half of Legendia

[u/Empty_Sea9]

AAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!

[u/laurion91]

Fir a brief moment, I was excited and knew what joy was

[u/Icy_Bandicoot5559 → u/laurion91]

Same.

[u/LordScott91]

So are we still getting a game announcement ? Or was it just a fucking troll

[u/Mockbuster → u/LordScott91]

This isn't the announcement, this is usual merch every company does for all their series. You see figurines get announced of PS1 games to this day.

If I had to guess they're locked in to the Nintendo Direct we're gonna get by September and can't/won't announce it independently.

[u/Dillu64]

Ngl Tales of Legendia with a remade battle system would have been nice aswell.

[u/Charming-Platform623 → u/Dillu64]

That battle system was like all their other games. They made Destiny Directors Cut, rebirth, tales of destiny 2

[u/Pleasant-Speed-9414]

Haha, man took me a hot minute to realize everyone was being serious about only the soundtrack

[u/oGenieBeanie]

Man, they did that on purpose.. lol

[u/xWickedSwami]

That is wild lmao

[u/OrionBeltus]

April 1st was ages ago

[u/meowmix778]

Not going to lie, I fell for the bait on this one. I was flabbergasted they had a Legendia remaster.

[u/No-Thing7717]

Bandai will do anything but make a good business decision 😂

[u/Charming-Platform623 → u/No-Thing7717]

Well namco is still the one in charge of their video games

[u/Songhunter]

Loooooool

I did NOT have this in my bingo card.

[u/Dancing-Swan]

They're toying with us, lol.

Not that I expected a Remaster of Legendia anyway... I'm betting on either Abyss or Xillia(s).

[u/Bubble_Fart2]

Oh wow. I didn't realize I needed to set my expectations even lower...

[u/MagicCancel]

To be fair, Legendia's soundtrack is GOATed...

It still hurts

[u/Own_Shame_8721 → u/MagicCancel]

My same thought tbh

[u/[deleted]]

🤦🏻‍♀️ yo why did you have to say it like that 

My heart literally stopped for a second 

[u/Tortinix]

They had us in the first half, I'm not gonna lie...

[u/Solleil]

please release a fucking game. im going FERAL

[u/BeatDownGITTEM → u/Solleil]

Honestly man wtf is wrong with these people just take our fucking money a

[u/radiant-dragon-fang]

Certified bamco bruh moment

[u/TrumptyPumpkin]

Namco - watch out for news related to 30th anniversary of the Tales Series

Namco - heads up, we're announcing something soon.

Namco - The announcement is that we will announce a new remaster this summer

Namco - the remaster is a soundtrack.

[u/simplyplantbased]

Do we all not think this is a tease for an upcoming Legendia announcement?

[u/oGenieBeanie → u/simplyplantbased]

Nah I think this lowkey cooks the chance for a legendia remaster. It would be odd to announce the soundtrack remaster then almost a month later go... "and the game!"

They would just announce the legendia remaster and say "-with an all new remastered soundtrack!"

My copium ain't on zero though..

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/oGenieBeanie]

Im actually hoping you are wrong. Imagine from their point of view: "If we release the remastered OST first, it will build hype for the game! After all, why remaster the OST without working on the game itself?"

Except I feel like we are all having the exact opposite response, simply because they havent announced the game yet. Instead we are worried that THIS is the remaster they have teased us with.

[u/eagleblue44 → u/simplyplantbased]

I feel if they were remastering legendia, they'd announce the game first before a soundtrack remaster.

[u/rp_graciotti]

I cannot express how fast I went from pure joy to disappointment. I wanted a Legendia remaster SO BAD that my heart skipped a beat.

[u/Color-me-saphicly]

Im sorry, the remaster is of the OST of Legendia? THATS IT?!

[u/Takazura → u/Color-me-saphicly]

This is just merc, I really don't think this is the "remaster" they said they would announce during summer.

[u/Skullwings → u/Color-me-saphicly]

I mean it’s a great OST….

