Tales of Arise
On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena--the planet in the sky--as a land of the righteous and divine. Stories handed down for generations became truth and masked reality for the people of…
Tales of Arise is an adventure developed by Bandai Namco Studios, released 10 September 2021 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 52.3 hrs to finish.
What Tales of Arise is
Tales of Arise is an adventure game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and released in 2021. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
On the planet Dahna, reverence has always been given to Rena, the planet in the sky, as a land of the righteous and divine. Stories handed down for generations became truth and masked reality for the people of Dahna. For 300 years, Rena has ruled over Dahna, pillaging the planet of its resources and stripping people of their dignity and freedom.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 58 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Tales of series
Tales of Arise is the 88th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. The next entry was Tales of Luminaria in 2021. Its critic score of 87 is 12 points above the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Tales of Symphonia at 89.
How it was received
Tales of Arise holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 94 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 52.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 107 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7950. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 45GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Tales of Arise launched on 10 September 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Tales of Arise yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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