Tales of Arise - Easy Allies Review

[@cococolonel]

This is going to be someone's Symphonia. I can't wait for the new fans of the series to come aboard.

[@cesier123]

This was my first tales game and loved every second of it, put 60 hours in doing everything but the boss rush aide quest, wanting to check of beseria, trying to look into it now if it's worth the buy

[@victoringeson]

My "Symphonia" was Vesperia when it was first released.

[@Panamazin]

I havent played any Tales after Symphonia. Would there be a problem if I jump to this one?

[@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539]

@@Panamazin nope, the games aren't connected

[@lukeamparo6586]

My first was Zestiria. Honestly if that was the “worst” entry this franchise is awesome! The characters’ banter always get me into the game. Currently in Arise but I was also in the middle of Vesperia. Should probably relearn that combat after finishing Arise.

[@Trotty32]

I like how the party is talking about how the armor in the display case "Looks like they're more for decorative purposes than actual combat", and then it's immediately followed by a scene of one of the party members now wearing that armor on a quest.

[@austins.2495]

I like how you assume just because he mentions a discrepancy in the armor appearance, you then assume he wouldn’t use it. Also, he’s probably just using an outfit while having another set of armor on. Stay in school, kid.

[@josephschaffer2716]

It's actually a pretty important part of the story ;)

[@bloodhoundtown]

Tales is great at creating memorable moments between characters when they stop in towns. Some of the towns in the older games were so cozy.

[@ShiroKage009]

Symphonia dude. Oh my god.

[@anthonyi784]

Dahngrest!!!!!

[@BigCowProductions]

@@ShiroKage009 UNGH Yassss. And Vesperia.

[@BigCowProductions]

@@anthonyi784 I love that city

[@frankmarano1118]

Yeah this is actually pretty exciting. Tales of beseria felt pretty aged, (I think it came out on ps3 despite the ps4 already being out, a lot of Japanese games do this) so I'm really looking forward to this

[@wickedcaitsith]

This is my first Tales game. I'm about 30 hours in and loving it.

[@AM-uk7jv]

It wouldn't be a Tales game if the characters didn't yell out their moves in combat. It's a feature.

[@sehrschee]

Its like in fighting games right? HADOKEN! It has to be that way.

[@qwerasdfzxcvtyuighjb]

DEMON FANG

[@kazoozies]

I think canonically it helps with the effectiveness of the Artes, but idk if it’s just for the mage girl in this game. It was established in one of the skits. Honestly some cute ass lore tbh

[@rjproduction486]

@@sehrschee Exacty!

[@Astaticembrace]

NO way it's better than Symphonia's characters :P

[@Sorakingdom4]

“Cosmetic rewards to make a fashion statement. The true endgame” Oh I see, a man of culture xD (FFXIV).

[@davidloya4691]

4:25 actually, when your close to a boss fight from a sidequest, the characters comment on how strong the enenie looks, if it way above your level, they comment on that, same if it is around your level, they make a comment about it. pretty cool way to tell you a boss is above your level without putting a lv number at the side of the quest

[@austins.2495]

Except they usually tend to tell me to avoid every special enemy, whether I’m near their level or not. Which doesn’t help at all

[@gelothegogang]

@@austins.2495 I don't understand why its such a big deal, you see a big one in the area, save your game then fight it, if you win that's great, if you lose or severely underleveled then quit to main menu then load your game again. Simple

[@kali-qgames1301]

My hype has now reached absolutely insane heights! Finally Tales of is getting the respect it's deserved!!

[@calvinmatthews1527]

Him calling it one of the best in the series made my day.

[@NotCharAznable]

One of the best…8.5. Maybe the series wasn’t that great lol

[@pokethot6961]

​@@NotCharAznable just opinionated... JRPGs aren't for everyone :p

[@dariusrosso3783]

@@NotCharAznable You are completely right. The series wasn't that great. The story is always presented shallow although it tackles some serious topics, so I always ended up wishing to play the bad guys. And no, in Tales of Berseria you don't play the bad guys, only a screaming woman and some cool dudes from the block, saving some little boys and cute demon girls, pretending to be all evil and not caring.

[@zwei3179]

@@dariusrosso3783 sir I feel insulted tales of abyss and Vesperia were the gold mines of the tales series

[@velvetcrowe5548]

@@dariusrosso3783 Damn, you must really hate the 'tales of' series lmao.

