Tales of Arise is a new action-adventure role-playing game from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game was developed using the Unreal Engine 4 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the seventeenth entry in the Tales series of fantasy role-playing games. The console version of the game features 60 fps and 4K modes.
Uniqueness in Tales of Arise in comparison to other RPGs
Tales of Arise is a fresh new take on JRPGs. It takes place in a fantasy setting between the medieval world of Dahna and the advanced world of Rena. Therefore, the contrast in the visual style is an ingenious idea for a setting. The game is unique from other generic JRPGs mainly because of its pastel, watercolor-like graphical style. It takes inspiration from anime and other great JRPG elements in the genre. The game borrows from other great turn-based JRPGs but also reinvents them by mixing in excellent stories, great characters, and well-balanced combat mechanics. All these are further complemented by an eye-catching visual style.
Critical Reception
The game is an exceptional RPG for fans of the genre in general. With favorable praise from critics and players alike, IGN gave the game a 9/10 while GameSpot gave it a lesser 7/10. Tales of Arise was mainly praised for its plot, gameplay, visual style, and characters. However, it also received some negative reception for the technical issues that players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One experienced. Their handling of the DLC for the game was also less than exceptional.
Coming to the main topic at hand, if you’ve been playing Tales of Arise and want to improve your gameplay experience. The gameplay experience is pretty stellar but the lack of draw distance for NPC characters may be distracting. Here is a guide on how to fix this draw distance.
Steps to fix NPC draw distance in Tales of Arise
- Firstly download the latest ARISE SDK mod file from this GitHub link:
- The next step is to extract xinput1_3.dll & Arise-SDK.ini
- Then paste it into this folder path “\Arise\Binaries\Win64\” next to the Tales of Arise.exe file.
- Finally, load up the game and the NPCs will now be visible from a distance.
