<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Western	O
release	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2012	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
,	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
thematic	O
roots	O
as	O
established	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
and	O
featuring	O
revamped	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
rendered	O
to	O
scale	O
with	O
the	O
areas	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skits	O
,	O
extra	O
conversations	O
between	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
dramatic	O
or	O
comical	O
,	O
also	O
return	O
;	O
their	O
full-body	O
representation	O
of	O
characters	O
is	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Graces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Graces	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
fully	O
voiced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variant	O
used	O
in	O
Zestiria	B-Application
is	O
called	O
the	O
Fusionic	O
Chain	O
LMBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
continent	O
named	O
Glenwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Glenwood	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
an	O
ocean-dominated	O
world	O
,	O
sharing	O
its	O
setting	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
past	O
of	O
Zestirias	B-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
accompanying	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
accompanying	O
NPCs	O
such	O
as	O
Claire	O
Bennett	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
began	O
production	O
at	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
roughly	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
casts	O
 '	O
passion	O
in	O
pursuing	O
their	O
beliefs	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
where	O
the	O
theme	O
was	O
justice	O
or	O
faith	O
:	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Zestiria	B-Application
"	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
zest	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
returned	O
to	O
a	O
medieval	O
European	O
high	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
involving	O
dragons	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
recent	O
entries	O
such	O
as	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xillia	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Hideo	O
Baba	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
themetic	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
first	O
explored	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Phantasia	I-Application
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
beginning	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
built	O
off	O
the	O
basics	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
director	O
was	O
Yuuta	O
Hase	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
helped	O
develop	O
the	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
for	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
two	O
hundred	O
staff	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
mainline	O
Tales	O
game	O
Xillia	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
scenario	O
writer	O
was	O
Naoki	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
the	O
scripts	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
constructed	O
around	O
Alisha	O
's	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
adjusting	O
the	O
outfits	O
sold	O
for	O
her	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
worn	O
by	O
Rose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Alisha	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
scenario	O
hinted	O
at	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Zestiria	B-Application
and	O
its	O
story	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
a	O
self-contained	O
experience	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
subsequent	O
DLC	B-Protocol
scenarios	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tatsuro	O
Udo	O
,	O
battle	O
programmer	O
for	O
Eternia	B-Application
,	O
Rebirth	B-Application
and	O
Graces	O
,	O
helped	O
design	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
to	O
work	O
off	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
a	O
difficult	O
task	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
platform	O
of	O
release	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
take	O
off	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
sales	O
,	O
and	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
was	O
unwilling	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
releasing	O
on	O
platforms	O
with	O
low	O
install	O
bases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Zestiria	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
and	O
Go	O
Shiina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
iTunes	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
Zestirias	B-Application
release	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
lead	O
single	O
of	O
Superfly	O
's	O
fifth	O
album	O
White	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
trademark	O
was	O
registered	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
between	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
began	O
a	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
offering	O
Zestiria	B-Application
with	O
a	O
30%	O
price	O
cut	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Zestiria-themed	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
controller	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
accessory	O
company	O
Hori	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lolita	O
fashion	O
brand	O
Putumayo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previous	O
collaborated	O
on	O
promotional	O
clothing	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
,	O
designed	O
clothing	O
and	O
jewellery	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
eight	O
main	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motivation	O
behind	O
this	O
was	O
fan	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
actively	O
considered	O
including	O
the	O
Japanese	O
vocal	O
track	O
as	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
high	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
no	O
initial	O
plans	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
that	O
console	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
manpower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
high	O
adoption	O
rate	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
in	O
western	O
territories	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
PC	O
games	O
,	O
ports	O
of	O
Zestiria	B-Application
to	O
those	O
platforms	O
were	O
created	O
exclusively	O
for	O
western	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collector	O
's	O
Editions	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
:	O
the	O
collections	O
feature	O
DLC	B-Protocol
codes	O
,	O
chibi	O
figures	O
of	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
an	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
cases	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
European	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
,	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
7	O
July	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Welcome	O
Price	O
!!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
created	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
pre-order	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
also	O
created	O
crossover	O
character	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rebuild	O
of	O
Evangelion	O
film	O
series	O
for	O
selected	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
raising	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Idolmaster	I-Application
One	I-Application
For	I-Application
All	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
Idolmaster	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
music	O
changed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
further	O
collaborative	O
efforts	O
with	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
manga	O
Blue	O
Exorcist	O
,	O
and	O
attachments	O
inspired	O
by	O
characters	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
players	O
who	O
kept	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
Xillia	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
ports	O
of	O
Vesperia	B-Application
and	O
Graces	O
,	O
unlocked	O
attachments	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
further	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
further	O
costumes	O
,	O
cosmetic	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
skits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delivery	O
of	O
these	O
and	O
other	O
DLC	B-Protocol
ended	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alisha	O
's	O
Story	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
pre-order	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
Collector	O
's	O
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
offered	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	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
72/100	O
and	O
77/100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
also	O
received	O
positive	O
press	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
:	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
after	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Zestiria	B-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
won	O
the	O
"	O
Future	O
Division	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
generally	O
referred	O
to	O
Zestiria	B-Application
as	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
 '	O
"	O
finest	O
masterpiece	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
also	O
came	O
in	O
for	O
criticism	O
,	O
with	O
Remi	O
in	O
particular	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
Zestiria	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
340,891	O
units	O
,	O
beating	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Zestiria	B-Application
reached	O
#8	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
twenty	O
game	O
titles	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-ranking	O
new	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Zestiria	B-Application
ranks	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Tales	O
title	O
worldwide	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Baba	O
elaborated	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
that	O
the	O
material	O
sent	O
to	O
publications	O
did	O
not	O
specifically	O
refer	O
to	O
Alisha	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
heroine	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
Tales	O
of	O
Asteria	O
included	O
information	O
describing	O
Alisha	O
as	O
Zestirias	B-Application
heroine	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Baba	O
's	O
regret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
Alisha	O
's	O
story	O
role	O
is	O
important	O
despite	O
her	O
early	O
departure	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
Rose	O
to	O
wear	O
Alisha	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
was	O
kept	O
quiet	O
to	O
avoid	O
spoiling	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
costs	O
associated	O
with	O
including	O
the	O
anime	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Blu-ray	O
hybrid	O
disc	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
originally	O
opposed	O
to	O
its	O
creation	O
and	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
anime	O
adaption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
anime	O
was	O
about	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Berseria	I-Application
and	O
its	O
promotion	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
makes	O
an	O
adapted	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