[@FlyingFocs]

Man, I can't WAIT to get this game!... as soon as I'm done with Tales of Symphonia (which has aged pretty well, honestly.)

[@2k11South]

Playing Symphonia on PS3 as well. Great RPG, may borrow a little from Final Fantasy X. But can stand on its own.

[@KingMalikKYH]

The story aged well the battle system is dated though. I dislike that you cannot free run.

[@DigimonVids]

It’s aged terribly

[@NemXX2]

Symphonia is really good. It has really good pacing and the combat is fun. If you like it, i recomend Abyss and Vesperia as well. The rest of the series is honestly mediocre. Especially the ones post vesperia.

[@BM-ff6oq]

I played that game last year, I won’t go into it but the story aged so well when I played it last year . The traversing is slow though

[@L1NCHP1N]

“Best ensemble cast of any Tales game”? Holy shit, can’t wait for this.

[@Teremei]

glad I pre-ordered. And a pretty jrpg game too.

[@mrdarkstar3756]

That's really really really high praise as the tales if games always have a very likeable cast

[@Jammet]

I hope that isn't an empty promise because I loved Beserias characters a ton!

[@kentgabucan]

Definitely high praise. Looking forward to this.

[@mrdarkstar3756]

@@Jammet Zesteria is weakest tales of since Legendia and I still consider the characters extremely likeable. By the end of Arise I'm expecting a great love story and new iconic moments in the series.

[@Redlance101]

Man I've been following you all the way since the beginning of game trailers. I cannot watch a review without hearing your voice ❤️. You are "THE" voice of game reviews. In depth, well written, satisfying. Good job everyone who works their butts off to make the easy allies team looks so good.

[@dtanobo]

This may be my first Tales game. Going to pick it up soon!

[@benschroeder7106]

Don't sleep on Vesperia either! It's aged remarkably well and is on every platform.

[@BlkMac360]

Vesperia is a must play. Vesperia's cast can't be beat. No matter what the OP says

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

@@benschroeder7106 Also Berseria.

[@SuperBenno7]

Tales of Xillia was my first, love the series ever since 👍

[@iluvyunie]

picking up now tbh

[@blackmesaboy]

The Tales games have always been my favorite RPG series. It is so nice to see them finally come into the modern era after dragging their feet for what seems like forever. I can't wait to check it out!

[@golfer435]

That's high praise saying its the best ensemble cast in the series. Especially after the highs of the Berseria ensemble.

[@golfer435]

@Ji H um what? Did you play Berseria?

[@SH1NK1R01]

To be completely honest. The berseria cast is largely carried by magilou. Most of the memorable interactions are caused by or involve her in some way. After having completed and platinumed the game the arise cast is much less lopsided. Each character has both a main narrative arc that is significant to the plot and a side content contribution based on their quirks or interests. In berseria only velvet and laphicet actually mattered. The other members were related to many of the villains but they weren’t actually necessary. Something that velvet herself tells them all the time up until the end. So yeah. I’d agree this one is actually better.

[@golfer435]

@@SH1NK1R01 That i can agree with. Though even if they weren't crucial to the plot, they were all well developed and had their own substantial stories. This ensemble feels more closely tied to the plot of the whole game

[@manikaditha6308]

@@SH1NK1R01 strange i found character interaction in arise is the least interesting and well developed even when compared to zestiria. Probably because a huge amount of unnecessary stacked skits. It makes me sick ngl. I find berseria zestiria and vesperia character interaction much more memorable. Probably of the new style of skit and the way arise stacked so many skit after a cutscene. Especially the later 2nd half game, that was horrendous.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Finally they don't look like an updated PS2 game!

[@UNSTABLE111]

yup, thats always been the common ciriticism..I hope the Ys series follows suit (the Ys 8 on mobile is a decent step up since its using the unreal engine..but I would love to see a console Y's title with the same production values as Tales of Arise)

[@jakesmith2708]

One thing I love about Easy Allies is that I can always tell exactly what the numerical score will be based on the content of the review. That level of writing/score fidelity is TOUGH.

[@staticshock4239]

This year seems to be a good year for JRPGs. Bravely Default 2, Scarlet Nexus, Neo The World Ends With You, and now Tales of Arise. Later on we'll be getting Shin Megami Tensei 5 as well.

[@BlkMac360]

BD2 was a grindfest

[@Drstrange3000]

It is ironic how I written off JRPG's two years ago, but now they are what I'm looking to most. I know for a while, a lot were still stuck in PS3/XB360 visuals and really outdated gameplay. It also didn't help how a lot were very fanservice-y. I'm playing Neo TWEWY now and I love it!

[@BlkMac360]

@@Drstrange3000 most of them are still behind the times when it comes to visuals. This Tales entry is too but it finally moved out of where it was. So now the visuals look base PS4 level. Persona is another game we need to step it up visually

[@Drstrange3000]

@@BlkMac360 Yeah, they seem to be a gen behind when it comes to graphics due to their budgets. It doesn't bother me as long as the art direction and game is solid. I love story based games and JRPG'S still have them. Also, Yakuza Like a Dragon is lower budget, but has a city more vibrant and alive than a lot of modern open world cities that boast about size and pretty visuals.

[@BlkMac360]

@@Drstrange3000 I'm really hoping for a good story. Tales of rarely delivers on that front. Vesperia, Graces, and Berseria were good. The others were fluff

[@Acoto]

Tales of Berseria was sick, 100% made you invested in the lead character's motivation (unlike Zesperia). I have high hopes for Arise if they continue and improve on that trend.

[@DarkecoJak100]

I think you mean Zestiria and not Vesperia, if yes then i agree with you I couldnt finish Zestiria , it was painfull to continue playing for a long period of time. The characters bad , the story bland, upgrade system atrotious, tha only cool thing was when you combined 2 characters and transformed but even that was getting boring after a while.

[@madaranotsoanonymousnowuch1539]

I honestly don't think the sorry and characters are as strong as berseria, but otherwise it improves in every aspect

[@David-md7nf]

Just got this game digital deluxe edition on my ps5 last night! I can't wait to get home from work and start this Journey.

[@sLasHeRxXx07]

Gameplay makes it feel like an entirely new game. 2 hrs in and story has entertained me

[@ChristianSchneiderItsjustme]

Very hyped for this, played every Tales game to date. Arise will be no exception.

[@BootsandUtes]

Immensely thorough review as always! Can't wait to play this. I appreciate that the main male protagonist isn't some angsty teen.

[@chrisbach8142]

As someone whose familiar but never played any of the Tales of games, hearing a veteran like Damiani praise it so much is very good to hear. I was already going to buy it once I get a PS5 as the trailers got me hook, but this helps show I'm making a good call.

[@KitoBallard]

I love that the true power of endgame content is Cosmetics. That got me laughing really hard

[@laptopgamer5680]

I wish there would be a preview clip on all the available artes in the artes menu so it's easier to figure out which artes chain better with other artes..also wish we could toggle the target lock on/off instead of instant auto lock-on when combat initiates..still it's a great game though..it's on par with Final Fantasy 7 Remake for me....great review btw..

[@MisterMonsterMan]

Tales has always been my #1 JRPG series. Im hyped for this, for sure. Day 1.

[@gamepro31]

It's been awhile sense I last kept up to date on Easy Allies Reviews, but man, hearing Brandon Jones voice again is always a pleasure! Been looking to pick this game up too.

So I guess that Damiani really doesn't like to hear the protagonists of any Tale's game constantly yelling Demon Fang.

[@Cobaltios]

Given it's Damiani... I'm not surprised :/

[@johnathanera5863]

Tbf. It's annoying af.

[@munchie.madness]

DEMON FANG!!

[@mylesobrien7477]

TIGER BLADE

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

Symphonia, Legendia and Abyss have been the golden trio for me for many years, I hope this one will effect me in the same way those ones did!

[@madtrini]

Did it?

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

@@madtrini I finally beat it today and I have to say yes. Not the best game in the series, but it's the one I most enjoyed since the three I mentioned (:

[@jayk5352]

im only done the first lord.. and this is prob my fave game ive played this year. The combat is just SO smooth and perfect, maps look beautiful. Definitely the best tales game imo

[@otherprisma7354]

I honestly didn't expect spaceships in the intro.

[@idrissmerahi4040]

Love to hear it. Glad to hear the cast is so highly regarded as the demo had me a little sceptical. A cast that tops Vesperia's, Abyss' and Berseria's is high praise imo

[@MrPowow]

This cast in no way tops vesperia or beseria. In fact the story truly sucks. Its everything else that's great.

[@madtrini]

@@MrPowow damn. That's disappointing to hear. Vesperia was all right. I guess nothing will top Abyss

[@MrPowow]

@@madtrini yes I was dissapointed too but gameplay and everything else had me hooked none the less. It's fun to platinum too. This studio needs to hire professional writers, not game writers. Itll make a world of difference. It's not the thing to cut costs on in a rpg that's story heavy. But it's still worth buying 100%.

[@Sinuev1]

@@MrPowow I wouldn't even call everything else great. It has some great improvements here and there, but it's all over the map in terms of quality and I don't think I've played an RPG with as rushed a second half filled in by exposition dumps since Xenogears. The new combat mechanics are especially annoying, though I did just come off of a complete (canonical) Ys franchise bender - so that's going to be a hard bar to pass.

[@MrKryton24]

I appreciate in the review covering how they have no option to disable party attack announcements. I'm one of those guys that does find it annoying but if the game is good enough I'll endure.

[@suicidal_donuts6191]

I still have PTSD from the Persona 5 battle quotes I had to listen to for 90 hours. I hope this game goes the Xenoblade route and it’s more campy and memey

[@columnarbasalt4677]

I played the Demo and the excessive yelling and comments from the party got me to stop playing less than 10 minutes in. Hopefully there an option to turn it off, other than that the overall game looks amazing.

[@MrKryton24]

@@suicidal_donuts6191 you mean things like.... WAY COOL JOKER! lol.. I was able to overlook that stuff in Persona at least.

[@MrKryton24]

@@columnarbasalt4677 Here's hoping since it should be an easy QoL thing to add.

[@rjproduction486]

removing those voice attack announcement is like in street fighter or mortal kombat, when Ryu do his signature move Hadoken and their is no Voice acting, It feels empty!

[@Gresvo]

This is one of the best Games Bandai Namco has ever released, and in my opinion one of the better games of the last years beside the AAA titles! The game it self is gorgeous, combat is fantastic! And the story is pure! Also not to be left out is, that it feels that the whole party you travel with is important to! Based on trust, hope and belief this game delivers as wel love as hate as funny parts. If you are into JRPG, than this is a must try! For all those who are not sure this game is something for them? I can only recommend you trying it!

[@popsgarcia2859]

So much praise for the game during the review while the review is great I thought it would get a 9.0 so glad the tales series changed for the best

[@ShadianVise]

The big downside of note to me is the lack of co-op. My wife and I play this series together.

[@pkstarstorm8856]

Tales games always have great story and character interactions, and now it even has an awesome battle system and modern visuals, that's a win for anime.

[@achronicblunt]

Me, before the score got revealed: Sounds like a 9... buuuuuuut it's Damiani so it'll be an 8.5 There it is.

[@arabpride9939]

The only problem is that when You move you can see lines or shadows moving as you move on the ground. It is more apparent in less bright areas. Was very apparent in the first part of the full game. Have you guys noticed this issue? Is this an unreal engine 4 kind of thing?

[@rcmg4013]

I really like that this game costs around 40usd (steam) in my country. Cost of living is cheaper here so it does not make sense to pay 60usd for a copy.

[@swordfish_00830]

I really liked the demo. Went through it with at least 4 different characters. Normally for a demo I would only play it once and that's enough. Really looking forward to this game. Also Damiani playing some of the End game stuff is a nice thing to know about. Not many reviews stick with the game after credits rolled.

[@matteste]

If the story and cast can match the quality of Abyss, then I'm in.

[@dealholtom3469]

Abyss is soooo underrated. Everyone talks about Syphonia, Vesparia, etc, but I find Abyss never gets mentioned. I wish I had a way to play it again, but my ps2 and games were all stolen back in the day so I never got a chance to play it to the end :(

[@natediaz1863]

Abyss is definitely my favorite. Luke is the definition of "character development." I do hate how Ashe and Luke combine at the end because they spent an entire game defining themselves as separate entities. But other than that it was my favorite Tales story

[@Rithysak101]

Please be good

[@michaelal20]

8.5 I'll take it

[@Rithysak101]

@@michaelal20 same

[@ACameronUK]

It’s good 🥰

[@Kekorock1]

8.9 on metacritic

[@HangGrenade01]

Demo alone proves it won't be as bad as Tempest or Zestiria

[@IBlackE]

Nice! After I'm done with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade I will get this...RPG overload :)

[@tomivalkonen1343]

Pre-Installing right now. My biggest concern is if it has very cliched storyline and characters like japanese developed rpgs tend to have and how well im able to get into this combat system. I played demo and second playthrough I kinda got some enjoyment out of it. Also I hope they let me hold normal attack button instead of smashing it. Also how they yell each move annoys me to no end. Its like wall of noise and visual effects.. 👁👄👁💦 Tried healer girl, mage girl and visual kei jrocker sword guy. Maybe I can find one that suits me even better. If world and storyline are good enough im sure its much easier to learn to enjoy this battle system as well.

[@medalgearsalad1419]

Thats what you get with jrpgs tho, clichéd story and characters. Combat in the previous games has been fun, so you might enjoy this.

[@dante19890]

so finally tales actually looks like a ps4 game XD

[@Cobaltios]

Okay, why was that necessary?

[@punani_slayer4209]

@@Cobaltios take a joke godamm

[@Ok_Eul-Tae]

@@Cobaltios I mean are they wrong? Not that that important in a game imho.

[@UNSTABLE111]

Its looks amazing..Hopefully Ys can finally do the same

[@Mecharocca]

Another great, clear and concise review. Love you guys.

[@LoomDoom]

I am really looking forward to picking this game up. It looks so good. And great review Damiani, felt fair and well rounded.

[@Agumon5]

I'll be honest, I've never been a huge fan of this series. I might give this a shot once it goes on sale, looks somewhat interesting.

[@pradanakusuma]

Excessive chit chat?? Well that is why we love the tales series man 🥰 Love it in Berseria and will love it here too

[@justindallman8943]

I swear if that fanservice they mentioned are boss fights against previous protagonists I'm gonna cry.

[@kingofthesharks]

Played Symphonia in 2004 and loved it, beat it twice. But still have Vesperia DE and Berseria in my backlog downloaded. Will have to wait a while on this game, to avoid JRPG burnout especially.

[@sionmattsu]

Already bought this game last week but when you guys drop a review I will watch it

[@darkhaven9119]

I can’t wait to play this! I’m getting it for my birthday on the 15th😁 the tales series is my favorite game series aside from persona and kingdom hearts!

[@jethiliusavalar6449]

My favourite thing about the cast is that none of them are friends for a decent portion. Like, in perosna 4, it's like ur instantly bffs with ur party the second they join, but everyone's barely tolerating each other for a quite a while. Also, I didn't notice that everyone had a terrible backstory until u mentioned it

[@Cepheid12]

tracking hidden owls and return them back to their forest? Definitely worth playing now.

[@cowfish13]

Side note, I'm cool with Bando Namcai providing an anti-spoiler guidelines for not revealing future party members, but I find it really silly when those characters appeared in the PAX West Demo station this week, and on giant banners.

[@ReadyToRek]

Clicking on this video and hearing Artanis speak was a welcome surprise

[@MonsterMJ]

Wow what an amazing review damiani great edit from don i cant wait to play it

[@florsch6781]

Damn... I still need to finish Berseria. Got into the series with Symphonia and it's one of my favourite RPGs to this day. But there are still SOOO many more games I need to play.... well, someday

[@matteoiommi7844]

I comment here to find out more: what difficulty do you recommend to get started? And, above all, can it be modified during construction? Thank you and nice review!

[@EasyAllies]

I would say if you want to actually die a few times, start on Moderate instead of Normal. You can adjust difficulty from Story-Normal-Moderate-Hard, etc., at any point outside of combat by bringing up the settings menu. - Damiani

[@matteoiommi7844]

@@EasyAllies Thanks for the answer, i'll try! The difficulty will change something about trophies? Are they independent from the difficulty?

[@nothanks7063]

"tAlEs NeVeR tAcKlEd RaCiSm BeFoRe." Half-elves in Symphonia 1 and Sylvaranti in Symphonia 2, replicas in Abyss, the lower quarter and guilds in Vesperia, the robots and Lambda in Graces, Rieze Maxians in Xillia 1 and 2.

[@cRub3r]

That's not even vaguely what the review says. It says the racial themes are there from the "very start"

[@nothanks7063]

@@cRub3r Still wrong. In Symphonia the discrimination of both humans and half elves is established very early on when humans are shown being used as cattle by the Desians in the human ranch, and when the mayor of Iselia exiles Lloyd and Genis after the Marble incident and very specifically mentions Raine and Genis' status as a half-elves as part of the reason he's being exiled. The racial conflict is established even earlier in Symphonia 2 during the opening scenes as Kratos explains the mistreatment of the Sylvaranti by the Tethe'Allans has directly resulted in the creation of the Vanguard, the fall of the Church of Martel and the burning of Palmacosta. Similarly, Vesperia opens with a crisis with a broken aque blastia in the lower quarter and the absoute refusal of the nobles and knights to help out or even care; a little later the discrimination of the guilds by the empire is established as soon as they are first introduced in Caer Bocram. And while the racial element isn't initially apparent in Xillia, the entire plot is based on it, as the only reason Rashugal created the Lance of Kresnik is because Gilland fooled them into thinking it was a spyrix weapon, when in reality he planned all along to tear down the schism with it so Elympios could come in and harvest the population of Rieze Maxia as fuel. I will however concede that the mistreatment of replicas in Abyss and Fodran robots in Graces are both late plot points.

[@SpanishFly120]

Well, looking back at my earlier pre-release comment about hoping it can live up to Berseria or Xillia is amusing. Especially since for me, the game not only didn't do so at all, but it made me worry for the future of the Tales series, seemed to lack a lot of Tales identity, and ended up being where Scarlet Nexus (a non-Tales game) felt more Tales-like than it did.

[@sweetsour9503]

*Maniacally refreshing the Bandai store page for a tracking number* I NEEEEEEEEEED THIS!!!!!

[@kenaz8521]

Just completed playing through as Law. Honestly gonna be the first game i play with every character. They are all that fun.

[@geogrip5580]

I played the ps5 demo, the game looks way beter on your screen and it was prety smooth. I dont think i liked the CP ? system because i played the healer and the AI was always ~Half hp and after 2 batles your run out of Cp by healing the team and you have to eat to replenish that

[@mirrorm00n]

Thanks for the review. Can't wait to play it! /aside: Tales of Destiny will forever remain my favorite Tales game of all time. I dunno why, but it affected my childhood lolz. Too bad the ps2 remake (director's cut) translation project never finished.

[@kokosan09]

just pre-ordered the game, thanks foe the great review!

[@moreuse]

does the ludonarrative dissonance got addressed at all in the story? in the demo, one of the female main character was "cursed" with auto damaging anyone that touched her. But this was not reflected in the gameplay at all. the character can touch enemies and NPCs just fine.

[@297fihsy]

Never really been into the series but this is finally an entry that’s really appealing to me

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

I really enjoyed the demo and already po’d the game. Hopefully my copy will arrive this friday / saturday. Great review btw 👍

[@sehrschee]

Looks great and great review.. and do i get .. Borderlands (of all games) vibes from that graphical style?

[@haziqzaq]

Do I have to play any of the previous games to appreciate this or understand the story? Very interested in getting this.

[@SH1NK1R01]

Nope. Completely self contained. Some terminology is re used but anything needed to understand the game, it’s world, and it’s story is entirely within the game itself.

[@austins.2495]

This game scratches my jrpg itch, which is all I ever asked for

[@ppsvenberg]

I like an english subtitle you've added here. I'm not that good in listening skill lol. thanks

[@Farihz]

I can tell this is going to be my Persona 5, my gateway to the Tales series.

[@EbonySeraphim]

If this game were scored for what it is meant to be, it probably would have been a 9.5/10 from here. Downsides are "anime tropes; and too much chit-chat during battle?" that's exactly what this franchise is made of! If they ditch that, it's not "Tales of" anymore!

[@mvhess]

Just because it's always been that way doesn't make it any less annoying

[@EbonySeraphim]

@@mvhess except you’re hating on stuff that is still relevant and visible in the country of origin for the material. You know what’s more tired? WWI, WWII, Vietnam War, modern day anti-terror warfare, and future warfare games. They’re all trash and it’s time Call of Duty and Battlefield tackle some ancient civilizations without guns, maybe not western world centered. If that sounds stupid to you and against the identity of those franchises then you should see that is exactly what you’re saying needs to happen with Tales of. The character design, visuals and personality is tied for #1 and #2 defining features of the franchise with the action battle system evolution and it’s rooted in Japanese culture over western ones. If you don’t like it, move along. They can push more relatable themes in the story and tame the extreme presentations of it, but to ask to get rid of it is identity-breaking. Just play another action RPG

[@mvhess]

@@EbonySeraphim I have never played a Call of Duty game. I'm very much a fan of single player games, and I am a fan of jrpgs. I've played all the Yakuza games, scarlet nexus, Persona, final fantasy and the list goes on and I'm willing to put up with the constant groaning and gasping and all that but like I said it doesn't make it any less annoying. I never played a Tales game but I plan on playing this one at some point... But at least in the footage shown here, there wasn't a half second that went by when someone wasn't shouting. As someone who normally wears headphones, I'm just wondering if I'll be able to put up with it.

[@StriFe860]

Sounds good, i'll wait for a sale!

[@InnerRise]

6:57 "Birthday!"

[@mgz1244]

I loved how BamCo retained how they did the skits with Scarlet Nexus. Feels manga like

[@kingofthesharks]

Seems like half the time you're playing as the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst, before he went mad lol

[@achmadtitofauzan3809]

Ah the craziest mini boss in bloodborne, i hate that rogue hunter with passion

[@jinchuriki7022]

Special quest? Probably just a reference to an older character like in Beseria. Cant wait to dive into this grand world.

[@brokedownsystem]

Is Arise a direct sequel to Berseria, or can I jump directly into Arise? It looks pretty good!

[@johnvonshepard9373]

Not a sequel, so yeah you can jump straight to Arise.

[@brokedownsystem]

@@johnvonshepard9373 thanks!

[@Abolistable]

This is my 1st Tales game. Hope good.

[@looney1023]

Wow I was not a fan of Berseria and planned on skipping this, but you might have convinced me to give it a chance :o It looks like a huge improvement

[@TOPIK_KB]

not sure which should i get first, Scarlet Nexus or this... play both demo and like both of them...

[@SpanishFly120]

Really excited for this game. Hoping it can live up to the awesomeness that was Tales of Berseria, and how great Tales of Xillia is, because those are easily my two favourite games and casts in the series thus far.

[@MrJechgo]

Jude: "TEACH ME ABOUT BAZONGAS!" no... that still wasn't topped XD

[@BOTCHED]

Great review Damiani

[@CRISNCHIPS12398]

My first Tales of game, sounds like it will be spectacular.

[@thegamegifter01]

It's decent, but form some reason being over rated by most places. Not sure why. Maybe it's the visuals. It looks pretty good. My biggest issue is that it feels like it's trying to move closer to the Xenoblade games, but it's still far behind them. It's way too linear, and most of the side quests just occur right along the path where your next story mission is. The game constantly turns off fast travel for seemingly no reason other than to artificially extend the length of the game. Boss fights are insanely long, and the game seems to want you to buy the DLC to make it easier on you - it even has a DLC option on the campfire menus.

[@nowagrg9353]

As a fan of tales series for me its 10/10

[@psychooefvet3580]

After cyberpunks failure I've tried not to get hyped for games but with this I can't help but to get excited!

[@MyLux777]

Jrpgs usually dont come out unfinished, ive played enough to know, you're safe. Have at it bud

[@carlmatalote490]

Good review!! Can it be September 10 already!!!

[@MrJechgo]

One thing that got some fans disappointed was the lack of multiplayer. Tales games always had co-op multiplayer for the battles, but Arise ditched it, probably due to the new combat system.

[@JBlizzyFan]

Haven't played of course but it seems like Bandai Namco finally made an excellent Tales game after a long time

[@mmm4093]

I was surprised by this game, came in with low expectation ofc, but did think that I'd like the characters this much, Berseria's cast still better imo but Arise is great too.

[@psxnitro]

Does this also have the JP audio track available?

[@rynegreen7902]

As someone who couldn’t get into tales of Berseria, and thought Tales of Xilia was just okay, will this game change my mind on the series?

[@Bahumaz]

Hi Ryne, there's a demo out for the game, it could help you decide if you enjoy it or not.

[@rynegreen7902]

@@Bahumaz alright I’ll give it a try then, thanks

[@suiken3149]

Treat each games as a stand alone game as each have their own flavor with the mechanics and storyline.

[@EvilPikachu]

Already got mine pre-ordered and sent out, should hopefully be here in the morning a day early. Between this, trying to get better at Chivalry 2, earning enough MGP to get the Regalia in FF14 and the final season of Lucifer hitting Netflix, the next week or so are gonna be very busy for me. I might still be able to go to work if I really try though.