Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 23 hours ago
0:00 - Intro
0:33 Critical Gauge
1:10 Accuracy
3:14 Stagger Time
6:26 Evasion
10:15 Cast-time Reduction
12:11 Spell Canceling
13:27 Stagger Time Reduction Value
14:46 Stun
16:09 Iron Stance
Could really use a better title 😔...
Hello =03. This is information about TOGf's battle system that i thought would help people to know as they play the game. When the game came outside of Japan in 2012, one of the biggest nuggets of misinformation was about the stat Accuracy(ACC). Not sure how the idea started, but somehow, it got around that "more ACC increased stagger time", and many players(myself included) believed it. That lead players to believe that ACC was the end-all be-all to the battle system, and players ended up wondering why they still could not properly stagger the boss. So I made this video to dispel some elements of the battle system that might be misconstrued even to this day. Honestly, it feels like I lost focus on who this video is directed towards(Completely new players to the game? Veteran players who already beaten the game?), but I hope that anyone looking to inform themselves of SOME components of the battle system can find the information here to be of use.
Real BIG shoutout to @Muctales who looked over my alpha version of this video and provided valuable feedback for improving it, as well as clarifying some things I had wrong. Although retired from solo runs(he still plays the series casually) you can check out his Cheria solo run, which is very interesting here:
(WARNING!!! ALL MAJOR boss spoilers!!!)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0MOKrauw5HMUCBjXl7gWDd5SPjh8wz6z
or any of his Tales content
youtube.com/@UC5xQsKmQDnFGCdqKy5945SQ
There is more still not touched upon, like the benefits of weakness gems, best shards uses, and even more technical stuff like arte skipping(if Remastered will have it) but ran out of time and HDD space 😣.
0:00 - Intro
0:33 Critical Gauge
1:10 Accuracy
3:14 Stagger Time
6:26 Evasion
10:15 Cast-time Reduction
12:11 Spell Canceling
13:27 Stagger Time Reduction Value
14:46 Stun
16:09 Iron Stance
Could really use a better title 😔...
Hello =03. This is information about TOGf's battle system that i thought would help people to know as they play the game. When the game came outside of Japan in 2012, one of the biggest nuggets of misinformation was about the stat Accuracy(ACC). Not sure how the idea started, but somehow, it got around that "more ACC increased stagger time", and many players(myself included) believed it. That lead players to believe that ACC was the end-all be-all to the battle system, and players ended up wondering why they still could not properly stagger the boss. So I made this video to dispel some elements of the battle system that might be misconstrued even to this day. Honestly, it feels like I lost focus on who this video is directed towards(Completely new players to the game? Veteran players who already beaten the game?), but I hope that anyone looking to inform themselves of SOME components of the battle system can find the information here to be of use.
Real BIG shoutout to @Muctales who looked over my alpha version of this video and provided valuable feedback for improving it, as well as clarifying some things I had wrong. Although retired from solo runs(he still plays the series casually) you can check out his Cheria solo run, which is very interesting here:
(WARNING!!! ALL MAJOR boss spoilers!!!)
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0MOKrauw5HMUCBjXl7gWDd5SPjh8wz6z
or any of his Tales content
youtube.com/@UC5xQsKmQDnFGCdqKy5945SQ
There is more still not touched upon, like the benefits of weakness gems, best shards uses, and even more technical stuff like arte skipping(if Remastered will have it) but ran out of time and HDD space 😣.
![Tales of Arise - Relentless Charger [Hard] - Shionne Solo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4inXqXJJRJg/mqdefault.jpg "Tales of Arise - Relentless Charger [Hard] - Shionne Solo
Finally started the demo 3 days ago and the first thing I do is this boar and nothing else =0b. The Pascal vibes are strong with this one, not only cause Im doing a Pascal solo right now. Already shown a bit in the Shionne/Pascal comparison video, but after playing there are other details that give the impression of Pascal being a base for Shionne; from obvious animations, to minor aspects like dodging to avoid resetting her gun(vulnerable in this moment)... at least, its what I convinced myself of. Most likely gonna be my main =03.
About this boss, its your basic boar, only you cant really stagger it. Playing around boss attacks is something Im familiar with, so the style to play it is right up my alley.
For this take, I particularly focus on countering its charge, evident when the boars left front leg makes the charging motion 3 times. After I perfect counter and it passes me, I have a bit of time before it can recover to unload a few more artes(usually light bomb ext, lightning bomb ext, displode, aqua impact) onto it. If the counter stops it in place, then I use 1 less arte in preparation it will charge again very soon. If it stops a 2nd time in a row, it will usually recover even faster, so then I just throw 1 bomb, jump, aqua impact. Rinse and repeat. Still a whole lot of room for improvement. Learning its close-ranged attacks could have further improved the quality of the fight, but I opted to keep it simple.
I really like the boss system so far. Makes me have to respect what the boss can do, while both me and the boss can still be aggressive. Unfortunately, I couldnt maximize my aggression, due to the HP of the boss and the length of the battle; else I would further minimize my idle time and/or do more riskier plays, like attacking in-between his OVL double charge attack(which can be done).
Have zero serious complaints about the system so far. I do wish the artes had a 2nd voiced line like the last couple of entries in the series; hearing Displode! Aquaeous Impact! got a bit repetitive, but thats minor stuff that will probably be diluted with stuff like the Artes Ball, and its possible that the main game does have it, and its just the demo that does this.
Now I can actually try to finish the demo, lol.")
