Tales of Arise: The Official Companion Guide

Tales of Arise is the latest action-RPG in the long-running "Tales of" JRPG series. It's the 17th game in the main series, but only the last few, starting with Tales of Zestiria, have been on PC. Producer Yusuke Tomizawa has been giving out interviews and divulging more about the game since its announcement trailer at E3 2019, and the common theme that Tomizawa has repeated so far is "inheritance and evolution," both for Arise's own plot and its place within the Tales series. The end of the trailer above puts it in pretty plain language: "Now is the time for change."

Tomizawa has stressed that Arise, as he hopes it will become known rather than ToA (already taken by Tales of the Abyss), will show long-time fans of the series that Bandai Namco understands which series staples are important to players, while still innovating and appealing to a more global audience.