Tales of Arise

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  1. Syhlcam
    Oct 2, 2021
    9
    Tales of Arise est un excellent jeu, un jeu qui fera le plus grand bien a la licence. Le jeu possède un univers très riche et complexe, mais également un lot de personnages très attachant et réussie. Le jeu arrive à nous fournir une aventure marquante avec de nombreux rebondissement.

    Le tout dans des environnements très réussi et bien détaillé sans rogner sur les performance du titre.    Tales of Arise est un excellent jeu, un jeu qui fera le plus grand bien a la licence. Le jeu possède un univers très riche et complexe, mais également un lot de personnages très attachant et réussie. Le jeu arrive à nous fournir une aventure marquante avec de nombreux rebondissement.

    Le tout dans des environnements très réussi et bien détaillé sans rogner sur les performance du titre. Le jeu offre d’excellent combat, riche en possibilités et en effet visuel qui donne une impression de puissance. Bien qu’ils puissent parfois être difficile à lire. Le jeu possède néanmoins quelques défauts comme le clipping et son bestiaire faible, mais reste très bon et annonce que du bon pour la suite.

    Full test >> https://www.geekexperience.fr/jeux-video/avis/avis-tales-of-arise/    … Expand
  2. otavioft
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    For those who have doubts whether to buy or not. can buy without fear. the game is very well optimized.
    Gorgeous graphics is a great evolution in the tales of saga
    Perfect story and everything very well explained and fitted Super charismatic and very well developed characters Tales of Arise Combat is definitely the best of the series I finished the game on 09/19/2021 but I am only    For those who have doubts whether to buy or not. can buy without fear. the game is very well optimized.
    Gorgeous graphics is a great evolution in the tales of saga
    Perfect story and everything very well explained and fitted
    Super charismatic and very well developed characters
    Tales of Arise Combat is definitely the best of the series
    I finished the game on 09/19/2021 but I am only doing today on 10/22/2021 Arise's analysis in metacritic.Eu
    I had 70 hours in-game and on Steam in total I had 90 hours in real life.
    It's definitely the best Tales of I've played in the franchise. my favorite so far was the Berseria released in 2016.
    Now my top 3 is:

    Tales of Arise
    Tales of Berseria
    Tales of Vesperia

    3 Tales of games that I highly recommend to you all. Tales of Arise is 10/10 and lives up to fan expectations.

    My PC settings:

    Intel Core i3-9100F Coffee Lake Processor
    H310 Motherboard Intel 9th/8th Generation Ddr4 Lga 1151
    GTX 1050ti 4gb Video Card
    Source 500w GAMEMAX 80 PLUS GM 500
    1 240GB SSD and 1 2 terabyte hard drive
    16GB DDR4 RAM memory    … Expand
  3. Xitomz
    Oct 13, 2021
    10
    Incredible game and story. If anyone says It's boring and predictable they most likely didn't finish it, as it has several cliffhangers nobody could ever expect, but they come later on in the story.

    Would love more mob and quest variety and some points of the story feel too slow, that's why I won't give it a 10.

    Graphic and performance-wise It's an absolute 10.
  4. Dubeau
    Sep 28, 2021
    9
    Arise is another great game from Bandai Namco. Another great story with the same mechanics. Improving on many aspect of the last game. The story is good but kinds of overstate everything after 25 hours of gameplay. This is where I abandon the useless skit. As for fighting, same system but a bit more complex. The graphics are really good. In fact the 3D is so good, that when an animeArise is another great game from Bandai Namco. Another great story with the same mechanics. Improving on many aspect of the last game. The story is good but kinds of overstate everything after 25 hours of gameplay. This is where I abandon the useless skit. As for fighting, same system but a bit more complex. The graphics are really good. In fact the 3D is so good, that when an anime sequence pop up, it looks kinds of tacky. It's kind of hard to understand all the mystic stuff in the ending, but it was surely great. The music is fantastic in some parts of the game. The sounds could have been richer in the levels but of good quality. I give it 85%. I like the love story but it was a bit too much information at times. I strongly recommend the game but I think that with the amount of combats, it's best to do this game in story mode.… Expand
  5. KungMartin
    Oct 18, 2021
    9
    Okay so I'm roughly 20 hours into the game; and so far my impression of this game is: WOW! What a great ride. There are some minor things that bother me about the game (foremost jerky running/sprinting animations, but also configuration problems with the game's engine that need to be manually fixed) but we'll get to that further down.

