Tales of Arise – Japan’s best ARPG is about to offer a free Demo

Recently, the manufacturer Tales of Arisehe Tomizawa Yusuke hosted a live Q&A session and showcased some of the upcoming RPG features for the first time. The livestream revealed some select information and new scenes from Tales of Arise.
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Skit is a familiar feature of the Tales franchise – along the way, team members will chat and initiate conversation chains. Unlike many RPGs today, the skit of the Tales games has a visual novel-like element, with 2D images of the characters displayed along with the dialogue. In Tales of Arise, the skits have 3D graphics and come to life thanks to the control panel and alternating characters, giving players the feeling of watching a movie.

Skits may include several scenes about “life features” such as fishing, farming and making some delicious dishes. Mr. Tomizawa pledged that the game will feature “a variety of fish, both good and bad.”
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At the campsite, characters can increase intimacy by chatting directly with each other. The livestream also showcased the combat element and some DLC skins. Outfits will be Tales of Arise’s only DLC – Bandai Namco There are currently no plans to develop more story content for the game.

Tomizawa also announced that the Tales of Arise demo will be released in the near future, before the official release of the game. The PC version won’t disappoint like some previous Tales games, with custom keybinding support, 144 Hz refresh rate, more graphics options and photo modes, just like the console versions. Tales of Arise is slated for release on September 10.
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