Tales Of Arise

Tales Of Arise - PC (Steam)

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Tales of Arise for PC is a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG), the seventeenth in the Tales series, and is touted both as something of a comeback and a reinvention for the long running series. The well-loved battle system – known rather clunkily as the Linear Motion Battle System – remains untouched though, to the delight of enduring fans of the franchise. About the Game One of the previous games, Tales of the Graces is thought to be a major inspiration and this has infused this game...
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Developer:
BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.,
Publisher:
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment,
Release date:
Genre: Action, RPG,
Recent Steam reviews: Very positive (169)
All Steam reviews: Very positive (10873)
User tags*: anime jrpg rpg action rpg open world fantasy story rich action third person magic adventure combat romance female protagonist controller character customization sexual content hack and slash ...

Visuals

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Game features

Steam Deck Playable
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Xbox Controller Support
DualShock Controller Support
DualSense Controller Support
Steam Input API Support

Description



Tales of Arise for PC is a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG), the seventeenth in the Tales series, and is touted both as something of a comeback and a reinvention for the long running series. The well-loved battle system – known rather clunkily as the Linear Motion Battle System – remains untouched though, to the delight of enduring fans of the franchise.

About the Game


One of the previous games, Tales of the Graces is thought to be a major inspiration and this has infused this game with an emphasis on evasion and countering, which means that finesse has priority over brute force in combat.

In the game, two neighbouring planets are locked into a centuries-long period of uneven exploitation. The one planet: Dahna, is medieval and simple, with little in the way of technology and an emphasis on the rural and natural.

But the thorn in Dahna’s side is Rena, which is bursting with technological superiority, which the people of Rena have wasted no time in using to their own advantage. Some 300 years before the beginning of the game, Rena has enslaved the people of Dahna and also begin to freely help itself to the region’s resources. The game begins in the slower paced Dahna, but moves to Rena, providing you with plenty of chances to explore the worlds.



The Nitty Gritty


In this iteration of the game, there is no multiplayer. The developers did this on purpose, as they wanted to concentrate on the AI characters and their interactions with the players. Their aim is to create a more seamless and real-feeling AI team who will actively help you without dumbing down the game in any way – a careful balance that has largely been achieved.

There are hugely improved graphics in this game compared to the others in the franchise, with an immersive cinematic look to the game play. This is thanks to the dramatic improvements in character models and movement which has been achieved by painstaking mocap (motion capture) work with the voice actors.

In the game, chests conceal weapons, and you can help yourself to tomatoes, meat and other foodstuffs. It is a calm and relatively undemanding game, which will not let you stab things that are not your enemies – for example, you won’t be able to break the fence or poke your sword into the farmed creatures (sort of rabbit-eared pigs!) that are found widely throughout the game.



However, this changes when you come across some enemies: at this point the violence that you can wreak, and general excitement level of the game ramps up nicely! You play in a team, in which you have control over one of the party, while the others operate on AI autopilot. You can choose which character you will play as before each battle, but you cannot swap during combat, so choose wisely before you commit!

Three of the AI team-mates will fight alongside you, while the other two wait on the side-lines to unleash their special moves – and there are a lot of these! As well as the Mystic Artes, previously seen in other games, good battle moves beget more powers and superpowers so you can enjoy the mayhem.

Make sure you feast on the power-boosting blue crystals before unleashing your turbo-powered self on the unwitting enemy using the new Booster powers. When moving around, you can jump and swim as well as the more usual walk and run.



Who’s Who


The six protagonists team up to achieve their mutual aims and travel in a band working together. You can choose to play as any one of them:

  • Alphen, is a slave from Dahna who’s lost his memory, and is a young man with a flaming sword (called Sincleaver) and an eye-patch. He cannot feel pain

  • Shionne, is a young woman (a gunslinger with attitude) from Rena, who has ‘thorns’ (a condition that causes pain to anyone who touches her – which makes Alphen pretty unique in her life)

  • Rinwell a happy-go-lucky mage

  • Law, a young boy and martial arts enthusiast

  • Kisara: a soldier and shield bearer

  • Dohalim il Qaras: best described as a posh fella with lance, until you get to know him better


    • Tales of Arise for PC is available for purchase on Instant Gaming for a fraction of its retail price. You will receive an official key and be able to play the game in seconds. Play smart. Pay less.

    Configurations

    minimum*

    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Only)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7950
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 45 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset
    • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

    recommended*

    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Only)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX-8350
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 45 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset
    • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "High". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

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    As always, Tales Of games never disappoint. Tales of Arise, the latest of the series (excluding the remaster editions) is excellent. The story is captivating, the gameplay is easy to understand and a bit tricky to master, but definitely rewarding, the characters are all awesome, and so on.

    The game doesn't require too much of grind despite being a JRPG, which is kinda refreshing when compared to other JRPG like Dragon Quest where half of your game time is spent farming and grinding.

    The story, farming and all 70 secondary quests included, took me around 50-60 hours to complete. The additional story from the Beyond The Dawn DLC is equally as good, and is worth the price, giving around 15 to 20 more hours on a chill 100% gameplay.
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    • Soundtrack
    • Story
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    Only a few hours in, I like the art style, the voice overs and the start so far.

    It works flawlessly on my 3 year old PC with a nvidia 1080.

    Enjoying the game so far :)
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    Great game
    • Nice game
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    DLC resets and gates achievements. Poor product. This series fell off after Vesperia with world building, gameplay, and graphics.
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    nulla a che vedere con tales of zestiria (migliore tales of imho): nemici tutti uguali che cambiano solo skin da un territorio all'altro, dialoghi banali e spesso infantili, combattimenti che col tempo diventano sempre più ripetitivi e noiosi, trama scontata e senza spessore...
    • trama
    • dialoghi
    • skill/equip
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    Just wasn't what I was looking for. Found Diablo so all is good.
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    Mush told me tales is a bad game. I don’t have any other choices as it’s the only game in the series available on GeForce now. Do not buy this game
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    I really like the game, it has a good story and graphics

    I really recommend this game for everyone

    The world is very interesting and really big, there is plenty to explore

    If you like the series you won't be disappointed!
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    Great game, nice gameplay, excellent story! These few words would be enough to describe this game. If you like the series you won't be disappointed! Berseria was already a step forward but Arise was able to reach new heights. Recommended!
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    Tales of Arise is an outstanding game with a magnificent story that will keep you hooked as you fight, while the action-intense battles are intense, and exploring is fun too. You will like/love the characters and how they grow and all. I think that with Tales of Berseria, it is one of the best Tales of game
    • combact
    • characters
    • Story
    • Sometimes the fight can be or too hard or too easy
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    Great game, and terrific character depth. - story line is deep and continue to surprise while the building of relationships between the different characters make you care and want to help each one. very good
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