Tales of ARISE

Tales of ARISE

Steam Deck Verified

Bandai Namco Studios Inc. · Anime · Nov 8, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $19.99.

87%
Very Positive
37k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 222 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 37k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Just like the other Tales of it includes skits that may or may not add up to the story, they can be serious, funny or just silly in general but worth watching.
222 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The achievement progression may be very aligned to the game progression if you play it exploring and aware about the achievements, but at the end some of the achievements requires more time than it should.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
🎨 Visuals: 8.5/10 — Beautiful art direction across the board
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Good voice acting for the most part.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
The framerate is unlocked unlike certain games *cough cough* Berseria Remastered *cough cough* and this one managed to balance visual fidelity and performance.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
While it may sound silly to say this with a high-end PC, the game is very nicely optimized.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters222 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Performance11 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat160 reviews
70%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Monetization11 reviews
73%
Steam Deck8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty46 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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