Tales of Arise

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 727 Ratings

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  1. OriginalGinyu
    Sep 2, 2023
    9
    THIS is what a MODERN JRPG should look like! Sadly instead, most JRPGs nowadays still look like Nintendo Wii Games
  2. MarshiPlayer
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ''Let's Go..................................................................................................................................''… Expand
  3. Kostas_Spirou
    Aug 10, 2023
    6
    This game was my introduction to the Tales of series, after all the praise it got, I was curious to check it out so I decided to play it. To be completely honest, I got into the game wanting to like it, but unfortunately from the first few minutes, I realized that it's just going to be a typical JRPG with some generic plot points and common anime tropes.

    Well, what I got is exactly that,    This game was my introduction to the Tales of series, after all the praise it got, I was curious to check it out so I decided to play it. To be completely honest, I got into the game wanting to like it, but unfortunately from the first few minutes, I realized that it's just going to be a typical JRPG with some generic plot points and common anime tropes.

    Well, what I got is exactly that, the game is nothing more but the most basic and uninteresting JRPG I've played so far. From beginning to end, nothing really happens, the story is monotonous, and the last few hours are a slog to go through, the final dungeon is exhausting, filled with overleveled spongey enemies and terrible level design, and the ending is absolutely pathetic and nonsensical.

    As for the characters, the main cast is underwhelming, there's barely any development, and the side characters are very one dimensional and forgettable.

    I don't want to seem very negative, because I actually enjoyed the game for the most part, the gameplay is good, the graphics look fantastic, various different worlds to explore, beautiful landscapes and environments, cool looking animations and great visuals.

    I actually had fun solely because of the gameplay, and it motivated me to explore a lot and do side quests and interact with the world for many hours, even though there the side content isn't anything special, there's a decent amount of things to do.

    That being said, I wanna point out that the game itself seems to have taken a lot of inspiration from other JRPG titles, but the problem is, it never succeeds, it always tries to do something big but ultimately falls flat, as if it's not capable of reaching that peak yet. In fact, during some parts of the game, I could tell that it's a little bit rushed, especially towards the end.

    Personally I'm disappointed, is it a solid fun game? In some ways yeah, do I recommend it? Not really, I mean if you're craving to play a JRPG then maybe, but there are superior JRPGs out there that do everything this game does but better.

    Final Rating: "Above Average" ~ 5.5/10.    … Expand
  4. Gabriele79
    Aug 29, 2023
    7
    Classico jrpg story driven,comparto artistico ben fatto;non eccelle pero' in nulla... bello e al contempo diverso il combattimento negli scontri dove poter cambiare il personaggio quasi in tempo reale.Anche se le battaglie sono forse le piu'riuscite e spettacolari con le varie combo in tempo reale,la velocita' dello stesso, il complesso di elementi a schermo e le bizzarrie della telecameraClassico jrpg story driven,comparto artistico ben fatto;non eccelle pero' in nulla... bello e al contempo diverso il combattimento negli scontri dove poter cambiare il personaggio quasi in tempo reale.Anche se le battaglie sono forse le piu'riuscite e spettacolari con le varie combo in tempo reale,la velocita' dello stesso, il complesso di elementi a schermo e le bizzarrie della telecamera lo rendono non perfettamente fruibile. Come i suoi predecessori non e' un open world ma un intersecarsi di lande semi aperte e dungeon.Un buon gioco,ma non va' assolutamente elevato come must buy, a livello di esperienza globale non si discosta poi tanto da tales of berseria che a me personalnente e piaciuto anche di piu specialmente nella storia.Decisamente troppa hype. Voto 7.0… Expand
  5. MasterTiger4
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    If you love JRPGs, if you love Anime like characters, if you love huge Worlds and compelling story telling with a lovable cast of characters. Then you've come to the right place.
    Tales of Arise is one of the best JRPGs and Best Looking JRPGs I've placed in years.
    I can't recommend this game enough.
  6. MetaKuwlbeans
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    Every new decision they made was a good one. Absolutely amazing game. Easily in the top 5 in the series.
  7. Potet69
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    Only Tales game I have played and its very good.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  8. Jollyraffy
    Jul 20, 2023
    8
    Overall a very enjoyable game. Alphen and Shionne relationship carries the story a lot, and I have to say that i liked their interactions very much, they were intense yet simple and realistic.
    The fighting system is a big step forward from Zestiria and Berseria, it still needs some work to be perfect tough. The last part of the game felt a bit rushed, especially the final battle, the plot    Overall a very enjoyable game. Alphen and Shionne relationship carries the story a lot, and I have to say that i liked their interactions very much, they were intense yet simple and realistic.
    The fighting system is a big step forward from Zestiria and Berseria, it still needs some work to be perfect tough. The last part of the game felt a bit rushed, especially the final battle, the plot twist wasn't really needed after all the hours of playing! I felt it as very unnecessary. Hope they'll keep on improving in the next Tales of, especially in giving the world a bit more life or depth.    … Expand
  9. jacobgoh101
    Jul 15, 2023
    6
    Good, not great. It's just fine. Just an average jrpg with good graphic.....
  10. tonberry_ftw
    Jul 9, 2023
    5
    quite fun in the beginning, but gets pretty repetitive at the end. Still, most fun i've had playing tales series since Vesperia
  11. Hazuna
    Jun 29, 2023
    8
    Tales of Arise war tatsächlich mein erster Ableger der Tales-of-Reihe. Ich muss gestehen, dass ich mich sehr schnell hier Wohlgefühlt habe und die Geschichte spannend und packend erzählt wurde. Die Charaktere haben alle einen gewissen Charme und wachsen einem zum Teil dich sehr ans Herz. Eine der größten Stärken sind die Plott-Twists und die teilweise wirklich fordernden Kämpfe.Tales of Arise war tatsächlich mein erster Ableger der Tales-of-Reihe. Ich muss gestehen, dass ich mich sehr schnell hier Wohlgefühlt habe und die Geschichte spannend und packend erzählt wurde. Die Charaktere haben alle einen gewissen Charme und wachsen einem zum Teil dich sehr ans Herz. Eine der größten Stärken sind die Plott-Twists und die teilweise wirklich fordernden Kämpfe. Grundsätzlich vereint das Spiel alle stärken der klassischen JRPGs und frischt mit seinem dynamischen Kampfsystem diese noch auf.

    Einzige kleine Schwächen sind die teilweise langen Kämpfe, die sich aufgrund der fehlenden Wucht der eigenen Party manchmal wie Button-Smashing anfühlen. Auch die Geschichte zieht sich gerade hinten raus etwas in die Länge - das soll allerdings wie ich gehört habe eine klassische Tales-of Krankheit sein. Ich hatte eine gute Zeit mit dem Spiel und konnte bestimmt knapp 80 Stunden Spielzeit in der Welt verbringen, die ich nicht bereue!    … Expand
  12. ByrenHayabusa
    Jun 27, 2023
    8
    This game was almost the perfect Tales of game. I absolutely love exploring the beautiful landscapes, dungeons and the story was fantastic and easy to follow. The character designs and interactions were top notch as well. Namco spared no expense in these departments, especially for a tales game. However, this game is a little frustrating for me... 1. It should have included the optionThis game was almost the perfect Tales of game. I absolutely love exploring the beautiful landscapes, dungeons and the story was fantastic and easy to follow. The character designs and interactions were top notch as well. Namco spared no expense in these departments, especially for a tales game. However, this game is a little frustrating for me... 1. It should have included the option to play as a 2-player local co-op... most if not all Tales of games had local co-op and I would have loved to play this with a friend. 2. Too much particle/flashy effects, snappy camera cuts and damage numbers cluttering up the screen when you have a full party in combat. The game is fine with just Alphen and Shionne, but when you recruit your 3rd and 4th character (plus reserve characters) the battle screen looks like a crappy version of Jackson Pollock painting or visual vomit. Combine that with the non-stop screaming and yelling each character does over each other...it's not art it's a headache. Plus, there is no option to turn off the battle cries without completely muting the voiceovers. Ughhh. This could have been the best tales game, but that honor still goes to Symphonia and Vesperia in my opinion.… Expand
  13. LetsGoPokemonLu
    Jun 23, 2023
    9
    This was my first tales of game - loved it so much. The amount of care and love that went into this game is astonishing. The combat is also easily accessible but rewards mastery similar to franchises like Devil May Cry.
  14. trhng
    Apr 27, 2023
    8
    For the Tales of series it's pretty good and I see great things in the future if they can keep up with the same kind of good character designs.
  15. Kash514
    Apr 25, 2023
    6
    Lepszy film animowany niż gra wideo.
    Brzmi i wygląda świetnie, rewelacyjnie wykonane są postaci i lokacje. Jeśli jesteś fanem japońskiego sposobu opowiadania historii, z całym tym wyolbrzymionym dramatyzmem, emocjami i gdzieniegdzie powtykanym humorem, to będziesz zadowolony. Zwłaszcza z przerywników filmowych, których jest cała masa.
    Niestety, sama rozgrywka nie dowozi. Głównie zawodzą    Lepszy film animowany niż gra wideo.
    Brzmi i wygląda świetnie, rewelacyjnie wykonane są postaci i lokacje. Jeśli jesteś fanem japońskiego sposobu opowiadania historii, z całym tym wyolbrzymionym dramatyzmem, emocjami i gdzieniegdzie powtykanym humorem, to będziesz zadowolony. Zwłaszcza z przerywników filmowych, których jest cała masa.
    Niestety, sama rozgrywka nie dowozi. Głównie zawodzą pojedynki, przede wszystkim te z bossami, którzy mają setki, tysiące punktów zdrowia. Ty natomiast posiadasz zasób zwany CP (cure points), który jest używany do odnawiania twojego mizernego paska życia i który notorycznie się wyczerpuję, szczególnie w większych potyczkach.
    Każdy z grywalnych bohaterów ma specjalny atak, który ma służyć do kontrowania konkretnych akcji wrogów, ale niemal nigdy nie jest dostępny wówczas, gdy naprawdę jest potrzebny.
    Sztuczna inteligencja twoich sojuszników jest tępa i ciągle doprowadza do ich śmierci. Zresztą gra posiada zupełnie niezrozumiałe dla mnie opcje automatyzacji. Można dosłownie uruchomić automatyczną walkę, wówczas potyczki przechodzą się same, o ile bohaterowie nie postanowią popełnić seppuku.
    Jest to gra wyłącznie dla zagorzałych fanów anime.
    Ps. jako DLC można nabyć m.in. nie tylko walutę gry, ale wręcz zwiększenie poziomu postaci. Jak to przeszło przez urząd celny?    … Expand
  16. Wer007
    Mar 23, 2023
    10
    this game is **** beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  17. Cancery1987
    Mar 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is boring...
    Graphic : 9/10
    Music: 7/10
    Combat 9/10
    Story:7/10
    Item/Equip system: 5/10

    2/3 early game is good, but the late game is boring as hell
    Weapon simple and boring like Mobile game
    Characters become stupid at late game.

