I wish this didn't come out so long after the main release. I've basically forgotten everything about Arise's story & characters, so not sure if I'd understand anything going on.
Agreed! So I am replaying the whole game again on PS5 before start this DLC (even though I obtained platinum on PS4 before). Such a GREAT game that I am still enjoying every moment of replaying!
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER THESE ARE THE MAIN POINTS. Interplanetary racism, the planet is alive, nobody wins the crown contest... actually its just a cover for gathering elemental energy and feeding it to the dead planet Rena (which basically got its whole backside blown out) and the husk wants to... basically bring darkness to the rest of the universe and devour the life force stuff. Renans in the end really are just lab modified danans. Shonen cliches all around... the End. The obvious characters date obvious characters... theres more but this is pretty much the important bits
I loved the base game and it entertained me for about 100 hours. I feel $29.99 is a little steep for what’s on offer here compared to something like what the Xenoblade series offers you but i will buy soon and hopefully a slight sale will come along.
Beyond the dawn and Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed are both 30 Euro/dollars. Now let's compare them Beyond the Dawn: a singular 10-16 hour expansion with a basic story and fetch quests. Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed: Entire expansion pass for 30 euro/dollars which contains two new characters with 1.5-2.5 hour long voiced quests each and new systems in the game to enhance the experience. Then Future Redeemed which is a 10-16 hour story experience which is perfectly written and ties off the series in perfect fashion. Side quests exist to both expand the lore and explain what happened after Xenoblade 1/2. The plot is not derivative or cliché and hooks you from the start. Not to mention it was released 9 months after the main game and not 2 years
I loved the expansion. I did all the side content as it popped up. The story was great and written with love for the characters. My only gripe was not seeing the wedding. I really wanted that after Alphen went through the trouble of planning it. I wanted to see the house he built too. The sketches during the Arise credits isnt enough ❤
I agree with this review. I just finished this expansion last night. I had finished this game over the summer and loved it dearly. The expansion, being unexpected, excited me in the opportunity to jump back into this world with characters I had grown attached to in the base game. That awe never really wore off for me. Though this expansion was my least favorite part of the experience overall, it doesn’t mean it was bad. I was still happy and grateful to have this chance to be in the world again and experience something new with these characters. I’d give the base game somewhere around a 9.5/10, and the expansion an 8/10 as well.
I am replaying the whole game again on PS5 before start this DLC (even though I obtained platinum on PS4 before). Such a GREAT game that I am still enjoying every moment of replaying!
Hey bro, im on the same boat. Ive platinum the game a year ago . Then now the dlc comes out i have already forgotten anything about it. Story, controls etc etc. i want to start a new game to refresh everything but theres a lot of hours and investment involved with just the game. Is it worth it to replay the whole game just to catch up with the dlc?
I finished this game when it came out ages ago and I can't recall any character or if I want to see what they are up to lol. That's always been my issue with dlc that comes so long after a game been out.
and the dlc was 30 bucks and added barely anything. 10 hours of content at most and it was advertised to add over 20. 2 years of development and no new areas. Oh and your party gets amnesia and they lose all their skills
it was pricey but i bought it because the base game gave me 150hrs of fun and the most wholesome, satisfying ending i've had in a long long time. and because i just really wanted to see alphen and shionne happy together 🤗
I'm on the negative half of that mix for the base game... combat is so bad that it becomes unbearably repetitive by the latter half, especially when the dungeons start getting super long and filled with nonstop battles. I'm still waiting for a Tales game to have combat as good as Graces f. If at least the story was as good as Berseria it could have pushed me to the end but it was very uninteresting there too. All the game has is pretty visuals.
@@steel5897totally agree, new age gamers love their gold painted turds. Beseria was my favorite. Been playing since destiny. Also liked xillia vesperia and symphonia. This just felt like better graphics with teitter mob complaints fufilled not real fans
@@VAANET Ah yes, Vesperia combat was peak. The game on which you need to grind skills from weapons for 90% of the game to make it good, but by that point you have 10 or less hours before the game ends. Truly the mark of a great combat system.
I never realized how divided tales of arise was between everyone. I enjoyed it granted its not the best in the series but its not the worst. The dlc came out of no where i saw $30 is kinda steep since most of it is just side quests that arent all voiced. I feel like Nazamil need more time with the party but through it all that final battle felt great when the music kicked in.