    Okay so lets break down the good and the bad (with the    Okay so I'm roughly 20 hours into the game; and so far my impression of this game is: WOW! What a great ride. There are some minor things that bother me about the game (foremost jerky running/sprinting animations, but also configuration problems with the game's engine that need to be manually fixed) but we'll get to that further down.

    Okay so lets break down the good and the bad (with the bad, as I mentioned, being minor things):

    The Good

    +Engaging story and characters (very cliche and overly fantastical, but isn't that to be expected in a fantasy?)
    +Engaging gameplay mechanics: fun and flashy combat, awesome customization, crafting, etc.
    +VERY good presentation (minus running animation - get to that later): Beautiful and cozy environments, extremely well done character and monster designs, and just over all great design everywhere. Good animation for the most part, minus the running animations which i will get to.
    +A great and epic musical soundtrack and a great ambiance (in terms of audio - heck, in terms of everything)
    +Rewarding progression system, such as learning new "artes" and "skills", attributes, etc. But also, meeting and teaming up with new characters, all of which feel original and unique. Crafting new gear, etc etc.
    +Sufficiently engaging and challenings boss fights (which of course can be scaled down or tuned up to one's liking with difficulty settings)

    The Bad

    -jerky and "floaty" running animations, ESPECIALLY while sprinting and simultaneously changing direction. It just looks "off". Almost as if the characters are running on an invisible conveyor belt or something. Even though running without sprinting looks slightly less jarring, if you for example run in circles, it can induce this percieved animation "stutter" that is very jarring. But its manageable, just a shame that failing on such a crucial part of the presentation was overlooked.

    -The game is absoutely beatiful and runs well for the most part (no matter what you do though, there's minor stuttering/micro fps drops for split seconds when traversing the map, or at the initiation of battles for example, it is jarring, but manegable because it doesn't happen too often. However the biggest issue is that the game has very short draw distance on environments and npcs "hard coded" (but can be fixed). But that's not all, the game also (no matter what you set in the game's graphics menu) sets a lower incorrect resolution. Mine was set to 720p even though i had it set to 1080p. It also has lower texture, shadows, effects, etc etc than what the engine can actually handle, and this is once again despite having the "max" settings in the graphics menu in-game. This can however, as I've already mentioned, be fixed manually. Anyone reading this, just google "how to make tales look how its supposed to" (steam forum), and also google "tales of arise npc draw distance pop in" (should be a reddit thread). Hopefully this will be patched so people don't need to do all this time-consuming stuff when they just want to play the game they payed a lot of money for. But in the end it's worth it. 9/10    … Expand
  6. Zylax
    Oct 14, 2021
    10
    La historia personalmente es perfecta se nota que le han puesta cariño, la banda sonora en caja muy bien con los diferentes entornos, combates y cinemáticas, el sistema de combate en el anterior me parecía muy bueno y en este es mejor, la parte grafica es impresionante, una gran mejora con respecto al anterior, los mapas no se sienten vacíos y son muy dinámicos, no como en otros juegos delLa historia personalmente es perfecta se nota que le han puesta cariño, la banda sonora en caja muy bien con los diferentes entornos, combates y cinemáticas, el sistema de combate en el anterior me parecía muy bueno y en este es mejor, la parte grafica es impresionante, una gran mejora con respecto al anterior, los mapas no se sienten vacíos y son muy dinámicos, no como en otros juegos del mismo genero que las zonas son un copia y pega, la optimización del juego es muy buena, lo jugué con una gtx 1060 3GB y un i7700 con 32GB ram y pude jugar a 60fps con todo al máximo, la única pega que le puedo poner pero que ni la cuento solo la digo por si les interesa, es que si vas a jugar con teclado y raton, el raton va a ir muy lento da igual como le configures los DPI… Expand
  7. Mathander
    Oct 26, 2021
    8
    TLDR: I've been pleasantly surprised by Tales of Arise.