    Wasted my money !    … Expand
  18. Sphendaroh
    Mar 4, 2023
    10
    I enjoyed the game immensely. I really liked the gameplay (especially the combat) as well as of course the graphics. The story wasn't a masterpiece by any means, but I greatly enjoyed it nonetheless, and the characters really shine in this game (especially the character dynamics). This game tried to do something different with the classic Tales formula (which I also liked, given that II enjoyed the game immensely. I really liked the gameplay (especially the combat) as well as of course the graphics. The story wasn't a masterpiece by any means, but I greatly enjoyed it nonetheless, and the characters really shine in this game (especially the character dynamics). This game tried to do something different with the classic Tales formula (which I also liked, given that I love the classic games like Tales of Vesperia and Tales of the Abyss, as well as liked the more modern entries like Tales of Xillia and Tales of Bersaria) and I think it overall succeeded. The game overall was an incredible experience from start to finish, and I have hopes that they can continue to improve upon this strong basis in the future (whether that be building upon this good new framework they established with this game, or going back to a more traditional style but incorporating several of the good aspects from this game). As long as one plays this game with a mindset open to an Tales experience that tries something new, I think there is a lot to enjoy from this one. I highly recommend this game.… Expand
  19. shw079
    Mar 1, 2023
    4
    No thanks. I bought the game due to the good reviews. However, the game really disappoints. The plot is so predictable and the skits are especially annoying. Why can't they just make them into cut scenes? I feel the developers are just being lazy and it feels weird for gamers to stare at some static slides and listen to the unimportant dialogues. The only thing I like about the game is theNo thanks. I bought the game due to the good reviews. However, the game really disappoints. The plot is so predictable and the skits are especially annoying. Why can't they just make them into cut scenes? I feel the developers are just being lazy and it feels weird for gamers to stare at some static slides and listen to the unimportant dialogues. The only thing I like about the game is the combat but overall it was a total waste of time.… Expand
  20. giannis2001
    Feb 9, 2023
    9
    I hadn't played any Tales game before this and just bought this game because I liked the demo, so I went completely in the dark of what to expect from the series. And I have to say I love Tales of Arise. The characters are truly unforgettable. Everyone has a very well done design to his personality and the interactions between them has huge depth.

    The story in itself is nothing special    I hadn't played any Tales game before this and just bought this game because I liked the demo, so I went completely in the dark of what to expect from the series. And I have to say I love Tales of Arise. The characters are truly unforgettable. Everyone has a very well done design to his personality and the interactions between them has huge depth.

    The story in itself is nothing special by my opinion, but combining with the development of each characters it become truly amazing.

    The art style and soundtrack are outstanding as well.

    Let's talk about the combat. Maybe slow at start, but later on you get one of the best Action RPG combat system to date. It feels like hack and slash but keeps every aspect of RPG. Truly great combination. Also, the lengh of the game is exactly as it should. Overall, the excellent presentation of characters and the fantastic combat make this game a masterpiece. Highly recommend it.    … Expand
  21. Esperwolf
    Feb 9, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first half of the game is great. It feels like a Tales of game. It really drops the ball in the second half though. There are so many plot holes it may as well as be swiss cheese.

    Daeq Faezol is where you learn the truth of the Renan home planet. A planet that is pretty much dead, mind controls its inhabitants and wants to syphon energy from its neighbor to create a void; pretty much killing itself?

    Renan's syphoning energy to gain power makes sense, they seem power hungry throughout the game. Then suddenly you find out its the planet itself. There are people called Helganquil and the crown contest is pretty much pointless for the Renans. Since both Soveriegns are revealed to be Dahnan's and there has never been a Renan Soveriegn.

    Oh, and the people on Lenegis are clueless. Though probably somewhat effected by their home world. Yet, there is no mind control from the Renan planet on the Dahnan home planet. Meaning all Renan's on the Dahnan home planet are free of its influence.

    What, I gathered from this information is the Renan planet wants to commit double suicide.
    It's people left its influence.
    The Crown contest is a sham.
    And the last half just complicates things so much that it ruins the first half.

    I am ashamed to call this a Tales of game.

    Character wise and gameplay wise. It is really good; it just drops the ball with the story.    … Expand
  22. Ignis_z
    Jan 30, 2023
    8
    Buena jugabilidad a diferencia de Berseria que era darle a un botón, buena historia, Secundarias en su justa medida. Recomendable
  23. Rasengan69
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    Combat was fun. I didn't care too much for the story or dialogue, but I don't go out of my way to platinum too many games. This one I did
  24. Yinj
    Jan 26, 2023
    7
    I was looking forward to a new "Tales of" game. I finished the game 100% and completed every achievement. Here's a more detailed scoring:

    Combat and Gameplay: 8/10 Story: 4/10 Music: 7/10 Graphics: 8/10 World and Level design: 6/10 Combat is good and If you get the hang of it you can do some fun combos and absolutely destroy enemies. I personally had more fun controlling Rinwell    I was looking forward to a new "Tales of" game. I finished the game 100% and completed every achievement. Here's a more detailed scoring:

    Combat and Gameplay: 8/10
    Story: 4/10
    Music: 7/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    World and Level design: 6/10

    Combat is good and If you get the hang of it you can do some fun combos and absolutely destroy enemies. I personally had more fun controlling Rinwell in combat. Controlling other Characters in combat is an improvement compared to previous "Tales of" games. I think this game offers a way to have fun in combat with every character and the solo challenges that you can do were fun.

    The Story was mediocre and for me a bit bland. Sometimes the interactions between characters in Skits and throughout the Story felt weird and out of place, sometimes even pretty cringe and nonsensical. I didn't like the direction towards the end of the game and how the plot evolved. I think the Story is the weakest part of this game which is sad since previous "Tales of" games usually had pretty enjoyable stories.

    The Music is okay. Can't say much now months after I played the game but I don't remember any song so it's only a 7/10.

    Graphics are a good step forward from previous "Tales of" games. Since this is not a fully next-gen game I'm looking forward to what they can do in the next game. Since I played on PS5 I had no performance issues.

    While the design of the world looks great this game is sadly still stuck in the PS2 era of level design. You can see a wide open area of the world but you are restricted to corridors. I sincerely hope the next "tales of" game doesn't do this.    … Expand
  25. GRX3m0m
    Jan 24, 2023
    6
    Great game, -2 for one of the most idiotic mechanics in gaming (CP), another -1 due to some ridiculously stupid bosses (Ganabelt, Efreet etc) and another -1 due to the impossibility of using the mystic arts with Rinwell.
  26. mhaaad444
    Jan 13, 2023
    5
    I had to force myself to finish it, it took me two months of stalling because every time I load the save and start playing I get annoyed with their voices, the dialogue is atrocious! (I thought Xenoblade 3 had the worst dialogue until I played Arise).

    Too linear, too little eneme variety, sometimes too inconvenience.