Internet tends to exacerbate the impressions of just 'how divided' a game is. It's not so much 'negative opinions seeking attention' though; youtube's recommended tab loves misery and tends to ignore the more positive or even-handed videos in favor of the ones with trashier titles (some of which might not be as negative as they appear, but YT loves aggressive stuff. In short if you do hate a particular game, even a big one, don't ever fear that your perspective is being ignored. RUclips's got your back (and loves annoying the rest of us). XD
She's not even playable, it feels lazy. Thanks for this review. I was hoping this dlc to be worth a new playthrought on ps5 this time, but i'm not sure now.
I absolutely loved Tales of Arise. Any excuse to jump back into that world and is fine by me. I haven’t started this yet because I’m finishing Fate/Samurai Remnant but I know I will love it.
Yeah. I don't know about this DLC for 30. I'll wait for a sale and then I'll pick it up to experience myself. Especially if its the same as Arise? It's more worth a sale. I'll pick it up for like 15 or less. Definitely not 30 and I enjoed Arise but can understand the issues with the game.
@@MrValgard Yeah - I never understood why people rush through an game (they even skip all dialogue, or click through without reading anything to be as fast as possible), and then complain the game is too short. Sometimes (well most times actually) I think those people are better off with playing a on-rails brainless FPS, because in essence that's the way they threat this game.
Knowing how these things work, I’m pretty sure they’ll release a “Tales of Arise Complete Edition” in a few years including both the base game and DLC. I’ll pass on this DLC.
Can SOMEONE help me out with something? I just got all endgame weapons from that mausoleum and wished to upgrade them into their final forms but the game is saying I DON'T have them when I do! Am I missing something here?
Like the reviewer said, the dlc probably isn't worth this much money for the content it provides. There's new side quests and story objectives, but almost nothing new in gameplay barring 1-2 new bosses and a larger range boost attack. DLCs worth this price or less in other games have provided much more interesting and substantial gameplay content, such as Xenoblade 2 and 3, KH3, Strangers of Paradise, Fire Emblem Three Houses, etc... If you just want more story for this game, it'll give you that, but if you're looking for improved and expanded gameplay, you'll only find the same combat, and reused bosses and enemies from the base game with a different name slapped on.
Why would i pay £25 for a dlc that adds nothilng substanstial when games like remnant 2 are adding a whole new story,new area,new class and tons of weapons and secrets for £10 And considering this "expansion" took 2 years to make it seems very lacklustre and greedy which is ashame because i enjoyed toa
I’ll be honest, this game is kinda mid. But when it came out I was at a really rough time in my life. Now it’s like a fond memory to me so I had to get this dlc. It’s really not worth it but I love it anyways lmao. It was nice to revisit these characters
I ended up hating Arise but am thinking of giving it another chance on new game+ and maybe this as well, if I ever catch a sale. 30usd DLC is a bit much.
Very mixed it seems. They need to do what monolith soft does with expansion pass to xenoblade. New story, characters, game paly chamges that pretty much feels like a new game. Funny they used to own monolith soft. I just don't feel this dlc is a must play.
Also remember that story expansions are the last part of monolith expansions. There's also the first 2 before it which include new characters, new gameplay systems and the land of challenges and the gauntlets
@silentlore2458 yea those were extra content. But the main story expansion was always worth it. I wish more companies would do what monolith soft n cd project red do with expansion pass.
