Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn

Beyond the Dawn is the first major expansion to the jRPG Tales of Arise, serving as its direct sequel. It features the same characters and the world as the base game, though significantly changed. It was developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

Plot

Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn continues the storyline of the base game. Year after, the united worlds are slowly blossoming, learning how to work together, creating greater works of art and crafts than they ever could by themselves. These times aren't good for all, however - Nazamil, the daughter of a Dhanan and a Renan Lord who opposed the protagonists in their efforts, is a social outcast affected by the curse of the mask. The party must help her gain acceptance from the people and avert her cruel fate.

Mechanics

The main mechanics do not differ from the base game: once again, we must explore a partially open, changing world, interact with characters, complete quests and fight enemies. The expansion adds new dungeons, quests, costumes, adding up to roughly 20 hours of content.

The character skills aren't directly transferred over from the base game. We start off with a number of points and other bonuses, depending on how far we've come in the base game, which we can spend to develop our characters.

Technical aspects

The expansion is not standalone and requires beating the base game first to access.

Last updated on 20 October 2023