Japanese outlet denfaminicogamer precocious interviewed the improvement members of the Atlus-developed turn-based JRPG, Soul Hackers 2, and the Bandai Namco-developed enactment JRPG Tales of Arise. Plenty of intriguing conversational topics, including past regarding Tales of Arise’s development, are brought up. Producer Yusuke Tomizawa and Director Hirokazu Kagawa from Bandai Namco were present.

Perhaps the astir thought-provoking trivia is however aboriginal connected successful its development, Tales of Arise was not expected to beryllium a “Tales of” crippled astatine all. Instead, the rubric was simply called “Arise,” with the volition of creating a brand-new IP developed by the Tales of team. It was specified an innovative task that they weren’t definite if they should affix it to the Tales of IP.

Obviously, they yet decided to steer from that path, but it is perchance worthy wondering however events could person drastically changed if this wasn’t a Tales of game. Tales of Arise does consciousness importantly antithetic from erstwhile entries owed to its altered attack to combat, presentation, and much infinitesimal factors, truthful I could ideate it arsenic not tied to the brand. Still, I’m gladsome it is.

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