{"id":452143,"date":"2025-11-09T16:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T16:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:47:40","slug":"best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise\/","title":{"rendered":"Best RPG 2021 \u2013 Tales of Arise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Every long-running series has its turning points, times that demand reinvigoration and forward-thinking. Tales of Arise was Bandai Namco\u2019s opportunity to enact meaningful change and enter a new console generation soaring. The developers didn\u2019t let the opportunity pass by, rising to the challenge and breaking franchise sales records in the process. Tales of Arise took interesting risks and made smart improvements, resulting in a fantastic RPG full of endearing characters, intense battles, and rewarding exploration.<\/p>\n<p>In its 26-year run, the Tales series has always had a passionate fanbase, but Tales of Arise helped expand the franchise\u2019s reach and elevate its established formula to make it one of the best entries in years. While retaining the series\u2019 essence, Bandai Namco brought in a new visual style, more strategic combat, and a mature story about warring nations. The latter especially made its mark for how it tackled socio-political issues, like racism, authoritarianism, and mental illness. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/feature\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/feature\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every long-running series has its turning points, times that demand reinvigoration and forward-thinking. Tales of Arise was Bandai Namco\u2019s opportunity to enact meaningful change and enter a new console generation soaring. The developers didn\u2019t let the opportunity pass by, rising to the challenge and breaking franchise sales records in the process. Tales of Arise took interesting risks and made smart improvements, resulting in a fantastic RPG full of endearing characters, intense battles, and rewarding exploration. In its 26-year run, the Tales series has always had a passionate fanbase, but Tales of Arise helped expand the franchise\u2019s reach and elevate its established formula to make it one of the best entries in years. While retaining the series\u2019 essence, Bandai Namco brought in a new visual style,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/best-rpg-2021-tales-of-arise\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":452144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Best RPG 2021 \u2013 Tales of Arise | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Every long-running series has its turning points, times that demand reinvigoration and forward-thinking. 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