In Tales Of Berseria players embark on a journey as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once gentle nature has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales Of Berseria imbued her left hand with a special ability. Along her journey, Velvet will meet a whole cast of characters, including a young boy named Laphicet. If Velvet is the embodiment of "darkness," then Laphicet is created in the image of "light" and will be an important ally to Velvet.

In the vast land of a kingdom made of continents and countless archipelagoes, inhabitants work to advance shipbuilding and sailing technologies, and climate varies greatly ranging from severe winters to everlasting summers.

There, Velvet’s life took a complete turn after a certain incident that woke her up three years ago. She is becoming an entity that will greatly shock the world.