Tales of Arise

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  1. 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?
  2. 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
  3. NerdN8
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    Игра-Аниме с интересным сюжетом, приятным геемплеем и отличной рисовкой. Бои не успевают надоедать так как постоянно идут вставки с сюжетом и раскрытием главных героев. Главные герои харизматичны, к каждому проникаешься и сопереживаешь. Женские персонажи в игре как на подбор : красивые, милые, сильные личности, при этом не жирные и не похожи на огров. Отсутствие геев, негров ,Игра-Аниме с интересным сюжетом, приятным геемплеем и отличной рисовкой. Бои не успевают надоедать так как постоянно идут вставки с сюжетом и раскрытием главных героев. Главные герои харизматичны, к каждому проникаешься и сопереживаешь. Женские персонажи в игре как на подбор : красивые, милые, сильные личности, при этом не жирные и не похожи на огров. Отсутствие геев, негров , трансгендеров, жирных страшных феминисток и прочих атрибутов дерьма которым нас кормят западные игры, пытаясь усидеть на всех стульях и запихивая повестку куда только можно. Огромное уважение японцам что не прогибаются и делают игры как считают нужным! Доволен на 12/10, наиграл 30 часов и надеюсь дальше меня ждет столько же!… Expand
  4. FaylenSol
    Sep 11, 2021
    10
    Been a Tales fan since Eternia on the PS1, so far I am loving this entry. Not sure if this is going to take the place of my top two Tales games (Eternia/Vesperia) but it is in my top 3 now for sure.
  5. ItGeraltOfRivia
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    Хорошая картинка, красивые девушки, не плохой сюжет, да и в целом для своего жанра игра очень даже хорошая, советую любителям подобных игр как минимум опробовать.
  6. 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 ;)
  7. sex69
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    It's fun. I especially enjoyed the open world RPG. The female character is pretty.
  8. 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
  9. Tailed-Raven
    Sep 11, 2021
    10
    This the best tales since vesperia, it finally feels like the fast paced tales game they've been trying to make with zestiria and berseria. The soundtrack is one if not the best in the series backed by easily the best visuals. GG Bandai Namco GG
  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. VerminosoGames
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    obrigado Bandai por traduzir os jogos Tales para nós brasileiros, isso nos deixa muito felizes!
  12. Bioreactor1987
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    Игра линейно-коридорная. При столкновении с противником начинается бой на аренке.
    В игре 6 играбельных персонажей.
    Есть переключение между героями, уклонения и контратаки, воздушн. комбо, стихийные атаки и резисты, есть слабые места у противников, накапливаемые способности напарников имеют свои особенности. Есть готовка еды для бафов, крафт, рыбалка, расходники, артефакты, косметики,    Игра линейно-коридорная. При столкновении с противником начинается бой на аренке.
    В игре 6 играбельных персонажей.
    Есть переключение между героями, уклонения и контратаки, воздушн. комбо, стихийные атаки и резисты, есть слабые места у противников, накапливаемые способности напарников имеют свои особенности. Есть готовка еды для бафов, крафт, рыбалка, расходники, артефакты, косметики, собирательство регов и сундуки, из шмота броня/оружие/аксессуар.
    Прокачка нормальная. В основном пассивки и открытие скиллов. Взяв макс. лвл вы всё откроете.
    Есть поиск совушек, которые дают косметику.
    Сложность, как по мне, немного дисбалансит. Играл на сложной, которая базовая (без артефакта). Мобы слабые, а боссы ваншотят. Но в целом я доволен.
    ИИ напарников хороший и имеет возможность минимальной настройки.
    У каждого героя свой характер и стиль игры.
    Отыгрывания ролей или выборов в сюжете - нет. Всё рпг в циферках и геймплее.
    Боссов куча разных. От лордов, до огромнейших зверюг. Лицо они ломают нормально.
    Гринда обязательного нет.
    Побочки - это и базовые квесты в стиле подай/принеси/убей, и поиск совушек, бойцовая арена, убийство боссов, рыбалка, готовка еды, хил неписей. Есть побочки раскрывающие героев. Всё это явно отмечено на карте, хотя есть и скрытые.
    Сюжет прекрасен и закручен. Есть несколько очень наивных моментов, но это имхо.
    Персонажи все со своими характерами, меняются и раскрываются хорошо.
    Подается сюжет прекрасными катсценами, кайфовыми аниме вставками, анимироваными комиксами. Персонажи постоянно общаются между собой.
    Это не персонажи... Это друзья, с которыми не хочется расставаться.(((
    Картинка просто о***нная!
    Это лучший селлшэйдинг, который я видел.
    Хоть игра и коридорная, но локации прекрасны и задники проработаны охренительно.
    Кат сцены отличные, анимации кайф. Каждая эмоция на лице персонажа видна отчетливо. Движения хорошие. Текстуры не западают друг в друга (кроме некоторых косметиков).
    Есть только одна претензия. Женщины стоят очень странно. Подозреваю, что сделано это было чтобы текстуры рук не западали в юбки.
    Особенно кайфуешь от совместных добиваний - они просто о***нны!
    Музыка кайф! Японская озвучка очень хороша! Побочки не озвучены.
    Баги в 2к21... Не думал, что скажу это... ИХ НЕТ!
    И оптимизон отличный!
    Повестки нет!
    Нет сизонпассов и прочего кала. Продается тока косметика.

