Tales of Arise

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  • Summary: Challenge the Fate That Binds You

    On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena, the planet in the sky, as a land of the righteous and divine. Stories handed down for generations became truth and masked reality for the people of Dahna. For 300 years, Rena has ruled over    Challenge the Fate That Binds You

    On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena, the planet in the sky, as a land of the righteous and divine. Stories handed down for generations became truth and masked reality for the people of Dahna. For 300 years, Rena has ruled over Dahna, pillaging the planet of its resources and stripping people of their dignity and freedom.

    Our tale begins with two people, born on different worlds, each looking to change their fate and create a new future. Featuring a new cast of characters, updated combat, and classic Tales of gameplay mechanics, experience the next chapter in the world-famous Tale of series, Tales of Arise.

    The Next Chapter
    Experience the next chapter in the Tales of series, brought to life in stunning HD powered by Unreal Engine 4

    Dynamic Action
    Dynamic Action RPG featuring an updated battle system that retains classic Tales of gameplay

    A New Tale Awaits
    Rich story featuring a vibrant world and new cast of characters

    Stunning Visuals
    High quality animation created by Ufotable    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameSpace
    Sep 13, 2021
    95
    As a result, we have a very highly detailed game where the story and gameplay are equally worthy of attention. Tales of Arise features a bright living world, peculiar charming heroes, dynamic battles that will keep you interested 50 hours in, interesting boss fights and exciting quests.
  2. LevelUp
    Sep 8, 2021
    90
    Tales of Arise is the perfect example of how a franchise can renew itself and achieve new quality standards. It's a JRPG with beautiful visuals and a fun, complex and spectacular battle system: a great game that you should not miss.
  3. BaziCenter
    Sep 25, 2021
    90
    Tales of Arise feels like new blood in the Tales series veins, as it gathers all the qualities of the previous games, puts them together and takes them to the next level.
  4. Worth Playing
    Sep 8, 2021
    80
    Tales of Arise is a Tales game through and through. It's polished and consistently enjoyable, and it features an excellent combat system. The story and characters are not particularly ambitious or distinct, but they give you a fun world to explore for the 40+ hour runtime. In an era where "safe" JRPGs are uncommon, it's nice to have one that does exactly what it promises. It's not the best or worst of the series, but it is a darn fun Tales title that lives up to the franchise's name.
  5. KeenGamer
    Sep 21, 2021
    80
    Overall, it sometimes feels like just moving on from each area to the next, with not much else in-between. Tales of Arise is a beautiful game to look at, but the game goes by too quickly due to the relatively limited side-questing. The last release in the Tales series, Tales of Berseria, offered a lot of gameplay in terms of extra content, and the story was enough to wrench your heart out. Tales of Arise offers a very compelling story but not much else in terms of extra gameplay.
  6. TheGamer
    Sep 8, 2021
    80
    Tales of Arise presents a refreshing sense of nostalgia in a shiny new package. At times it can misfire between its lovable but inconsistent cast of characters and political narrative, but there’s still a band of loveable heroes brandishing the classic Tales archetypes I’ve always adored. Perhaps it wields subtlety like a cudgel—placing Shionne, the woman who causes pain, and Alphen, the man who can’t feel pain, together—yet it’s that same ungraceful melodrama I remember being so fond of a decade ago. Arise elevates Tales back into the RPG spotlight, but it doesn’t leave the pieces of the past you loved behind.
  7. CGMagazine
    Sep 8, 2021
    60
    Tales of Arise is not so much an evolution of the Tales series as it is an awkward game that backs up decent combat with a bland, uninspired story and characters.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 44
  3. Negative: 8 out of 44
  1. Zaverok
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    Quite possibly some of the most fun I've had in a game in awhile. Combat is pretty coll, lots of skills to choose from, good combatQuite possibly some of the most fun I've had in a game in awhile. Combat is pretty coll, lots of skills to choose from, good combat animations. I'd suggest playing on moderate difficulty or higher as everything else below is kinda to easy imo. The cutscene get to be a bit much, and the voice acting is not all that good tbf but I can overlook any. Alot of JRPGs have bad voice acting. The story itself is pretty cool, Alphen's dialog kinda gets annoying tho lol. Out of all the characters dialogue, Alphen's is hands down the worst. I'm still going to give the game a 10 put of 10 and recommend people play it. Good game.… Expand
  2. 1dur
    Sep 13, 2021
    10
    Played since last Friday been fantastic so far. Battle play is awesome. Story is going strong so far.
  4. Sweeb
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    This is easily best RPG out this year and game of the year. This is how RPGs should be made.
  5. chrisdan23
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    Mit Tales of Arise gibt Bandai Namco ihrer Fließband JRPG Serie nicht nur endlich ein Engine Update, generell scheint das Budget für dieMit Tales of Arise gibt Bandai Namco ihrer Fließband JRPG Serie nicht nur endlich ein Engine Update, generell scheint das Budget für die erfolgreiche Serie deutlich angehoben worden zu sein. Die Production Values können so endlich mit der Konkurrenz wie Dragon Quest XI oder einem Ni No Kuni 2 mithalten. Auch wenn Story sowie Charakter- und Leveldesign wieder recht generisch ausfallen, das Budget Update tut der Serie gut, da die vielen Dialoge und Cut Scenes des Spiels deutlich mitreißender und motivierender inszeniert wurden. Im Kampfgeschehen wirkt Tales of Arise zwar immer noch recht chaotisch, bietet aber deutlich mehr taktische Finesse, als seine Vorgänger und spielt sich so durchaus durchschaubarer. Was Bandai Namco seit jeher gelingt sind die guten Dialoge innerhalb der eigenen Reisegruppe zu schreiben. Wenngleich es dem Vorgänger Tales of Berseria einen Deut besser gelang gute Situationskomik zu inszenieren, lebt auch Tales of Arise wieder stark von den toll geschriebenen, comicartigen Dialogen, die sich im Laufe des Abenteuers ergeben. Ein Stilelement, das Bandai Namcos Fließband Franchise seit jeher eine eigene Note geben konnte.… Expand
  6. aaronnmp96
    Mar 24, 2023
    7
    It is a good game, but the performance is a bit bad, also the story is nothing special, for someone used to this saga it is a pretty badIt is a good game, but the performance is a bit bad, also the story is nothing special, for someone used to this saga it is a pretty bad point. The best thing about the game is the gameplay, here they have made a great improvement… Expand
  7. Renzokuken
    Sep 25, 2021
    6
    The game runs great, it's visually pretty good, the plot is standard JRPG faire but that's what JRPG fans generally want, if you just want yetThe game runs great, it's visually pretty good, the plot is standard JRPG faire but that's what JRPG fans generally want, if you just want yet another tales game, ignore the rest of this review and go get the game.