    The premise is good but the execution is terrible, 5/10.
  27. MoreBiscuits
    Jan 5, 2023
    10
    To say I’m addicted to this game is an understatement. The gameplay is glorious, there’s so many layers and choices. Graphically it’s beautiful, both in environments and character design. The amount of content available is plentiful. I’ve never been a huge lover of JRPGs but this game has broke that trend.
  28. Lgbtroxa
    Dec 26, 2022
    10
    Nunca havia jogado um “Tales of”, ate ver Arise na steam.
    Então o que eu vi aqui, me surpreendeu de uma forma que nenhum jogo me surpreendeu desde o lançamento de NieR Automata e Replicant.
    O enredo consiste no seguinte. Vocë é o "mascara de ferro", um jovem que não se lembra de seu passado e que se ve inserido em um mundo escravizado onde a morte se tornou tão banalizada, que nem mesmo    Nunca havia jogado um “Tales of”, ate ver Arise na steam.
    Então o que eu vi aqui, me surpreendeu de uma forma que nenhum jogo me surpreendeu desde o lançamento de NieR Automata e Replicant.
    O enredo consiste no seguinte. Vocë é o "mascara de ferro", um jovem que não se lembra de seu passado e que se ve inserido em um mundo escravizado onde a morte se tornou tão banalizada, que nem mesmo pais se importam de perder seus filhos. A partir disso, vocë parte em sua jornada para se lembrar de quem vocë é e tentar acabar com esse sistema opressor.
    A história se mostra simples no início, mas conforme as coisas väo rolando, tudo se torna complexo, trágico e inevitável. Os personagens principais são EXTREMAMENTE HUMANOS. Eles falam justamente o que nós, como jogadores, pensamos. Exemplo: Em uma certa parte do game, me foi revelado um plot twist, e logo pensei "ué, mas não faz sentido", e no mesmo instante os personagens questionaram e explicaram a mesma coisa. Isso acontece com frequencia no jogo, o que me deu a sensação de que ele sabia o que estava fazendo ao contar a história, e em certo ponto até parei de procurar furos de roteiro porque parecia impossível encontrar. O roteiro é tão bem escrito, que não tem NENHUMA informação que fica para trás sem explicação. Tudo faz sentido, tudo é explicado, até mesmo as coisas mais banais. Outro exemplo: Em Arise, as pessoas usam Ars Artrais que é basicamente magia, o plot não precisava explicar o que isso é, afinal ninguém questionaria isso, mas o jogo faz questão de nos responder.
    A construção de personagem é impecável. Todos os personagens tem uma história, um subtexto, uma camada, uma motivação para desistirem de morrer e lutarem para sobreviver. E as mudanças de caráter ocorrem de uma forma tão natural e cadenciada, que parece que voce não jogou um jogo, e sim assistiu pessoas crescerem de verdade.
    A gameplay é tão viciante e gostosa, que vocë faz questao de enfrentar os inimigos mesmo que voce possa evita-los de alguma forma. Aliás, os boss das side quests são MUITO BONS, recomendo fazer todas, afinal são bem simples e intuitivas. Mas acrescentam muito à relação dos protagonistas, MUITO MESMO.
    A arte e a trilha sonora, são perfeitas. Em especial, a musica do fim do game, me fez debruçar em lágrimas enquanto assistia a cutscene final. Os cenários são lindos, parecem uma tela de aquarela, é impossivel vocë passar por todos os reinos e ambientes do jogo sem parar pra observar a paisagem.
    Joguei muitos JRPGs na vida, mas esse ganhou um espaço especial no meu coração.
    Pare de pensar em um motivo para morrer, e olhe em sua volta aquilo que te incentiva a viver    … Expand
  29. LukeDias42
    Dec 12, 2022
    9
    This wasn't the first time I played a Tales game, however, I wasn't hooked on any of the other games. But, Tales of Arise is a completely different beast!
    Seriously, this game is amazing, it has an incredible story, with very touching moments and with very nice characters! It has many twists and I was completely hooked from beginning to end!
    The gameplay is superb, you can control every    This wasn't the first time I played a Tales game, however, I wasn't hooked on any of the other games. But, Tales of Arise is a completely different beast!
    Seriously, this game is amazing, it has an incredible story, with very touching moments and with very nice characters! It has many twists and I was completely hooked from beginning to end!
    The gameplay is superb, you can control every character, and create your party before battles. Each character has completely different movements and feels very different to play with. The fights can be very challenging but also fair, you don't need to grind for anything, just play the story and some of the side stories, and done, you are always at a great level for the challenges of the game.
    The game is very long, even more so if you play it to its fullest, there are many locations, many side quests, and the story itself isn't very short. So if you love long experiences and amazing gameplays, you have to play this masterpiece.    … Expand
  30. PaulRogers
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    Wonderful game. I'm surprised by the mechanics of the game. I've always liked Final Fantasy RPG games and decided to try Tales of Arise. fantastic and epic. I summarize the game as magnificent.
  31. Hallifex
    Dec 3, 2022
    9
    Really ambitious game which for the most part delivers. The first couple of "chapters" in the game are amazing a 10/10. I think that the storytelling runs into some bumps as you get further into the game

    The game still ended up being a joy to play and I really felt pushed to finish the game in a way I haven't felt in awhile. This truly was one of the best rpgs I have played. The combat is    Really ambitious game which for the most part delivers. The first couple of "chapters" in the game are amazing a 10/10. I think that the storytelling runs into some bumps as you get further into the game

    The game still ended up being a joy to play and I really felt pushed to finish the game in a way I haven't felt in awhile. This truly was one of the best rpgs I have played. The combat is really good, there are plenty of little things to play around with like stats, abilities, equipment, cooking, fishing, plenty of side quests.

    The visuals are really nice. The music is very good. Character development is pretty well done. The characters themselves are amazing design and personality. If you have been looking for a new rpg to play and have a good amount of time on your hands, you should really consider Tales of arise. IMO this is the best tales game in the series.    … Expand
  32. DrZomboid
    Nov 9, 2022
    7
    Good jrpg but last third is just filler, with boring detailed story.

    I remember that Vesperia vas also long and boring at some point.

    So I rushed trough game and it was pretty difficult even on very easy in 32hrs...
  33. Sabrewulf1
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Firstly, unlike reviews saying this is for fans of the tales series, I call bull. I have tried and failed to get into anything previously. Besaria, vesperia, never touched the sides. I love ajrpg, but never could. This, this is right up there with YsViii. Slow starter, trickles a decent rpg system. Combat is smooth, intricate and a decent challenge at higher levels. Music is fullyFirstly, unlike reviews saying this is for fans of the tales series, I call bull. I have tried and failed to get into anything previously. Besaria, vesperia, never touched the sides. I love ajrpg, but never could. This, this is right up there with YsViii. Slow starter, trickles a decent rpg system. Combat is smooth, intricate and a decent challenge at higher levels. Music is fully orchestrated, all main characters have a decent backstory, full if twists. The graphics although still behind triple A are the next level for JRPG. Pop in let's it down a bit but doesn't detract. The game takes to the first boss to get truly hooked, but it has that special thing...the ability to hook you in. Its one you keep playing til end game at least. Worth every penny on ps5 and definitely best of the bunch of elysium and scarlet nexus.… Expand
  34. Notorioustk
    Nov 4, 2022
    9
    Loved it! Not my favorite tales game but still pretty good! If you’re a fan of action games or RPG games with long drawn out stories and colorful dramatic characters you’ll love this game!
  35. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    9
    +
    Jugabilidad que debe marcar las bases del futuro del JRPG.
    Gran duración y postgame.
    Audiovisualmente potentísimo para no ser un AAA.

    -
    Diálogos y secuencias para aburrir.
    Arquetipos japoneses que de vez en cuando avergüenzan bastante.
    Defectos gráficos como popping que no se debería pasar por alto. Falta pulido visual.
  36. Juliosouza1988
    Oct 26, 2022
    9
    Melhor game da franquia . Só a história na reta final que viajou na maionese.
  37. ashwathama199
    Oct 18, 2022
    8
    Having OKkish characters with voice acting slightly better than that in regular anime , a story line which seemed as if 'twas made by 2 drunk men in jail with nothing better to do, unbalanced soundtrack ( most of them are boring, the only epic one is made stale by being played again and again in almost every 2nd fight), a battle system which reminds you of good ol' days with PS2 and GodHaving OKkish characters with voice acting slightly better than that in regular anime , a story line which seemed as if 'twas made by 2 drunk men in jail with nothing better to do, unbalanced soundtrack ( most of them are boring, the only epic one is made stale by being played again and again in almost every 2nd fight), a battle system which reminds you of good ol' days with PS2 and God Hand (but that also gets stale inevitably, with overrepititive fights against same 4 enemies with almost no weakness and giant health pools, being repeated again and again in the end), Tales of Arise was overall a mixed experience. With that being said it is the first and the last Tales game I will ever pick up. Due to it's satisfactory combat the game is enjoyable, at least for 40 hrs, till the 2nd half of the game starts, after that you can throw the disc in a trash can, piss on it and set it on fire.… Expand
  38. Cyril40
    Oct 7, 2022
    1
    Jeu old school a couloir, gameplay limité en combat et brouillon, surtout si on est habitué aux souls, bestiaire pauvre, arbre de talent inintéressant, loot ridicules dans les coffres, le jeu n apporte rien a part une lassitude dans le temps.
  39. Max9595
    Sep 27, 2022
    7
    The game is fun. The plot is good. However, I am quite sad that it has no multiplayer. For me, that almost was deal breaker and kept me from buying it for so long. I will give it a good rating but I hope you chose to give your next game multiplayer. As I think your your tales games will just be another JRPG on the market at that point. With nothing that sets it aside form the rest.
  40. dylanolson44
    Aug 29, 2022
    10
    I never was really into the Tales of series, I just got the game because I needed something new to play, when I started playing it was different from what I'm used to. I was so intrigued to continue playing Tales of Arise because of the fact it was/is good. That is an understatement, this game is by far one of the most emotional games I have ever played, this is a game that is filled withI never was really into the Tales of series, I just got the game because I needed something new to play, when I started playing it was different from what I'm used to. I was so intrigued to continue playing Tales of Arise because of the fact it was/is good. That is an understatement, this game is by far one of the most emotional games I have ever played, this is a game that is filled with romance between all characters, and this is a tearjerker which I like, towards the end was very emotional. This is by far again on of the best games I enjoyed playing. I am looking forward to the next tales of if it happens.… Expand
  41. 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.
  42. Yourem
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    A fantastic adventure,I love this ending.
    Characters 10/10
    Story 8/10
    Graphics 10/10
    Soundtrack 10/10
    Gameplay 9/10
  43. Aashir52970
    Jul 15, 2022
    8
    The game was a blast to play but with a few caveats. Definitely one of the harder games I played this year.
    Pros
    1. The graphics look splendid
    2. Combat is amazing 3. Huge load of cutscenes but they never overstay their welcome
    4. Weapon and costume design is marvellous

