Tales of ARISE is an action RPG set across Dahna and the world of its alien rulers, Renan. Its story follows Alphen and Shionne, whose journey brings them together with a group of friends as they face hardship and seek to liberate Dahna’s people. The conflict between the two peoples gives the adventure a personal focus as well as a larger struggle over the worlds’ fate.
Exploration moves through Dahna’s varied natural environments, whose appearance changes with the time of day. The journey includes rocky terrain, rivers, campfires, cooking and visits to towns, so travel has a rhythm that alternates between traversing the landscape and preparing for what comes next. In battle, the Boost Strike system lets party members chain powerful attacks; Artes and Boost Attacks feed into those combinations, making coordinated action a defining part of combat.
Visual design is another part of the game’s identity: an anime- and watercolor-inspired shader shapes its character art and environments, while animation by ufotable appears at key points in the story. Together, exploration, combat and narrative give Tales of ARISE its distinct action-RPG shape.
