{"id":172,"date":"2025-01-29T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T14:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engadget.vip\/?p=172"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:49:54","slug":"tales-of-arise-tech-review-arise-awake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engadget.vip\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"Tales of Arise tech review \u2014 Arise, awake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div><p><em>Tales of Arise<\/em> is a Japanese game, so, yes, the PC port is barebones in some ways. It\u2019s not exactly as focused on features as, say,\u00a0<em>Ys IX<\/em> is, but this one both looks and runs a hell of a lot better than that one. Still, you\u2019re almost certainly going to be able to run the game and have it look quite nice, regardless of what your specs are. That being said, the textures are quite high resolution and there was a bit more attention to detail than I had expected, even if need to talk about the way the game handles controllers. As always, let\u2019s look at the specs:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong>\u00a0Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong>\u00a0GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7950<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong>\u00a0Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX-8350<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 8 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong>\u00a0GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reviewer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong> AMD Ryzen 3 2600x<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 16 GB<\/li>\n<li><strong>GPU:<\/strong> AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you thought the game would be more demanding to run since it\u2019s out on new consoles, think again. I easily got over 100 fps on my GPU at 1440p, so no worries on that front. It\u2019s pretty much the same as <em>Scarlet Nexus<\/em>, honestly. If you have a GPU from the last several years, you shouldn\u2019t have any problems. In my time with the game, I don\u2019t recall any frame drops or crashes, so this looks like a pretty solid port to me. On a side note, they sure have been working on this one for a long time, haven\u2019t they? It\u2019s been like five years since the last one. I went and took a look at the recommended specs for\u00a0<em>Tales of Berseria<\/em>, and the minimum calls for a 9800 GTX. Remember those? Because I sure don\u2019t. Anyway, let\u2019s look at the graphics options and see some comparison screens.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210909041623_1-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"20210909041623 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210909041651_1-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"20210909041651 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No surprises here. Borderless is in, but this is a AA game, so I wasn\u2019t worried. I\u2019m not sure why menu texture quality is a thing. How much strain could that possibly cause? Or perhaps it\u2019s more of a 4K thing. I don\u2019t know. The topmost graphics options are bloom and motion blur. Naturally, I always turn the latter off, which we all universally consider to be the right move. Well, most of us.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, there are no texture options. You have to look at them at their full resolution. Keep in mind, that the characters are anime, so they don\u2019t have as much detail as the models other bigger budget games would have. Not really a lot to comment on here, so here\u2019s some photo evidence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bloom-and-glow-off-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Bloom And Glow Off\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloom And Glow Off<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Bloom-and-glow-on-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Bloom And Glow On\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bloom And Glow On<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Shadows-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Shadows Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadows Low<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/shadows-high-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Shadows High\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadows High<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ambient-occlusion-off-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Ambient Occlusion Off\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambient Occlusion Off<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ambient-occlusion-on-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Ambient Occlusion On\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambient Occlusion On<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/global-illumination-off-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Global Illumination Off\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Illumination Off<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/global-illumination-on-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Global Illumination On\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Illumination On<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Anisotropic-low-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Anisotropic Low\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anisotropic Low<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Anisotropic-high-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"Anisotropic High\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-288471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anisotropic High<\/p>\n<p>You already done lookin\u2019? Good. I hope you enjoyed that. There are some pretty substantial differences going on there, especially when it comes to shadows and global illumination. Now onto controls.<\/p>\n<h2>R2?!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d30xqvs6b65d10.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210909042341_1-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"20210909042341 1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Strangely,\u00a0<em>Tales of Arise<\/em> doesn\u2019t let you rebind controller inputs like normal. Instead, it just launches the steam controller settings. I mean, alright, that works fine. But it\u2019s unusual, is all I\u2019m saying. Rebinding this way is easy, at least. The game supports DualShock 4 and Xbox button prompts. You\u2019ll also be able to freely rebind mouse inputs from the menu, unlike with the controller. Speaking of controllers, the R2 button on my DualShock 4 doesn\u2019t do anything at all in this game. I messed with all the settings I could think of and I just had to bind around it. This doesn\u2019t appear to be a frequent issue with the game, plus I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve played any other game that has done this.<\/p>\n<p>And there you have it.\u00a0<em>Tales of Arise<\/em> is a good port on PC, save for my R2 button. It doesn\u2019t have the vastest array of settings, but it gets the job done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tales of Arise is a Japanese game, so, yes, the PC port is barebones in some ways. It\u2019s not exactly as focused on features as, say,\u00a0Ys IX is, but this one both looks and runs a hell of a lot better than that one. 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