    Cons
    1. Side quests are boring
    2. Lip syncing issues
    3. Weak story

    Overall a memorable 50-60 hours
  44. saturn812
    Aug 13, 2022
    2
    You can feel that this game was made by a team of interns with very low budget. Plot holes down right and center, 10 enemies re-skined 15 times, 10 weapons re-skined 15 times, 10 costumes re-skined 15 times, you get the idea, even boss enemies re-used. They even didn't bother making the ending in 3d, they just put the cheap 15 fps anime cutscene (PS5 version haha). Many times there are noYou can feel that this game was made by a team of interns with very low budget. Plot holes down right and center, 10 enemies re-skined 15 times, 10 weapons re-skined 15 times, 10 costumes re-skined 15 times, you get the idea, even boss enemies re-used. They even didn't bother making the ending in 3d, they just put the cheap 15 fps anime cutscene (PS5 version haha). Many times there are no transition between the levels, just the black screen. I wanted to rate this higher since I did finish the game, but they did not even include very limitted co-op which we used to have, but don't believe this is because of the new "unique" and "dynamic" combat system, it was just cut to save money just like everything else. Absolute garbage… Expand
  45. Matt2790
    Aug 10, 2022
    5
    This is the worst, dumb, simplistic and bland story I've ever played in an rpg, only the last quarter gets kinda interesting. I really forced myself to play it. Repetitive combat with tons of enemies everywhere, and once you get the full party, you realize how shallow, messy and repetitive combat is. Doing the same strategy over and over, seeing the same combat cutscenes for 50 hours.This is the worst, dumb, simplistic and bland story I've ever played in an rpg, only the last quarter gets kinda interesting. I really forced myself to play it. Repetitive combat with tons of enemies everywhere, and once you get the full party, you realize how shallow, messy and repetitive combat is. Doing the same strategy over and over, seeing the same combat cutscenes for 50 hours. Characters speaking too much nonsense dialogue during the time you're not fighting. Simple and poor side quest design which, which in fact are merely fetch quests. Poor and lifeless cities. Rushed and disappointing ending. This has been my first Tales experience and didn't quite enjoyed it at all. Will play others anyway, can't judge an entire saga by one bad game… Expand
  46. Schueli
    Aug 10, 2022
    7
    Das wohl beste Tales of, was ich bisher gespielt habe und auch das erste, was ich beendet habe. Die Grafik geht in Ordnung. Die Welt ist schlauchig gehalten, keine Open World. Das Spiel macht Spaß. Doch es ist für meinen Geschmack zu lang, da es irgendwann immer das gleiche ist. Gehe zu dem schlauchigen "Dungeon" töte hundert Gegner, Endboss. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special.Das wohl beste Tales of, was ich bisher gespielt habe und auch das erste, was ich beendet habe. Die Grafik geht in Ordnung. Die Welt ist schlauchig gehalten, keine Open World. Das Spiel macht Spaß. Doch es ist für meinen Geschmack zu lang, da es irgendwann immer das gleiche ist. Gehe zu dem schlauchigen "Dungeon" töte hundert Gegner, Endboss. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special. Dreieck, Dreieck, Dreieck.... ... Special.

    Nach ca. 20 -25h dachte ich schon, so Endboss besiegt, Ende. Super.

    Nix ist. Es ging weiter und weiter und ich hatte eigentlich kein Bock mehr. 35h kamen am Ende für Hauptstory und ein paar Nebenquests zusammen.

    Fazit: Spiel ist echt gut, aber zu lang gestreckt, da man irgendwann abstumpft. Hab nachher schon nichts mehr gelesen und nebenbei Twitch geguckt, weil am Ende ist es nur Buttonsmashing.    … Expand
  47. Tortor
    Aug 8, 2022
    2
    As a huge fan of Tales Of games, this was just awful. The characters are what really carry these games usually but all of these fools are just so painfully boring. Honestly can't think of anything to grab onto to enjoy any of these characters, they feel like tropes and nothing else. Like puppets playing a part rather then actually characters to relate to. Tropes also extends out to theAs a huge fan of Tales Of games, this was just awful. The characters are what really carry these games usually but all of these fools are just so painfully boring. Honestly can't think of anything to grab onto to enjoy any of these characters, they feel like tropes and nothing else. Like puppets playing a part rather then actually characters to relate to. Tropes also extends out to the painfully generic plot and step by step type delivery. It leaves very little room to wonder where the plots going to go when it constantly reminds you the steps needed to get there. Only fun thing about this was the combat. It was nice and flashy. Combats hard to enjoy though when that's really all there is to this game.

    Tales of Berseria absolutely moved me, this game moved me to turn off my Ps5 after generic plot line #187 popped up.    … Expand
  48. Rscapinr
    Aug 8, 2022
    10
    What an amazing surprise of a game!
    I never expected it to be so dammm good.
    10 out of 10
  49. BBGaming
    Aug 1, 2022
    8
    It starts getting boring and repetitive after three countries. But I really like the graphics and combat overall.
  50. glacierstone
    Jul 24, 2022
    2
    Game starts out promising but then the story gets kinda weak and drags on. Combat is fun enough to plow through over half but towards the end I was done, combat very repetitive. Side quests and intermittent quests all extremely repetitive. I could bring myself to finish the game and pretty sure I was about 90% through. Lost interest in story and gameplay mechanics.
  51. Fyxhcl
    Jul 22, 2022
    6
    Mediocre videogame. Really repetitive and with an uninteresting plot. I rate the game 6 since it has a good graphic and a nice setting (albeit very generic), there is a lot to do, to read and a lot of activities to carry out. Anyway, the rating cannot be more than this because it also has some serious flaws.

    Combat is average, it looks cool and is fun to control the characters and kills    Mediocre videogame. Really repetitive and with an uninteresting plot. I rate the game 6 since it has a good graphic and a nice setting (albeit very generic), there is a lot to do, to read and a lot of activities to carry out. Anyway, the rating cannot be more than this because it also has some serious flaws.

    Combat is average, it looks cool and is fun to control the characters and kills enemies... but it has no depth at all and is very repetitive. When your characters grow they just become stronger and new abilities don't change the way you use them or add anything interesting. Enemies are HP sponges, it's not fun to fight a wolf for 5 minutes, even less when it's the 10th wolf of the area.

    Story is ridicolous. So much plot holes and cliche. The setting is a planet that has been invaded by an advanced alien civilization; they enslaved everyone and divided the planet into 5 reigns. In the first few hours of the game you go from being a slave to liberate 1/5 of the world by simply entering the "king" room and killing him. After you kill him every other invader simply goes away despite them being there for 300 years and being technologically on another level compared to those who rebelled. You repeat this other 4 times and free the whole world. The story becomes very convoluted by the end but it's not really well explained and remains very disappointing. Dialogues are boring and they happen too often and are too long, characters lack personality and aren't really interesting.

    Subquests are boring and mostly consist of "kill this special enemy with 10000000000HP", or just fetch this item.

    I didn't play any other "Tales of..." game so if you're into the serie you probably know what you're getting into, but I don't recommend this game to anyone that isn't a super fan of anime and JRPGs with real time combat. And even in that case, you could dislike the game.    … Expand
  52. OmegxGamer
    Jul 12, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego increíble, la evolución de la trama, como avanzas y los momentos memoeables que tiene son maravillosos, cada ciudad es más bonita que la anterior y giros en la historia como el de Law o Kisara son increíbles, tema personajes a mi Shionne me ha ganado, personaje de 10, como tras estar 35 horas o más de juego con Alphen se enamora y cómo cambia su forma de ver las cosas, como ella es capaz de sacrificarse por el mundo. De echo siempre recordaré la frase de, "No dejes que sea yo la que acabe con este mundo". Sin palabras, mis 10 Bandai… Expand
  53. Rising333
    Jul 1, 2022
    4
    This game is an enormous disappointment and I'm baffled at its positive reviews. I feel compelled to at least warn others as to what they are getting if you waste money on this.

    This is essentially a linear walking simulator in which you spend just as much time reading dialog ue and being interrupted by a nine style party dialog ue scenes as you do walking and engaging in the boring    This game is an enormous disappointment and I'm baffled at its positive reviews. I feel compelled to at least warn others as to what they are getting if you waste money on this.

    This is essentially a linear walking simulator in which you spend just as much time reading dialog ue and being interrupted by a nine style party dialog ue scenes as you do walking and engaging in the boring combat.

    The game chose to make armor sets and costumes two different thing to compell microtransactions as well as be lazy and not have to have a different design for each armor you equip.

    The game also compels microtransactions by making even grinding to level up extremely tedious.

    To call this game an open world rpg is just an outright lie. All progression is locked behind linear progression of the story in terms of the skill trees. It will become quite clear early on just how far from an rpg or even an action adventure game this is. It may look pretty but it plays like a mediocre game from the early 99s

    It's merely a playable movie of a very generic, extremely repetitive and half baked anime. If that's your thing have fun.    … Expand
  54. HiimKai
    Jun 20, 2022
    8
    Tales of Arise is a fantastic JRPG with fun gameplay, interesting story and fun characters. Coming to the franchise as a newbie and wanted to give this a try as a big fan of JRPGs.

    The story is interesting and very anime, but in a good way! The anime tropes of a main character with a mysterious background is done decently and the overall journey the characters go through was compelling.    Tales of Arise is a fantastic JRPG with fun gameplay, interesting story and fun characters. Coming to the franchise as a newbie and wanted to give this a try as a big fan of JRPGs.

    The story is interesting and very anime, but in a good way! The anime tropes of a main character with a mysterious background is done decently and the overall journey the characters go through was compelling. The manga style cutscenes were a welcome change for me as well.

    Gameplay and combat was quite fun. Combat has so many options and it was satisfying to pull off cool combos and air juggles. It reminds me of Devil May Cry but not as deep. The special moves with other party members were a spectacle but may get a little repetitive towards the end for some people. Additionally, you can play as the other party members, which is great for varying play styles and variety in general. Special shoutout to the boss battles too, most of them were grand, unique and a great challenge.

    The main downsides I think were the side quests and enemy type variety. Most side quests I found to be repetitive fetch quests like “kill x amount of enemies in this particular area”. It would’ve been great if the side quests weren’t as repetitive. The enemy variety were not great and were mostly the same in every region in the game just reskinned into a different colour to suit the scenery/climate of the region.

    All in all, it’s a great JRPG, I would recommend it, and it has been out for a while so you could probably find it for a great price.    … Expand
  55. Madmartigan79
    Jun 10, 2022
    9
    Amazing game! First time trying a Tales game, and it did not disapoint. Absolutly beutiful design, and combat system. The dialog is a bit on the childish side for me, but the the game it self is very good.
  56. sirmel
    Jun 8, 2022
    9
    very good action JRPG with anime style action scenes. very recommended if you like the action JRPG games
  57. Melkiades
    May 14, 2022
    10
    ToA viene a ser el clásico JRPG mega-evolucionado en todos los aspectos. A nivel artístico es una absoluta maravilla, para quedarse embobado contemplando los paisajes que ofrece su vasto mundo. El sistema de combate supone un refinamiento del ágil combate de la franquicia Tales Of, situándose a la altura de Ys en este terreno. Es verdad que no hay zonas o mazmorras muy complejas pero laToA viene a ser el clásico JRPG mega-evolucionado en todos los aspectos. A nivel artístico es una absoluta maravilla, para quedarse embobado contemplando los paisajes que ofrece su vasto mundo. El sistema de combate supone un refinamiento del ágil combate de la franquicia Tales Of, situándose a la altura de Ys en este terreno. Es verdad que no hay zonas o mazmorras muy complejas pero la variedad de escenarios, el carisma de los personajes, los momentos épicos, compensan sus pequeños defectos. Arise ha superado, pulverizado mis expectativas. No lo he terminado aún y ya estoy deseando ver cómo será su próxima entrega. Le otorgo un 10/10 por considerarlo el mejor JRPG actualmente disponible en el mercado, y por cuánto me ha fascinado en su plano artístico.… Expand
  58. 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
  59. EternalCore
    Apr 23, 2022
    6
    Game is a huge disappointment. The only good things it has going for it, is cute characters, fun banter, weird accessories.. & it's pretty.

