Arise up, get up, get out there
[Update:The Tales of Arise demo is now live onPlayStationandXboxconsoles. Bandai Namco also confirmed a few moreCollaboration DLC skinstoday: aCode Veincostume for Shionne,The iDOLM@STERcrossover for Rinwell, and Nina Williams’ outfit fromTekken 7for Kisara.]
When you can’t figure out what to wear, CODE VEIN, TEKKEN, & THE iDOLM@STER have you covered in#TalesOfArise✨pic.twitter.com/o5Uqysbck9
— Tales of Series (@TalesofSeries)June 02, 2025
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The next entry in theTalesseries is just about a month away. But if that’s too long a wait, a new demo forTales of Ariseis dropping next week to tide you over.
ATales of Arisedemo will drop on Aug. 18,Bandai Namco announced today, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. No word on exact time of day yet, and looks like there’s no PC demo, thoughTales of Ariseisslated to launchon that platform too.
It’s unclear what section ofTales of Arisethe demo will be pulling from, though theTalesaccountconfirmed that progress won’t carry overinto the full version of the game.
Initially set for 2020,Tales of Arisewasput on indefinite delayfor a little while, before it was later confirmed the RPG iscoming out this year. ThisTalesentry tells the story of Alphen and Shionne, as they fight to free the world of Dahna from the control of the technologically advanced world Rena.
I recently got to go hands-on with the first few hours ofTales of Arise, andreally dug what it had to show so far. The intro mostly centered on Alphen and Shionne, the dual-protagonists of the narrative, so hopefully thisTales of Arisedemo also showshow the party dynamics and battle system reinforce that camaraderie. Or at the very least, I hope it’s got some good skits.
Tales of Ariseis set to launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on Sept. 10, 2021.
