1/11/2024 0 Comments No longer home game reviewIn an RPG that is dozens of hours long, I spent a lot of time feeling eager to see where I could go next. Dahna isn’t a big open world of adventure, and that’s absolutely fine I often still felt bewildered by its lush biomes and striking cities. Something something, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.Īrise quickly sets you loose into all of this chaos, and my trek through linear map after map somehow went surprisingly unnoticed for a while. Alphen-while quite admirable and charming in his own way-is the sort of bumbling, dopey main hero type, so he agrees to a strange alliance with a Renan who shocks people when touched. While Shionne makes it clear she doesn’t like Dahnans, she still wants Alphen’s help. Her status as a Renan doesn’t seem to matter, as she’s pursued by her own people for reasons unbeknownst to you. Shionne’s introduction paves the way for this progress shortly afterwards as you find yourself saving her when she's labelled an enemy of the empire. Alphen’s journey begins in the pits of a fiery mine, surrounded by other Dahnans praying for liberation. The enchanting, bright aesthetics of Tales prior have never been shy in expressing their darker side, and Arise wastes no time in presenting the pain of Dahna and its citizens. Related: Tales of Arise Interview: Yusuke Tomizawa On Reinventing The JRPG, VTubers, and Queer Representation The fight between the two isn’t one of equal warring powers it’s an oppressive conqueror with centuries of victims forming its blood-laden legacy. Five lords occupy their own major Dahnan realm, all of whom hold otherworldly powers and overwhelming military might, forcing the citizens of Dahna to slave their lives away while stripping the world of its natural resources. Rena is a neighboring planet to Dahna and is home to the tyrannical ruling class of Arise’s universe. Tales of Arise once again features dual protagonists, first introducing us to Alphen, an iron-masked slave from Dahna who can’t feel pain, and then Shionne, a young woman from Rena who is, quite literally, dangerous to the touch.
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