You don’t need to have played Tales of Zestiria to enjoy Berseria, but you will miss out on plenty of “Ah-ha!” moments. It bears noting that Tales of Berseria is a prequel to 2015’s Tales of Zestiria, set in the distant past of the same world. Tales of Zestiria the X (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア ザ クロス, Teiruzu Obu Zesutiria Za Kurosu, pronounced « Tales of Zestiria the Cross ») is a Japanese anime television series based on both Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria video games developed by Bandai Namco Studios and tri-Crescendo, and published by Bandai Namco.