I really love arise, combat is a very big step forward in terms of the combat style that berseria introduced, still not as good in terms of skill expression as vesperia or xillia, but still a step forward in terms of this style of combat My only problem with arise is the boss design, common enemies are generally fine because if you get a long enough combo you can deal half of their hp instantly with boost attacks, but bosses on the other hand are unbearable to fight against Boss zeugles never stagger unless you break their weakpoint or use a specific boost strike on them, this could be easily foxed with them being able to be staggered by regular attacks but make them break out of stagger periodically Human boss enemies are generally less horrible because they follow a very linear pattern of attack and be vulnerable, fights like dohalim and vholran for example. However, when they get around 10-15%hp they start spamming their mystic artes and its just annoying, it turns a fight of rythm and pattern recognition into a dps check at the final moments that if you fail means you'll have to redo all the fight, never happened to me but I can especially see this happening in the ganabelt and vholran fights where the mystic artes are really difficult to dodge A problem that both zeugle and human bosses have is hp, why do bosses have 100k+hp at level 30, I can accept them one shotting me because of the dodge mechanic, but why do they have 10x the hp of a common enemy. 100k would be hp values of superbosses in previous tales games and now they want me to do this for regular story bosses when the damage numbers are frankly lower than they have ever been for a tales game. To hack away at a boss' health bar at a reasonable pace you have to sacrifice alphen's whole hp bar to deal around 10k damage, which would mean that you would need to do 100 blazing sword attacks to take down a boss that's around level 30... these are just mid game level enemies, it gets worse as time goes on. Also having to sacrifice your whole hp as alphen to do meaningful damage means that shionne will be spamming healing artes which means that when a boss does a party wipe attack you wint have enough cp to revive your party, this wouldnt be bad if orange gels, which recover cp, weren't more expensive than life bottles and equipment Frankly if they tweak hp values in the next game to make it less of a shore to kill bosses they might have a pretty good formula for tales games, as it stands though, boss fights, which should be the bread and butter of an action rpg's gameplay are the worse part of the game
Not one single new arte. And god forbid they would have added at least one new costume to obtain in game. Idk why they make these things so difficult, when they dont need to be. Mediocre really.
My biggest problem with the game is if it takes place some time after the ending of the base game why the hell are they still wearing the same clothes?!? DO THESE PEOPLE NOT WASH CLOTHES
Personally I hated the later parts and especially the ending of the base game. It just became more and more cliché and anime trope heavy the longer it went on. I did like the tone of the earlier segments and the combat though... I might check this out once it's no longer so incredibly expensive. Sega pulled the same stunt with their DLC for Lost Judgment - I don't want to support publisher attempts to raise the base price point for smaller scale DLCs like this one.
The DLC reall feels.. unsatisfying? Like everyone gets their good ending futures in the base story, Everyone is happy dory and their futures are all hinted under the beautiful guise of Shione and Alphen gettind married (at least i think they got married in the ending) And it begins introducing a new character with even special abilities because of her birthright. But at a certain point in the story she basically got shoved aside and we got no screentime or even other interactions with her. I would have loved to fight as her or even see her get some use in combat.
My biggest disappointment is Nazamil not being a playable character. It seems like a wasted opportunity to add some diversity to the gameplay after a very long campaign in the base game with the same 6 characters.
I liked Arise but the longer it went on the worse the story got. The dungeons were too long and enemies hp was BLOATED! If they kept it simple with class struggles, slavery, and fun quick combat it would have been better. I think I'd rather get the star ocean remake. That looks amazing.
Its really disappointing that they didn't include new weapons or skills. I loved the game and 100% it so I'll probably still get it... but I'm not in a rush.
Wish they'd take a step back with their story writing, the cast are becoming more and more blend within these games. Tales of Symphonia and Abyss had such an awesome storyline and cast and now ... Yeah not a fan of the cast, story didn't surprise me too nor the boss fights, just big hp sponge. Also that new character is just another laphicet/ellie. Arise get's the same hero/heroine treatment xillia did, I don't know... Not impressed by that game
I’ll have to pass, the tales team just seems incapable of reaching their ps2 era peak anymore. I hope one day they can get there again but honestly i think scarlet nexus was a much better entry.
with arise they bet on all the wrong things and took quite a few steps back. but i guess they will still count it as a win since it won rpg of the year somehow.
Sorry but this DLC was absolutely not worth it and not made with care towards the fans at all. This was just a cash grab from BAMCO. The story is meh, they mess up the characters and the bosses are very lack luster. Please write an honest review about the game lol
uhm I was disappointed by Arise honestly: after Berseria I expected something more adult while arise, while keeping a focus on the political uprising aspect, is far milder and more generic. I did not buy this dlc but I'll pick it up on a sale in the future... in EU there's a physical version for ps5 I guess...
None of the good weapons (or skins of them) from the expansion go into the main game. It’s a waste because both the ultimate sword (not fell arm) and legacy sword skins look way better than the plane jane silver sword that they let you bring into the main game. What a waste. It’s like they just didn’t care.
If you go into this game knowing it's an extra long chapter to the original game it's alright. If you are expecting it to be a full sequel (like FF X-2 or FF 13-2 and 3) you will be disapointed. It's a fine game, just a bit of a rip off at $30 IMO.