    Минусы.
    ПОЧЕМУ в такой красивой игре нет фотомода?!
    Реально бесило, что при боях с боссами побег не доступен и нельзя тупо загрузить игру. >_<
    Не самый удобный интерфейс, имхо.
    Хотелось бы видеть визуализацию скиллов, а не только текстовое описание.    … Expand
  13. JasonMassaker
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best JRPG beside Final Fantasy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  14. Gabrielct93
    Sep 12, 2021
    10
    Game of the year for sure, superb gameplay, story and graphics. The maps are organically intertwined with a lot of verticality, which is much better than past Tales of games. Also the gameplay is addictive, and all the other tales games I played I found them boring, so that's a huge plus. The soundtrack is nothing mind blowing but is very lovely. And the story so far is very good withGame of the year for sure, superb gameplay, story and graphics. The maps are organically intertwined with a lot of verticality, which is much better than past Tales of games. Also the gameplay is addictive, and all the other tales games I played I found them boring, so that's a huge plus. The soundtrack is nothing mind blowing but is very lovely. And the story so far is very good with interesting characters and decent voice acting. And the graphics are just eye candy, so colorful and beautiful designed architecture and overworld maps. Overall I would give it a 9.5 out of 10! 1… Expand
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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!
  19. Ryu003
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    Il gioco è veramente molto bello e divertente. I personaggi sono caratterizzati in maniera perfetta e la storia è una delle migliori mai fatte da questa serie.
  20. rechechelly
    Apr 26, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. JRPG中顶级的画面，一流的演出，优秀的人物设计，happy end，絢香的歌喉，这些都足以成为我给出高分的理由。可惜通关后内容太少，缺乏重复游玩的动力。… Expand
  21. 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
  22. Alicedcac
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    Tales of Arise is a stunning JRPG with a great story, characters, and combat. It's a must-play for fans of the genre.
  23. Borderlinez
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    Tales of Arise is a beautiful, emotional JRPG with a great cast of characters and an epic story.
  24. Sairento
    Aug 13, 2023
    9
    For me one of the best Tales game. I'm let's call it veteran of this serie and Arise made huge step forward. Easly in Top 4 with Tales of The Abyss, Vesperia, Berseria(this one mostly for story and characters). Great graphic with music. Characters are as always interesting and well written (specially Rinwell), story is great, even combat is pretty good. Maybe it looks like no depth in itFor me one of the best Tales game. I'm let's call it veteran of this serie and Arise made huge step forward. Easly in Top 4 with Tales of The Abyss, Vesperia, Berseria(this one mostly for story and characters). Great graphic with music. Characters are as always interesting and well written (specially Rinwell), story is great, even combat is pretty good. Maybe it looks like no depth in it but it's just easy entry to combat, u can do rly nice combos ( I recommend to try Rinwell ofc :V). Huge success after bad Zestiria and good Berseria. And if multiplayer was for someone important in Tales game, then this person is funny, cause it was one of the most boring part in Tales games ^^.… Expand
  25. 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
  26. Andrudis
    Sep 15, 2021
    9
    Decent RGP with with good deep characters, beautiful world. With coop it would be 10/10, I still do not understand reasons to cut it off as it would fit as good as in any previous game
  27. 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
  28. NoahGame
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    It's wondrefull game with wonderfull music. I want this anime
    Это потрясающая игра с потрясающей музыкой
  29. MajorKusanagi
    Feb 13, 2022
    9
    Excellent jeu. J'adore tout les personnages que l'on contrôle.

    L'histoire est intéressante / le bestiaire est bien fourni / Le gameplay est très bon.

    Je lui met la note de 9, c'est mon jeu de l'année 2021.
  30. Zewis
    Sep 23, 2021
    9
    Un Juegazo entre los JRPG modernos, y con un muy buen sistema de combate que si bien al comienzo es algo lento por que contamos con 2 personajes, a medida que se integran mas miembros se vuelve un espectáculo jugable y visual que es realmente placentero, además que el diseño de enemigos son muy buenos.
    Su banda sonora esta realmente bien y acompaña a cada momento, visualmente es muy    Un Juegazo entre los JRPG modernos, y con un muy buen sistema de combate que si bien al comienzo es algo lento por que contamos con 2 personajes, a medida que se integran mas miembros se vuelve un espectáculo jugable y visual que es realmente placentero, además que el diseño de enemigos son muy buenos.
    Su banda sonora esta realmente bien y acompaña a cada momento, visualmente es muy bueno aun que lamentablemente tiene mucho Popping que saca un poco de la inmersión.
    Lo único que es un poco bajo del titulo lamentablemente es su historia, La cual no esta mal pero abusa de clichés clásicos que si bien no es mala definitivamente es lo mas bajo del titulo. Sus personajes (sin contar los 2 principales que son lo mas cliché del mundo)son personajes Bastante buenos con los que llegas a encariñarte.
    También su apartado técnico es maravilloso (exceptuando lo del Popping), corre muy buen en pc de gama baja, además que en las 50 horas que jugué el titulo no tuve ningún bug o problema con este mismo.
    Sin duda un muy buen tales of y excelente JRPG que incluso recomendaría a alguien nuevo en el genero.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

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  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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