    This review is for old fans of the series who may be hesitant to try Arise. I fell in love with Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny as a kid, and up until Berseria I preordered every Tales-like game I could get my grubby hands on. I've been increasingly disappointed with each 3d release for various reasons, however, until I    TLDR: I've been pleasantly surprised by Tales of Arise.

    This review is for old fans of the series who may be hesitant to try Arise. I fell in love with Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny as a kid, and up until Berseria I preordered every Tales-like game I could get my grubby hands on. I've been increasingly disappointed with each 3d release for various reasons, however, until I finally threw up my arms and decided maybe I've just outgrown the series. I vowed never to preorder a Tales game again.

    My gripes with the Tales series boils down to;
    - Characters either got way to angsty or way too squeaky
    - Levels were too big and empty and felt like they were built using assets from a scrapped MMORPG
    - Writing that felt like the writers never played the game or saw it in action
    - inconsistent art direction between characters, enemies, and environments
    - combat that felt needlessly gated in certain ways for the illusion of complexity

    Tales of Arise hits different though.

    First of all the art direction has improved greatly over the last couple of games. Everything feels like it inhabits the same world. There was a graphical overhaul done to the game before its release and I think taking a final pass over it was the best thing they could have done.

    Characters are well designed and NOT annoying. I can't think of one Tales game where there wasn't one character I just refused to utilize simply because of how annoying their characterization was.

    It was also the first 3d Tales game where I found myself switching the controlled character a LOT, I found more than one character enjoyable to play when I usually just stick to whoever can whippety-whap the fastest.

    The writing is still long winded and every character has to tell you how they feel every time you move through a doorway, I found myself skipping all of the skits again. But that's okay, I've already learned how to human in my old age, I don't need to enjoy everything about the game to appreciate it.

    Combat has far fewer constraints on it than previous titles, cooldowns are short and you can switch between characters quickly. Each character's gimmicks are pretty simple to pick up and actually fun to use. Nobody feels wasted.

    Give it a go.    … Expand
  8. Supermarchello
    Nov 3, 2021
    9
    Отличное продолжение серии, крутые персонажи, дизайн, локации, хорошая оптимизация, первая за долгое время игра, где я не встретил ни одного бага, одно только это достойно уважения!
  9. pegoke7682
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    A great continuation of the series, cool characters, design, locations, good optimization, the first game in a long time where I didn't meet a single bug, this alone is worthy of respect!
  10. Falcon2147
    Jun 5, 2022
    10
    This is my first review...

    Let's start with the Pros of the game, - Very well done story that ties together all the elements shown since the beginning of the game, basically it has almost no filler at all. -Well designed characters both to look at and character-wise, no one involved in the main quest feels left out at all which really helps connect and immerse in the world. The world    This is my first review...

    Let's start with the Pros of the game,
    - Very well done story that ties together all the elements shown since the beginning of the game, basically it has almost no filler at all.
    -Well designed characters both to look at and character-wise, no one involved in the main quest feels left out at all which really helps connect and immerse in the world. The world feels alive, the map is well made too. There are about 70 side quests, some of them are enjoyable
    -The cutscenes made by ufotable are like always insane especially at the end the music in this game is enjoyable too! Since it suits the theme of the game and nature very well :D (Don't skip opening "Hibana" 10/10) -The combat in the game is just pure joy, the skill tree system the weapons upgrade availability and the difficulty to get thisr mats is also perfect, the combat is very engaging with beautiful ultimate animations too :)    … Expand
  11. Melavin3
    Aug 29, 2022
    9
    I kinda loved this game. The art and graphics are beautiful. I like the characters and story though the story kinda got a bit worse in the last third of the game. I loved the ending. I really connected with the characters and their relationships. The gameplay was fun enough but nothing special. I can't really decide if i want to give it a 9 or a 10. But for now i'll leave it at a 9.
  12. JasonMassaker
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best JRPG beside Final Fantasy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  13. Mene0
    Jul 2, 2022
    9
    The best Tales game I've played. The combat is deep and fun and the cast is great. The locations are also very beautiful.