I loved the base game, but this dlc hasn't sold me at all, the trailers looked boring 😅 and now seeing this review it also seems like vague.... Like is there a villain? I just keep hearing it's about a girl.....
the combat definitely put me off of this game. The anime cutscene finishers are cool for awhile, but the core of it just feels weightless and barely put together.
I struggle to find out things Arise did well. The story is a mess, battle sysrem is just button mashing for the sake of combo, no real difficulty or depth. At least it had a few nice characters so the game can be somewhat tolerable with decent mods. This was my first entry to tales of and altho some games are praised by fans I don't know what's there to like about francnise. I think the sales were pretty good but in my opinion this franchise is destined to die unless they're willing to put more effort into games. But then again things like SAO exist and make money with their copy paste titles so you never know.
Well - It's not for you then. Nothing wrong with that. Lot's of people (Including myself) had a lot of fun with this game, and I started the DLC already. It's fun so far. As said, a lot of people just like this type of JRPG. There are more games that have that "hate or love" quality. For instance the Trails and Ys series from Nihom Falcom, or the Atelier and Blue Reflection series from Gust. Both series I like very much, but I definitely know it's not for everyone. At the other side of the spectrum (for me) are those Souls-like games, that I hate with a passion. Lucky enough there are different tastes and different people. As lion as you respect that difference there is noting wrong with liking something somebody else don't.
Spider man is woke movie game garbage with a cringe story and boring 30 minutes long walking and talk segment so yea it sucks..the mary jane missions alone make that garbage game a 6/10
I wish this didn't come out so long after the main release.
I've basically forgotten everything about Arise's story & characters, so not sure if I'd understand anything going on.
Same here. I liked the main game enough but remember little of it now. Might get this DLC when it goes on sale though.
Its simple really. Just stupid race problems that gets old fast
@@SilentSpringz symphonia did it wayyy better
Agreed! So I am replaying the whole game again on PS5 before start this DLC (even though I obtained platinum on PS4 before). Such a GREAT game that I am still enjoying every moment of replaying!
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THESE ARE THE MAIN POINTS.
Interplanetary racism, the planet is alive, nobody wins the crown contest... actually its just a cover for gathering elemental energy and feeding it to the dead planet Rena (which basically got its whole backside blown out) and the husk wants to... basically bring darkness to the rest of the universe and devour the life force stuff. Renans in the end really are just lab modified danans. Shonen cliches all around... the End. The obvious characters date obvious characters... theres more but this is pretty much the important bits
I loved the base game and it entertained me for about 100 hours. I feel $29.99 is a little steep for what’s on offer here compared to something like what the Xenoblade series offers you but i will buy soon and hopefully a slight sale will come along.
way too steep. This might be one of the most disappointing "expansions" of all time
Beyond the dawn and Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed are both 30 Euro/dollars. Now let's compare them
Beyond the Dawn: a singular 10-16 hour expansion with a basic story and fetch quests.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed: Entire expansion pass for 30 euro/dollars which contains two new characters with 1.5-2.5 hour long voiced quests each and new systems in the game to enhance the experience. Then Future Redeemed which is a 10-16 hour story experience which is perfectly written and ties off the series in perfect fashion. Side quests exist to both expand the lore and explain what happened after Xenoblade 1/2. The plot is not derivative or cliché and hooks you from the start. Not to mention it was released 9 months after the main game and not 2 years
It's on sale on steam right now
@@silentlore2458I think you're a little bias both are 16 your dlcs idk what point you're trying to make but it doesn't work
I was one who always liked the story of rise! Even advocated for a anime TV show of it as think it would do well.
No thanks
@@buttertoast1146 didn't ask tbh 🤣🤣
@@buttertoast1146butter on a popare
@@HumFan they did
@@buttertoast1146it’s way better then the legend of hero’s series.
I loved the expansion. I did all the side content as it popped up. The story was great and written with love for the characters.
My only gripe was not seeing the wedding. I really wanted that after Alphen went through the trouble of planning it. I wanted to see the house he built too. The sketches during the Arise credits isnt enough ❤
I agree with this review.
I just finished this expansion last night. I had finished this game over the summer and loved it dearly.
The expansion, being unexpected, excited me in the opportunity to jump back into this world with characters I had grown attached to in the base game.
That awe never really wore off for me. Though this expansion was my least favorite part of the experience overall, it doesn’t mean it was bad. I was still happy and grateful to have this chance to be in the world again and experience something new with these characters.