    Other than that, the game is extremely shallow & the combat sucks. The lock on/targeting in the game is a joke. The realtime fighting is a joke..

    I'm very disappointed in it.
  60. lllxianlll
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    I love the Tales Series … but this game is the worst Tales game … bad story, boring characters, boring combat …
  61. arh3399
    Apr 20, 2022
    8
    Really good game. Love the characters and the world. The combat is fun and fluid. Took me 60 hrs to clear the story with doing all the side quests. Def worth the pick up if you like JRPGs or action rpgs. That said, there are times where it just gets too cut scene heavy at the end and it starts to feel like the characters are saying the same thing over and over and it can really drag.Really good game. Love the characters and the world. The combat is fun and fluid. Took me 60 hrs to clear the story with doing all the side quests. Def worth the pick up if you like JRPGs or action rpgs. That said, there are times where it just gets too cut scene heavy at the end and it starts to feel like the characters are saying the same thing over and over and it can really drag. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it top to bottom.… Expand
  62. TheRealBando
    Apr 17, 2022
    10
    One of my fav JRPG’s… haven’t played any of the tales games before but deffo worth checking out if you like the genre
  63. Chidori
    Apr 16, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The characters really carry this beautiful yet repetitive-ass game. The end dungeon and boss fight really put a sour taste in my mouth but when I look back at the game as a whole, this is one of the best jrpgs I've played in a while. As much as I tend to dislike a narrow-non branching game this was one exception. Tales of arise wants it's story to be heard and heard it I did. With themes of slavery, rebellion, bonds, and isolation. The lasting impact this game will have in my memory with be of Alphen, Shionne, Law, Rinwell, Kisara, and Dohalim.… Expand
  64. PaleNielsen
    Apr 15, 2022
    9
    I never really liked tales games since ps2 days and the modern ones like Zestria, I fall asleep playing it and bought Vesperia on Switch recently but never really played it.

    This, however, is quite different at first I thought I'll get tired or somehow forgot about it but it's addicting from start to platinum. I beat the game on hard difficulty and it's the best thing ever. The 2nd boss    I never really liked tales games since ps2 days and the modern ones like Zestria, I fall asleep playing it and bought Vesperia on Switch recently but never really played it.

    This, however, is quite different at first I thought I'll get tired or somehow forgot about it but it's addicting from start to platinum. I beat the game on hard difficulty and it's the best thing ever. The 2nd boss was hell to me and died a lot of times because I lack resources at that time but after it everything is easy. Even the fishing is fun.

    The combos in this game are really well thought of. Some spells or skills really jive with other skills/artes to fill up the break gauge and aerial combos for the main character is amazing but I like the mage more though some spells are a little bit overpowered the thunder wall and celestial hammer carried me at the last section of the game super OP also the Ice aerial skill is incredible you'll stay in the air a long time.

    The story is okay for me probably a 7/10 and it's a little bit predictable. The OST is really good from the intro to the battles everything is amazing it even has different intros when you reach a certain part of the game.

    I'm really glad I tried this I was skeptical of buying it on launch because of my past experience but this was really great.

    9/10    … Expand
  65. iKickBullies
    Mar 25, 2022
    9
    Since Graces f, the only 2 tales of titles that I can call masterpieces is Berseria and now this. This games amazing, I'm not a fan of the new button scheme but I understand it and love the games direction.
  66. bashimon
    Mar 17, 2022
    8
    I can only recommend this game.
    Graphics (9/10): The graphics are very nice. I'd say the best Anime graphics yet in a game. The style definitely blurs the less-detailed areas and if you really zoom into the textures (except the characters), you can see imperfect details but it's really nothing you really see. Also, the performance on PS5 is amazing. During some fights later in the game,    I can only recommend this game.
    Graphics (9/10): The graphics are very nice. I'd say the best Anime graphics yet in a game. The style definitely blurs the less-detailed areas and if you really zoom into the textures (except the characters), you can see imperfect details but it's really nothing you really see. Also, the performance on PS5 is amazing. During some fights later in the game, there are easily a hundred effects at the same time and I still always kept the 60 fps.
    Story (8/10): It's good, but I'd compare it to DQ11. Most of the things happening remind you of other games or animes, there are a few unique aspects and it is a fun to enjoy story, but it's not the best.
    Gameplay (10/10): I love the combat system that has a LOT of variation and mechanics. Playing this game on "hard" forces you to really understand them. It's also the best real time combat system I've seen so far in a JRPG. Can't be compared to the previous entries or FFXV at all, it's really superior.
    The bonding with your companions makes fun, the optional dialogues are always enjoyable and there really is nothing I can complain about. Every character feels different during combat too, even though I preferred to not switch the character during fight. I usually used different characters in different chapters.    … Expand
  67. ChiefScarneck
    Mar 13, 2022
    9
    I love JRPGs, but not sure why the Tales games always went under my radar. When this came out, thought I'd might as well start here, since they are disconnected stories. I'm very glad I did, cause I played possibly the best JRPG of 2021, and another great addition to my PS5 library!

    I went into Tales of Arise knowing it was a game from a series I'm unfamiliar with, and found a rather    I love JRPGs, but not sure why the Tales games always went under my radar. When this came out, thought I'd might as well start here, since they are disconnected stories. I'm very glad I did, cause I played possibly the best JRPG of 2021, and another great addition to my PS5 library!

    I went into Tales of Arise knowing it was a game from a series I'm unfamiliar with, and found a rather fun action RPG with a gameplay style that reminds me a little bit of Xenoblade, a very good thing. The combat takes some time to get used to, but once you do, you're in for a treat! The battles are fast paced, flashy, and you have a lot of tools and attacks at your disposal to use across 6 characters. The fights are fun and addicting, so grinding doesn't feel like a hassle in this game, a huge positive for a long JRPG. Leveling up your characters is intuitive and easy to do. The only problem with the combat is that I feel like the bosses are a massive difficulty spike compared to normal enemies. I know it sounds obvious, but the spike feels a lot higher than what you were preparing for leading up to the boss. Otherwise, the combat is top notch!

    The story and characters are fun and unique as well. I'm not too versed in the Tales games, but as far as my understanding goes, the character interactions are vital to character progression, giving you an incentive to watch and listen to extra character cutscenes to get to know these characters better, something I do appreciate. It adds more layers to the world.

    Overall a very enjoyable JRPG experience and got me interested to play more Tales games! A for sure recommendation for any lover of JRPGs!    … Expand
  68. Kindlar
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    This game was so much fun to play, and one of the best Tales games I got to play in a while.

    I enjoyed the story and found the combat to be fun and a blast. The characters are ever but as colorful as we have come to expect from a tales game. The interactions between them in the campfire scenes also add, while interludes in the past I would probably skip. Lots to love. Combat was    This game was so much fun to play, and one of the best Tales games I got to play in a while.

    I enjoyed the story and found the combat to be fun and a blast.

    The characters are ever but as colorful as we have come to expect from a tales game. The interactions between them in the campfire scenes also add, while interludes in the past I would probably skip. Lots to love.

    Combat was quick, responsive, and I really enjoyed the difference in the characters styles and how they worked together.

    The story was a joy, and I loved the greater messages it imparted and was happy to discuss the themes with my son as he player.

    If you have enjoyed tale sin the past, but found the last few entries to be a bit lacking, I think this will revitalize your enjoyment of the series.    … Expand
  69. GameforGamers
    Mar 2, 2022
    10
    this game is absolutely fantastic, if you need a RPG with a lot of content than this is the one.
  70. bullshark
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    some of the best gameplay in modern gaming with all the quality of life perks (like instant saving, fast travel) you could ever want. Graphics are fantastic while maintaining the anime-esque quality of the NPCs and playable characters, and the story is profound, the themes relevant. The English dub is fantastic with great acting, colorful personalities, laughs. There's always something newsome of the best gameplay in modern gaming with all the quality of life perks (like instant saving, fast travel) you could ever want. Graphics are fantastic while maintaining the anime-esque quality of the NPCs and playable characters, and the story is profound, the themes relevant. The English dub is fantastic with great acting, colorful personalities, laughs. There's always something new to find, tons of challenge and reward, and uncensored too (as Bandai advertised). Warning: you will wanna play more Tales Of games after this.… Expand
  71. Rydia030
    Feb 21, 2022
    9
    Sin miedo a decirlo, el mejor juego de la saga, tiene personajes muy distintos que tienen un gran desarrollo en la historia, personalidad diferente y por lo mismo da una gran combinación, estéticamente el juego es muy bien hecho, diseños bastante hermosos en cada escenario, los combates con cada jefe o enemigo especial son muy buenos, con su estilo diferente, lo que hace que si usesSin miedo a decirlo, el mejor juego de la saga, tiene personajes muy distintos que tienen un gran desarrollo en la historia, personalidad diferente y por lo mismo da una gran combinación, estéticamente el juego es muy bien hecho, diseños bastante hermosos en cada escenario, los combates con cada jefe o enemigo especial son muy buenos, con su estilo diferente, lo que hace que si uses varianrtes de formaciones asi como cambies de personaje principal, a diferencia de los otros tales, que el protagonista si destacaba mucho de los demás, aquí cada pelea tiene su chiste de quien uses y como lo uses, tiene una programación para tus compañeros de manera bastante buena para que no sientas que traes 3 troncos ayudándote, en general encantado con el juego un extraordinario titulo, que no le doy el 10 porque seria decir que es perfecto y no lo hay, todo juego tiene un pero, mayor o menor, pero lo tienen.… Expand
  72. majorgamer
    Feb 19, 2022
    6
    i've played this game for at least 5 hours and it doesn't get good. graphics and sound is good but gameplay is just average at best, nothing new if you've played final fantasy before accept that this is much worse than a final fantasy game
  73. soahknam
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    It is my first game in the series "tales of.." and I was fasinating, its gameplay is very good and agile, the story is very good, its music spectacular and visually enchants. it is a game that you should not miss, a masterpiece.

