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Friday18th Jun 2021
News Tales of Arise First Character Trailer Shows Masked Protagonist Alphen
The man in the iron mask
It looks like Bandai Namco is going to be wheeling out character-specific trailers for Tales of Arise. The action RPG is out in just over a couple of months, and we know that the game's main party will comprise of six fighters. As you'd expect, this first trailer focuses on Alphen, who's set up to be the title's central...
Thursday10th Jun 2021
News New Tales of Arise Story Trailer Shows More Cool Looking Party Members
Arise again
Tales of Arise has a new story trailer, which gives a brief overview of what to expect from the game's world and lore. It also showcases some fresh characters, and we're really liking the designs of your main party members. The action RPG continues to show promise, then, and it's coming to both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 fairly...
Monday31st May 2021
News Tales of Arise PS5 Details Shared, New Screenshots Revealed
PS5 specific upgrades
The Japanese PlayStation Blog has shared new details on upcoming PlayStation 5 and PS4 RPG Tales of Arise, detailing how much better the Bandai Namco title will be on Sony's current-gen console. For starters, anyone who buys the PS4 version will receive a free upgrade to the PS5 edition when they purchase the latest system. The...
Monday26th Apr 2021
News Tales of Arise Drops Multiplayer for Bigger Focus on Characters, Story
Will be linear, not open world
While it has never been a major focus for the JRPG series, multiplayer functionality has shipped with most entries in the Tales of franchise. Co-op modes allowed up to four players to team up during battles, but that won't be possible in Tales of Arise. Confirmed as part of an interview with IGN, the feature won't be...
Wednesday21st Apr 2021
News First Tales of Arise Gameplay Shows New Combat System in Detail, and It Looks Excellent
By the sword
Our first real look at Tales of Arise gameplay is finally here. In the near eight minute video embedded above, we get to see the upcoming RPG in action — and we must admit that our hype is building. The gameplay highlights both exploration and combat. The former looks fairly standard, with large, open areas and free movement, but the...
News Tales of Arise Coming 10th September, PS5 Version Confirmed
New trailer reveals all
After being formally announced almost two years ago at E3 2019, Bandai Namco has finally confirmed Tales of Arise will be released for both PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 10th September 2021. The former hadn't been announced before today, so it's nice to know that PS5 owners are being treated to a native version. You can get a...
Saturday6th Mar 2021
News Anticipated JPRG Tales of Arise Surfaces After Long Absence
An unforgettable Spring awaits
We last penned an article on Tales of Arise in December 2020, when Bandai Namco promised thirsty fans that the project was still progressing. In truth, it’s been over a year since we last saw fresh footage of the anticipated JRPG – but that changes today. As part of the Tales of Festival in Japan, the...
Tuesday15th Dec 2020
News Tales of Arise Returns in 2021, Development Reportedly Going Well
Arise, Arise
It sure has been a while since we heard anything official about Tales of Arise. The next instalment in Bandai Namco's long running RPG series was announced over a year ago at E3 2019, and it's basically been missing in action ever since. In fact, Tales of Arise was actually 'delayed' earlier this year, despite never having a specific...
Thursday25th Jun 2020
News Action RPG Tales of Arise Delayed, No New Release Window Given
Unsurprising
Tales of Arise, the next entry in Bandai Namco's long running Tales series, has been hit with a rather vague delay. The action role-playing title was first announced at E3 2019 with a cool looking trailer, but the game's been missing in action ever since. Back in January of this year,
Friday10th Jan 2020
News Tales of Arise Release Date Could Be Surprisingly Close as Action RPG Gets Rated in Korea
On the rise
Tales of Arise, the next title in Bandai Namco's long running Tales series, was announced at E3 last year, but we still don't know much about it. All we really have to go on is a brief trailer that's honestly more proof of concept than anything else, but now the game's been rated in Korea. Eh? Here's the thing: when a game gets an age...
Sunday15th Sep 2019
News New Tales of Arise Trailer Gives a Glimpse of Combo-Based Combat
Fire
Tales of Arise caught our attention with its announcement trailer at E3 2019 -- it immediately looked like a step forward for Bandai Namco's long running role-playing series, and the good news is that it continues to look promising. The game's received a fresh trailer at Tokyo Game Show 2019, and although it's not the most in-depth video, it...
Sunday9th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Tales of Arise Looks Like a Real Step Forward for the Series, Launches on PS4 in 2020
At least visually
There's a new Tales game on the horizon, and it certainly looks like a step up for the series in terms of graphical quality. Named Tales of Arise, the game was actually leaked a couple of days ago, but the short reveal trailer does have a few cool looking moments, and confirms that the title is aiming for a 2020 release date on...
Saturday8th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Tales of Arise Leaks Ahead of Microsoft Xbox Presser
Lovely new art style
For once, 4chan has delivered the goods. A new entry in the Tales franchise has just leaked, named Tales of Arise. It's coming to PlayStation 4, and will most likely be officially announced at Microsoft's E3 2019 press conference on Sunday night. It's quite a dramatic change in art style, judging by the screenshot above, isn't...