I’d give the base game somewhere around a 9.5/10, and the expansion an 8/10 as well.
I am replaying the whole game again on PS5 before start this DLC (even though I obtained platinum on PS4 before). Such a GREAT game that I am still enjoying every moment of replaying!
Hey bro, im on the same boat. Ive platinum the game a year ago . Then now the dlc comes out i have already forgotten anything about it. Story, controls etc etc.
i want to start a new game to refresh everything but theres a lot of hours and investment involved with just the game.
Is it worth it to replay the whole game just to catch up with the dlc?
@@alfredjavier717 It depends, like how much free hours u have. But gor myself, it absolutely worth it. Enjoying every moment of replaying =P
I finished this game when it came out ages ago and I can't recall any character or if I want to see what they are up to lol. That's always been my issue with dlc that comes so long after a game been out.
Yes, YES EXACTLY!!!
Ages ago…? Game just came out 2 years ago what are you saying?
@@Brooklyn_Ocho he's only 10 years old so 2 years is 1/5 of his life...duh...
@@Brooklyn_Ocho Damn only 2 years ago? Feels like its been ages
and the dlc was 30 bucks and added barely anything. 10 hours of content at most and it was advertised to add over 20. 2 years of development and no new areas. Oh and your party gets amnesia and they lose all their skills
Finally we had Shionne with Long hair
I liked pretty much everything from tales of arise except the sidequests. The story has alot more to give.
it was pricey but i bought it because the base game gave me 150hrs of fun and the most wholesome, satisfying ending i've had in a long long time. and because i just really wanted to see alphen and shionne happy together 🤗
What i want to know it’s how long to finish this dlc?
Lots of mixed opinions on this it seems.
Tales of Arise in a nutshell ahah
I'm on the negative half of that mix for the base game... combat is so bad that it becomes unbearably repetitive by the latter half, especially when the dungeons start getting super long and filled with nonstop battles. I'm still waiting for a Tales game to have combat as good as Graces f. If at least the story was as good as Berseria it could have pushed me to the end but it was very uninteresting there too. All the game has is pretty visuals.
@@steel5897totally agree, new age gamers love their gold painted turds.
Beseria was my favorite. Been playing since destiny. Also liked xillia vesperia and symphonia. This just felt like better graphics with teitter mob complaints fufilled not real fans
@@steel5897graces f was not that great. Vesperia was was peak combat
@@VAANET Ah yes, Vesperia combat was peak. The game on which you need to grind skills from weapons for 90% of the game to make it good, but by that point you have 10 or less hours before the game ends. Truly the mark of a great combat system.
I never realized how divided tales of arise was between everyone. I enjoyed it granted its not the best in the series but its not the worst. The dlc came out of no where i saw $30 is kinda steep since most of it is just side quests that arent all voiced. I feel like Nazamil need more time with the party but through it all that final battle felt great when the music kicked in.
Internet tends to exacerbate the impressions of just 'how divided' a game is. It's not so much 'negative opinions seeking attention' though; youtube's recommended tab loves misery and tends to ignore the more positive or even-handed videos in favor of the ones with trashier titles (some of which might not be as negative as they appear, but YT loves aggressive stuff.
In short if you do hate a particular game, even a big one, don't ever fear that your perspective is being ignored. RUclips's got your back (and loves annoying the rest of us). XD
She's not even playable, it feels lazy. Thanks for this review. I was hoping this dlc to be worth a new playthrought on ps5 this time, but i'm not sure now.
Just trying to get more money for the next title 😊
@@buttertoast1146 next title should be great.
Arise was overall a fun game to play and the best looking jrpg in my opinion.
@GeminiSunrise06 indeed, only weakness was story and characters imo. pretty bizarre the downgrade from berseras cast was so well written
I see you got the Ludger outfit for Alfyn, as if I couldn’t respect you more already ❤
Having no new skills or weapons and having to grind to get back your old ones is poorly done.
Facts
I absolutely loved Tales of Arise. Any excuse to jump back into that world and is fine by me. I haven’t started this yet because I’m finishing Fate/Samurai Remnant but I know I will love it.
still better than any sao game, with graphics alone
There are a lot mix feelings on the dlc the price being one of them, but for me if I’m happy with it then the price was worth it.
