Tales of Arise - Before You Buy

Tales of Arise (PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S/One) is the latest game in the long running Tales franchise and it brings along a fresh new spin on things. How is it? Let’s talk.

[mariodude]

I wanted to come back to this review after putting 45+ hours in the game and I must say, BEST game I’ve played in a while I’m loving it so much I never get tired of the combat and the dialogue and character interactions make everything so much better

[ikster]

This is probably going to be my first tales series I'll buy, thanks Jake for making this video.

[Lucky_Fxi]

This game takes everything we loved from the Tales series and 1 ups everything in my own opinion. I started with Tales of Symphonia. I have only played roughly a few hours and kust now got to Balseph. In that time, I interacted with every NPC to find the world building unique and catering to a real and feasible situation to understand. I took the paths that were out of the way only to find hidden items, owls, and boss monsters. It's a great feeling to see the new system of AG since in previous Tales games, you had to manage your AG more carefully. The combat feels fluid taking it from Berseria's open camera with a focus to one creature for ease of battlefield awareness and Arte usage. Alongside this, they've added the crafting system and fleshed out the cooking system to be exactly what all Tales game could have used. It's nice to see that the skits changed to a comic style which gives me a Manga feel. Any cutscenes and full animation scenes blew me away. The intro alone gave me chills and I hope and wish they make it into a real anime series like they did with Tales of Symphonia. Overall, if you've ever wanted to try a Tales series game, or are a long time fan on the edge, do yourself a favor and buy the game.

[glorifiedsoul]

Who’s here cause the game just got released on Xbox Game Pass 👀

[hunterwilliams]

I think it’s a perfect sequel game. It kept the soul of the series while improving on the game design. The fact that the weapons change as they get upgraded is big.

[CHEFPKR]

Played it at PAX West this year, day 1 buy for me.

[Bulazs]

I find you one of the best reviewers out there, really good honest opinions, in a not overly long video. I always watch your reviews before deciding on a buy. I really appreciate your time and energy you put into these!

[agooglyminotaur]

I've played a few Tales games but this one is on a totally different level. It feels like they were finally given the budget to do what they wanted with the series, upgrade to a modern engine, really focus on polish, and it paid major dividends.

I'm a big JRPG fan and honestly I think this is my favorite since FFX, so that gives a sense of how long it's been since I enjoyed a JRPG this much.

[nebula]

Just started this based on your review. Gotta say, I'm only a couple hours in and I LOVE it. Everything is so grandiose - the story, the music, the scope of everything. I've been searching for a new RPG to really sink my teeth into, and I think this is it.

[mentalchillnesss]

I've been playing Tales games since Tales of Phantasia and Tales of Destiny. Already have Arise downloaded and I can't wait to play through another grandiose adventure starting tomorrow.

[DoomsdayMayBeOkay]

This entire series is amazing, some really great storylines and many memorable characters.

[Awestruckhero]

I started with Tales of Symphonia, and have enjoyed every tales game since. I am so stoked to start playing this.

[tj]

This entry into the Tales series has been absolute refreshing experience and I can't wait to keep playing this game. From the moment the intro kicked in I was hooked.

[NegaDre]

If you are new to the tales series and you wanna dive into it, this is a good starting point. If you wanna backtrack, definitely plays tales of Symphonia because this game is heavily inspired by that. Tales of Graces F is a personal favorite of mine. Tales of the abyss is more than worth your time. Tales of Xillia 1 & 2 is always worth a mention.

[Jigalagg]

After looking over the comments I find it stunning how many people have never played a Tales game before. Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Berseria have been my favorite Tales games so far. It looks like this game might become one of my favorites too!

[altruistic_knight]

Cannot wait to play this game and it will be the first Tales game I've ever played.

[conormclaughlin]

It’s a buy from me then! This game has been on my radar since it was announced so I’m glad to see it’s worth the pick up for you guys!

[rafaelferraribr]

I've been playing for 46h now and this game is just amazing. The combat is deep and complex, with a ton of things to choose before and during battle.

[jessycruz]

Man I've just finished this game and loving every minute of it. This game feels more final fantasy than the actual final fantasy made by square enix.

[LOREWITHBLAZER]

Man my first introduction to the tales of series is Symphonia and my favorite game is abyss but it’s good to see new people being introduced to the tales of series