Tales of Ariseis the latest in the long-runningTalesseries of JRPGs. Like its forebearers,Tales of Arisefeatures a varied cast of colorful characters, all rendered in the series' trademark anime style. Like previous games in the series,Tales of Ariseoffers players bonus costumes as preorder bonuses and DLC. Players can add their flair toTales of Arise’s character skitsby dressing the characters in elaborate armor or swimwear.
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The latest offerings have brought up some controversy.Some ofArise’s DLC costumes give players titles, unlock new skills, Artes, or otherwise make the game easier. Players looking for a challenge might want to check the effects of the gear ahead of time.
Of course, even if a player does want the help, or doesn’t mind the assist for the sake of the costume, the game can be slightly unclear on how the player gets the DLC they paid for.
Updated on December 9th, 2021, by Michael Llewellyn:Bandai Namco has had a good year with JRPGs. Along with Scarlet Nexus, Tales of Arise has been nominated for best JRPG in 2021 at the Game of the Years Awards ceremony. This recognition has helped draw in a new audience for the game.As with its predecessors,Tales of Arise has a significant amount of DLC available to purchase and the sheer amount of it can seem overwhelming. These DLC items include costumes, power-ups, in-game currency, and more.There is a process to purchasing and claiming the DLC which can seem more complicated than it needs to be at first. Thankfully, it isn’t as fiddly as it may seem but there is a method to ensure that one claims all of the purchased DLC.
When DLC Costumes Can Be Used
Tales of Ariseallows players to equip DLC equipment early in the game, but not at the very beginning. Before they can equip anything, they have to go throughthe game’s opening. Once the player is controlling Alphen in the underground dungeon, and they have access to his starter sword, they can replace it with the new gear. But first, they have to claim it.
How to Claim Tales of Arise’s DLC
The DLC won’t be in the player’s inventory automatically. They have to go through the process of claiming it first:
Try Before You Buy The Costumes
Within the Downloadable Content window, there is a handy little feature that will let the player browse and try on all of the costumes that are available for each character. To access this simplyselect Preview DLC Costumefrom inside the menu.
Unclaimed Items
Once the packs have been downloaded, one will need to unlock these items to access them:
List Of DLC Currently Available For Tales Of Arise
Costume Packs
The list of costume packs currently available forTales of Ariseis as follows:
A list of item packs forTales of Ariseis as follows:
Level And Gald Boosts
Tales of Arisealso includes level up and currency boosts. These are as follows:
If the player doesn’t want todrastically alterTales of Arise’s difficulty curve, DLC items can be selected individually on a new playthrough. However, once these items have been claimed in-game they can’t be undone on that save. They will, however, become available again on a new playthrough where the packs and the items they contain can be adjusted to the player’s liking instead of selecting theAccept Alloption in the Unclaimed Items menu.
Tales of Ariseis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