    GAMEPLAY: 10
    STORY: 9
    MUSIC: 10
    VISUALS: 9

    PERSONAL SCORE: > A MASTER PIECE
  74. Saber-99
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это одна из самых лучших игр, что я когда либо играл 10000000/10
    По началу казалось банальнинько, но начиная с 3го лорда Дохалима у меня резко вспыхнул интерес, к 4му лорду я уже был погружен в игру, к 5му лорду волрану, я был в восторге, а то, что началось потом это было вообще шикарно, тут уже я конкретно влюбился в игру, не передать словами, как мне понравилась игра, разработчики этого шедевра, нет искусства спасибо вам за эту шикарнейшую игру, я бы с удовольствием сыграл и в продолжение, даже зная, что история завершенная, мне бкз разницы! Хочу 2ю часть Tales of arise !)
    Хочу увидеть новые приключения Нашей команды, и особенно хочу увидеть семейную жизнь Альфена и Шион.
    Спасибо вам еще раз спасибо ❤    … Expand
  75. Damoondayyan
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    One of the best j rpg i played, best visual as its new look, best game play, nice story!!
  76. Hubliterate
    Feb 5, 2022
    5
    First of all, I'd like to mention that I'm a huge Jrpg fan since the ps1 era and that I'm 35h deep into the game. Tales of Arise has been on my radar for a couple months and I was really eager to try it. Sadly, I didn't get hooked at all. Everything is so repetitive, towns are absolutely lifeless, story is boring, besides Shionne the cast is weak and to combat system is unbalanced (IFirst of all, I'd like to mention that I'm a huge Jrpg fan since the ps1 era and that I'm 35h deep into the game. Tales of Arise has been on my radar for a couple months and I was really eager to try it. Sadly, I didn't get hooked at all. Everything is so repetitive, towns are absolutely lifeless, story is boring, besides Shionne the cast is weak and to combat system is unbalanced (I try/play every game on hard or higher difficulty and I'm really struggling with this one on normal mode...and then I realised there were microtransactions, now it makes sense). I don't know if Persona 5 and FF7 remake set the bar to high but I'm really struggling in enjoying jrpgs lately. That being said, the game looks absolutely fantastic, music is great and the voices are too. 7/10 for me (I'm even wondering if i'll finish it and I rarely give up on games)

    Edit: I dropped my score to 5 after playing the last part of the game: a rushed disaster and endless boring cutscenes    … Expand
  77. itachi737
    Feb 4, 2022
    9
    Amazing game. The story is really nice. There is a lot of talking between your party and none of it is interactive, but I really enjoyed it. It allows you to explore the relationship between your party members and helps you get attached to the characters. The combat is good too. Overall it's one of the best games I played this year.
  78. Nitroso
    Jan 29, 2022
    9
    As a newcomer to the Tales series, I went into Arise with no prior knowledge or expectations and was completely blown away. The combat starts off a little slow, but as you unlock more party members it becomes fast, fluid, and fun, with each character bringing a unique combat style to the table in battles full of flashy effects and gorgeous "Boost Strike" team combo attacks. My main issueAs a newcomer to the Tales series, I went into Arise with no prior knowledge or expectations and was completely blown away. The combat starts off a little slow, but as you unlock more party members it becomes fast, fluid, and fun, with each character bringing a unique combat style to the table in battles full of flashy effects and gorgeous "Boost Strike" team combo attacks. My main issue with this game is a lack of interesting villains, but the excellent main cast (especially the main couple) more than make up for it overall. If you're looking to scratch that oh-so-rare itch of good anime/JRPG Action-Adventure Romance stories, then this is the game for you.… Expand
  79. CheetoPhingers
    Jan 27, 2022
    9
    Entertaining action RPG with anime style action scenes. The only reason I deducted a point is because sometimes the story is a little silly and I wish that there was multiplayer. Definitely nitpicking with that complaint.
  80. marvsfontanilla
    Jan 26, 2022
    9
    Story: 8
    Graphics: 8
    Sound: 9
    Gameplay: 9
    Game Time: +60 Hours (Main Story + Extra)
  81. JxBest
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    Coming from Tales of Vesperia, this game in comparison is a masterpiece. I loved the visuals, the characters are all awesome, not one character in the squad was annoying. The COMBAT IS SUPER ADDICTING! i loved how creative you can get with the combos and how unique each character played. The story was kind of dark but done very well. By the time i reached the end of the game i didn't wantComing from Tales of Vesperia, this game in comparison is a masterpiece. I loved the visuals, the characters are all awesome, not one character in the squad was annoying. The COMBAT IS SUPER ADDICTING! i loved how creative you can get with the combos and how unique each character played. The story was kind of dark but done very well. By the time i reached the end of the game i didn't want it to be over, My only gripe with this game was the lack of enemy variety, I definitely got tired of fighting the same types of mobs over and over. My Overall consensus is game is amazing and a must a play.… Expand
  82. Wagion
    Jan 21, 2022
    6
    Tales of Arise

    Version played: PS5 Price: 35 euro (60 full) Graphic mode: Performance mode Tales of arise tells a story of a group of rebels ending slavery ran by 5 Lords of representing one element each. The two main characters have quite a unique and fascinating relationship - one overly compassionate man that cannot feel pain, and a bit of a heartless woman with a curse that    Tales of Arise

    Version played: PS5
    Price: 35 euro (60 full)
    Graphic mode: Performance mode

    Tales of arise tells a story of a group of rebels ending slavery ran by 5 Lords of representing one element each. The two main characters have quite a unique and fascinating relationship - one overly compassionate man that cannot feel pain, and a bit of a heartless woman with a curse that prevents anyone touching her without being struck by massive pain which leads her to struggle finding relationships. She’s in possession of an item called “A master core”, which let’s her summon a powerful blazing sword - so powerful that it burns the flesh of whoever wields it, thus the “Iron mask” (the male character) being the only person that can effectively wield it with the help of her additional healing powers.

    The story - while interesting, sadly has pacing issues. The story is fairly simple and concise, yet the game stretches it out. This is mostly obvious in “skits”, which are small cutscenes where you are prompted to press R1 to play numerous times throughout the game. Usually, the skits are told through comic book style cut ins, which admittedly looks very good. But most of the skits that aren’t comedy, explain the already thin and overtold story once again.

    The story lacks a good villain, as the Lords are also incredibly boring characters most of the time, most of their motivations come down to “I do it because I’m bored” or “I do it because I'm a moustache twirling villain”, with a few exceptions.

    About 25-30 hours into the game, the game enters its second half, which is when the story truly takes a nosedive and the pacing even becomes more sluggish.

    At one point I had to force myself to keep playing the game, mostly because the story just drags on, but the game has some genuinely great moments that I wanted to see.

    Throughout the rebels journey you’ll come across multiple towns and different sceneries. The areas themselves are truly beautiful. The outside areas are fun to explore, although a bit corridor -esque, but encouraged with plenty of food and materials to find. Sadly, the same cannot be said for towns and NPCs. While beautiful, tales games have always had issues with NPCs feeling void of life. They’re simply sign posts with a human model doing something very generic, such as waving their hand, slightly moving their hands as they pretend to speak. Not a single NPC in a town actually walks around, or does something remotely interesting, which breaks immersion of being in a town that supposedly should be vivid with life. Ironically, the most immersive town is one in ruins, one meant to be plagued by war and having multiple casualties because the lifeless and soulless npcs actually help set the tone of the city.

    Combat is the second reason I kept playing the game. This is one of the best iterations of the “tales of”-combat. It feels fluid and has quite a lot of player expression in it from all the different combo paths the game offers. Every party member also has a unique playstyle and strengths. You can have up to 4 party members on the battlefield at once, but the others can be tagged in whenever needed or occasionally support with their special abilities. All of the characters are very enjoyable to play as and can be freely switched around if you want to spice things up. You also have a fair bit of RPG-style customization that lets you play however you want and adapt to every situation that the game throws at you. You’ve got talent trees, weapons with different elements, craftable accessories with tons of different effects.All this while a banging combat theme playing in the background.

    Overall, I’d recommend the game to RPG fans that are fans of exploring, likes to experiment with character customization, and enjoy a good combat system, with the occasional good and emotional scenes. But sadly, this experience is best sought elsewhere if you are a fan of the genre.

