Tales of Arise Receives Surprise DLC, But How Does it Affect the Ending?

In a transfer few might have predicted, the two-year-old RPG Tales of Arise simply obtained a teaser for a DLC titled Beyond the Dawn throughout September’s State of Play.

Bandai Namco has been silent concerning an all-new Tales entry of late, however alas, it was an enlargement and never a sequel they’d in the pipes, to be launched on November 9, 2023.

Beyond the Dawn trailer by way of Playstation

The quick teaser exhibits us some attention-grabbing implications concerning the story. In specific, we all know when this DLC takes place in Tales of Arise’s core plot.

*Spoilers concerning the endgame, tread fastidiously!*

Tales of Arise ends on a definitive cadence, establishing an entire new established order for the complete galaxy of the setting. It’s considerably shocking, then, to see acquainted places in Beyond the Dawn’s trailer. The straggling capital of Mahaag Sar is one of the gathering factors for the protagonists as proven in the trailer.

Niez is a familiar location in Tales of Arise — Image Source: Bandai Namco by way of PlayStation State of Play

Not solely are the buildings in the identical places as in the core sport, however the geography round the subject zones stays largely unchanged. This is as a result of Dahna and Rena have merged into one planet by means of a peaceable and clean transition, by some means. Much of Dahna’s topography stays as it was earlier than as seen in the trailer’s Orbus Calaglia terrain round the acquainted city of Ulzebek.

Beyond the Dawn Ulzebek and Alphen — Image Source: Bandai Namco by way of PlayStation State of Play

But we do know this enlargement is about after the ending as a result of of Alphen’s narration throughout the trailer. He says, “One year has passed since the great conflict between Dahna and Rena; and so, our journey continues.”

The trailer is saying the battle between the two planets is completed and the merging between them has occurred a 12 months prior, which was the ending of Tales of Arise, previous tense.

So, whereas there are lots of acquainted places and equivalent outfits for characters implying a static established order, that is certainly set decisively after the ending.

Whether or not the considerable use of shared property signifies plot holes or weak writing is unknown right now, however it’s definitely not going to change the unique ending, so far as we are able to presently deduce.