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: 28 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 47
  3. Negative: 8 out of 47
  1. KunioPL
    Feb 12, 2022
    10
    God storry and nice combat system. Game is chalanging On high dificulties. One if the Best jrpg last Times.
  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. Killerpummkin
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    With Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco is not only finally giving its assembly-line JRPG series an engine update, but the budget for the successfulWith Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco is not only finally giving its assembly-line JRPG series an engine update, but the budget for the successful series seems to have been raised significantly. Even if the story, character and level design are still rather generic, the budget update is good for the series, as the game's many dialogues and cutscenes have been staged in a much more rousing and motivating way. In terms of combat, Tales of Arise still feels rather chaotic, but it offers a lot more tactical finesse than its predecessors, and therefore plays much more transparently. One thing Bandai Namco has always been good at is writing good dialogue within its own travelling party. Although its predecessor, Tales of Berseria, was a little more successful at orchestrating good situational comedy, Tales of Arise also relies heavily on the well-written, comic-style dialogues that arise during the course of the adventure. A stylistic element that has always given Bandai Namco's Conveyor Belt franchise its own touch.… Expand
  6. CadeWylan
    Sep 23, 2021
    7
    The game is ok. The enemies are sponges, the bosses are annoying and the story is generic yet rapid. The characters barely interact except toThe game is ok. The enemies are sponges, the bosses are annoying and the story is generic yet rapid. The characters barely interact except to reaffirm plot points and the skits are heartless. The game leaves too much of tales of behind to truly be great… Expand
  7. OhNoItsSenpai
    Sep 28, 2021
    7
    If you're a hardcore tales fan I imagine you'll find a lot to love here. While I did enjoy the game and am glad I bought it I feel like theIf you're a hardcore tales fan I imagine you'll find a lot to love here. While I did enjoy the game and am glad I bought it I feel like the story wasn't nearly as good as Berseria, nor the art direction. I can understand that they wanted to go with flashier graphics so I wont hold the last part against them though. The combat feels the weakest here to me though with all the character constantly being needed for one type of mob or another, you can't actually find a way to play that feels fun and just run with it like I did in previous iterations. Last gripe from me is the load times. I bought mine on PS4 and the load times while not atrocious are certainly noticeable. With the load times I feel like I would have enjoyed it quite a bit more playing on the PS5; if that console does even truly exist.… 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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