Yeah. I don't know about this DLC for 30. I'll wait for a sale and then I'll pick it up to experience myself. Especially if its the same as Arise? It's more worth a sale. I'll pick it up for like 15 or less. Definitely not 30 and I enjoed Arise but can understand the issues with the game.
but how big is this dlc? /for how many hours?
@@im-_-dubz so it's kinda worthy, looks like 4-6h epilogue sequence for 30$ ;/
@@im-_-dubzno its not stop lying its 10 hours
From what I hear it's about 6-8 hours if you're only doing main story; about 20 including side quests
@@xsonicdragon yeah, i explore/do sidequest, main game was 70h for me, when ppl beat it only in 30-40
@@MrValgard Yeah - I never understood why people rush through an game (they even skip all dialogue, or click through without reading anything to be as fast as possible), and then complain the game is too short. Sometimes (well most times actually) I think those people are better off with playing a on-rails brainless FPS, because in essence that's the way they threat this game.
Knowing how these things work, I’m pretty sure they’ll release a “Tales of Arise Complete Edition” in a few years including both the base game and DLC. I’ll pass on this DLC.
Doubt. The game has been out for two straight years already
@@morriganrenfield8240 true, but keep in mind, the DLC was just released. Give it time.
They already did it. It's called Tales of Arise Beyond The Dawn Deluxe Edition.
If you buy the game digitally the only versions available for purchase all include the dlc
same . but i will probably be digital only in which case they wont get any money from me.
Can SOMEONE help me out with something? I just got all endgame weapons from that mausoleum and wished to upgrade them into their final forms but the game is saying I DON'T have them when I do! Am I missing something here?
Like the reviewer said, the dlc probably isn't worth this much money for the content it provides. There's new side quests and story objectives, but almost nothing new in gameplay barring 1-2 new bosses and a larger range boost attack. DLCs worth this price or less in other games have provided much more interesting and substantial gameplay content, such as Xenoblade 2 and 3, KH3, Strangers of Paradise, Fire Emblem Three Houses, etc... If you just want more story for this game, it'll give you that, but if you're looking for improved and expanded gameplay, you'll only find the same combat, and reused bosses and enemies from the base game with a different name slapped on.
Should of just released a sequel
Really excited to go back to this game.
How's the dialogue? Is it still 30 minute cutscene after a 30 minute skit? I didn't finish the main game because of how obnoxious the cutscenes were.
I just want to see more Alphen and Shione content. Will I be satisfied?
this game is very good , not dull in any form, combat is fun and engaging, and visuals are on another level for me. This game is an easy 9
Ok, who paid you to say this
@@thirdsupernovawhile I wouldn’t say 9 I really enjoyed the game
@@TheRoleplayer40kyou can say it's a 7 too. I find many 7/10 games to be extremely fun
Why would i pay £25 for a dlc that adds nothilng substanstial when games like remnant 2 are adding a whole new story,new area,new class and tons of weapons and secrets for £10
And considering this "expansion" took 2 years to make it seems very lacklustre and greedy which is ashame because i enjoyed toa
Wait its a DLC? what took the mso long. I thought its a new game and was so excited to be back but no...
They should added atleast 1 new mystic arte for every party member!
Just another cash grab add on
For the next game 🎮
No new moves? Mystic artes? :((
I’ll be honest, this game is kinda mid. But when it came out I was at a really rough time in my life. Now it’s like a fond memory to me so I had to get this dlc. It’s really not worth it but I love it anyways lmao. It was nice to revisit these characters
I ended up hating Arise but am thinking of giving it another chance on new game+ and maybe this as well, if I ever catch a sale.
30usd DLC is a bit much.
Arise is a one and done game, i have no intention of going back to its world. Vesperia is a way better game.
Very mixed it seems. They need to do what monolith soft does with expansion pass to xenoblade. New story, characters, game paly chamges that pretty much feels like a new game. Funny they used to own monolith soft. I just don't feel this dlc is a must play.
Also remember that story expansions are the last part of monolith expansions. There's also the first 2 before it which include new characters, new gameplay systems and the land of challenges and the gauntlets
@silentlore2458 yea those were extra content. But the main story expansion was always worth it. I wish more companies would do what monolith soft n cd project red do with expansion pass.