    Enemy variety is lacking a bit and the story quality takes a nosedive in the third realm, but it improves a bit more later. Highly recommend if you enjoy JRPGs.
  14. Jbolota
    Dec 4, 2021
    8
    Amazing game, a refreshing rpg, the combat is super fun,it was my first tales game and i had no problem following the plot except for some parts, but those parts had no grip to the old games, finished it in about 40 hours and if you like action rpgs you definitively gotta give it a try,there were only 2 things in the whole game that i didnt like, this 'Skit' mechanic that it has where uAmazing game, a refreshing rpg, the combat is super fun,it was my first tales game and i had no problem following the plot except for some parts, but those parts had no grip to the old games, finished it in about 40 hours and if you like action rpgs you definitively gotta give it a try,there were only 2 things in the whole game that i didnt like, this 'Skit' mechanic that it has where u gotta press a button to see a little snippet of interaction between the party members,in my opinion this could have been implemented while you are in the open world exploring and such.And the second thing i didnt like was the last stretch of the game,it just felt way too rushed.But overall a really solid game… Expand
  15. Zapoo0026
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    Fantastic Tales game. Improves on many graphical fronts, as well as maintaining a heart felt, pretty intelligent story and like-able characters. It's rare that I am able to finish an RPG in its entirety these days. This one I will absolutely be finishing though!
  16. Adamant92
    Dec 25, 2021
    9
    This was my first Tales game, and I really enjoyed it. The beginning is a little bit bland, but it really picks up and the story goes for a long time (I think it's longer than most single player games releasing now). Combat is really fun, graphics are amazing (very optimized and well-done PC port). You get your money's worth for sure.
  17. Tyrant103xx
    Jul 14, 2022
    9
    Tales of Arise convinced me that I can enjoy the modern JRPG. When I think about JRPGs in my head, I think about turn based combat. I believed a game just can't be a real JRPG without turn based combat.
    Boy was I wrong. Tales of Arise is a masterful JRPG. The combat is fast, flashy, and exciting. The world is bright and beautiful. The item and skill progression is satisfying. Most    Tales of Arise convinced me that I can enjoy the modern JRPG. When I think about JRPGs in my head, I think about turn based combat. I believed a game just can't be a real JRPG without turn based combat.
    Boy was I wrong. Tales of Arise is a masterful JRPG. The combat is fast, flashy, and exciting. The world is bright and beautiful. The item and skill progression is satisfying. Most importantly, the characters, although somewhat one-dimensional, are wonderful, and the story, although cheesy, is engaging, interesting, and emotional.
    I finished the game with a strong feeling of melancholy that I was leaving this world and these characters that I had shared so much time with. In gaming, this is a feeling I most strongly associate with JRPGs, not any JRPGs, but the really great ones, and Tales of Arise is a really great one.    … Expand
  18. hoviadko123
    Sep 16, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tales of Arise is truly splendid game.
    The story is really long but it is captivating and full of surprises and i wasn't bored not even a single minute. All characters are great, I loved how relationships between characters were gradually strengthening during story. Graphics are pretty cool and soundtrack is epic (very suitable for a fantasy game). I also adore outfits, some you acquire during game and some u have to buy, if you want to wear them. As for combat, I think it's pretty simple to learn and it's fun.    … Expand
  19. lasmas
    Sep 15, 2021
    10
    144 fps and good graphic options

    BEST port made on the tales saga

    The combat is pretty good and all works as expected

    NO DENUVO
  20. shoeletariat
    Sep 18, 2021
    10
    One of the most compelling stories I've ever played in a JRPG, along with an interesting and beautifully rendered world, and a battle system that never really grows stale. This is on par with Dragon Quest XI for best modern JRPG. What more could you want?
  21. Sholva
    Sep 19, 2021
    8
    A really good JRPG.

