Tales of Arise

 PlayStation 5
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 727 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 543 out of 727
  2. Mixed: 73 out of 727
  3. Negative: 111 out of 727
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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. Vigor1983
    Nov 1, 2021
    0
    Сюжет убог и уныл. Персонажи и их логика за гранью любого здравого смысла. Боевка однообразна.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Damoondayyan
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    One of the best j rpg i played, best visual as its new look, best game play, nice story!!
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. 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
  21. lllxianlll
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    I love the Tales Series … but this game is the worst Tales game … bad story, boring characters, boring combat …
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. sirmel
    Jun 8, 2022
    9
    very good action JRPG with anime style action scenes. very recommended if you like the action JRPG games
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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#13 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#17 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
87

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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