In the Tales series, the Grade Shop is a nifty feature that is unlocked via New Game Plus.
Faster EXP and SP growth, a heck of a lot more money, and more.
Here’s everything you oughta know to farm grade in Tales Of Symphonia Remastered!
Grade Shop Option
Explanation
Should You Enable It On Your First File?
Trade EXP for Gold
You’ll eschew much of your normally-earned experience points in favor of more Gald.
This can even be paired with Double Experience to ramp things up
further.
As a result, your characters will learn skills
from their titles more swiftly.
Triple SP
SP will grow at thrice the normal rate.
This can likely be paired with Double SP for
frankly ridiculously fast growth.
Double Item Drops
Enemies will drop crafting materials and other tidbits at twice the normal rate.
If you’re
grinding for Dualizer ingredients, it’ll hasten the process.
It’s helpful, but not absurd.
Probably not; Tales of Graces f’s economy is fair without
being painstakingly limiating.
You should have enough
Gald to Dualize as much as you need.
Yes; this is one of the few enhancements that really doesn’t
shift balance by much at all.
Item creation can be glacial,
so you won’t need to run around as much with this enabled.
Expand Inventory
Your maximum number of each item in your inventory will increase from 20 to 30.
It’s a nice little boost that you’ll
only sometimes notice.
Maximum Speed
The speed at which Asbel runs throughout the world is elevated to its maximum
attainable level.
Make it
a bit less tedious.
If that doesn’t bother you, then sure!
Chain Capacity +2
Provides a +2 boost on minimum and maximum.
Probably not; see above.
Double Critical
Your characters will land critical hits at twice the normal rate.
However, so will your
foes!
No; this is a high-risk, high-reward, scenario that should
be reserved for replays.
Double Damage
Allies and enemies both deal twice the amount of damage with every attack.
5x Damage
Five times the normal damage for the above modifier.
No; absolutely not.
Whatever
you do, definitely do not mix this with Double for the 10x
modifier…
Double Gald
Money acquisition is doubled.
Probably not; again, Tales of Graces f’s economy is pretty
fair.
Eleth +500
Your Eleth Mixer’s fullness will be 500 more than it otherwise would have been.
This
means you won’t need to recharge it as quickly.
Not needing to see the Turtlez merchants as often
is a net positive.
HP +1000
Your characters will have 1000 more hit points than usual.
Even after you’ve beaten Tales of Symphonia Remastered, there’s still plenty to do.
