Tales of Arise Review: Is the Hype Worth It? Should You Play it? Gameplay Impressions
In this Tales of Arise Review, we’re going to be taking a look at the 17th main entry to the Tales series and what this Action-RPG has to offer. Tales of Arise is a part of the popular JRPG series of games that follows up the previous title Tales of Berseria. This is not a sequel or continuation so you don’t have to worry about not having played any of the other Tales titles when it comes to story, but you will find some familiarity in the gameplay systems if you have.
Genre: Action-RPG
Developed by: Bandai Namco Studios
Published by: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release date: September 10th
Platforms: PC (review platform), Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Price at the time of review: 59.99 USD Standard Edition
Timestamps
0:00 - The Ascent Review
0:24 - Story & Setting
1:41 - Gameplay
5:37 - Audio and Visuals
6:25 - Final Thoughts
7:36 - Summary and Score
Tales of Arise is a little slow to start, which makes the intro area a little boring as you really just want to get out there and start using some ultra cool moves. But hanging in there the abilities start to open up and the combat becomes much more enjoyable. The combination of character moves can result in some epic, flashy looking fights, but the auto lock-on can feel a little unnatural especially to begin with. The game reminded me a lot of Scarlet Nexus, as linear style and character ability swapping felt slightly similar, but I will say Tales of Arise feels much fuller as overall game with a deeper combat experience and more variety in storytelling in my opinion, making it more balanced and well-paced.
What’s great about Tales is that you can swap between playing characters Alphen and Shionne when exploring. There’s also a lot of great banter between the characters while you explore and at the camp areas when you rest. While the majority of the narrative is told through a mix of cutscenes, anime and comic strip styled conversations, you also get to pick up on the relationship between characters from their dialogues between these. There are also optional conversations to watch which will tell you more about the character’s thoughts on what’s going on in the story. I thought this was nice touch overall, but I could understand this might not be for everyone.
Tales of Arise offers some beautifully hand-drawn looking visuals, and definitely brings the “tales” side with the narrative. If you enjoy anime-inspired combat, a variety of customisation and can get on board with a linear world, you will enjoy Tales of Arise. You will definitely get your fill of content as there are 40 or more hours of content depending on how meticulous you are with side-quests, exploring and what level of difficulty you’re playing through.
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