TALES OF ARISE INSIDER
ARISE
AND SHINEWhat’s the story?
Bandai Namco reveals Tales Of Arise,
an epic new entry in the Tales series
Magicswords,highfashion,spiky
hairandanapocalypticallymassive
monsterontherampage.Yep,thisis a
JapaneseRPGalright.
Atnearly 25 yearsold,with
dedicatedfansallovertheglobe,the
Talesserieshasperhapsearnedthe
righttoindulgeina fewcliches.And
withitslatestentry,TalesOfArise,it’s
doingsoinspectacularstyle.
Thesettingthistimeistwo
neighbouringplanets,Dahnaand
Rena,whichorbitsocloselythatthe
inhabitantsofeachcanseetheother
floatingintheskyabove.Mythsand
legendspasseddownbythepeople
spina falsestoryofa holyrelationship
betweenthem– inreality,therulers
ofRenahavebeencruellypillagingDahna’s resources and holding back
its citizens for 300 years. But now two
heroes, one from each planet, have
joined forces, hoping to finally change
things for the better.
Bandai Namco is thinking of Tales
Of Arise as a fresh start for the series,
taking its characters, storytelling
and dynamic combat to new heights.
Footage suggests it’s certainly
looking the part, its sci-fi world
brought to life in gorgeously colourful
vistas, and its action a barrage of
screen-shaking special attacks,
wonderfully weird monsters and
blinding arcane explosions. QTales O f Arise is due for release
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