    3/5    … Expand
  83. PruGa_Isak
    Jan 20, 2022
    10
    Das Spiel zählt für mich zu den besten die ich jemals gespielt habe. Die Story selbst war vielleicht etwas ernüchternd, aber die Musik und das Gameplay an sich ist einfach top.
  84. Krotox
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    Ya he acabado Tales Of Arise y me siento agradecido. Agradecido de que se ponga tanto cariño y trabajo en obras de Arte con mayúscula, como esta.
    Arise es un festival de valores y humanidad, una lección de vida continua que todo individuo y sociedad debería aplicarse.
    Odio, tiranía, envidia, miedo... combatidos con amistad, amor, libertad y perdón. Todo esto plasmado en la historia de un    Ya he acabado Tales Of Arise y me siento agradecido. Agradecido de que se ponga tanto cariño y trabajo en obras de Arte con mayúscula, como esta.
    Arise es un festival de valores y humanidad, una lección de vida continua que todo individuo y sociedad debería aplicarse.
    Odio, tiranía, envidia, miedo... combatidos con amistad, amor, libertad y perdón. Todo esto plasmado en la historia de un grupo de personas que se confecciona y aprenden a medida que avanza su camino.
    El mejor arma de cualquier obra artística es su mensaje, esto Tales of Arise lo tiene muy claro desde el principio. Y además lo ejecuta con absoluta perfección.    … Expand
  85. Dom007
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Addicting and fun, one of the best jrpgs I've played in years. Definitely deserved best rpg at the game awards and thankfully it got it.
    Combat is brilliant, visuals are outstanding, level dsign is good, soundtrack is good and the battle theme is amazing, the storyline is very interesting and overall decent although it does have some pacing issues later on, the characters are also very    Addicting and fun, one of the best jrpgs I've played in years. Definitely deserved best rpg at the game awards and thankfully it got it.
    Combat is brilliant, visuals are outstanding, level dsign is good, soundtrack is good and the battle theme is amazing, the storyline is very interesting and overall decent although it does have some pacing issues later on, the characters are also very interesting and have fantastic designs, the side content is very varied and enjoyable.
    9.5/10    … Expand
  86. WesleySilva
    Jan 3, 2022
    8
    Achei o jogo muito bom, principalmente o gameplay que é bem divertido e permite varias ações, porém achei a metade final bastante arrastada e a gameplay, mesmo com varias possibilidades, acaba ficando enjoativa, levando a pessoa a querer apenas terminar logo o jogo.
  87. Straight-truth
    Dec 23, 2021
    0
    After years of using Metacritic I made an account because I feel so betrayed by having believed all the positive reviews I read of this game before buying it. This site has gone terribly downhill due to this era of video game companies paying for fake reviews, and I'm starting to feel like Metacritic is just some aging used car salesman who will try and sell any piece of trash on behalf ofAfter years of using Metacritic I made an account because I feel so betrayed by having believed all the positive reviews I read of this game before buying it. This site has gone terribly downhill due to this era of video game companies paying for fake reviews, and I'm starting to feel like Metacritic is just some aging used car salesman who will try and sell any piece of trash on behalf of anyone who gives them money to do so. Tales of Arise is packaged as a brand new awesome JRPG with hundreds of rave 10/10 reviews, but so many of the reviews are from people who clearly have not played this game for any substantive amount of time, so here's the cold hard truth of a game 45 hours in:

    What starts off great, in fact just shy of fantastic, peaks at about 15 hours in, and then steadily declines with each continued hour of play until by the time you're 40 hours in, you feel you'd rather clean toilets at an all you can eat buffet for those 40 hours. The story feels written to the level of laziness you'd expect from one of those 600 lb beasts who patrol the aisles of Wal-Mart on an electric scooter whilst eating chicken nuggies. No character development whatsoever. In fact, negative character development. There are five lands you venture through, and most characters say virtually the same stupid things about the world dynamics at each juncture, to the point where you think the character maybe has a learning disability... and then you realize oh wait it's just a video game character, the person with a learning disability is clearly the idiot who created these characters and wrote all their dialogue.

    The battle system started off great, and seemed to have a lot of potential with how many skills there are and all that, but it quickly became a tedious button mashing endeavor that's a hodge-podge of all the popular JRPG battle modes (think a crappy dodge/parry from YS, combined with the skill usage of FF7 remake, mixed with the partner combos of the classic Chrono Trigger). The problem with the battle system is two-fold: 1) there is no diversity of enemies. You fight red wolves, then blue wolves, green, and then orange, etc., along with color variations of plants, winged gargoyles, etc. I've killed 1400 wolves that could fill a rainbow. 2) Over time, most of the skills that seem cool end up being completely useless, because some of them take so long to either charge, or have long animations, that are easily disrupted in the chaotic battles with lots of enemies, so you inevitably resort to the two best quick hitting skills. So basically you mash the same two skills 4 million times to the same ten enemies with different colors depending on what region you're in. Don't get me started on the broken targeting system, where sometimes main character Alphen will just start swiping in the weirdest directions anywhere but the target I'm locked onto.

    As far as navigating the world, it's a painfully linear map, where you go down winding narrow paths with different weather and colors, picking up crystals and treasure chests that are easy to find, there's no area that feels unique whatsoever, and it's honestly a horribly underpopulated world compared to some of the other great games out there. The giant capital cities feel tiny, and the world feels increasingly smaller the more you explore it, to the point where you feel like you're more on a small prison island and not a big country. Imagine being in one of those tiny Smart Cars with a capped speed limit of 35 mph, driving around the farmlands of Nebraska, and that will feel more majestic than traversing the realms of Arise. It feels like you walk two-three blocks from region to region.

    If you're still reading this, I'm guessing you're really doing your research on this game, or you're like me and going how the hell did this have so many 10/10 reviews, it's an injustice! This game really is a 4-5 out of ten, but I needed to give it a 0 to offset so many of these garbage fluff reviews. To be honest, this should not even be in your top 20 game radar, and unless you've got nothing else to do but kill 50-60 hours, play anything but this. Xenoblade Chronicles 1+2, YS VIII&IX, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Persona 5 Royal, Octopath Traveler, right here is a list that will come with 600 hours of playtime easily well spent above this one, and my guess is most of you already played these. Arise could have been a great game had the developers put actual effort into it, but it feels like a mega-corporation gave them stringent deadlines, they had an alright concept, and just grinded out to get their paycheck, rather than deliver something fans would love for decades. Forgettable bosses, forgettable characters, no fun side quests or worth side stories, just a hodge podge of mediocrity.

    And that's the straight truth.    … Expand
  88. guiletheguiles
    Dec 21, 2021
    8
    It took some time, but Tales of Arise did click with me!
    This is the second game in the franchise that I actually finish and although I expected a little bit more from it, I'm amazed with how it slowly became a game that I just couldn't put down.
    This is a gorgeous game! The environments, enemies, character design and combat effects are great. It's a stunning experience featuring    It took some time, but Tales of Arise did click with me!
    This is the second game in the franchise that I actually finish and although I expected a little bit more from it, I'm amazed with how it slowly became a game that I just couldn't put down.

    This is a gorgeous game! The environments, enemies, character design and combat effects are great. It's a stunning experience featuring soothing scenarios and bleak dungeons.
    While I initially didn't like the main cast, I ended up loving them towards the end. Character development is strong, well-constructed and pays off in the conclusion. By the end of the game I was almost part of the group and I think the more mature approach in the writting is the reason.

    The story is also beautiful! It is a very long game, but throughly well-paced (except for the second half) and genuinely well told. There are so many nuances to each thing you uncover in the story and so many surprises and plot twists that it's hard to talk about it without spoiling anything. But trust me, it is a very deep and beautiful story, with nice character interactions, a good message and a charming ending.

    But the true highlight of Tales of Arise is the combat. My god, it is fantastic! Fun, fast, addicting and a bit confusing, but powerful! It's definitely one of the best battle systems I've ever played in an Action JRPG game. It might not be as tactical as the likes of Vesperia, but it's definitely more engaging.
    You get to feel that through boss fights. They're epic and amazing. Each one plays differently and you have to adapt to it. It's a shame that with so many things happening at the same time, battling a few of them (especially fights against the lords) can be quite confusing, with some of them being damage sponges. But they're great, nonetheless.

    And while I may be gushing over this game, it does comes with a few notable flaws.
    The worst one is how generic it may seem at first. It actually took me a long while to finally get hooked, but when it did it hit hard! I'm not sure what it is, but there's something holding this game back from being truly incredible, in my opinion.
    Maybe it's the soundtrack. Good JRPGS are synonymous with fantastic OSTs and this one is just extremely forgettable. Side quests are also a mixed bag. Sometimes you're facing an incredible tough optional boss fight, sometimes you're cooking or collecting hidden owls. It's unbalanced.

    I also disliked how they approached the second half of the game. It cuts the pacing of the entire story, slows things down, throws a bunch of exposition on you and stops stuffs you with a lot of dialogue. And I do mean A LOT OF DIALOGUES. It gets really boring before it picks itself back up again.
    AND WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE MONEY IN THIS GAME? EVERYTHING IS TOO EXPENSIVE!

    Tales of Arise brought back the feeling of experiencing a good traditional action JRPG. It is quite a journey and one that I won't easily forget. Took a while to convince me, but I'm really glad it did.    … Expand
  89. DaddyGitGud
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game for RPG lovers, not mutch to say but just an amazing game. The world is amazing, communication and battle system fantastic.
  90. vvv123
    Dec 19, 2021
    4
    I liked the music and visuals. But I could tell the story/characters would be bland and the combat was quite repitive. I didn't feel the extra dialouge scenes added anything substantial to the story. Other JRPG's are able to hook me sooner.
  91. Reekum88
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    Tl;dr, Story goes from ok to bad and then to very bad. play the demo and if you like the battles and decide to get the game play it in normal difficulty.

    As stated the story starts with interesting points but drops the ball about 1/4 to 1/3 in. Nonsensical World building that depends on extremely gullible and tunnel visioned characters to advance the plot points. Characters with no    Tl;dr, Story goes from ok to bad and then to very bad. play the demo and if you like the battles and decide to get the game play it in normal difficulty.

    As stated the story starts with interesting points but drops the ball about 1/4 to 1/3 in. Nonsensical World building that depends on extremely gullible and tunnel visioned characters to advance the plot points. Characters with no depth at all and in some cases even annoying and incoherent. The skits are a chore to sit through but fortunately you can mash them up to speed (which can also be done with most of the game cutscenes, truly a blessing) the voice acting ain’t bad but as other reviews say the just say the same bs on repeat (previous exposition, low key flirting, petty incoherent dilemma) so you can read few words and not miss any meaningful development.

    As for the battle system I did enjoy it, was planning to give a better rating just for it, but about halfway through, the game just throws you the same enemies but with different skins, truly lame, specially in the last dungeons were it is too noticeable. Seriously there are less than 20 different enemies. So normal is the way to go, battling as little and as fast as possible so it doesn’t grow stale too fast. I didn’t bother controlling other characters or modifying their AI, heck, Most of the time I didn’t even know which magic was friendly and which wasn’t with so much color balls and splashes in the screen. But you can stick to move alphen around, set the few artes you are confortable with and it’s enjoyable enough.

    It lacks volume control on battle voices which is inexcusable. Music is forgettable, the main battle theme with the fast violin is annoying tho.

