Tales is a hallmark JRPG series that contains beloved classics that even non-dedicated fans of the series know of, such as Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Vesperia. Despite the series overall prominence in the gaming industry, however, in recent years, its state in the Western market has been less than ideal.
The beloved JRPG Tales of Arise has become available on Xbox and PC Game Pass and PlayStation Plus Game Catalogue today, but not before passing 3 million copies sold.
It's a great entry into the Tales franchise I enjoyed it. I just wonder if Namco will make a new Tales game. Or will they make a sequel or prequel to Arise. Like they have with past Tales games like Berseria being a prequel to Zestiria, Tales of Xillia got a sequel, Tales of Symphonia got a sequel even though it's crap. Either way I am excited for the next Tales game.
I have slept om this series. First game was Arise and it was awesome. I just didn't like the end where they threw one mini boss after the other until the last boss.
February’s Game Catalog lineup for PlayStation Plus brings together racing thrills, sci-fi adventure and a selection of entries from a classic RPG series. Take to the streets in Need for Speed Unbound, blast off into space in The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, then experience some acclaimed RPG fantasy action in the Tales of… series. These and many more titles are playable from February 20. Let’s take a closer look at each game in turn.
Finally, Resistance: Retribution 🔥
It's an alright month overall. I think Sony should try to more consistently get some high quality indies Day 1 in the service, e.g. Ultros would have been good. Those have usually been some of the better months, e.g. Stray, Sea Of Stars, Tchia.
Shame that for this version of Outer Worlds, you can't import your save. 😔 Truly Spacer's Choice
retribution was a cool game. It's the only one that allowed you to link a DS3 controller using Resistance 2 to play it (as far as i know). It was an interesting experiment that didnt offer 2nd analog support though but Im betting this version does.
Joke’s on Outer Worlds Spacers Choice. I quit after the first planet in Outer Worlds.
Unbound lol. N I got it for 15 physical, 🤷🏽. I'll take it. Jus got extra this year for $80, which is a great deal. If I can pay $80 on sale every year I'd stick with Extra. I don't mind buying a game but then it shows up here cause then I can download it to have it digitally but still have MY copy. Once they take it off I can still play it.
You can say what you want about day one purchases but besides that Plus really blows GamePass out of the water.
NFS, Outer Worlds and 4 different Tales of Games... and Retribution. And you throw the monthly games on top of that... its no competition.
BTW... how is it that no one realized that Microsoft could just put its games on Plus. No one seems to realize that Microsoft and Sony are now working to enrich each other. (Console ware is over)
Sadly, Retribution is only for premium users... not us extra folk. I do have the original UMD, but it would be nice to get it digitally like i did with killzone liberation and stardust. Both of which i already owned digitally on my Go/Vita and it was cool when those were made available for the PS5 as then i could dl them.
How can Game Pass be the best deal on gaming when it is more expensive than PS+?
Gamepass PC is way cheaper to PS+ and even way cheaper if you use MS rewards points
Is that Jet Moto 2, under Resistance? As of writing, it's just an image and no text.
Why is the Killzone series still M.I.A? I still love playing splitscreen co-op of KZ3.
They did release the psp top down shooter a while back. So it's not completely forgotten.
After a big blunder, Xbox has all but confirmed that the incredible RPG Tales of Arise is finally making its Game Pass debut very soon.
That’s cool. I bought in on a sale for like $15, or $20. Was gonna play it, but new games keep coming out. Now FF7 Rebirth is about to come out, so again I will have to push this til later.
I did play Scarlet Nexus on Gamepass, so it doesn’t surprise me that they will release this there to get a bit more income.
I've been eyeing it up (and Scarlet Nexus) for ages so this is the perfect opportunity!
Only thing I hated about Zestiria was the lack of a song intro the song intro for the Japanese opening was great. The opening songs to the Tales games I love like Ring a Bell for Vesperia, the opening to Graces F, Xillia I put all those tunes on my phone because they are great. Berseria is a great game I enjoyed it all though not as good as like Graces F, Xillia, Vesperia. I will take a Tales game over a new FF game any day I will welcome Arise with open arms I just need a f*cking release date because I am trigger happy to play the game.
Next to the Xenosaga franchise, Wild Arms franchise, Tales is one of my favorite franchises for a JRPG. But of course fans will have their favorite entries in the franchise but that's any JRPG franchise like the Final Fantasy series. I myself I love FF8 and FFX in the Tales franchise, Xillia, Berseria, Vesperia, Graces F, Xillia 2, Zestiria, Symphonia 1 and I do also like Symphonia 2. But that's just me I just hope Namco doesn't drop the Tales franchise in the west if Arise doesn't do well in sales. I need my JRPG fix and there is not a lot of companies that make JRPG's that catch my eye like the Tales franchise does.
Namco has really been trying. I really hope they can nail it with arise.
Tales can become a AAA RPG franchise but something always holds it back. Keeping it stuck in good game variety but never truly great.
If they need money for the series, should just make an HD/Director's Cut version of Symphonia and release on all platforms. I really hope Arise is as good as that and Vesperia.