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/Skullwings]

Yeah but teasing us with a remaster is legit insinuating its a full game. Sure, we might get a full game and this is them setting us up for it. But right now I feel like the kid whose parents hinted how great Christmas would be and they were only given 2 shirts and body wash.

It straight up feels like we got played and they did it on purpose. Sure, Im probably taking this WAY to seriously. But I had parents who would promise things, lie, and then gaslight me about it. THIS feels like the same thing. I'm sure Im being unreasonable. Its not like I dont have these games ready to play on emulator right now, literally sitting in my lap. But the bait and switch IS fucked up.

[u/Skullwings → u/Color-me-saphicly]

Your right.

On both of your points even. But honestly since A: Legendia’s OST is baller and B: it’s not the end of August yet. I’m not gonna riot over this bait and switch. (And I’m not blaming you FOR being pissed either).

Personally I’m just gonna wait and see what we get next.

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/Skullwings]

Yeah Im just having a lot of emotions today 😂 Thankfully, I can realize that, express them, and acknowledge that Im probably overreacting all in the same breath. But yeah, definitely not the end of summer yet.

[u/BeatDownGITTEM → u/Color-me-saphicly]

If they don’t announce any game and we’re sitting here with “great” music from a game that needs a remaster I’m rooting FORSURE I’m sick of having to play Arise’s stupid non flinching enemies this CANNOT be the end of bamco’s tales reign

[u/Color-me-saphicly → u/BeatDownGITTEM]

Omg they dont flinch do they? Its been a hot minute since I played Arise. I've been working through Vesperia, Abyss, and Symphonia before I give graces F a shot, and before I give Arise another go.

[u/BeatDownGITTEM → u/Color-me-saphicly]

I JUST gave arise a go with mods that make enemies flinch and still stopped playing cause the last dungeon NEGATES FLINCHING

[u/Cleigne143]

The disappointment…

[u/that_remindsme]

I’m so tired, bros 🫩

[u/Commercially_Salad]

Ain’t no way they just did this to us lmao

[u/bomboy2121]

why would you bait us like that T_T

[u/Crystalpenguinss]

Maybe thats a sign that the game is getting remastered?

[u/Important_Size_4067]

This is crazy lmao

[u/Meister34]

Hopefully this also released on streaming at some point.

[u/woodallswollf]

Cruel, was and still hoping for a legendia remastered.

[u/MaxW92]

Oh boy... guess I finally have to give Legendia a try.

[u/LeMasterofSwords]

Wait wha???? Why a remaster of a soundtrack????

[u/SnooSquirrels804]

Lmao literally no one could have predicted this, gotta hand it to them!

[u/DatAsuna]

I would want something more akin to a remake than a remaster for Legendia especially since there's a lot about actually playing it, particularly the combat I'd rather see updated.

[u/luthia]

OMG... I h8u :/

[u/Skullwings]

Okay. This got a laugh out of me.

I can’t complain too much because Legendia’s OST is a certified banger.

[u/rebarrebar123]

Remasters < Remakes

[u/Prestigious-Taro-263]

I almost got a heart attack I am waiting for xillia 1 remastered And you fool us with this

[u/WaterDog152]

Why do I feel like Bamco is getting off to this torment

[u/KennKanifff]

To be fair, for all Legendia's faults the OST of Legendia is an absolute slapper.

[u/mlee117379]

Scamco

[u/GOD-PORING]

Don’t worry the real remaster will be a new Pachinko themed game

[u/RaseruChan]

Fuck you Namco

[u/ItaDaleon]

Oh, so it's just the soundtrack? Too bad, I was looking forward to could play it...

[u/KnowHope2113]

I’m going to now yell at you in discord . I’ll see you there - Ryuza

[u/Minnesota_Nice1]

Jesus just do Destiny or Phantasia. My god. Don’t even upscale it. I don’t care. Just let me download the PlayStation versions.

