Tales of Arise Won’t Get a Direct Sequel Says Bandai Namco

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IkariX

23 September at 22:04

I still can't get over what an amazing game Blood Of Dawnwalker was. I feel depressed now after finishing it. Everything is so well done in the game, side quest and all.

Zombia

23 September at 21:56

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave is so good! Nintendo is delivering banger after banger after banger here. A generational run really while a certain other company flounders in the gutter

HaseoVII

23 September at 19:18

I heard P4R has removed the hot spring scenes smh...

HaseoVII

23 September at 19:15

I haven't even touched Rebirth yet lol and I really enjoy the Remake stuff, even more so because it's a sequel to the original, but FF has gone downhill overall imo. Trails is my current favourite JRPG series, and it's really not even a close competition.

Tea

23 September at 17:50

hey guys! We ahve startded dispatching the Silent Hill Townfall day 1 editions, with steelbooks to follow as soon as available.

If you ordered day 1 edition for collection, that will be available for launch day - on Friday morning

IkariX

23 September at 16:06

@deathkid

No one is stopping you from enjoying the FFVII Reamke games. But my point still stands, it's poorly written fanfiction. First time I played Final Fantasy VII was in 1999. Final Fantasy VII and Resident Evil 1(I still have both), were my first 2 PlayStation 1 games. So I've played Final Fantasy VII numerous times over the years. What what the Remake games are, are nothing more than imitators.

It's mass market slop at it's finest. Does it make it terrible games? Not at all, Remake Part 1 was fairly decent. But let's not pretend that any of the remake games are as good as the original. I hope Square Enix doesn't touch Final Fantasy VIII. Because they'll ruin that as well.

deaththekid

23 September at 14:17

@phreak - Dont't get me wrong, many fans have valid criticism's with the game and I respect that. And It sucks when a game you're excited for doesn't hit the way you'd hope. I mean as fans we want to enjoy all entries in our favourite franchises.

I feel that as I'm getting older I rather just enjoy games for what they are.

One thing that I am not happy with is that FFVII Revelation will not be fully on disc, even though physical discs are included.

UmarB

23 September at 13:49

I'm a pretty hardcore FF fan but if you love the Remake series, as I do, you also kind of have to understand that a lot of contentious decisions were made in the story and it's just not gonna land with some people. I totally get why some folks don't like it or agree with the changes.

I do hope however that the announcement of FFXVII is close, feels like the FF fandom needs a new mainline title to reset after the Remake series lol

phreak

23 September at 12:49

Hope it lives up to your expectations and you love it.
Always sucks to not be with happy for a game you were excited about.

Lurch

23 September at 12:43

@phreak - that I understand. Rabid defenders are rarely better than those that hate on a game. If you like a game or series, it makes sense you want to discuss what it could have done better or where it might go in the future.

Think people have become to comfortable with giving simplistic aggressive responses, attaching a strong emotion to it as justification, then calling it a day.

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Tales of Arise Won’t Get a Direct Sequel Says Bandai Namco

by Sam Aberdeen on 04 April, 2022

Tales of Arise was among one of the highest-rated JRPGs of last year, quickly becoming the best-selling entry in the Tales franchise. However, Bandai Namco Studios have now stated that they have no plans to make a direct sequel to the game, instead focusing their efforts on a new flagship title.

During a recent interview with Edge Magazine, Tales of Arise producer Yusuke Tomiwaza confirmed that they don’t plan on making a direct sequel to the popular JRPG, despite its financial and critical success.

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Tomiwaza instead said that the team hoped the ending of the game would be wrapped up “with a good aftertaste” without the need for a sequel or expansion. However, he would later add, “we need to come up with a cutting-edge flagship title that builds on the success of Arise, while also providing an opportunity to rediscover the history of the series.”

Whether this means continuing the Tales series or creating a new, loosely linked IP altogether is anyone’s guess, but the franchise has gained enough attention thanks to Tales of Arise to warrant new entries and stories in their many universes.

The Tales series began in 1995 with the release of Tales of Phantasia for the Super Famicom. It spanned a total of seventeen mainline titles, with more notable ones including Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Berseria and Tales of Symphonia. Tales of Destiny and Tales of Xillia were the only games to receive direct sequels in the franchise.

Given the enormous five-year gap between Berseria and Arise, it might be a while until we see Bandai Namco Studios announce a new entry in the series.

Tales of Arise is now available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.