Satisfying ending indeed! :) worth every penny! :)
Tales of graces f WAS my favourite and still is
I really love arise, combat is a very big step forward in terms of the combat style that berseria introduced, still not as good in terms of skill expression as vesperia or xillia, but still a step forward in terms of this style of combat
My only problem with arise is the boss design, common enemies are generally fine because if you get a long enough combo you can deal half of their hp instantly with boost attacks, but bosses on the other hand are unbearable to fight against
Boss zeugles never stagger unless you break their weakpoint or use a specific boost strike on them, this could be easily foxed with them being able to be staggered by regular attacks but make them break out of stagger periodically
Human boss enemies are generally less horrible because they follow a very linear pattern of attack and be vulnerable, fights like dohalim and vholran for example. However, when they get around 10-15%hp they start spamming their mystic artes and its just annoying, it turns a fight of rythm and pattern recognition into a dps check at the final moments that if you fail means you'll have to redo all the fight, never happened to me but I can especially see this happening in the ganabelt and vholran fights where the mystic artes are really difficult to dodge
A problem that both zeugle and human bosses have is hp, why do bosses have 100k+hp at level 30, I can accept them one shotting me because of the dodge mechanic, but why do they have 10x the hp of a common enemy. 100k would be hp values of superbosses in previous tales games and now they want me to do this for regular story bosses when the damage numbers are frankly lower than they have ever been for a tales game. To hack away at a boss' health bar at a reasonable pace you have to sacrifice alphen's whole hp bar to deal around 10k damage, which would mean that you would need to do 100 blazing sword attacks to take down a boss that's around level 30... these are just mid game level enemies, it gets worse as time goes on. Also having to sacrifice your whole hp as alphen to do meaningful damage means that shionne will be spamming healing artes which means that when a boss does a party wipe attack you wint have enough cp to revive your party, this wouldnt be bad if orange gels, which recover cp, weren't more expensive than life bottles and equipment
Frankly if they tweak hp values in the next game to make it less of a shore to kill bosses they might have a pretty good formula for tales games, as it stands though, boss fights, which should be the bread and butter of an action rpg's gameplay are the worse part of the game
I may be interested in this.
I can’t wait to play the dlc, I really enjoyed tales of arise
Can't wait to spam Reigning Slash some more.
Not one single new arte. And god forbid they would have added at least one new costume to obtain in game. Idk why they make these things so difficult, when they dont need to be. Mediocre really.
My biggest problem with the game is if it takes place some time after the ending of the base game why the hell are they still wearing the same clothes?!? DO THESE PEOPLE NOT WASH CLOTHES
Personally I hated the later parts and especially the ending of the base game. It just became more and more cliché and anime trope heavy the longer it went on. I did like the tone of the earlier segments and the combat though... I might check this out once it's no longer so incredibly expensive.
Sega pulled the same stunt with their DLC for Lost Judgment - I don't want to support publisher attempts to raise the base price point for smaller scale DLCs like this one.
The DLC reall feels.. unsatisfying?
Like everyone gets their good ending futures in the base story, Everyone is happy dory and their futures are all hinted under the beautiful guise of Shione and Alphen gettind married (at least i think they got married in the ending)
And it begins introducing a new character with even special abilities because of her birthright. But at a certain point in the story she basically got shoved aside and we got no screentime or even other interactions with her. I would have loved to fight as her or even see her get some use in combat.
My biggest disappointment is Nazamil not being a playable character. It seems like a wasted opportunity to add some diversity to the gameplay after a very long campaign in the base game with the same 6 characters.
I liked Arise but the longer it went on the worse the story got. The dungeons were too long and enemies hp was BLOATED! If they kept it simple with class struggles, slavery, and fun quick combat it would have been better. I think I'd rather get the star ocean remake. That looks amazing.
her outfit is same to the girl from tales of berseria xD thats her default outfit
Its really disappointing that they didn't include new weapons or skills. I loved the game and 100% it so I'll probably still get it... but I'm not in a rush.
These people will give anything a high score.
So.... its not integrated into the base game?
Nope
The DLC is it’s own thing, but you do get bonuses for beating the main game before starting the DLC
@@laupepajr4513 Its the worst type of "expansion" :/ Ill pass.
good review, I never played though.
Sorry I'm just too lazy to reinstall it just for a few hours of content 😅
Pressing the download button is to much. Wow.
@@jinchuriki7022 it really is I might cramp my finger
Yup. Not even worth it for this. I dont even remember the damn storyline to begin with anymore
@@jinchuriki7022yes especially for a mid boring ass game like tales of arise
Wish they'd take a step back with their story writing, the cast are becoming more and more blend within these games. Tales of Symphonia and Abyss had such an awesome storyline and cast and now ... Yeah not a fan of the cast, story didn't surprise me too nor the boss fights, just big hp sponge.
