Tales of Arise Almost Wasn’t a Tales of Game
Staff, 2022-12-25 15:42:00,
The developers at Bandai Namco reveal that Tales of Arise wasn’t originally pitched as an entry in the long-running Tales of franchise.
The developers at Bandai Namco discuss the production of Tales of Arise, revealing that it originally wasn’t going to be an entry in the long-running series at first. This JRPG was released last year, serving as the seventeenth mainline entry along with being the first worldwide release for the Tales of franchise. Tales of Arise managed to be a complete revitalization for the series, where it managed to set a brand-new sales record as well as garner positive reviews upon launch.
Fans and critics have praised the game for its stellar combat and unique world design along with its blend of sci-fi and fantasy motifs, with it being hailed as one of 2021’s best RPGs to boot. However, it was possible that all of this could have been its own standalone title without needing to lean on the Tales of moniker at first. As revealed in a roundtable discussion between Denfaminicogamer and the producer Yusuke Tomizawa and Director Hirokazu Kagawa, this was a real possibility during early development.
According to Tomizawa, the development of Arise had started with Bandai Namco intending to be its own IP. The “Arise” part of the name was chosen at the beginning, but the Tales of portion was not. The main fear of adding the…
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