Bandai Namco has released the full Tales of Arise intro animation months after its worldwide release, resharing the ufotable-made video.

Here’s the Tales of Arise intro animation:

Here’s a rundown on the game:

300 years of tyranny. A mysterious mask. Lost pain and memories. Wield the Blazing Sword and join a mysterious, untouchable girl to fight your oppressors. Experience a tale of liberation, featuring characters with next-gen graphical expressiveness!
A world of nature drawn with the “Atmospheric Shader”

We are introducing a new graphics shader, inspired by anime and watercolor painting. Characters with attractive designs travel among backgrounds filled with beautiful and delicate visuals.

Features

• Explore a world that feels alive: Explore the world of Dahna, where a mix of unique, natural environments change in appearance based on the time of day. Climb over the rocky terrain, swim in rivers, gather around the campfire, cook food, head to the next town, defeat the master of an alien planet, and liberate the people!
• Stylish action and battles: Through the new system “Boost Strike”, you can now chain combos of powerful attacks together with your party members. Chain Artes, Boost Attacks, and Boost Strike combos to take down your enemies!
• Experience the story of the divided Renan and Dahnan people: The protagonists who will determine the fate of these two worlds are Alphen and Shionne. They will overcome hardships and grow together with their unique group of friends. Gorgeous animation by ufotable is inserted at key points in the story, adding more color to our protagonists’ journey.

In related news, Tales of Arise has shipped and sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, a couple months after its release this year.

Tales of Arise originally launched worldwide on September 10th for Windows PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. In case you missed it, you can find our thorough review for the game here – we highly recommend it!