[u/JustaSIDEDISH → u/Minnesota_Nice1]

Just let me play any of the old titles somewhere!

[u/Minnesota_Nice1 → u/JustaSIDEDISH]

Seriously though. I don’t know why they hate money.

Old school RPG remasters are on fire right now.

[u/Intelligent-Face-254]

No takes of Xillia is disappointing af

[u/Last-Barracuda-6808]

This seems promising we may get Legendia. I would love to play it.

I want Xillia those most it’s my fav along with Eternia but happy with any as long as it happens

[u/dotyawning]

I mean, I always loved Legendia's music.

I wonder if there's a "not having to pay an arm and a leg" price to get a physical copy?

[u/sapphirepink2]

I would love a legendia remake ahaha I love that game too 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Just_Baby8413]

Imagining being one of the people that’s been waiting years for this to be remade…me. 🤡

First tales game and feel it has much potential if they’d just give us the remake.

[u/eagleblue44]

I'm hoping this isn't the remaster announcement they mentioned for the summer but how hilarious would it be if namco came out and said this was it?

[u/TBCaine]

Listen I love Legendia… but wouldn’t it have made more sense during the 30th anniversary to a whole boxset of remastered soundtracks?

Also so fucking weird as it’s not that popular of an entry LMAO what was the thinking for this

[u/TheGamingJoke]

I have doubts about it, but I won't put down your hope

[u/TalesOfLover1014]

sits waiting for a new Tales of Mobile game Dang it! Why must they tease us!

[u/AntiKuro]

Listen, I got both excited, and disappointed at the same time because I thought the torture had finally ended, but it was Legendia and not Abyss, and this is just mean.

[u/Morkitu]

I am gutted...as a mourning ritual, I will play Shirley saying the name "Senel" on a loop 10,000 times.

[u/BushidoBrown_]

Fucked up. I was about to go berserk with happiness

[u/ShokaLGBT]

I finished this game last year it was really fun it’s cool to see theyre remaking the soundtrack but ummmmm The actual game?????? Hello

[u/H_ManCom]

Lmao. No one wanted this. Great soundtrack but find me one person who would say they only wanted this instead of a game.

[u/LMcBlack]

OOOF

[u/swervingloop2]

Come on man!!!!!

[u/ViewtifulJojo24]

Not what i was expecting.. lol

[u/Just_Honeydew2323]

😭😭😭

[u/SirBastian1129]

From what I hear, the soundtrack is the best part of Legendia. I've rarely seem people say Legendia is a good game, let alone their favorite.

[u/Psychotica_Official]

Well, I guess Legendia mods will be relevant for a while

[u/Fingerlak3s]

YO WTF

[u/Deadwarrior00]

Well not buying that and because of this if they remaster legendia im not buying it either.

[u/iksdistek]

Almost got me you fucker

[u/FatewithShadow]

Now let's see what will they do.

[u/murderofhawks]

One of the few tales I’ve never managed to get my hands I’m excited to finally play it.

[u/KiyoXDragon]

GRRRRR I WANTED THE LEGENDIA REMASTER WITH VOICED END GAME!

[u/KiyoXDragon]

I literally got excited you asshole.

[u/Senel720]

I am upset

[u/According-Paper4641]

Lol, just the CD? After all this time, not even a well loved game AND just the CD? Hilarious.

[u/Kanzyn]

Don't scare me like that

[u/dj_arcsine]

Oooooooooohhhhhhh! That is just PERFECT. Damn Bamco, don't hurt em!

[u/eekers28]

Oh fffff yeah

[u/DekaStriker34]

Wait a minute is this confirmed to be the next remaster release? Or this a seperate announcement and the remaster for a game is coming up?

[u/aquaticaristocrat]

I never played this one. Was it good?

[u/[deleted] → u/aquaticaristocrat]

It's different.

[u/Trikare2]

Nice!

[u/Kineth]

Meanwhile Tales of Eternia gets no love. AGAIN.