Also that new character is just another laphicet/ellie. Arise get's the same hero/heroine treatment xillia did, I don't know... Not impressed by that game
I’ll have to pass, the tales team just seems incapable of reaching their ps2 era peak anymore. I hope one day they can get there again but honestly i think scarlet nexus was a much better entry.
with arise they bet on all the wrong things and took quite a few steps back. but i guess they will still count it as a win since it won rpg of the year somehow.
Sorry but this DLC was absolutely not worth it and not made with care towards the fans at all. This was just a cash grab from BAMCO. The story is meh, they mess up the characters and the bosses are very lack luster. Please write an honest review about the game lol
Nice Velvet outfit
Looks awful on shionne
uhm I was disappointed by Arise honestly: after Berseria I expected something more adult while arise, while keeping a focus on the political uprising aspect, is far milder and more generic. I did not buy this dlc but I'll pick it up on a sale in the future... in EU there's a physical version for ps5 I guess...
None of the good weapons (or skins of them) from the expansion go into the main game. It’s a waste because both the ultimate sword (not fell arm) and legacy sword skins look way better than the plane jane silver sword that they let you bring into the main game. What a waste. It’s like they just didn’t care.
Sad bought it before waiting for a review. 😢
If you go into this game knowing it's an extra long chapter to the original game it's alright. If you are expecting it to be a full sequel (like FF X-2 or FF 13-2 and 3) you will be disapointed. It's a fine game, just a bit of a rip off at $30 IMO.
with star ocean second r out now. I don’t think we need this.
Not even the same game, star ocean second is done ugly pixel game…
I loved the base game, but this dlc hasn't sold me at all, the trailers looked boring 😅 and now seeing this review it also seems like vague.... Like is there a villain? I just keep hearing it's about a girl.....
Bamco is just trying to milk money for the next title guys no biggie 😊
the combat definitely put me off of this game. The anime cutscene finishers are cool for awhile, but the core of it just feels weightless and barely put together.
dlc comes to late and cost too much.
Sold
I struggle to find out things Arise did well. The story is a mess, battle sysrem is just button mashing for the sake of combo, no real difficulty or depth. At least it had a few nice characters so the game can be somewhat tolerable with decent mods. This was my first entry to tales of and altho some games are praised by fans I don't know what's there to like about francnise. I think the sales were pretty good but in my opinion this franchise is destined to die unless they're willing to put more effort into games. But then again things like SAO exist and make money with their copy paste titles so you never know.
Well - It's not for you then. Nothing wrong with that. Lot's of people (Including myself) had a lot of fun with this game, and I started the DLC already. It's fun so far. As said, a lot of people just like this type of JRPG. There are more games that have that "hate or love" quality. For instance the Trails and Ys series from Nihom Falcom, or the Atelier and Blue Reflection series from Gust. Both series I like very much, but I definitely know it's not for everyone. At the other side of the spectrum (for me) are those Souls-like games, that I hate with a passion. Lucky enough there are different tastes and different people. As lion as you respect that difference there is noting wrong with liking something somebody else don't.
lol cope
@@nameverylame8822 You do? Hmm... Good luck with that. Weird, but It's your choice....
@@jclosed2516 wasn't talking to you but ok i guess
Looks boring
Tales of Arise is one of the few games that I can confidently say is mid
you gave spider-man 2 a 7 and give this an 8.. let that sink in..
And we’d do it again too
@@NoisyPixelNews yeah thanks for admitting that you're a partisan "journalist"..
@@BL4CKF4NGyou mad sony fanboy? 😂😂
@@alanramirogarcia2886 no.. but i can tell you're an ignorant simpleton..
@@BL4CKF4NGstay mad
Wait yall shit on spiderman and give this an 8? 😂
I had the same thoughts. Not enough anime characters I guess
Spider man is woke movie game garbage with a cringe story and boring 30 minutes long walking and talk segment so yea it sucks..the mary jane missions alone make that garbage game a 6/10
Spider-Man is woke ass shit with an ugly Mary Jane, deserves bad scores
@@WhySoSeriousSenpaiHoly shit both spiderman bootlickers and the woke crowd like you are fking annoying
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