    I had a really fun time playing Tales of Arise and, after almost 100 hours spent with the game, when I think back what I enjoyed the most, I think the answer is “mostly all of it” but, particularly, it’s the combat. The improved action combat never felt boring to me, never felt like a chore and always made me want to engage into those enemies while roaming around    A really good JRPG.

    I had a really fun time playing Tales of Arise and, after almost 100 hours spent with the game, when I think back what I enjoyed the most, I think the answer is “mostly all of it” but, particularly, it’s the combat.

    The improved action combat never felt boring to me, never felt like a chore and always made me want to engage into those enemies while roaming around the different areas, I barely skipped any enemies because the combat is just enjoyable.
    The one thing I would’ve loved as an extra bonus is the ability to cancel artes, or at least the normal attacks, into a dodge, but it is what it is, I got used to it.
    The different playstyles of each party member were also very well realized, there wasn’t a character I didn’t like and using them was very fun and interesting.
    The Boost Attacks and Strikes mechanic works pretty well and the epic animations that happen for the Strikes aren’t long at all, so it’s always a joy watching them over and over, they’re really well done.

    This game uses Unreal Engine 4 and I think it was a good decision to switch to a modern and versatile engine at last, because the older custom engine was showing its age.
    With UE 4, Arise shows that it’s a good engine for JRPGs, and especially combined with the new graphical effect they chose for the graphics here.

    But the PC port has launched with certain flaws, like a very poorly implementation of Steam Input, which made certain Xbox Controllers not work for many people, and needed to tinker with the Steam Settings, or a severe lack of proper Draw Distances that makes any NPC disappear from view 10 meters away from the player, and not only NPCs but also Shadows and most Geometry in general, had very obvious popping issues.

    The game also had resolution issues on certain screen setups, lack of proper ultra-wide support and stuff like that.
    Some of the issues have been partial or fully fixed by some awesome members of the community but, that’s no excuse, and Bandai Namco should at least release a proper patch for all these issues. They’ll probably take their sweet time though, if the issues are ever officially patched, that is : )

    Aside from those problems, which won’t affect everyone in the same way, my personal experience was that of a game that runs relatively smoothly, I had zero crashes or performance issues, so in the end my experience was quite enjoyable, once I downloaded a mod to increase the View Distance.
    On my R5 3600 and RTX 3060 Ti the game runs quite fine even at 1620p DSR Downsampling and after I used a mod to unlock the Unreal Console, I could raise the internal scale to 170-180% and still stay at 60 FPS.

    The story in Arise is quite “familiar” if you have played other games in the series, or JRPGs in general, with the usual twists and turns. I liked it, and the characters are well written and acted.
    Played in English voices, and instantly recognizing Ray Chase as Alphen (Noctis from FFXV), and Erica Lindbeck as Shionne (Magilou from Berseria, Vita from Trails of Cold Steel) was quite fun, and the actors for the rest of the cast also did a really good job.

    Having Alphen react to fish in the water reminded me instantly of Final Fantasy XV, which had incredible fishing mechanics, it was so fun, so hearing the same voice actor say similar lines here was quite a throwback. He’s not the fishing expert in Arise though, but that’s okay, because Kisara is also a really excellent character.

    The new format for Skits, being fully 3D presented in a comic-panels style does work very well, I still like Zestiria and Berseria’s skits more, when it comes to style, but the new ones really made me realize that the change wasn’t bad at all, and I loved some of the more funny ones, there are a ton of them.

    The soundtrack in general is really high quality, and the new battle theme is very good, reminded me of some of Nihon Falcom’s themes, which is a good thing, but then some of the most epic pieces are just used in areas where you don’t expect such ominous music, like just walking around or something, haha, but that’s alright.
    The “Formidable Foe / Giant Zeugle” theme is back and remade for this game, once again, and that’s also nice to listen to when fighting these giant enemies.
    Overall, sound design could’ve been a little bit better because once in combat the music is quite overshadowed by the characters voices but…that’s usually what happens in the Tales series.

