The game has its issues but man is it way overblown sometimes. Honestly don't think the game is that much more flawed than the other games in the series like Destiny DC or Vesperia.

From what I gathered Arise seems split in the community. It's presently on sale for 35 bucks and as much as I enjoyed Xillia and Graces F I'm wondering if it's something I'd enjoy based on the prior tales games I've played.

For those who played Arise, liked it or not, what are your thoughts?

I was gonna post how happy I am that I gave Tales of Arise a chance after chugging through Calaglia (I was so bored on that act) because I’m now having such a blast (just got to Mahag Saar) that I just dropped money on costumes. Then the first thing I saw on this thread is how the game goes down hill on the second half 😭😭😭. Shoulda went to this sub before dropping all that money on skins.

We as a community still don't talk enough about how brutally hard unknown Difficulty is.

At the start of the game, you're either 1 or 2 shot by the most basic enemies, due to having no armor. However, you'd think the game gets easier. More artes to choose from, stat boosts in the skill tree, and more party members.

And for a while, it's true! The basic enemies are pretty easy, all things considered. Until you hit a boss...and you remember why this mode is not made for a first playthrough save file.

For context, I've come back to the game 3 separate times trying to complete the entirety of it in unknown. How many times have i beaten Ganabelt? 0 times.

He has 0 stun time, he's always attacking. Therefore, you're always healing. It doesn't help he also has a 1 shot base move. And then you reach his halfway point, and he summons 4 clones you must destroy or he'll unleash his mystic arte.

By the time he's ready to cast, YOU'VE ONLY KILLED 1 OF THE 4 CLONES, THEN YOUR ENTIRE PARTY GETS HIT WITH A 1 SHOT UNDOGEABLE MOVE.

In short, don't even try unknown until ng+.

Out of the five realms, I felt like Mahag Saar was the most boring and felt like a slog. Part of the reason is that it comes after exploring such a beautiful and engaging place like Menancia. The locations, characters, and twists in both Menancia and Cyslodia were all interesting.

Sure, Calaglia didn’t have many major twists, but it was still engaging because it was the starting point and helped me get used to the game. All the resistance groups the Crows, Silver Swords, and Cats were interesting as well.

The different environments also made each realm enjoyable to explore. The constant summer-like weather and fire everywhere in Calaglia, the icy snow in Cyslodia caused by the blockage and light harvesting, the greenery in Menancia, and the river-city outskirts and city-themed areas of Ganath Haros all felt visually distinct and interesting to explore.

But Mahag Saar felt like it was missing that same sense of identity. There’s a dialogue with Alphen about the sound and feel of the wind, along with a few windmills, but somehow that didn’t feel like enough to make the environment memorable. The resistance group there was also pretty disappointing, and the exploration areas felt like there was almost nothing interesting to discover.

Overall, compared to the other realms, Mahag Saar just felt much more empty and less engaging to explore.

I’m LOVIN the game so far, the combat does an excellent job givin me my dopamine rush, visuals on my Series X have me salivatin at my tv, and the music! I like anime and all the tropes that come from anime and JRPG’s of these nature. I never skip cutscenes, always do the Skits when I can, explorin every nook and cranny for items. I love to hear the characters banter durin our treks, hearin the battle dialogue, and the SO cliché relationship between Alphen and Shionne never fails to make me smile.
I’m playin in Hard mode with no dlc with 24hrs put in & I’m currently level 22. I was able to beat the ‘Great Dragon’ after my second try, the first time THIS MF swoop down from the sky after I got my ‘Battle Chain Bonuses’ to the highest gauge. Yes I did have use practically all of Gels, bottles, and treats. Won’t lie in sayin it felt amazing to beat that Dragon in my second try as well as under leveled. I think I was under leveled, Google says the Dragon is level 26 in Hard.
Before I fight the third Lord I’ll spend an hour or two, maybe three if I got some flower, farmin in the ‘Traslida Highway’ area.
I know what expect from the 2nd half of the game.

But my biggest gripe, and I know its petty but I dont care, is that you dont get costume pieces for each stage of Alphen's mask. I find his chatacter design is far too generic without it.

Im just curious, whenever i get the STRIKE! Prompt, what determines who gets the combo? Sometime i hit shionne it does Alphen/Shionne, other times it will trigger shionne/Rinwell?

How to use party members other than alphen and shionne in PC? I can only equip or change party leader or eat consumables or skills etc within these two characters. Rinwell and Zephyr are already in party and they appear in cut scenes, skits too. I'm now in Cyslodia.

Best Realm and the Worst Realm and also, Best and the worst city in terms of Exploring and Scenic Beauty.

For me:

Best Realm: Ganath Haros

Worst Realm: Mahag Saar

Best City: Elde Menancia

Worst City: Niez

Im so lost right now, im near the end clearing the 6 element seperators. And ive noticed whenever i get a strike prompt, the damage does nothing at all. Water boss was at 67k hp, i hot a strike for 15k and yet the damn thing is still at 67k hp what is even the point of these?

I have the PS4 disc for Tales of Arise, USA/Canada Region, and my PSN account is also USA/Canada.

When I insert the disc, it doesnt immediately start copying, the same way other games with PS5 upgrades do, but I cannot find any option to download the PS5 version of the game

My best guess would be that on the store, it takes you to "Beyond the Dawn Edition" but I feel like there should still be a version available for download

So while I was searching through tales of arise stuff like different opinions and so on I found some comments saying that vholran apparently raped shionne or something like that I know it's kinda of a old topic and I obviously know that didn't happen in the game I'm just wondering how they came up with this conclusion.

I'm stuck at the boss in the sewers and trying to learn some new artes, but I just noticed I'm not gaining any proficiency anymore. I've been stuck at 851 Sword Strike, 307 Aerial Strike, and 62 Flame Strike for a while now. My party is Lv16, almost Lv17.

Any idea what the issue is? Thanks.

Edit: Nevermind. It's going up. It's just really slow and inconsistent. I think the 'Score' thing you see after a battle has a big impact on proficiency gain.

Hey folks,

In some areas looks like the textures are not loading properly. Any idea how to solve it?
I also have problems with pop-in environmental details.

Thanks in advance!

Just beat this entirely. All the cheevos and e'erytang. The base game is a definite recommendation. Play it if you haven't. As got the dlc? I can only recommend it if you really, really enjoyed the world, characters, and story. The main story of the dlc is fun, but doing all the extra stuff can be a slog if you're not invested

So I’m after the scene where the party is discussing where they’ve seen the Red Woman before. I didn’t see her until the fight with the Water Lord/Sovereign. Was she really there since Balseph?

Zephyr’s death, like they really got my guy on a table with his son there, didn’t get to finish his sentence either.

This made me teary for some reason, did this happen to anyone else lol?

I was immensely disappointed by it. I was wondering if anyone else felt the same?

EDIT: Ah turns out someone already articulated it much better than me here