Tales of Arise has solidified itself as one of the best games in the series and has overcome one of the series' biggest weaknesses, gameplay. It's faster paced than the series, and demographic, is used to but it uses it's time and pacing well as it provides a sufficient and informed exploration of themes that are very relevant to the times. It's cast, as usual for the series, is strong and it places an emphasis on their growth both as individuals and as a group whilst keeping the group a nice size to not sacrifice this. Graphically, it's far beyond most JRPGs and the rest of the series as a whole with fantastic graphical fidelity and art direction that makes each realm memorable, unique as well as reflective of their thematic purpose without going overboard. A solid JRPG and one of the more balanced entries in the series.