It follows the arc of the (male) hero’s journey, from humble beginnings to attacking and dethroning God, as it were.
#Tales of arise length series#
I wanted to play something that would occupy me for a little while, temporarily pausing the “what do I play next” choice, and Tales of Arise felt like it would be easy-to-follow comfort food.įrom what I understand, the Tales series perfectly fits the mold of JRPG tropes. In lieu of more games to play on my PlayStation 5, I found a cheap copy on a discount and popped in the disc. The most recent iteration of this deep-seated decision was when I purchased a copy of Tales of Arise, my first and currently only Tales game. Getting Started With Tales of AriseĮvery now and then, especially when accompanied by strong hype and word-of-mouth, I decide to sink my teeth into another long game. There’s ultimately a tension, then, between my reverence for magnum opus-like games and tiny indie gems. At the same time, however, when I look at my top 100 favorite games of all time list, many of the highest ranked games are easily some of my longest gaming experiences: NieR: Automata, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Persona 5 Royal, and so forth. In the back of my mind, every 50 hour game I commit to could be ten indie games totalling the same length. Games with stellar reviews like Red Dead Redemption 2 sat unopened on my shelf for years before I’d get around to installing them, and this neglect is largely due to that aforementioned desire to play everything. Once my approach to games shifted from scarcity to abundance, I noticed myself paradoxically putting off longer games that I knew would suck up my time. Playing overlooked classics like The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess or Super Mario RPG: The Legend of the Seven Stars has involved a lot of backtracking through retro hardware and emulation, while newer consoles like the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 5 have kept me looking for groundbreaking titles in the modern era. Since deciding to write and speak publicly about video games, I have worked to overcome the insecurity of feeling as though I’d never have time to play everything that I’m interested in. Later in my life, I hopped on the neverending treadmill of “culturing myself” with a mixture of games – games that had made a lasting impact on the medium, games that were currently in the zeitgeist of the industry, and new games that I was simply excited to play. Money was scarce, and I remember savoring experiences like Okami and Persona 3: FES for this very reason. Instead of reading deep dive analyses, exposing myself to reviews, and seeking word-of-mouth recommendations, I would perform a cost-benefit analysis thinking primarily in terms of whether the game I’d next purchase would keep me occupied for a few dozen hours or not. When I was younger, I hadn’t figured out my gaming tastes to the same extent that I had my music or literature tastes.
My perspective on the length of video games has taken some dramatic turns over the years.
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