ARISE should have NEVER been a Tales game! - A SERIES RETROSPECTIVE
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I say this largely out of concern for the future of the "Tales of" series, especially now that Mustumi Inomata is no longer with us, and many other additional similarly outstanding artists and authors being absent from any future releases, I fear it may stray too far from the original image of the franchise. The developers explicitly stated, this game was originally not planned to be a Tales game. This is why it feels so off, I just hope that they stay faithful to what the series was built off of with any future release.
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0:00 Intro
1:55 Trials of Series
2:19 Persona
2:26 Intro Continues
2:35 Putting off ARISE
3:22 My Experience
4:03 Remasters
4:33 Experimental Developer
7:11 Standalone Games
10:08 Hit and Miss
12:56 Issues
24:07 Skits & Charm
28:48 Story
31:10 Story Diversions
33:16 Sappy Stories
33:41 Presentation
36:22 Gameplay
39:04 Conclusion
41:16 Recommendations
44:32 Final Opinion