<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixteenth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
&	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
mid-August	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
&	O
Windows	O
in	O
late	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
navigate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
is	O
shared	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
events	O
occur	O
1000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eleanor	O
decides	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Shepherd	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
people	O
,	O
Magilou	O
records	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
scribe	O
,	O
while	O
Laphicet	O
renames	O
himself	O
as	O
"	O
Maotelus	O
"	O
—	O
these	O
events	O
set	O
the	O
scene	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
occur	O
1000	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2014	O
at	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
,	O
after	O
active	O
development	O
had	O
finished	O
on	O
Zestiria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
Tales	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
will	O
also	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
upgraded	O
to	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Naoki	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Zestiria	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
distant	O
prequel	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
—	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
past	O
and	O
containing	O
references	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
distant	O
connection	O
concept	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
similar	O
distant	O
narrative	O
connection	O
between	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
featured	O
nods	O
to	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
ship	O
being	O
named	O
after	O
a	O
similar	O
transport	O
ship	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
is	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
emotion	O
and	O
reason	O
,	O
with	O
Velvet	O
being	O
the	O
incarnation	O
of	O
emotion	O
and	O
rage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
sole	O
female	O
protagonist	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
leading	O
female	O
character	O
being	O
Milla	O
Maxwell	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
,	O
who	O
shared	O
her	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
dual	O
protagonist	O
with	O
male	O
protagonist	O
character	O
Jude	O
Mathis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
ufotable	O
would	O
animate	O
the	O
anime	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
movie	O
was	O
revealed	O
four	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Episode	O
6	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
the	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
western	O
release	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
was	O
confirmed	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
scores	O
of	O
79/100	O
and	O
80/100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
gave	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
35	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
 '	O
main	O
criticisms	O
were	O
leveled	O
against	O
some	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
disappointment	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
better	O
utilize	O
the	O
graphical	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meghan	O
Sullivan	O
from	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
emotional	O
storytelling	O
,	O
diverse	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
Velvet	O
felt	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
anti-hero	O
compared	O
to	O
protagonists	O
of	O
prior	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
