same! i bought digital too cant wait to play it later

downloaded the game... will play next week.

Wooo! Downloading the game now! Can't wait!

I've spent some times with the game . My thoughts for food :


+ Probably the most expensive tales game Namco has ever made , excluding Vesperia since that one had funding from Microsoft . I keep mentioning budget because it has affected all of the fundamental of a game development from visual designs , game system , writings and such . This is one of the most polished JRPG title from Bandai Namco , beating Scarlet Nexus .


+ Amazing combat system . They have added a jump button and reduce your equippable artes slot to 3 , and 3 more for aerial artes (6 total) . Overall the timing is more lenient , moves have become much easier to execute but at the same time also adding more depth with the addition of Perfect guard / Evasion + Counter attack . If you are craving for the good old Tales controls , the Manual mode is still available.


+ Every companion plays a unique role in the game now . There is no one universal character for everything which made them generic . Their summon companion ability (called boost strike) also give you an edge versus specific type of enemy.
Incredible how much that adds to the dynamic nature of tales combat system .


+ The " victory posing " screen after combat is removed . Sounded strange at first because people want to look at their favorite character posing and talking funny . Eventually it makes sense given how often you are engage in combat in a tales game . The process is smooth and fluid , sleak and clean .


+ Motoi Sakuraba is back , this guy is essential for Tales and Star Ocean games.


+ Game is NOT open world . It is very similar to the one they have implemented in Dragon Age : Inquisition , larger but separated maps with linear pathing . Nothing too special but of the environment looks good under the water-color aesthestic .


+ Spectacular presentation . Some of most explosive cutscene are now rendering within the game engine , looking fantastic. It goes without saying since the game is running on a new engine , all artes and spell animation are made from scratch .
Instead of recycling them like the last 4 last games .

+ They went the Scarlet Nexus route for the Skitz overhaul . The chatty scenes are now replaced with animated mange style of snap shots . Given there are hundreds to thousands of fully voiced skitz , it is beautiful , clever and effective .

+ Character titles finally do something . In the past games they do little more than providing stats , you may now unlock a variety of new artes and passives from each of the newly obtained titles .

+ Charming and memorable characters . Not necessarily the best written but they are quirky enough and you will probably remember them years from now . Pulling out a burning sword from your waifu's 17th dimension breast ? That is something .


- While the game is not predatory by nature , plenty of costumes are still locked behind microtransaction . You can even buy LEVEL-UPs and in game currency with $ . Not new to Tales as the past games have done it but you would expect them to change in 2021 since they are charging full price for the game and planning to " revitalize " the series .

- Preorder costumes are disappointing to say the least , just a palette swap from vanilla armor you obtained in game .

- Didn't exactly care for the side quests , the quest tracking system is welcomed but it is mostly what the other games have been doing since the last decade . Nothing groundbreaking , just grinds .


+- Lack HDR but the watercolor appeals of the game totally carried on its own , just a nitpick at this point .

+- Lengthy game but this can be a + or - for some people .

+- The slavery rebellion narrative has been done a lot of times , it can be a hit or miss depending on the player .

This post has been edited by Convael: Sep 10 2021, 07:06 PM

the only question i have is how do I set my AI targeting the same enemy as I did? everytime when the battle start the AI will aim another enemy and how to I cancel auto target?

Can u buy the outfit seperately or need to buy deluxe or
ultimate edition? plan to buy on series x

This post has been edited by blaqkthespian: Sep 9 2021, 04:35 PM

You can buy them separately .

Thanks. Now i know which edition i should buy

This post has been edited by blaqkthespian: Sep 9 2021, 06:40 PM

Enjoyed the demo when I played it on the PS4 last week. Can't decide whether I should pre-order or wait for a price drop since I'm also interested in getting some of the DLC costumes.

The developer said that some of the costumes will be available and sold separately in the future apparently.

Edit: All costumes are already available for purchase in the JP Store. The ones with three costumes each (seven packs in total) cost 550 yen. The Premium Costume Pack cost 1650 yen.

550 x 7 = 3850 + 1650 = 5500 yen


https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/search/...20of%20arise/1/

This post has been edited by DJ-Spike: Sep 9 2021, 08:54 PM

The school theme and rinwell idolmaster looks really cool

I like both the Premium and Warring States Costume Packs.

This post has been edited by DJ-Spike: Sep 9 2021, 10:34 PM

The samurai theme costume are in which pack, warring or premium?

Warring States Pack.

https://static.bandainamcoent.eu/high/tales..._EDITION_UK.jpg

wow better than scarlet nexus?

i like scarlet nexus combat play style and graphics thats why i bought haha

thought of buying standard or pre order bonus for ps4

hmm

if the pre order costume is not that great then might as well i buy standard xD

Guyz need help how to change language to English? just bought the game but the language is japan already try change language at "voice selection" but no English optiom available

The game should follow the default language used by your PS5 settings . But the game language maybe bugged if you have downloaded a different region ver of the game demo .

Switch your PS5 language to Japanese , then change it back into English , the game should be switching back to the right language .

Much better IMHO , not that Scarlet Nexus is bad but with limited budget there is only so much they can do .


I am a huge fan of the masterful presentation of skitz via animated manga style .


ToA is currently the best reviewed jRPG this year and also the best reviewed Tales game ever made by Tales Studio according to metacritic .


Depends on how good SMT V is [which I am also a big fan of] , the title of jRPG of the year is going to be a fierce competition between this two.

This post has been edited by Convael: Sep 11 2021, 02:36 PM

o wow SMT also classic series hahaha

shit

i ask my usual game shop, sold out for this Tales of arise

damn

So far loving it a lot.
Can't decide on no.1 waifu yet