    All in all, this is one of my favorites games this 2021, I have enjoyed great JPRGs on the PC this year, like Trails of Cold Steel IV and Ys IX, both magnificent games with most excellent PC ports, and then with Arise I had a lot of great times with it, just as much as with those other two JRPGs I mentioned, despite the port not being up to those standards, but still quite enjoyable nonetheless.
    An 8/10 due to the mild PC port issues, hopefully they patch it.    … Expand
  22. disposable
    Dec 15, 2021
    0
    What a dismal misunderstanding of what makes a dark story. A story isn't "dark" because the world is sad with sad people in it. A story is made dark by complex moral choices and characters that don't default to "we MUST save everyone!" For such an old series, the Tales games remain remarkably immature.

    Beyond the eye-roll inducing plot and cast, the combat isn't much better. What    What a dismal misunderstanding of what makes a dark story. A story isn't "dark" because the world is sad with sad people in it. A story is made dark by complex moral choices and characters that don't default to "we MUST save everyone!" For such an old series, the Tales games remain remarkably immature.

    Beyond the eye-roll inducing plot and cast, the combat isn't much better. What initially seems like a mildly entertaining combo based hack-and-slash devolves into clear evidence that Bandai Namco only publishes Dark Souls. Particle effects make the dodge system a moot point, since you can't see anything, and the bosses have more hp than Hewlett-Packard. A thorough waste of time in every regard, and a truly sorry waste of money.    … Expand
  23. Hudfe
    Sep 11, 2021
    9
    The game over all is a really fun one. There's few issues, and they can generally be easily forgiven or ignored as the game goes on. The combat is fast, fluid and really interesting. It starts out slow at first though, you only have two characters to play as and not a lot of moves to use. As you progress through the game though you get more and more options. More characters, more moves, aThe game over all is a really fun one. There's few issues, and they can generally be easily forgiven or ignored as the game goes on. The combat is fast, fluid and really interesting. It starts out slow at first though, you only have two characters to play as and not a lot of moves to use. As you progress through the game though you get more and more options. More characters, more moves, a better understanding of the system. You'll start out mashing buttons at the beginning and a bit later be fighting with fluid combos as you juggle enemies through the air. Its a super fun progression!

    The story is great, and takes a bit of a dark turn. I've never played a tales game before so i cant really compare this one to them, but overall i really enjoyed the story in this. I wont spoil anything, but i think most people will really enjoy it.

    The music itself is amazing. It perfectly sets the mood, and gets you pumped up during fights.

    For some issues though, later in the game there's a lot of special effects. The moves you use in fights cause a lot to go on and it can get really hard to see what's happening around you. There's also a bit of pop in when wandering around.

    Overall its a very fun experience. If you like action games or JRPGs I'd say its a must have. If not, then maybe skip it or wait for a sale.    … Expand
  24. TRMonteiro
    Sep 13, 2021
    10
    As a fan of the franchise since Phantasia, it's impossible not to emphasize how much this game has managed to adapt to current times while maintaining that feeling of "Tales of"

    My favorite by far and the best game i played in 2021
  25. VG_Alex
    Sep 22, 2021
    9
    As the 17th orthodox game of the series, 'Tales of Arise' has excellent graphic performance and improved combat system. Its solid story foundation and excellent performance have added many colors to this game. Although there are still some small shortcomings in the game itself, it is still at an excellent game as a whole and is still a JRPG worthy to recommend.

    Review of "Tales of    As the 17th orthodox game of the series, 'Tales of Arise' has excellent graphic performance and improved combat system. Its solid story foundation and excellent performance have added many colors to this game. Although there are still some small shortcomings in the game itself, it is still at an excellent game as a whole and is still a JRPG worthy to recommend.

