As someone who has had limited exposure to the Tales series (having finished Tales of Eternia, World, Abyss, and Vesperia), I found the game to be quite enjoyable.

While the story wasn't as grand as I had hoped, Arise still managed to pull my heart strings and kept me relatively invested until the very end.

Mechanically, the combat system feels good and flows well though it can get repetitive due to spamming the same combos over and over again. Dodging, boost attacks, and boost strikes with party members keep things lively, however.

The music's great albeit limited, and the graphics are quite the spectacle .

Overall, I'd give this game an 8/10.

There's so much to love about Arise, but I feel that it could have given a lot more.

Still, I highly recommend Tales of Arise to JRPG fans.

As someone who has had limited exposure to the Tales series (having finished Tales of Eternia, World, Abyss, and Vesperia), I found the game to be quite enjoyable. While the story wasn't as grand as I had hoped, Arise still managed to pull my heart strings and kept me relatively invested until the very end. Mechanically, the combat system feels good and flows well though it can get repetitive due to spamming the same combos over and over again. Dodging, boost attacks, and boost strikes with party members keep things lively, however. The music's great albeit limited, and the graphics are quite the spectacle . Overall, I'd give this game an 8/10. There's so much to love about Arise, but I feel that it could have given a lot more. Still, I highly recommend Tales of Arise to JRPG fans.