Tales of Arise Reviews
The Switch 2 version has some issues in the frame rate department (though in fairness it wasn't perfectly smooth on other platforms either). But the actual image quality and presentation remain as excellent as they were when this launched on other platforms. While it won't be your next 100-hour epic, Tales of Arise provides an excellent, condensed, RPG experience both docked and on the go.
Tales of ARISE: Beyond the Dawn Edition brings the most modern title in the Tales of saga to the Nintendo Switch 2, this being a small detour on the path of remasters of the series. As a JRPG, Arise is a good game, with cool mechanics, a fun battle system and an even interesting story. Beyond the Dawn, however, is such a meh addition that it's really only worth checking out if you want to explore this world a little more.
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Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition is finally on the Switch 2, but not without concessions. The current-gen ports are undoubtedly the best way to play Arise if you have access to them. For those in the Nintendo ecosystem, you'll find better ports available. Really, though, this port is for those who missed out five years ago and now have a shiny new device that needs games, and frankly, that's justifiable enough to me because overall, Tales of Arise is a good game, only undercut by a few odd choices.
A solid mix of strong characters, great story beats, and surprisingly-engaging action-based combat help this shine
Tales of ARISE arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 in its definitive edition, including the base game and its expansion DLC. The title delivers an extremely fun and stylish combat system, accompanied by a fantastic soundtrack and a gorgeous anime-inspired art direction. However, the experience is held back by overly linear exploration, limited enemy variety, and a narrative that doesn’t reach the same level of excellence as other games in the franchise. On Switch 2, performance issues also prevent this from being, at least for now, the definitive version of the game.
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With an excellent story and cast and a reinvigorated combat system, Tales of Arise is the shot in the arm the long-running Tales RPG series needed to recapture its best moments.
There are missteps and a few bumps along the way, but this soft reboot of a long-running series emerges a triumph.
Tales of Arise takes the franchise to new heights with an emotional story, unique characters, fun combat, and more defining features.
Tales of Arise combines a stunning world told with a mix of anime, cutscenes and comic strip styled conversations. The combat is fun, flashy with customisable skills in hack 'n' slash style. While the combat can feel a little unnatural with the auto-targeting and airborne moves, once you get used to it, there are some fun fights ahead. If you don't like having to choose between ranged, casting, melee in games, you won't have to worry as Tales of Arise let's you swap in different characters as you wish, keeping combat fresh. With over 40 hours of main story, side quests and exploring , this Tales entry has plenty in terms of content.
Tales of Arise presents a refreshing sense of nostalgia in a shiny new package. At times it can misfire between its lovable but inconsistent cast of characters and political narrative, but there’s still a band of loveable heroes brandishing the classic Tales archetypes I’ve always adored. Perhaps it wields subtlety like a cudgel—placing Shionne, the woman who causes pain, and Alphen, the man who can’t feel pain, together—yet it’s that same ungraceful melodrama I remember being so fond of a decade ago. Arise elevates Tales back into the RPG spotlight, but it doesn’t leave the pieces of the past you loved behind.
There's a lot to do in Tales of Arise – set up camp, hook some fish, help townsfolk with missions of varying importance, etc. The main plot is incredible, but the secondary stories you uncover are far more memorable
Tales of Arise is a lengthy, beautiful RPG adventure, but has messy combat and uneven pacing on occasion.
Tales of Arise is the best Tales game in over a decade.
Tales of Arise doesn't exactly forge new ground in the JRPG genre, but a fast-paced battle system and a well-told story make it easy to pick up, and hard to put down.
It takes a little time to warm up to Tales of Arise's main characters (ironic, when two of them wield the powers of hell itself), but once you're over that hump, you're left with a charming JRPG powered by a battle system that never slows down.
Tales of Arise offers a superb blend of JRPG favourites, tight combat, and modern-day design choices. It's easily the best Tales game in years.
Tales of Arise forces you to respect them greatly and the variety of strong parts of the Tales series in the future, and indeed as I mentioned above "What a strong return" after 5 years tales series returns to the top of JRPG games again, which offers a big shift for this type of game.
Tales of Arise comes to prove that the series still has a lot to say. At a time when fans of the genre are in for a treat, Bandai Namco has decided to join the party and offer us one of the best instalments of the franchise. A perfect entry into the franchise, with an interesting story, charismatic characters, beautiful artwork and a combat system that's as accessible as it is deep. It takes a while to get going, but when it does, it's hard to put the controller down before starting the next dungeon.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Tales of Arise reinvigorates the magic of the long-running series. A franchise that long rested on its established laurels has been refreshingly upgraded and reinvented, resulting in one of the most polished and jaw-dropping JRPGs I've played in a long time. It's an exciting new chapter for the Tales series that won't be soon forgotten.