    The combat is my biggest gripe, it's fundamentally broken due to extremely poor AI and systems that just don't work well on anything bigger than standard trash fights. Opponents need to be broken with normal attacks in order to chain combos together, however only small normal enemies can be broken, meaning your strategy devolves into spamming your strongest single arte during bosses or larger enemies. While the plot is serviceable, it has several moments that really don't make sense in the wider context, and several character interactions, particularly in the first half of the story that are just grating. This does improve the closer you get to the end of the game though.

    My biggest problem though, and the reason this game is a 6/10 is it's horrendous DLC practices that not only offer boosters and costumes, but push adverts into the game and lock abilities behind a paywall.

    All in all, it's a bog standard tales game, with worse combat than previous entries and worse DLC. Get it if you like tales or are a massive JRPG nut, otherwise there are far better tales games out there for you to enjoy.    … Expand
  8. Phuz
    Dec 25, 2021
    0
    Another disappointment. A total **** show of a Tales game. Remember the destruction BotW did to Zelda, well this is the equivalent for Tales.Another disappointment. A total **** show of a Tales game. Remember the destruction BotW did to Zelda, well this is the equivalent for Tales.

    The forced encounters
    The uninspiring enemies
    The OST is bad, boring
    The story
    The characters
    The fetch quests
    The excessive loading screens

    Absolutely nothing likeable.

    I am getting towards halfway though Zestiria and I can't wait to go back to it. I have given Arise hours and hours now and not one of my hours with Arise has been as good as my worst hour with Zestiria. It has no charm, no mojo, it literally has nothing going for it.

    Really wishing I'd got Ys 9 instead now.

    Tales of Arise forces exploration as quests, then blocks your path with boring encounters. They really should have ditched the arena for battles and left the action to take place within the open world. It feels really dated, like Vesperia with a lick of paint but Vesperia was quite entertaining at times. Arise just feels bad. This game could have learnt a lot from Ys Origin on how to implement fun action.

    As I barely enjoyed any of this and it was an expensive game, as well as a present, I am pissed off. It has cost money, to waste my time. Hours of my time and now I need to drive to Cex to get rid. Not happy.

    Lowest possible score as this was the present I was most looking forward to. Gift ruined.    … Expand

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