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Tales Of Arise is the fastest selling game in the seriesAnother success story for Japanese game devs
Another success story for Japanese game devs
The Tales games stretch back to 1995’s Tales Of Phantasia, but the latest entry,Tales Of Arise, is now the fastest selling in the series. In less than a week, it has sold a million copies, Bandai Namco say.
There have been 16 Tales games released over the past 26 years, with many of them yearly iterations. The series didn’t miss more than two years without a new entry until now, with Arise the first since 2016’s Tales Of Berseria. The result is seemingly a more polished and accessible game.
Tales of ARISE - Forge Your Path - Summary TrailerWatch on YouTube
Tales of ARISE - Forge Your Path - Summary Trailer
In herTales Of Arise review, Nadia Oxford praised the frenetic JRPG for its gravity-defying combat, strong character moments and joyfully repeated anime tropes, although all only emerge after an awkward and sometimes wearying opening few hours.
I’m not normally interested in sales figures unless I’m somehow profiting - and I’m not secretly Bandai Namco, FYI - but I am interested in the continued rise of Japanese games on PC. Back in July, Japanese developersdominated Steam’s top sellers listwith a mixture of ports and new games. There are more classic JRPGs on the way to PC, too: the English translation ofMoon: Remix RPG Adventure is due before the end of the year.