    Also the last boss glitched on me and couldn’t do more damage after getting to 1hp. Had to reload. Utter bs.    … Expand
  92. thehbrwhammer
    Dec 11, 2021
    9
    Excellent game. Great storyline and the music was fantastic. At times I felt like the voice acting was a bit..cringey... but it was an overall incredible game.
  93. DigitalCaffeine
    Dec 8, 2021
    10
    Currently still in progress as of writing this. (12/8/2021)

    I had to stop playing to come leave a review because this is currently one of the best RPGs I've played in years. I was hesitant to buy it after being recently burning by Dragon Quest, but I'm so glad I took the chance. The dialogue helps to build the characters' relationships and doesn't feel like meaningless banter. The    Currently still in progress as of writing this. (12/8/2021)

    I had to stop playing to come leave a review because this is currently one of the best RPGs I've played in years. I was hesitant to buy it after being recently burning by Dragon Quest, but I'm so glad I took the chance. The dialogue helps to build the characters' relationships and doesn't feel like meaningless banter. The combat is simple at first, but gradually gets more complex. Without spoiling anything, I think the 2nd major boss fight is one of my favorites of all time across any game. I can already tell I'm going to play again when I finish it.    … Expand
  94. RodStrokes
    Dec 7, 2021
    5
    1st playthrough - Medium ; 2nd Playthrough - Hard ; Total Time: 81 hours
    How can i define Tales Of Arise? the latest entry in the series provides stunning graphics, beautiful landscapes and engaging combat, but what about the story? and the rest?
    Lets talk about what Tales Of Arise succedes first, the game has a nice combat, feels good to play it although it becomes remarkably boring and    1st playthrough - Medium ; 2nd Playthrough - Hard ; Total Time: 81 hours
    How can i define Tales Of Arise? the latest entry in the series provides stunning graphics, beautiful landscapes and engaging combat, but what about the story? and the rest?
    Lets talk about what Tales Of Arise succedes first, the game has a nice combat, feels good to play it although it becomes remarkably boring and uninspired in the later stages, the little things like the finishers and new skills help the game stay fresh for a while until it inevitably becomes boring again.
    The graphics are amazing, the landscapes look fantastic and full of life and beauty, the characters look amazing, their expressions are masterfully animated, you can feel the emotion that the characters wants to portray and so on and so forth.

    Unfortunately there isnt much positive things i can say about Tales Of Arise, now on to the negatives, the story is absolutely a mess, its bland, not original, which in it of itself its not a problem, but its bad and not original, the game is so surface level at explaining how things develop.

    Every single region its just a place where you do a couple of missions and bye, there is no remarkable characters in any region, there isnt a motive to come back aside from some mini bosses and some filler quests.
    The characters are some of the most uninspired, bland, personality-lacking ones ive ever seen, Aside from Shionne And Alphen, which are the protagonists, the rest of the cast fails miserably in developing connection with the player, maybe 1-2 party members have a good story but thats about it.
    The combat is mediocre at best, dont get me wrong, it is satisfying, it is engaging, it is phenomenal, for a couple of hours. after a while you will find youself spamming the same set of skills, doing the same things, not needing to adjust your playstyle at all, no matter what you do you will always end up defeating the enemy, so why bother? there is no incentive to get strong because the game is so easy and lacks challenge, you dont feel challenged at any point in Tales Of Arise, just spam a set ammount of skills and youre good, no big deal, the combat is so bland that playing the game for the second time was a pain, i found myself constantly just trying to get pass the enemy hitboxes just to not trigger a fight because you dont do ANYHING different.

    Ambiance: While the game does look fantastic and the graphics are phenomenal, the ambiance is a totally different aspect that cant be "bought" with good graphics, the regions are just so bland, they are so cliché and so outdated, it doesnt evoke any sentiment, its just a region, its just a let down really. if the awesome graphics could be combined with good ambiance, it would make the perfect atmosphere and even make the story better, but that doesnt happen.
    Bosses and Villains: they are just bosses, they dont have ambitions of their own, they dont have objectives, they are just there to fill the role of a villain, they lack story, they lack personality, everything, the villains are arguably the worst part of this entire game. their designs are bland, just like the rest of the game.
    Last but not least, the plot devices used in this game are ridiculous, characters will just let things be THE WORST POSSIBLE until they finally decide to act just so the game has a longer play time, and even when they try to do something it obviously turns out for the worst, never for the best, proving that its just a bait for people to think that the characters have some sense and some type of intelligence of their own, when it reality everything in this game moves around plot devices and dumb decisions and dumb characters.

    Overall Tales Of Arise is a overrated and painfully mediocre game, however, if you are looking for a plain story where you dont have to think too much or pay attention to anything, a gameplay that is fun for a little while, beautiful graphics, and some fuses of excitement and romance, go for it. BUT IF you are looking for a Great RPG with great story, great music, great ambiance, deep characters, profound dilemmas and engaging combat with actual difficulty, Tales Of Arise is NOT for you.    … Expand
  95. Ps5er1986
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    About 20 hours in and this is a fantastic game! Took me a bit to get used to the gameplay and understand things but it is very enjoyable. Die hard dragon quest player here but tales of arise is very very good. Story is great, graphics are great and haven’t encountered any bugs whatsoever. Very impressed! Looking forward to sinking a lot of hours in this
  96. AigleAveugle
    Dec 5, 2021
    4
    This game is for children or teenagers.
    Its shallow, unimaginative and immature.
    Combat is a total failure, too much things going on and way too fast. Everybody is screaming lightning bolt or something all the time. Enemies takes all the screen space. Items feel like cheating because the balance is broken. Boss are just bullet sponge with 100k health. There is absolutely no depth    This game is for children or teenagers.
    Its shallow, unimaginative and immature.

    Combat is a total failure, too much things going on and way too fast. Everybody is screaming lightning bolt or something all the time. Enemies takes all the screen space. Items feel like cheating because the balance is broken. Boss are just bullet sponge with 100k health.

    There is absolutely no depth here. I regret the time I lost playing this.

    Gets a 4 because of straight Japanese culture and design of visual. The rest feels like 1980.    … Expand
  97. squallpayne
    Dec 4, 2021
    9
    Tales series has always been consistent with their genre, gameplay (with improvements over the time), story-telling, etc. It is quite sad to see a series not getting enough appreciation from the gaming awards. I hope they win something in the 2021 Game Awards. My rating is not 10 because just personal preference, I felt the over-limit animations are getting too Michael Bay and fast thatTales series has always been consistent with their genre, gameplay (with improvements over the time), story-telling, etc. It is quite sad to see a series not getting enough appreciation from the gaming awards. I hope they win something in the 2021 Game Awards. My rating is not 10 because just personal preference, I felt the over-limit animations are getting too Michael Bay and fast that I'm unable to describe 70% of it.… Expand
  98. yaqubian
    Nov 30, 2021
    6
    Its an okay game with many fun mechanics, but it also has many problems. I'll list the pros and cons below.

    Pros: - Great graphics/artstyle - Really fun and engaging combat with great boss/monster mechanics - Decent story overall - Great skill/arte system - Good worldbuilding from NPCs - Great voice acting - Nice, fitting music - Love the locations/environments Cons: -    Its an okay game with many fun mechanics, but it also has many problems. I'll list the pros and cons below.

    Pros:
    - Great graphics/artstyle
    - Really fun and engaging combat with great boss/monster mechanics
    - Decent story overall
    - Great skill/arte system
    - Good worldbuilding from NPCs
    - Great voice acting
    - Nice, fitting music
    - Love the locations/environments

    Cons:
    - Basically same story formula is used for each party member intro and the enemies with varying severity

    - Characters confirm the same lessons and what we already know way too much, and there are too many 'I wonder', 'what if', 'so many questions, lets ask around' situations that mostly go nowhere, they need to stop repeating things that we addressed ten times just to pad the story/dialogue, its lazy and repetitive

    - Reminiscing scenes are mostly either characters bickering at each other, characters repeating information we already learned but in different ways, and characters going through stuff then being supported by rest of party multiple times and with basically the same dialogue each time

    - Shionne (not a big fan of tsundere, especially when its overdone)

    - Dialogue is bland, same generic lines are used with each new boss or new party member

    - Great outfits are locked behind expensive DLCs, and in-game outfits are mostly the same but just with different colors

    - With how great the game looks and what the PS5 can do, mixing anime scenes into the cutscenes is jarring and tends to ruin an otherwise great cutscene

    - No photo mode, or way to change camera positioning

    - No option to skip boost strikes or finishers (I don't need to see the same lengthy animations 200 times) and setting input queing to short is not a solution especially when you get all characters with one boost strike/finisher after another

    - No option to turn off or reduce ally battle effects, there are some bosses where visibility is an issue, I can't properly see what the enemy is doing if my allies and spamming flashy skills all the time, so I then have to rely on hearing, I have no idea why they've done it like this

    - Forced reminiscing, for example there are times when the party disbands and you are required to talk to each of your party members to continue, but as I've said they just repeat facts we already know, and lessons we have already learned/went through many times, its just so unnecessary.

    Despite the many cons, I rated this a 6 because the pros outweigh the cons much of the time, especially the combat, so its still an okay game that is worth playing through.    … Expand
  99. Articioke64
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    Fantastic entry in the Tales of series. Great battle system, really emotional story, fun and entertaining characters and very good Jrpg
  100. rucinax
    Nov 28, 2021
    10
    One of the best JRPGs of the last decade. Battles are fun, characters are interesting and the story is great.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 76
  3. Negative: 0 out of 76
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 19, 2022
    85
    The latest entry in the Tale series offers everything loyal fans could have expected, but also has a chance to enamor many newcomers. The story about two heroes from the opposite sides of a conflict joining forces is surprisingly multi-layered, the combat is flashy and satisfying, and the journey leads you across beautiful, varied regions. As for the flaws, I need to mention problems with map legibility and the necessity to grind, but fortunately both issues are occasional. [12/2021, p.68]
  2. Gamersky
    Dec 2, 2021
    85
    Tales of Arise achieved steady progress under the traditional JRPG framework. With a solid plot and refreshing battle, a very good JRPG experience has been created for players. Although the overall quality is very high, the game still has some problems in character creation and story logic, which prevents it from reaching the peak of the JRPG category.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    Nov 3, 2021
    90
    Tales of Arise offers fast and fluid combat and an epic story, paving the way for the first great JRPG of a new console generation.
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