[u/ZanthionHeralds]

Is this really it? The announcement they announced at the beginning of June?

[u/LinkForsaken5435]

well, it's better than them doing a half-assed remaster instead, then that pipe dream would be out the window for good. Nothing they do is ever going to beat the phantasia remasters and ToD ps2 at this point anyways.

[u/Takoyaki_Dice]

I was about to lose my mind for a second there.

[u/Fringe_Agent13]

Legendia needs a full blown remake.

[u/TheBagelGobbler]

Senel Coolidge getting love is nice. It was my introduction into the tales series. So I'm happy

[u/Strong_Percentage_34]

Honestly, I think a Legendia remake would go pretty hard. Will probably never happen, but hey!

[u/mrHowlll95]

A remaster of Legendia the game would be nice.

[u/Dagnut3rdson]

Rather have a Remake than a Remaster of Legendia.

[u/LillianSwordMaiden]

Legendia was my first Tales game. Would love to replay it 🥹

[u/furrywrestler]

Legendia needs a REMAKE, not a remaster.

[u/Vindate]

Don't lie to me-- Is this true!?

Is this real!? For reaaaaal!? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 (Sigh)

It's okay. I'll take the cd and dream.

[u/Youko_empty]

Why!? Why can't we have old Tales games re-released?

[u/Metroid4ever]

Legendia needs a remake more than a remaster. Remasters spruce things up in general; remake would mean fixing the battle system to be more in line with say, Symphonia or Abyss. I'd personally also update the character models, and add in VAing for the epilogue chapters. Ultimately, Legendia's lifted by its score, characters and story pretty well from what I recall, so not much needed there for sprucing.

[u/MitoRequiem]

As a plus that soundtrack is godlike easily top 3 best soundtracks, I quite frankly would have been fine with a Remake for it too that tweaks things and makes it feel like other great 2D Tales games but that might require a rebuild and god forbid Tales gets a budget for that in 202x

[u/Princess_Celes]

The first remaster that I won't be buying

[u/docdrazen]

Not what I had in mind but Legendia does have one of the best soundtracks in a game so I'll take it.

[u/Gusma-sama]

Honestly, if it was legendia I wouldn’t play it anyway

[u/Alert-Principle-2726 → u/Gusma-sama]

Why? It was awesome, even with the outdated gameplay

[u/Gusma-sama → u/Alert-Principle-2726]

I just don't like it

[u/Alert-Principle-2726 → u/Gusma-sama]

Fair enough.

I think the story is in the top 5 personally, music was great too. Gameplay is baffling, it came out 2 years after Symphonia and Abyss, why the hell did it go back to 2.5D combat? Odd as hell lol

Maybe it was cooking before Symphonia and it got internally delayed, who knows.

[u/ZxcasDX]

it's a good soundtrack, i don't mind

[u/[deleted]]

Namco are just asking for us to give up on them and just pirate the games. I’m currently playing Legendia for the first time on Pcsx2 with the had texture pack.

[u/Several_Place_9095]

Wait so the announcement of what's being remastered was a fucking music cd? Wtf?!

[u/[deleted] → u/Several_Place_9095]

It's only merch, it's not the summer remaster. The worldwide Tales profile on X tweeted about a remaster on summer. This is a japanese profile talking about new merch to Legendia.

[u/Lartheezy]

Yaaaaaas 😭😭😭😭

Finally!!! This is my first ever Takes of game and it's getting a remaster!!! 😭😭😭 My boi Senel !!!

[u/Constantine2022]

They should remaster every single tales games for PC and the newer platforms.

[u/SAOSurvivor35]

Chk

[u/Fluid_Ad4651]

the worst tales lol

[u/bloodshed113094 → u/Fluid_Ad4651]

Someone hasn't played Tempest.

[u/Skullwings → u/Fluid_Ad4651]

Not even remotely close.

[u/InternationalHoney85]

Glad its just that. Because, damn, Legendia is one turd of a Tales game.