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Here’s your first look at Tales of Arise’s “updated combat”

PCGames: “We’re getting some major Devil May Cry vibes from the E3 2019 trailer, though Bandai Namco says the gameplay will remain faithful.”

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Spurg1777d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

A much need change in style and combat.
I remember playing Tales of Berstria and then Persona 5 came out, once I finished Persona 5 getting back into Tales of Berstria really hard. I could dig the dated artstyle and combat, still havent finsihed that game.

jznrpg1776d ago

Tales of Berseria was a good game. P5 was turn based so it’s a lot different than Berseria to begin with so I don’t get the comparison really. I am happy for an update but I still really enjoyed Berseria .

Outlawzz1776d ago

Lol yea they are completely different in terms of battle so there is no comparison at all. Tales is more Action rpg versus turn based persona. I love the tales of games but admittedly I was never too fond of the battle system, it's too stiff. But I haven't played berseria so maybe the combat flows better. I'm referring to xillia, abyss, vesperia etc. Happy to see them changing it up.

jznrpg1776d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

@Outlawzz Tales combat hasn’t been great for awhile now but I still enjoy them. Why they ditched The amazing combo system of old is mind boggling. Vesperia had great combat to me . You could pull off crazy combos

bluefox7551776d ago

I loved Berseria. I only played it recently because I initally ignored it due to the mediocre reviews when it came out, but it's probably my favorite game this year so far. I don't know if I'd say it's as good as Persona 5, but that's a really high bar for any game.

PhoenixUp1776d ago

The slower pace of Persona 5 made it harder for me to get invested in than Tales of Berseria

Teflon021776d ago

entirely different styles of RPG's to the point. It's not relevant to use in such a scenario

FinalFantasyFanatic1776d ago

From what little I've seen of the new combat, it doesn't look that appealing to me, although I really enjoyed the series's traditional combat systems (Beseria, Symphonia, Vesperia, ect...).

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TheGamez1001776d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

I miss the basic three regular hits and then you perform artes right after for combos using up tp. And then you can get skills to improve combos even more. You had to really think and memorize all the artes you assigned. In vesperia you could pull off some amazing combos and there was the fatal strikes that made it even more fun. Graces, zestiria, and berseria were just mindless button mashers....the horrid artes tree...

Outlawzz1776d ago

Fatal strikes are cool I'm playing through vesperia now on switch. Learning the placement of the artes and altered artes opens up a lot of different actions.

PhoenixUp1776d ago

It was interesting how Tales of Zestiria had battles that took place directly on the map rather than whooshing to another battle screen as is tradition. Tales of Arise seems to take that concept and expand upon it

Outlawzz1776d ago

Yea I prefer that approach. There's more immersion when your not constantly interrupted with a loading screen or taken to a different setting for a battle.

Knightofelemia1776d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

Can't wait to play this I have always loved the Tales series my faves have to be Tales of Xillia, Tales of Graces F, Berseria, and Vesperia. Tales has filled the void since Sony is not doing Wild Arms I was pissed when Tales of Crestoria was announced for cellphone.

Outlawzz1776d ago

I'm pissed anytime anything with potential is announced for mobile honestly. Tales of series and arc the lad are my most recent annoyances lol

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Microsoft’s Surface and Xbox hardware revenues take a big hit in Q3

Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.

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darthv7213h ago

Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.

solideagle32m ago

you should apply in MS PR team buddy, I think you will do a great job in my humble opinion :)

purple1012h ago

Xbox hardware revenue tanks to lowest point of Xbox Series generation

Profchaos2h ago

I'm not surprised surface is struggling they aren't relevant anymore

XBManiac1h ago

Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.

SimpleDad1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."

That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.

purple1011h ago

Activision: "we gonna need a bigger rucksack/backpack please"

Microsoft: "why's that"

Activision: "to carry yo' weak ass'

Profchaos32m ago(Edited 30m ago)

Top brass have also wanted to start seeing returns on the 100 billion they have put into various Xbox related moves so seeing more multiplatform games is highly likely especially from abk

It's basically saying that PlayStation is the reason Xbox is afloat right now thinks to Ps5 versions of COD

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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PRIMORDUS11h ago

How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers22h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken9h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g19h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing18h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H919h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola15h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66917h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle17h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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