    Review of "Tales of Arise"

    Graphic/Art: 9.5

    Music/Sounds: 9.5

    Narrative/Performance:8.5

    Gameplay: 8

    Score: 9    … Expand
  26. zArtesz
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    Замечательная игра подарившая мне массу разнообразных эмоций.
  27. Kisielec
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    One of the best game what I played in 2021. Story is that good like in Witcher. Bandai please continue Tales series you do it great ;)
  28. VoxLuden
    Oct 7, 2021
    7
    One of the best, but most polarizing Tales games since Berseria, Arise is a mixture of familiar tropes, intermingled with a charming cast, and brilliant soundtrack, all culminating in one of the best JRPG experiences of the next generation. This instalment alone makes me excited for what comes next for the series, and frankly I have sincerely enjoyed my over 50 hours with this game andOne of the best, but most polarizing Tales games since Berseria, Arise is a mixture of familiar tropes, intermingled with a charming cast, and brilliant soundtrack, all culminating in one of the best JRPG experiences of the next generation. This instalment alone makes me excited for what comes next for the series, and frankly I have sincerely enjoyed my over 50 hours with this game and counting. The game falls short of a perfect 10 due to some questionable decisions with DLC content, prices and restrictions, alongside a dragging experience towards the end of the story which slightly overstays it's welcome. The second half of the game particularly falls somewhat short in how it overstays its welcome in classic RPG-padding fare, yet the subplot is filled with strange twists, lateral commentary to the real world, and enthralling characters which I personally enjoyed thoroughly.… Expand
  29. Scotchraider
    Sep 14, 2021
    9
    Although there are some obvious issues about the story, marriage between main characters can be what my demand
  30. Jaeger423
    Sep 26, 2021
    9
    Super fun combat that makes me want to walk into any enemies I see in the open world, which is coming from someone who always has a repel turned on in Pokémon to avoid wild Pokémon fights when not trying to train. Some people have said the combat is button spam, but that’s not really the case at all. There’s an elemental system in the game which give strength and weaknesses to differentSuper fun combat that makes me want to walk into any enemies I see in the open world, which is coming from someone who always has a repel turned on in Pokémon to avoid wild Pokémon fights when not trying to train. Some people have said the combat is button spam, but that’s not really the case at all. There’s an elemental system in the game which give strength and weaknesses to different characters in n each fight. There’s also a really fun combo system where I feel like I’m always trying to string together the longest combo I can get. If you spam attacks in this game it probably won’t take long to die, or you could probably stand to tune up the difficulty.

    This is my first time playing this series (except for Symphonia, but I was very little and don’t remember much so I’m counting it out.) The ensemble cast is really fun and dynamic and have lots of lighthearted moments in between the serious story, which is common for a JRPG but is something I always like. I heard that there’s some features that series veterans have had mixed reactions to the changes made, but I can’t really speak to that.

    It’s not one of my top favorites of all time (at least maybe not yet) but it’s still totally sucked me in and I spend multiple hours a day playing that feels like 15 minutes, and when I’m not playing, I’m thinking about playing. It’s that kind of game for me.

    One thing to note, as it might turn off some is the amount of grinding. It’s not unusual for a jrpg to be heavy on the grind, but it’s slow paced even at low levels. This normally would bother me, but as I said, the combat is so fun that I’m always waltzing into it by choice.

    The negative reviews seem to be people that are just tired of the genre, the series, or just enjoy having unpopular opinions. If you are new to the series like me, I think this is a really good place to start.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameCritics
    Feb 23, 2022
    75
    It’s not an absolute slam dunk for the return of the Tales series, but it’s a solidly-crafted JRPG with a great battle system and fabulous environments to adventure through. It’s a shame the dialogue and story don’t match the stellar work done elsewhere, but on the whole it’s still a trip well worth taking.
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  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 30, 2021
    77
    If you don’t mind the cliché story, you’ll probably enjoy Tales of Arise – it has good graphics, good pacing and fluid (if a bit too easy) combat. [Issue#256, p.64]
  3. PCMag
    Sep 29, 2021
    80
    The Tales series makes a triumphant return with Arise, a game that delivers excellent, highly polished RPG action that stands above its predecessors. Despite being a RPG, Tales of Arise features a rich combat system that makes the title contend with some of the best action games released this year.
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