Tales of Arise will NEVER be a Tales game! - A SERIES RETROSPECTIVE

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I say this largely out of concern for the future of the "Tales of" series, especially now that Mustumi Inomata is no longer with us, and the possibility of additional similarly outstanding artists and authors being absent from any future releases, if there are any, I fear it may stray too far from the original image of the franchise. Just stay faithful to what the series was built off of...

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0:00 Intro
1:55 Trials of Series
2:19 Persona
2:26 Intro Continues
2:35 Putting off ARISE
3:22 My Experience
4:03 Remasters
4:33 Experimental Developer
7:11 Standalone Games
10:08 Hit and Miss
12:56 Issues
24:07 Skits & Charm
28:48 Story
31:10 Story Diversions
33:16 Sappy Stories
33:41 Presentation
36:22 Gameplay
39:04 Conclusion
41:16 Recommendations
44:32 Final Opinion