Following the announcement of Tales of Berseria Remastered, Bandai Namco and D.A.G. Inc. have released an extensive list of the changes they made to the original game on its official webpage. Amidst the sea of welcome adjustments (the increased default walking speed and more intuitive HUD icons are much appreciated), it seems that some sections will use the “censored” content featured in the international version of the original game, as opposed to the “uncensored” Japanese version.
Note that spoilers for Tales of Berseria follow.
As spotted by Game*Spark, the example given by the game’s website features the scene where Laphicet, a young malak child who serves as the game’s deuteragonist, is impaled by Artorius Collbrande. While the original Japanese version showed the scene in its full, uncensored state, the international version shows Laphicet getting attacked by a cross-shaped beam of magical energy.
Back when Tales of Berseria released in 2016, Bandai Namco altered several scenes in the international version to keep its Pan European Game Information (PEGI) 16+ rating. Seeing as the remaster will be simultaneously released around the globe next year, it seems that the publisher is keeping some of the content of the original’s international version so as to keep it fair between both the Western and Japanese fanbases.
Tales of Berseria Remastered is set to release on February 26, 2026 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam).
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