Tales of Arisehas been a critical as well as commercial success, having shipped over 1 million copies in under a week. It also managed to set a new record forconcurrent players on Steam for the entireTales ofseries. Now, Bandai Namco Entertainment has announced a crossover DLC that will be adding two popular anime characters as a boss fight inTales of Arise.

Cameo Battles in theTales ofseries mainly consist of boss fights against characters from previous games. This fight also generally includes music from that particular title, adding to the fan-service, and it usually unlocks as a side quest after players have beaten the main story. Such battles are already present inTales of Arise, and judging by this new announcement, fans can expect more surprise guests in the future.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has just announced that the Sword Art Online Collaboration Pack will be coming toTales of Ariseon October 7. This DLC adds a fight against Kirito and Asuna fromSword Art Online, and also includes some other bonuses. Players can unlock new outfits for Alphen, Shionne, and Law, in addition to getting Kirito’s weapons. A new Mystic Arte will also be added to the game. A video accompanies this announcement with gameplay footage from the fight. As seen in the beginning of the trailer, both Kirito and Asuna are level 98, and fans can expect this to be the hardest fight in the entire game.

Thankfully,Tales of Arisegives players some unique artifactsthat may be used to gain an advantage in this battle. All of the new animations and moves look spectacular, and the video serves as a great example of the quality of the visual effects fromTales of Arise. It ends with showcasing the new Mystic Arte that features Alphen, Kirito, and Asuna.

Mystic Artes inTales of Arisecan only be executed by going into Over Limit. It will be interesting to see if this new arte is difficult to execute, as the second Mystic Arte requires players to use a combo of 5 different moves and holding down 2 buttons immediately afterwards.

Recent games in theTales ofseries have not received more content after release, withTales of Zestiriabeing an exception. Bandai Namco Entertainment also publishestheSword Art Onlinegames, but fans would probably hope for more crossover events with different publishers in the future.

Tales of Ariseis now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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