▁progress ▁the ▁game ' s ▁story . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁more ▁" F ame " ▁the ▁player ▁has , ▁the ▁more ▁characters ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁rec ru ited , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁cross - over ▁characters ▁origin ating ▁from ▁prior ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁T ales ▁series , ▁namely ▁T ales ▁of ▁Ph ant asia , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Dest iny , ▁T ales ▁of ▁E tern ia , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Sym ph onia , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Leg end ia , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Reb irth , ▁and ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁A by ss . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁just ▁creating ▁the ▁new , ▁main ▁character , ▁the ▁player ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁contin ually ▁custom ize ▁both ▁statistics ▁and ▁physical ▁appearances ▁with ▁the ▁equipment ▁collected ▁throughout ▁the ▁game . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁craft ing ▁system ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁allowing ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁further ▁custom ize ▁his / her ▁equipment ▁by ▁combining ▁multiple ▁items ▁into ▁one , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁one . ▁ ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁least ▁once , ▁ 2 ▁additional ▁difficulty ▁levels ▁are ▁un locked , ▁" H ard ▁and ▁" V ery ▁Hard " ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁default ▁" Normal " ▁level . ▁Play ers ▁can ▁then ▁restart ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁all ▁their ▁levels , ▁in - game ▁currency ▁and ▁items ▁( except ▁quest ▁items ) ▁int act , ▁and ▁can ▁switch ▁difficulty ▁levels ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁new ▁game , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁outside ▁the