It's also good for old fans like me who were bored of the way the franchise has stalled for like 10+ years. I've played all of them since Symphonia and I think there are way too few changes between Vesperia and Berseria even though they're like 10 years apart. Arise is trying things, and while not all of them are great, it's a bold game which brings me hope for the future of the series. The last innovative Tales of game before Arise was Graces f, and incidentally it's also my favorite precisely because of its experimental yet amazing gameplay.
Most ppl will just play the newest entry anyway since there's no simple way to play older entries if you don't have a bunch of old systems sitting around. Although I believe you can play the majority of the highest rated entries if you have a ps3 and 4 and maybe a 3ds for Abyss. Personally I think berseria is the best modern intro to the series as it has modern qol features but still feels more similar to classic entries but I'm guessing they're not going back to that look and feel if arise did really well
I think Tales of Arise did so well because of the success of Besaria. Unfortunately I can't say the combat in Arise is the greatest because it just felt like the developers made the enemies and bosses sponges instead of making the encounters more difficult. Besaria is my number 2, the combat is great as long as you play as Velvet since her combos flow so well. But if you were forced to play any of the other character the combat is a lot slower paced and static. My favorite has to Xillia, I loved the combat in that game and the tag team mechanic, it was clunky but made fights really enjoyable. All the characters had smooth combos and I felt like I could constantly go on the offensive.
@@unkempthawk PS2: Bigger screen on your tv, you can play COOP. bad thing is, in PS2 the load times are way slower than 3DS. 3DS: Faster loadtimes, play on the go. A lot of people don't like the fonts in the game. So is up to you :)
@@Castapher sounds like PS2 is the way to go, then. As tempting as the portability option is, I really want more reasons to break out the PS2 more often. So many memories with that console. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@unkempthawk Imo the ps2 version is by far the best... In ps2 emulator. Loading times are non-existent, there are texture packs to make it very clean on current screens and above all, the undub version is available to enjoy the japanese acting (yes, it's a "weeb" argument but come on, we're talking about a j-rpg, it's not really the kind that attracts people who aren't interested by japanimation). Edit: and I'll add that if your phone is powerful enough you can always use the emulator to play it in a portable format as long as you have a grip to hold the phone with an controller that can connect via bluetooth.
I know a lot of people didn't like the turn the story took in the second half, but I loved it. It going absolutely buck wild with its story was fantastic. I also think that it does an excellent job of explaining some of the narrative issues in the first half the game by showing that the problems were intentional and were that way for a reason. Also, I loved the romance. When I heard it was like only the second time that the main characters had kissed it made me less interested in other Tales games. I loved Beseria's story, but I found the combat just an absolute cipher and gave up after a while.
The second half switch of focus, just took all the winds out of my sails. Even though I knew it was coming like more JRPGs. Ah ha you thought that was the main villain, nope. I just was like ok I am no longer getting pulled in I am out.
The combat in Beseria took me my second playthrough to figure it out to its full potential and it opened up the game in a whole new way for me. It was a lot of fun unleashing massive combos that would never end unless you wanted them too and then when you do end them having a big finish using everyones ultimate abilities. But I would recommend researching the combat system and figure out how to link ultimate artes, it makes it so much fun.
I couldn’t stand it when suddenly killing dictators is wrong and fake sephiroth kills almedria so our self righteous heroes don’t have to suffer the consequences of letting her live
@@firenze6478 That's one thing that I started to hate in this game. How soft the heroes were becoming. I mean, I guess that's fine but at least have this ONE BADASS TEAM MEMBER who is willing to kill enemies no matter what! That worthless softness almost cost them the world at the end. I truly hated how soft they became. Overall, still a superb game.
Yes BUT other Tales of have better stories such as Tales of Beseria, Abyss, Xillia Duology. BUT TOA has the best graphical fidelity and an amazing combat system. And this isn’t to take away from TOA the characters were cool, I liked all of them a lot it’s just after beating the last lord it tries to be a Star Ocean too.
Xillia, Abyss - yes. Berseria's plot can be described by one word: revenge. Arrr! Me against the whole cruel, unjust world! Veeeery interesting and inspiring. If you are 15 yo. That's the whole Berseria's story for ya --_--
@@brettiwejor5936 the only likeable thing about Velvet is her appearance. Other than that she's just narrow-minded, predictable and boring. She's better than Zestiria protagonist, yes, but that's all.
dude , berseria's story was a bad copy of berserk's story i don't know if you read that manga or not but atleast the base of its story is the same as berserk its like kabaneri and deca-dence ripped off attack on titan except here all of the 3 made by wit studio
Eikichi Onizuka 1) berserk’s story wasn’t 100% original too 2) the main plot point may be similar but berseria is more about characters than actual plot And characters are different compared to what berserk offered Berserk truly struggles with it’s “fun” characters to lighten-up the mode but it failed so badly and lost it’s tone so much so that i hated it after that lost children arc Berseria meanwhile meshed it’s dark tone & lighter tone much much better because the character interaction in berseria are much better in fun moments
When you have to lower the difficulty, not because its too challenging, but because enemies are way to spongy... then the game has a problem, and is my biggest gripe with it., really becomes a chore to play for me
@@calvinmatthews1527 kind of agree.. i struggle with the same on xenoblade games and the stagger system in ff7 remake also bothered me, but elden ring on the other hand, i have no such problems with
@@theoaremevano3227 I would LOVE a port of it. It seems a lot of people just missed it entirely. It was literally the first game I bought when I decided to get myself a 3DS.
Two things I seriously miss in modern Tales games is 1) lack of puzzles (I liked those) and 2) lack of a massive EX dungeon to get lost in for ages. The exclusion of these things aren't exclusive to this game, and I seriously want them back. I still enjoyed it, but it feels like it's missing important parts without those things.
@@theoaremevano3227 I was so surprised FFXIII2 had a ton of them. Now don't get me wrong... I can curse an aggravating puzzle as much as anyone, but I liked having to actually exercise my brain in games. They are so rare nowadays.
I still remember every single dungeon from Tales of Symphonia. That game had some absolutely maddening puzzles if you didn’t have a guide on hand haha.
Unfortunately Tales of games have been puzzleless for a long time now, and it's a real shame. Berseria dungeon design was like the worst I've ever seen in the series.
Tales of Arise is definitely different from its predecessor in terms of graphic and combats mechanics. The finishing move is truly satisfying. However, the skits after battle and exploration is quite..... underwhelming. Sure, we do have some "dialogue" after our battle, but there's no animation, which was a classic among Tales game. Same goes for the skits during our exploration. I was really hoping they stick the skits style to Berseria or Xillia, but they use a 3D animation which in my opinion, a little bit disappointed. Let's just say there's been a lack of animation that portrayed the scene. There are so many potential if they implement the classic style of skits from previous game. If they implement the idea to be different from the others, I can't complain because it sure is. Just like the other comments said, the enemy will be spongy on the second half of the story, and ohh boyy, its gonna get a little bit repetitive after that. Tales of Arise is a great stepping stone to promote new fans about the Tales franchise. For us veterans, there are other titles that are slightly better than Arise.
Tales of arise is a 7.5/10 JRPG and a 4.5/10 tales of game. All the things that makes a tales of a tales game are barely there and are not even slightly fleshed out as they should be.
I love Graces, Xillia, Symphonia, Hearts, Abyss and Vesperia. For me Arise started really good and got boring in the middle all the way to the end. I am literally in the end and I have no desire to finish it. No offense for those who like it
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This is the first time I played a "Tales" game but I love it, I have over 100 hours, I'm level 83 and still playing after beating the final boss, animation is amazing (thanks Ufo table) I played Normal model too and it was fun and balanced
If you asked me "Is Tales of Arise definitively the best one?" I'd respond: "Have you ever met a Tales fan before? XD" It's impossible to really define an ideal. Ask ten of them and you'll get ten completely different answers on which games are the best, including at least one highly popular title they don't like and at least one controversial one they love. All different ones. If you asked me "Is this your favorite of the bunch? One that compares well with the other games?" I'd say: "Hell yeah.!" I felt like this game did some big work on a lot of problems that I felt were building up in the series as far as gameplay. I feel the story does do a REALLY good job with its main theme and Alphen is a better, more aged-up version of that main protag trope in how driven he is, and how he exemplifies the theme. The systems for gear and progression really compile a lot of what the series has learned so far through many of its other entries. I wish the second half was extended, included a certain subset of bosses more in the story and better explained the interesting premise of its main villain instead of expecting you to read into it yourself, but I did love the romance of Alphen and Shionne. :) The game even managed to make a big impact on my life personally thanks to some of its deeper scenes. My only issue with Berseria was more on the gameplay side. I actually only had two particular issues with it, they just happened to really drive me up the wall. XD I love the cast to death though. Also the Xillia games are perfect choices to follow Arise if you happened to start with it and, (for the moment), if you have a PS3. Arise shares some similar character combat styles and really good features first seen in Xillia 1 & 2 (and then oddly skipped in Zestiria and Berseria).
I couldn't really get into Zestiria or Berseria. I thought the battle systems were very janky and convoluted. Arise is one of the best games I have played in the last 5 or 6 years. I thought all of the characters were amazing. It was pretty much a 9.5/10 type of game for me, and that is saying a lot because I don't ever give games a 10/10.
Agreed. Zestiria is my least favorite in the series. It's story is so generic and it's characters felt that way too. The battle system is so unnecessarily complicated too. I really like Berseria though. It looks almost identical to Zestiria graphically, but it's battle system is simplified and more fluid. The characters in Berseria are some of the best in the entirety of the series. Magilou is so good at lightening the mood with her ridiculous antics, and Velvet is a perfect female anti-hero. The dungeon design is awful in both of them though, but I'm glad Arise made steps to improve the dungeons presentation.
Berseria is where I started but thinking back on it though I loved it, there was a low budget feeling to it for me and knowing it was originally a ps3 game kind of explains that.
As a huge tales of fan: Tales of Arise is really nice, it's not my favorite but maybe second or 3rd (first would be tales of xillia and tales of berseria) (i would totally buy tales of xillia again if it ever gets a ps4 or switch release bc it was my first tales game ever) But tales of arise has a great story, nice characters, beautiful areas,... Only downside that i have with tales of arise is that it's relative short on term of playing unlike tales of berseria Outside that i personally really enjoyed the game and for story and areas its worth it
you have 2 Worlds in the Game, as a Tales Veteran i thought cool it's like Symphonia or Eternia again and then you get to the 2nd World and i realized: fuck, it's the final Dungeon
I really wish Tales of Legendia got a rerelease. I know it won't but I never got to play it and it looks kinda legit. Arise is in my backlog along side Symphonia, Abyss, Berseria, Zestiria, & Vesperia though.
First game I got to dig in after my daughter was born. I had so much fun with the game. The plot twist felt surprising, yet inevitable. A lot of (great) tales games hit you with an unpredictable plot twist and think the shock value is worth it, as I've grown older I've learned to dislike and feel cheated by those twists. There's a beautiful trail of breadcrumbs here, but not without fault. The "this mcguffin makes me forget everything" trope is pretty lazy. Great game. Abyss still reigns supreme. (In my opinion of course, only one I've ever disliked is Zesteria, and also have a special love for Legendia)
Not the best, but the best one in a long time imo outside of Berseria. It’s the first game that made me feel emotionally invested in the story and characters since the ps2 era of Legendia and Abyss.
Tales of Arise is my all time favorite Tales game, it just spoke to me unlike any other Tales game has before, I love every bit of it and I really wish there was more. I haven’t heard anything more about the Scarlet Nexus crossover dlc ever since it was originally mentioned. Tales of Arise was my favorite game of 2021 too.
The Scarlet Nexus DLC honestly doesn't bring a whole lot to the table. It's just a new weapon, new attachments, and the option to have Opposed Viewpoint play in battle. Same deal for the other end of the crossover, too.
Arise for me is without a doubt the Top Tales game ever created. My entry into the franchise was Berseria (2016) on Ps4 which was also a very wonderful game. Because I liked Berseria a lot, I even bought Vesperia (DE) and Zestiria for my Ps4, but these two in my opinion are not the same level as Berseria, but they are good games too. When I finished Arise, I had no doubts, this was the Berseria level game, and to be honest, it surpassed it. I also watched The Abyss Anime, and I thought the story was very excellent, too bad I didn't play the game. Among the ones I've played, I'd put them in this order from best to worst: 1)Arise 2)Berseria 3)Vesperia DE 4)Zestiria.
Graces F is superior to all and by a decent margin, I love the Tales of series but Graces F was severely underrated because it was originally a Wii game
It feels like they sacrificed the storytelling and character writing in favor of graphics and animations. For me it's a good jrpg, but a definite step backwards from Berseria. I try not to put my opinions into numbers, but for me it's an 8/10 as an jrpg, 7/10 as a tales game
It's a sad truth for BN... They either can in technology or in story. Most of there games from "new generation" were great in tech, but not good in other aspects. Tales of Graces, Tales of Zestiria are good at visual but... Abyss, Xillia, Berseria are not so good in tech, but the story and characters are great.
My hype was so high after that sephiroth. I was just "hell yeah it's just begining" but after that the hype go downhill with the turns of the events... And then you go to laboratory with 6 or 7 terminals? where you can read some loose ends... And I dropped in what I thinks it's the last dungeon... I got the feeling that everything was rushed in the final development. Love Berseria by the way.
Except for my childhood and part of my teenager years, i've never been a big JRPG fan, i like western rpgs much better, specially crpgs since i'm a PC gamer, but i'm really enjoying this game, the Tales series is a breath of fresh air in the genre.
As if Zestiria is bad... But yes Abyss is easily among the best. And I'm sure Zillia would be too, if it weren't a PS3 exclusive which is why I never got to even touch it.
Hey Eric. Great video. Played Arise on series x last year and enjoyed it. Will you be making some videos talking about your thoughts on the new star ocean? Multiple new videos and details released for Divine Force
Erick, i'm the other guy in the world who thought Legendia was the best tales of game. After Berseria came out I ve put it on par with Legendia. After those two I'd put Graces F and Eternia. Still those top 4 I feel are very close to each other.
my favourite Tales games are Symphonia, Abyss, Graces , Vesperia and Xillia 1&2 my only wish is there a way to play Tales of Destiny remake, 2 and rebirth but I don't know where to download fan translations
I think this would have been great if it had coop. The gameplay is bit simplistic to my tastes. I dont like how the game is tremendously different experience depending on what edition you play. I was allways lacking money to even buy healing items. That can be really frustrating.
@Erick Landon do you have a list of your best Tales game? I would love a list of your favs.Lucky for me this game was 50% off on Steam.. ends 10/17/22. based on your review.... Bought it. Great review as always.
I will be honest with you. Tales of Arise is visual a great game, also the combat is good (but gets old eventually). The thing I "disliked" most about it, is that it's linear. You can't explore like Tales of Vesperia for example. The game is trying to make you feel like you have freedom, but real isn't giving you any. Still a great game, don't get me wrong. But less than I had hoped for, which is a miss.
Tales of graces f hasn't been passed yet imo. I enjoyed berseria quite a bit and arise was good. The battle system for tales of graces f just resonates with me
Berseria was my first game that I played in the Tales series, got hooked ever since, was looking for something to replace Lunar, and kept hearing how good this series was, so last year I took a chance and bought Zesteria and Berseria on steam, fell in love with it instantly.
As a Tales fan since the PS2 era, all I will say is that Arise is the only Tales game that I didnt finish. I am used to the weak stories, but the combat and main cast of characters are the main reason I like Tales Of games, and unfortunately only the combat in Arise was good, but even that was ruined by the extreme lack of enemy variation and completely braindead AI. Repetitive battles and the party members dying constantly eventually made me give up on the game. I think Arise might be a good entry game into the series, but just so you know how much better other Tales Of games are. Though I personally started with Tales Of Abyss many years ago, and that one is still second best Tales game for me, right after Xillia 2.
Personally, it’s the best entry for newcomers in the franchise. And it handles romance the best. Combat is at its most refined with no convoluted upgrade system. Getting skill points can also lead to funny character dynamics via skits. Also some players may be unfamiliar to anime tropes so this entry eases them in till the later half. Getting invested in characters depends on whether you catch the skits. You get the most out of them via skits. Seeing their personal dynamics in different settings. Otherwise the main story does okay for the main duo. Mileage for the side characters varies on personal preference. This is from someone who has completed Zestiria and Berseria. And partway in Vesperia.
This game already outsold Berseria's lifetime sales (5 years) in less than a year. It's user score on Metacritic is one of the highest in the series. It snagged RPG of the Year in 2021. Hell, Davidvinc ranked this as his #2 Tales game and he's a huge Tales fan (played all 19 main titles). So yea, I would say this definitely ranks in the Top 3 Tales games.
I really like Arise. Definitely in the top 5 of Tales games for me. I do think it was better that Zestiria or Berseria (I know I’m in the minority for not liking Berseria as much). I like Alphen better than Velvet but he is not as good of a protagonist as say Luke or Yuri. The story does drop off after the 5 main areas and it has one of the worst main antagonists in the series. But the combat was great (enemies did get too spongey at the end for my liking though). And the soundtrack is so good. So yeah I agree. It’s a great game but not my favorite Tales game. I still like Vesperia, Abyss, Symphonia, and Xillia more.
Before ur review i am almost going to buy added in cart too. But now i am sceptic. But ine thing after playing ghost of tsushima i realised how important and how much effective gameplay style can be and can overcompensare the story. And that's how a game should be. Gameplay first and story second.
Unfortunately, if were comparing Arise and Berseria; I have my own personal method of determining which of the two I favor. I have done a full playthrough of Arise once and I have done at least five cycles of Berseria.
Most people could not stand to finish Arise even once so congrats. I regret powering through Arise to see the ending, I thought no way can it get any worse and it kept getting worse with each plot twist lmao what a total waste of time and slap in the face conclusion for anyone taking Arise's story seriously. It's the only Tales game I cannot replay.
I have very mixed feelings towards this one. On one side I'm glad to some extent the series appears to be receiving so much love, but on the other it was a huge disappointment. I was loving it at first but after 20 or so hours it started going downhill for me, and I hated it by the end.
Love Arise and my LE is still nicely conserved, didn't like Bers nor Zest at all and in my personal top of Tales Arise is on the high spots right after Abyss and Graces+Vesperia which I all loved quite much. Wouldn't suggest it to newcomers though, but the best rpg prize it got was well-deserved.
I am a diehard Tales fan, pretty much enjoy the entire franchise, although, I do need to go back to my PS3 and play Graces & Xillia 2, although I am wanting to play Xilla 1 again, I haven't had a chance yet at Zesteria, Vesperia or Arise, all on the list of games I want to play. Currently going through Berseria and just loving the whole cast, gameplay, everything.
I'm playing it right now and am really enjoying it. I'm a longtime Tales of fan starting with Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom. So far Arise is one of the very best IMO opinion, although I'm probably 20 hours in so I haven't completed the game to be able to judge it fully. The graphics are excellent on PC and it runs at high framerates and resolutions without being overly taxing on your computer. The battle system is fun and fluid, and not overly complicated. Difficulty is absolutely perfect for me with occasional wipeouts while facing bosses unprepared. The regular mobs of enemies are pretty spongy, but aren't so aggressive that they are a threat of giving you a game over. The cast of characters are likable with developing relationships and defined roles within the party both in terms of personality and in battle. Music is so-so, but Tales games are never amazing in this regard. The story is fine for me so far, although everyone seems to think the second half goes off the rails. I'll see when I get there, but I'd recommend it from my experience.
Hmm i've been on the fence about getting this game, it looks fun and i'm a huge rpg fan but didn't enjoy tales of berseria very much.. the story/characters were good but the combat felt kinda clunky and the zones were just so bland imo. I eventually dropped it, would you still recommend tales of arise?
That cash shop is getting quietly intrusive. If you don’t notice it then ask yourself why AP is responsible for healing, dungeon secrets and select moves.
Arise was great for what it was. It could of been better.. the anime esthetic skits being cutout felt weird though. Props to you for loving legendia.. I’ve tried getting into that multiple times but just couldn’t. Especially after loving Tales of Symphonia and introducing me to the Tales of franchise all those years ago as kid. I remember picking up Legendia thinking “oh boy another great world to jump into!” Then after playing for few hours being like “Is this the same franchise?” That’s the one and only main tales game I haven’t beaten which is a shame because the characters looked great. I also remember being turned off because the main character was brawler and with how fun Lloyd was with the dual swords kid me just wasn’t feeling it
I played and beat this game in February/March on PS5. Real talk it started like a regular old tales game but towards the end it felt like I was playing Star Ocean.
Even though I have experience in games like this (nevermind RPGs), I feel like I'm still getting my feet wet with them. That said, the first Tales game I played was Tales of Berseria. And I haven't gotten too far with it. I should go back and see if I can finish it properly.
Arise was my first Tales of game and I loved it so much that I 100% it throughout my run. After that I played Berseria, however I felt dissatisfied with it. The battles felt a bit more clunky and less speedy, the on screen map annoyed me and I really didnt like the cast as much, I felt all moments that made me sympathize with the cast of Berseria only worked because of that young boy (forgot his name). However I really LOVED the Arise cast! Now I dont know what to play next sincr Zestiria is apparently like a couple years later and I really dont wanna revisit Berseria... what should I play next?
Hey Erick, I love your channel and list videos. I know we hear certain games and series a lot in your ranking videos. As a gamer with limited time, I was wondering if you could do a video like a Top 10 JRPGs to play before you die haha. Like the absolute essential games to play in this genre. Maybe it it's popular, you could do some more like that based on platform or retro vs modern. Just a thought. Have a great day!
This was the game to get me into the tales series so this is still my favorite one so far I've completed tales of Vesperia just a few days ago and have started tales of zestiria Vesperia was really good i enjoyed it
@@matthewroman6807 i mean the mechanics are very different from both games with combat especially but tales of Vesperia has amazing characters and the story is really cool plus i liked some areas of the game like a lot the camera angles for both free roaming and combat aren't what I'm typically used to so it was a bit of an adjustment I'm more into 3rd person camera angles of the likes of arise the way it has it like most 3rd person games but i still found vesperia to please me quite a bit really enjoyed yuri and judith in combat for sure
Tales of Arise really needs its story in the later 2/3'ds of the game reworked. It started off okay with the world building and character introductions. Then the face palming started with the main story around the time you get to the last 2 party member's. A few of the character's could be really worked on. The spoiler thing about Alphen does not affect his gameplay mechanics at all other then just a useless visual effect. I would be fine with him never remembering the past. The crafting system is a pain. I honestly gave up on farming for the high level mats with the skills I wanted on them. So much rng. The game is fun, the music is great and the world is beautiful. I just do not see how they thought the story was good. They just have a bunch of uninterested reviewers go over it and be like its fine. It feels like the the story writer changed partway through the game. The biggest thing I liked was the glam system. So I could equip the current strongest weapon and not worry about it looking ugly and not matching the color theme of my outfit. I would of purposely kept an older weapon equipped to look good. If the game had multiple endings and more main story choices, it would of really ramped up its replay ability. I enjoyed the game despite its flaws and would recommend. Edit: I also think the time skip in the halfway point of the game was stupid. Its been months and they still act like they did when they first got together.
I have not finished it myself, I lost interest in it because of my backlog. The Tales of series got me away from the Final Fantasy series, so I would recommend any Tales of games.
Abyss and Berseria are the best in my opinion still. Dissapoint to Arise bcs theres no world map, victory scene after battle and few playable character and tiny world (but beautiful graphic). And I think the story is too fast. Hope the second half of the game like Star Ocean 2. :''''
I went through Tales Of Arise on my channel recently. I LOVED it! To me Tales games usually seem to tighten and fix things that previous games didnt. the story was good.
I need to finish this to give a proper opinion because I played it for about 25hrs and just put it down haven't picked it back up in 4 months. May have to restart it idk just didn't keep my interest like the rest of the series and then when and got tales of vesperia been playing it for 3rd time
I really enjoyed my time with this game! I haven’t finished because I got stuck on a boss battle that I could beat. Plus Elden Ring! 😂 I am going to go back soon…after my NG++ Elden Ring run!
I finished the story on Vesperia for first time 2 months ago. Only ever beat Graces and Symphonia. Have Phantasia and Abyss waiting to be played but I'm not sure about this. It sure looks better than Xilia or Zestria but don't wanna jump into another rpg just yet
For me it's among the best modern JRPGs for sure. Liked the characters and world a lot, gameplay was fun, best graphics and artstyle in any JRPG. Could've done more with the story though.
Arise was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I’ve had in a long time. By the end of it, I felt like I’d really been on this epic quest with these characters that I genuinely cared about. As a long time fan of the series, Arise felt like a bold and beautiful step into the next gen of gaming.
Short answer.. yes absolutely, it’s an awesome game with frantic fun combat. Disregard comparisons to the older games, you will love this game and if you don’t I feel bad for you.
Great video. Don't know how you put so much content out with so many games. And I agree - Souls hard is potentially off-putting to me, but it depends on if I like the game well enough to want (try) to get good.
I think Berseria is better than Arise in story and characters, even if those things in Arise are still pretty good. But Arise is better in every other way.
Legendia has a moment in my life that I will never forget.... Ors ors ors ors ors ors ors ors oooooors ors ors ors... ors ors ors ors ors ors ors ors.. lol that song... and Chloe valens reaction to it lol... gosh I loved that game so much
I really want arise to be a start of something new. The environments, animations and other visuals are great as well as very appropriate immersive music. A lot of things are 6-7 out of 10 like combat, characters (dohalim is very good though), main story is 6 to me but I loved the scifi ending. I hope the next games will bring back the feeling of scale, arise world feels tiny and linear. I would love the things to be improved in the next games based on the great presentation qualities of arise. Regarding the features missing, I was really missing 1) coop 2) worldmap travel 3) don't like saves / fast travel. prefer savepoints / means of fast transportation. 4) puzzles / better dungeons 5) ex dungeon. The game was very enjoyable, sometimes a bit more annoying even for a tales game) but I always wanted to continue playing it the next day and was thinking about playing the game when I was not doing it, which I think is a good thing) Can't wait for the next tales.
I will today start Downloading and playing this game today. I hope it will be as good as people Tell me that it is. I will come back and tell my view. I never played any of them
It's good for newcomers, old fans probably prefer other games in the franchise with more complex systems and mechanics.
It's also good for old fans like me who were bored of the way the franchise has stalled for like 10+ years.
I've played all of them since Symphonia and I think there are way too few changes between Vesperia and Berseria even though they're like 10 years apart.
Arise is trying things, and while not all of them are great, it's a bold game which brings me hope for the future of the series.
The last innovative Tales of game before Arise was Graces f, and incidentally it's also my favorite precisely because of its experimental yet amazing gameplay.
What would you guys recommend for newcomers: Arise or Dragon Quest XI?
@@felipefgoliveira uhmmm thats actually hard cause completely different gameplay wise... but if you like action then play ARISE...
@@erickreyes7902 thanks!
Most ppl will just play the newest entry anyway since there's no simple way to play older entries if you don't have a bunch of old systems sitting around. Although I believe you can play the majority of the highest rated entries if you have a ps3 and 4 and maybe a 3ds for Abyss. Personally I think berseria is the best modern intro to the series as it has modern qol features but still feels more similar to classic entries but I'm guessing they're not going back to that look and feel if arise did really well
Tales of Arise is my favorite Tales game and one of my favorite games of all time
I think Tales of Arise did so well because of the success of Besaria. Unfortunately I can't say the combat in Arise is the greatest because it just felt like the developers made the enemies and bosses sponges instead of making the encounters more difficult.
Besaria is my number 2, the combat is great as long as you play as Velvet since her combos flow so well. But if you were forced to play any of the other character the combat is a lot slower paced and static.
My favorite has to Xillia, I loved the combat in that game and the tag team mechanic, it was clunky but made fights really enjoyable. All the characters had smooth combos and I felt like I could constantly go on the offensive.
you can change the difficulty you know?
that's what I did from the start...
It’s the only Tales game I’ve played, but I absolutely loved it and it sparked my love for JRPGs
Should play Tales of the Abyss, that one was my first Tales, and the story impacted on me more
@@Castapher I'll definitely look into it! Is there much of a difference between the 3DS and PS2 versions?
@@unkempthawk PS2: Bigger screen on your tv, you can play COOP. bad thing is, in PS2 the load times are way slower than 3DS.
3DS: Faster loadtimes, play on the go. A lot of people don't like the fonts in the game.
So is up to you :)
@@Castapher sounds like PS2 is the way to go, then. As tempting as the portability option is, I really want more reasons to break out the PS2 more often. So many memories with that console. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@unkempthawk Imo the ps2 version is by far the best... In ps2 emulator. Loading times are non-existent, there are texture packs to make it very clean on current screens and above all, the undub version is available to enjoy the japanese acting (yes, it's a "weeb" argument but come on, we're talking about a j-rpg, it's not really the kind that attracts people who aren't interested by japanimation).
Edit: and I'll add that if your phone is powerful enough you can always use the emulator to play it in a portable format as long as you have a grip to hold the phone with an controller that can connect via bluetooth.
I know a lot of people didn't like the turn the story took in the second half, but I loved it. It going absolutely buck wild with its story was fantastic. I also think that it does an excellent job of explaining some of the narrative issues in the first half the game by showing that the problems were intentional and were that way for a reason.
Also, I loved the romance. When I heard it was like only the second time that the main characters had kissed it made me less interested in other Tales games.
I loved Beseria's story, but I found the combat just an absolute cipher and gave up after a while.
The second half switch of focus, just took all the winds out of my sails. Even though I knew it was coming like more JRPGs. Ah ha you thought that was the main villain, nope. I just was like ok I am no longer getting pulled in I am out.
The combat in Beseria took me my second playthrough to figure it out to its full potential and it opened up the game in a whole new way for me. It was a lot of fun unleashing massive combos that would never end unless you wanted them too and then when you do end them having a big finish using everyones ultimate abilities. But I would recommend researching the combat system and figure out how to link ultimate artes, it makes it so much fun.
I couldn’t stand it when suddenly killing dictators is wrong and fake sephiroth kills almedria so our self righteous heroes don’t have to suffer the consequences of letting her live
@@firenze6478 That's one thing that I started to hate in this game. How soft the heroes were becoming. I mean, I guess that's fine but at least have this ONE BADASS TEAM MEMBER who is willing to kill enemies no matter what! That worthless softness almost cost them the world at the end. I truly hated how soft they became. Overall, still a superb game.
@@metalnat27 Lol I had no issues with the story until the very last moment. There was just too much at stake to just forgive him it was ridiculous.
Yes BUT other Tales of have better stories such as Tales of Beseria, Abyss, Xillia Duology. BUT TOA has the best graphical fidelity and an amazing combat system.
And this isn’t to take away from TOA the characters were cool, I liked all of them a lot it’s just after beating the last lord it tries to be a Star Ocean too.
I haven't played Abyss and didn't play Xillia enough to have an opinion but I didnt like Berserias story as much as I did Arise.
Xillia, Abyss - yes. Berseria's plot can be described by one word: revenge. Arrr! Me against the whole cruel, unjust world! Veeeery interesting and inspiring. If you are 15 yo. That's the whole Berseria's story for ya --_--
It’s story is not better than tales of symphonia either but it’s a great game
@@Taylees berseria has a good plot not the best but it’s story is magnified because velvet is such a likeable protagonist
@@brettiwejor5936 the only likeable thing about Velvet is her appearance. Other than that she's just narrow-minded, predictable and boring. She's better than Zestiria protagonist, yes, but that's all.
Beseria had a less copy-paste story with actually keeping me going for the story.
dude , berseria's story was a bad copy of berserk's story
i don't know if you read that manga or not
but atleast the base of its story is the same as berserk
its like kabaneri and deca-dence ripped off attack on titan
except here all of the 3 made by wit studio
Eikichi Onizuka
1) berserk’s story wasn’t 100% original too
2) the main plot point may be similar but berseria is more about characters than actual plot
And characters are different compared to what berserk offered
Berserk truly struggles with it’s “fun” characters to lighten-up the mode but it failed so badly and lost it’s tone so much so that i hated it after that lost children arc
Berseria meanwhile meshed it’s dark tone & lighter tone much much better because the character interaction in berseria are much better in fun moments
@@eikichionizuka2090 what an absolutely stupid take lol
@@eikichionizuka2090 ripped off AOT? Ok.
When you have to lower the difficulty, not because its too challenging, but because enemies are way to spongy... then the game has a problem, and is my biggest gripe with it., really becomes a chore to play for me
I did that exactly in the end dungeon. It just became a chore just to fight the enemies at that point.
Dude, that's like in every RPG nowadays.
Did the same. And before these people come, I did combos with an average above 100.
@@calvinmatthews1527 kind of agree.. i struggle with the same on xenoblade games and the stagger system in ff7 remake also bothered me, but elden ring on the other hand, i have no such problems with
@@calvinmatthews1527 false
My favorite Tales Game of all time is Abyss, and to me Arise is right there with Abyss, I loved Arise, and i'm very glad it sold very well
Same here.
Abyss always seems to be barely mentioned when the topic of fave Tales games comes up, but it's way up near the top for me too.
Oh yeah, abyss is my favorite too.
The characters really filled me and the evolution of Luke was engraved in me forever
I want a port for that. Still the biggest major entry I have not gotten to play. XD (Scarlet Nexus also at the top of my list btw.) :D
@@theoaremevano3227 I would LOVE a port of it. It seems a lot of people just missed it entirely. It was literally the first game I bought when I decided to get myself a 3DS.
Two things I seriously miss in modern Tales games is 1) lack of puzzles (I liked those) and 2) lack of a massive EX dungeon to get lost in for ages. The exclusion of these things aren't exclusive to this game, and I seriously want them back.
I still enjoyed it, but it feels like it's missing important parts without those things.
+1 on puzzles. XD I dunno what modern RPGs have against them.
@@theoaremevano3227 I was so surprised FFXIII2 had a ton of them. Now don't get me wrong... I can curse an aggravating puzzle as much as anyone, but I liked having to actually exercise my brain in games. They are so rare nowadays.
I still remember every single dungeon from Tales of Symphonia. That game had some absolutely maddening puzzles if you didn’t have a guide on hand haha.
Unfortunately Tales of games have been puzzleless for a long time now, and it's a real shame. Berseria dungeon design was like the worst I've ever seen in the series.
i agree with this statement
Tales of Arise is definitely different from its predecessor in terms of graphic and combats mechanics. The finishing move is truly satisfying. However, the skits after battle and exploration is quite..... underwhelming. Sure, we do have some "dialogue" after our battle, but there's no animation, which was a classic among Tales game. Same goes for the skits during our exploration. I was really hoping they stick the skits style to Berseria or Xillia, but they use a 3D animation which in my opinion, a little bit disappointed. Let's just say there's been a lack of animation that portrayed the scene. There are so many potential if they implement the classic style of skits from previous game. If they implement the idea to be different from the others, I can't complain because it sure is.
Just like the other comments said, the enemy will be spongy on the second half of the story, and ohh boyy, its gonna get a little bit repetitive after that.
Tales of Arise is a great stepping stone to promote new fans about the Tales franchise. For us veterans, there are other titles that are slightly better than Arise.
I got downvoted to hell on reddit after saying exactly the same thing
@@Vinz2972 I'm the exact opposite..I got downvoted because I praised it lol
Tales of arise is a 7.5/10 JRPG and a 4.5/10 tales of game.
All the things that makes a tales of a tales game are barely there and are not even slightly fleshed out as they should be.
As a Tales fan, i liked it. It's not my favourite, but it was a lot of fun and I liked the story
I love Graces, Xillia, Symphonia, Hearts, Abyss and Vesperia. For me Arise started really good and got boring in the middle all the way to the end. I am literally in the end and I have no desire to finish it. No offense for those who like it
This is the first time I played a "Tales" game but I love it, I have over 100 hours, I'm level 83 and still playing after beating the final boss, animation is amazing (thanks Ufo table) I played Normal model too and it was fun and balanced
It’s my first Tales game and I’m at the second city, the icy one. It’s incredible!
Oh, just wait. The next part of the game after Cyslodia? It's probably the best arc in the game, in my opinion.
@@warriorofdawn876 Literally playing that part right now. I'm in the Frozen alley
If you asked me "Is Tales of Arise definitively the best one?" I'd respond:
"Have you ever met a Tales fan before? XD" It's impossible to really define an ideal. Ask ten of them and you'll get ten completely different answers on which games are the best, including at least one highly popular title they don't like and at least one controversial one they love. All different ones.
If you asked me "Is this your favorite of the bunch? One that compares well with the other games?" I'd say:
"Hell yeah.!" I felt like this game did some big work on a lot of problems that I felt were building up in the series as far as gameplay. I feel the story does do a REALLY good job with its main theme and Alphen is a better, more aged-up version of that main protag trope in how driven he is, and how he exemplifies the theme. The systems for gear and progression really compile a lot of what the series has learned so far through many of its other entries. I wish the second half was extended, included a certain subset of bosses more in the story and better explained the interesting premise of its main villain instead of expecting you to read into it yourself, but I did love the romance of Alphen and Shionne. :) The game even managed to make a big impact on my life personally thanks to some of its deeper scenes.
My only issue with Berseria was more on the gameplay side. I actually only had two particular issues with it, they just happened to really drive me up the wall. XD I love the cast to death though. Also the Xillia games are perfect choices to follow Arise if you happened to start with it and, (for the moment), if you have a PS3. Arise shares some similar character combat styles and really good features first seen in Xillia 1 & 2 (and then oddly skipped in Zestiria and Berseria).
I couldn't really get into Zestiria or Berseria. I thought the battle systems were very janky and convoluted. Arise is one of the best games I have played in the last 5 or 6 years. I thought all of the characters were amazing. It was pretty much a 9.5/10 type of game for me, and that is saying a lot because I don't ever give games a 10/10.
It was a HUGE step forward from Zestiria and Berseria, though the best one will always be Symphonia to me ❤️
Agreed. Zestiria is my least favorite in the series. It's story is so generic and it's characters felt that way too. The battle system is so unnecessarily complicated too. I really like Berseria though. It looks almost identical to Zestiria graphically, but it's battle system is simplified and more fluid. The characters in Berseria are some of the best in the entirety of the series. Magilou is so good at lightening the mood with her ridiculous antics, and Velvet is a perfect female anti-hero. The dungeon design is awful in both of them though, but I'm glad Arise made steps to improve the dungeons presentation.
Berseria is where I started but thinking back on it though I loved it, there was a low budget feeling to it for me and knowing it was originally a ps3 game kind of explains that.
it was the definition of mediocrity, especially after berseria.
I agree on the Symphonia choice. Now just hoping it gets a remake with that graphics overhaul, please..
For me the best Tales Games are: symphonia+zesteria
As a huge tales of fan:
Tales of Arise is really nice, it's not my favorite but maybe second or 3rd (first would be tales of xillia and tales of berseria) (i would totally buy tales of xillia again if it ever gets a ps4 or switch release bc it was my first tales game ever)
But tales of arise has a great story, nice characters, beautiful areas,...
Only downside that i have with tales of arise is that it's relative short on term of playing unlike tales of berseria
Outside that i personally really enjoyed the game and for story and areas its worth it
you have 2 Worlds in the Game, as a Tales Veteran i thought cool it's like Symphonia or Eternia again and then you get to the 2nd World and i realized: fuck, it's the final Dungeon
not the best tales game, but it's a very good game overall, and i really like the subplots, and romance isn't just implied like in most tales, finally
lloyd x colette still best couple imo
It's the best
I really wish Tales of Legendia got a rerelease. I know it won't but I never got to play it and it looks kinda legit. Arise is in my backlog along side Symphonia, Abyss, Berseria, Zestiria, & Vesperia though.
I just beat this actually. First Tales game, loved it.
First game I got to dig in after my daughter was born. I had so much fun with the game. The plot twist felt surprising, yet inevitable. A lot of (great) tales games hit you with an unpredictable plot twist and think the shock value is worth it, as I've grown older I've learned to dislike and feel cheated by those twists. There's a beautiful trail of breadcrumbs here, but not without fault. The "this mcguffin makes me forget everything" trope is pretty lazy. Great game. Abyss still reigns supreme. (In my opinion of course, only one I've ever disliked is Zesteria, and also have a special love for Legendia)
Not the best, but the best one in a long time imo outside of Berseria. It’s the first game that made me feel emotionally invested in the story and characters since the ps2 era of Legendia and Abyss.
Tales of Arise is my all time favorite Tales game, it just spoke to me unlike any other Tales game has before, I love every bit of it and I really wish there was more. I haven’t heard anything more about the Scarlet Nexus crossover dlc ever since it was originally mentioned.
Tales of Arise was my favorite game of 2021 too.
The Scarlet Nexus DLC honestly doesn't bring a whole lot to the table. It's just a new weapon, new attachments, and the option to have Opposed Viewpoint play in battle. Same deal for the other end of the crossover, too.
@@warriorofdawn876 thanks for letting me know.
Arise for me is without a doubt the Top Tales game ever created. My entry into the franchise was Berseria (2016) on Ps4 which was also a very wonderful game. Because I liked Berseria a lot, I even bought Vesperia (DE) and Zestiria for my Ps4, but these two in my opinion are not the same level as Berseria, but they are good games too. When I finished Arise, I had no doubts, this was the Berseria level game, and to be honest, it surpassed it. I also watched The Abyss Anime, and I thought the story was very excellent, too bad I didn't play the game. Among the ones I've played, I'd put them in this order from best to worst:
1)Arise
2)Berseria
3)Vesperia DE
4)Zestiria.
Graces F is superior to all and by a decent margin, I love the Tales of series but Graces F was severely underrated because it was originally a Wii game
yes it's simpler and better than the older games
It feels like they sacrificed the storytelling and character writing in favor of graphics and animations. For me it's a good jrpg, but a definite step backwards from Berseria. I try not to put my opinions into numbers, but for me it's an 8/10 as an jrpg, 7/10 as a tales game
It's a sad truth for BN... They either can in technology or in story. Most of there games from "new generation" were great in tech, but not good in other aspects.
Tales of Graces, Tales of Zestiria are good at visual but...
Abyss, Xillia, Berseria are not so good in tech, but the story and characters are great.
I do not think that. Arise for me surpassed Berseria and Alphen is cooler than Velvet.
@@azulmagia8872 Better than Sorey.
My hype was so high after that sephiroth. I was just "hell yeah it's just begining" but after that the hype go downhill with the turns of the events... And then you go to laboratory with 6 or 7 terminals? where you can read some loose ends... And I dropped in what I thinks it's the last dungeon... I got the feeling that everything was rushed in the final development.
Love Berseria by the way.
Ok you convinced me. Ill get this one.
I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia, it's my first Oldschool Tales game, this one will be my first Modern Tales game...
Berseria made me love Tales game a lot
A top tier tales of game for sure but not the best
The short answer is yes
Except for my childhood and part of my teenager years, i've never been a big JRPG fan, i like western rpgs much better, specially crpgs since i'm a PC gamer, but i'm really enjoying this game, the Tales series is a breath of fresh air in the genre.
I liked Arise, but it is toward the bottom with Zestiria. My top 3 are Abyss, Graces f, and Eternia.
As if Zestiria is bad...
But yes Abyss is easily among the best. And I'm sure Zillia would be too, if it weren't a PS3 exclusive which is why I never got to even touch it.
No don’t you dare put this amazing game down there with Zestiria which is actually bad
@@LegendsForever206 ah yes the same baseless and stupid argument, idiots keep repeating.
Ok, you can dislike but to put towards the bottom with Zestiria is like putting FF12 towards the bottom with FF2. You're ignoring it's strengths.
@@azulmagia8872 Never
Hey Eric. Great video. Played Arise on series x last year and enjoyed it. Will you be making some videos talking about your thoughts on the new star ocean? Multiple new videos and details released for Divine Force
Erick, i'm the other guy in the world who thought Legendia was the best tales of game. After Berseria came out I ve put it on par with Legendia. After those two I'd put Graces F and Eternia. Still those top 4 I feel are very close to each other.
@Hi_Nu Ver 0 Zero_Tester actually I love how the story goes on with 2 big timeskips
my favourite Tales games are Symphonia, Abyss, Graces , Vesperia and Xillia 1&2 my only wish is there a way to play Tales of Destiny remake, 2 and rebirth but I don't know where to download fan translations
I think this would have been great if it had coop. The gameplay is bit simplistic to my tastes. I dont like how the game is tremendously different experience depending on what edition you play.
I was allways lacking money to even buy healing items. That can be really frustrating.
Yes it is! Im re-playing this game now, second playthrough, on PC, with mods.
@Erick Landon do you have a list of your best Tales game? I would love a list of your favs.Lucky for me this game was 50% off on Steam.. ends 10/17/22. based on your review.... Bought it. Great review as always.
I will be honest with you. Tales of Arise is visual a great game, also the combat is good (but gets old eventually). The thing I "disliked" most about it, is that it's linear. You can't explore like Tales of Vesperia for example. The game is trying to make you feel like you have freedom, but real isn't giving you any. Still a great game, don't get me wrong. But less than I had hoped for, which is a miss.
Tales of graces f hasn't been passed yet imo. I enjoyed berseria quite a bit and arise was good. The battle system for tales of graces f just resonates with me
Berseria was my first game that I played in the Tales series, got hooked ever since, was looking for something to replace Lunar, and kept hearing how good this series was, so last year I took a chance and bought Zesteria and Berseria on steam, fell in love with it instantly.
As a Tales fan since the PS2 era, all I will say is that Arise is the only Tales game that I didnt finish. I am used to the weak stories, but the combat and main cast of characters are the main reason I like Tales Of games, and unfortunately only the combat in Arise was good, but even that was ruined by the extreme lack of enemy variation and completely braindead AI.
Repetitive battles and the party members dying constantly eventually made me give up on the game.
I think Arise might be a good entry game into the series, but just so you know how much better other Tales Of games are. Though I personally started with Tales Of Abyss many years ago, and that one is still second best Tales game for me, right after Xillia 2.
Personally, it’s the best entry for newcomers in the franchise. And it handles romance the best. Combat is at its most refined with no convoluted upgrade system.
Getting skill points can also lead to funny character dynamics via skits.
Also some players may be unfamiliar to anime tropes so this entry eases them in till the later half.
Getting invested in characters depends on whether you catch the skits. You get the most out of them via skits. Seeing their personal dynamics in different settings. Otherwise the main story does okay for the main duo. Mileage for the side characters varies on personal preference.
This is from someone who has completed Zestiria and Berseria. And partway in Vesperia.
This game already outsold Berseria's lifetime sales (5 years) in less than a year. It's user score on Metacritic is one of the highest in the series. It snagged RPG of the Year in 2021. Hell, Davidvinc ranked this as his #2 Tales game and he's a huge Tales fan (played all 19 main titles). So yea, I would say this definitely ranks in the Top 3 Tales games.
nothing of what you said determines the actual quality of the game.
@@lacasadelpop4593 Yes it does.
@@calvinmatthews1527 It doesn't. That would make the Fifa games qualitative good.
@@Lamasis2 Then what does smart guy?
@@Lamasis2 alot of people like them so they are considered good by alot same with arise but its not to you
Finished 3 or 4 Tales games on the PS3.Tried Tales of Besera on PS4 but got stuck at the waterfall puzzle.
My favorite Tales game is Tales of Grace.
Me to Tales of Graces F is amazing, 2nd Tales of Vesperia, 3rd Tales of the Abyss
I really like Arise. Definitely in the top 5 of Tales games for me. I do think it was better that Zestiria or Berseria (I know I’m in the minority for not liking Berseria as much). I like Alphen better than Velvet but he is not as good of a protagonist as say Luke or Yuri. The story does drop off after the 5 main areas and it has one of the worst main antagonists in the series. But the combat was great (enemies did get too spongey at the end for my liking though). And the soundtrack is so good. So yeah I agree. It’s a great game but not my favorite Tales game. I still like Vesperia, Abyss, Symphonia, and Xillia more.
Before ur review i am almost going to buy added in cart too. But now i am sceptic. But ine thing after playing ghost of tsushima i realised how important and how much effective gameplay style can be and can overcompensare the story. And that's how a game should be. Gameplay first and story second.
Unfortunately, if were comparing Arise and Berseria; I have my own personal method of determining which of the two I favor.
I have done a full playthrough of Arise once and I have done at least five cycles of Berseria.
Most people could not stand to finish Arise even once so congrats. I regret powering through Arise to see the ending, I thought no way can it get any worse and it kept getting worse with each plot twist lmao what a total waste of time and slap in the face conclusion for anyone taking Arise's story seriously. It's the only Tales game I cannot replay.
The battle system in this game suck. Go play some like Vesperia, Graces F, Xillia and even Berseria. All of them had better battle system than Arise.
I have very mixed feelings towards this one.
On one side I'm glad to some extent the series appears to be receiving so much love, but on the other it was a huge disappointment. I was loving it at first but after 20 or so hours it started going downhill for me, and I hated it by the end.
Bro i'm too from liking the series i can't believe this one made me hate it....
Looking at it positively, it at least helped me appreciate the older titles even more
Love Arise and my LE is still nicely conserved, didn't like Bers nor Zest at all and in my personal top of Tales Arise is on the high spots right after Abyss and Graces+Vesperia which I all loved quite much. Wouldn't suggest it to newcomers though, but the best rpg prize it got was well-deserved.
I am a diehard Tales fan, pretty much enjoy the entire franchise, although, I do need to go back to my PS3 and play Graces & Xillia 2, although I am wanting to play Xilla 1 again, I haven't had a chance yet at Zesteria, Vesperia or Arise, all on the list of games I want to play. Currently going through Berseria and just loving the whole cast, gameplay, everything.
I'm playing it right now and am really enjoying it. I'm a longtime Tales of fan starting with Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom. So far Arise is one of the very best IMO opinion, although I'm probably 20 hours in so I haven't completed the game to be able to judge it fully. The graphics are excellent on PC and it runs at high framerates and resolutions without being overly taxing on your computer. The battle system is fun and fluid, and not overly complicated. Difficulty is absolutely perfect for me with occasional wipeouts while facing bosses unprepared. The regular mobs of enemies are pretty spongy, but aren't so aggressive that they are a threat of giving you a game over. The cast of characters are likable with developing relationships and defined roles within the party both in terms of personality and in battle. Music is so-so, but Tales games are never amazing in this regard. The story is fine for me so far, although everyone seems to think the second half goes off the rails. I'll see when I get there, but I'd recommend it from my experience.
Hmm i've been on the fence about getting this game, it looks fun and i'm a huge rpg fan but didn't enjoy tales of berseria very much.. the story/characters were good but the combat felt kinda clunky and the zones were just so bland imo. I eventually dropped it, would you still recommend tales of arise?
That cash shop is getting quietly intrusive. If you don’t notice it then ask yourself why AP is responsible for healing, dungeon secrets and select moves.
I like Abyss and Xillia(only the 1st one) more.
Arise was great for what it was. It could of been better.. the anime esthetic skits being cutout felt weird though.
Props to you for loving legendia.. I’ve tried getting into that multiple times but just couldn’t. Especially after loving Tales of Symphonia and introducing me to the Tales of franchise all those years ago as kid. I remember picking up Legendia thinking
“oh boy another great world to jump into!”
Then after playing for few hours being like
“Is this the same franchise?”
That’s the one and only main tales game I haven’t beaten which is a shame because the characters looked great. I also remember being turned off because the main character was brawler and with how fun Lloyd was with the dual swords kid me just wasn’t feeling it
I played and beat this game in February/March on PS5. Real talk it started like a regular old tales game but towards the end it felt like I was playing Star Ocean.
Even though I have experience in games like this (nevermind RPGs), I feel like I'm still getting my feet wet with them. That said, the first Tales game I played was Tales of Berseria. And I haven't gotten too far with it. I should go back and see if I can finish it properly.
Arise was my first Tales of game and I loved it so much that I 100% it throughout my run. After that I played Berseria, however I felt dissatisfied with it. The battles felt a bit more clunky and less speedy, the on screen map annoyed me and I really didnt like the cast as much, I felt all moments that made me sympathize with the cast of Berseria only worked because of that young boy (forgot his name). However I really LOVED the Arise cast! Now I dont know what to play next sincr Zestiria is apparently like a couple years later and I really dont wanna revisit Berseria... what should I play next?
Hey Erick, I love your channel and list videos. I know we hear certain games and series a lot in your ranking videos. As a gamer with limited time, I was wondering if you could do a video like a Top 10 JRPGs to play before you die haha. Like the absolute essential games to play in this genre. Maybe it it's popular, you could do some more like that based on platform or retro vs modern. Just a thought. Have a great day!
Magilou is my all time favorite character from Berseria 😍
This was the game to get me into the tales series so this is still my favorite one so far I've completed tales of Vesperia just a few days ago and have started tales of zestiria Vesperia was really good i enjoyed it
Oh nice! What are your final thoughts of Vesperia after coming from Arise?
@@matthewroman6807 i mean the mechanics are very different from both games with combat especially but tales of Vesperia has amazing characters and the story is really cool plus i liked some areas of the game like a lot the camera angles for both free roaming and combat aren't what I'm typically used to so it was a bit of an adjustment I'm more into 3rd person camera angles of the likes of arise the way it has it like most 3rd person games but i still found vesperia to please me quite a bit really enjoyed yuri and judith in combat for sure
Tales of Arise really needs its story in the later 2/3'ds of the game reworked. It started off okay with the world building and character introductions. Then the face palming started with the main story around the time you get to the last 2 party member's. A few of the character's could be really worked on. The spoiler thing about Alphen does not affect his gameplay mechanics at all other then just a useless visual effect. I would be fine with him never remembering the past. The crafting system is a pain. I honestly gave up on farming for the high level mats with the skills I wanted on them. So much rng. The game is fun, the music is great and the world is beautiful. I just do not see how they thought the story was good. They just have a bunch of uninterested reviewers go over it and be like its fine. It feels like the the story writer changed partway through the game. The biggest thing I liked was the glam system. So I could equip the current strongest weapon and not worry about it looking ugly and not matching the color theme of my outfit. I would of purposely kept an older weapon equipped to look good. If the game had multiple endings and more main story choices, it would of really ramped up its replay ability. I enjoyed the game despite its flaws and would recommend.
Edit: I also think the time skip in the halfway point of the game was stupid. Its been months and they still act like they did when they first got together.
I have not finished it myself, I lost interest in it because of my backlog. The Tales of series got me away from the Final Fantasy series, so I would recommend any Tales of games.
This was my first Tales game, and I loved it for the most part. I end up buying Tales of Berseria and the watched Tales of Zestiria The X
Abyss and Berseria are the best in my opinion still. Dissapoint to Arise bcs theres no world map, victory scene after battle and few playable character and tiny world (but beautiful graphic). And I think the story is too fast. Hope the second half of the game like Star Ocean 2. :''''
Abyss and Legendia are my all time faves. Still need to finish Arise before I state my own personal opinion.
How do you not like Rinwell?? I LOVE HER AND SHIONNE!!!
I went through Tales Of Arise on my channel recently. I LOVED it! To me Tales games usually seem to tighten and fix things that previous games didnt. the story was good.
This is my first game In the Tales series. Playing it currently on Hard. Wouldn’t say it’s that hard at all but I’m also only on the second zone.
I need to finish this to give a proper opinion because I played it for about 25hrs and just put it down haven't picked it back up in 4 months. May have to restart it idk just didn't keep my interest like the rest of the series and then when and got tales of vesperia been playing it for 3rd time
Gotta say I am a big fan of Vesperia, really enjoyed Arise! Thanks for the review!
I really enjoyed my time with this game! I haven’t finished because I got stuck on a boss battle that I could beat. Plus Elden Ring! 😂 I am going to go back soon…after my NG++ Elden Ring run!
I finished the story on Vesperia for first time 2 months ago. Only ever beat Graces and Symphonia. Have Phantasia and Abyss waiting to be played but I'm not sure about this. It sure looks better than Xilia or Zestria but don't wanna jump into another rpg just yet
How's the combat guys? It's 67% off on xbox so $19.99. Combat is the key to me in any rpg.
For me it's among the best modern JRPGs for sure.
Liked the characters and world a lot, gameplay was fun, best graphics and artstyle in any JRPG. Could've done more with the story though.
I'll revisit this when I finally play TOA.
Arise was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I’ve had in a long time. By the end of it, I felt like I’d really been on this epic quest with these characters that I genuinely cared about. As a long time fan of the series, Arise felt like a bold and beautiful step into the next gen of gaming.
This is one of the first best rpgs with a black and japanese made character, SO HELL YES! AND THE FIGHTINGS GOOD MORE HELL YESS!
Tales of arise or final fantasy stranger paradise is better?
Short answer.. yes absolutely, it’s an awesome game with frantic fun combat. Disregard comparisons to the older games, you will love this game and if you don’t I feel bad for you.
Great video. Don't know how you put so much content out with so many games. And I agree - Souls hard is potentially off-putting to me, but it depends on if I like the game well enough to want (try) to get good.
I loved the game. Its the first game i finished in years
I think Berseria is better than Arise in story and characters, even if those things in Arise are still pretty good. But Arise is better in every other way.
I just started and it's pretty fun so far, I went hard mode and it's not really difficult, I tried Unknown difficulty and that was challenging
Legendia has a moment in my life that I will never forget.... Ors ors ors ors ors ors ors ors oooooors ors ors ors... ors ors ors ors ors ors ors ors.. lol that song... and Chloe valens reaction to it lol... gosh I loved that game so much
Love the game..I had lots of fun playing it.
I really want arise to be a start of something new. The environments, animations and other visuals are great as well as very appropriate immersive music. A lot of things are 6-7 out of 10 like combat, characters (dohalim is very good though), main story is 6 to me but I loved the scifi ending. I hope the next games will bring back the feeling of scale, arise world feels tiny and linear. I would love the things to be improved in the next games based on the great presentation qualities of arise. Regarding the features missing, I was really missing 1) coop 2) worldmap travel 3) don't like saves / fast travel. prefer savepoints / means of fast transportation. 4) puzzles / better dungeons 5) ex dungeon. The game was very enjoyable, sometimes a bit more annoying even for a tales game) but I always wanted to continue playing it the next day and was thinking about playing the game when I was not doing it, which I think is a good thing) Can't wait for the next tales.
I dont think it's hard. I beat it on unknown difficulty. It took me 140 hours to do it and beat every boss and secret boss. I played it steam
I will today start Downloading and playing this game today. I hope it will be as good as people Tell me that it is. I will come back and tell my view. I never played any of them
for me tales of arise is the best
because it is the perfect tales game for me
I loved the combat in this game.
Yeah I agree. I tried the demo and found myself a little frustrated with the end demo boss fight.