Is it possible to play Tales of Arise on Mac?
Developed and published by the team of Bandai Namco Entertainment, Tales of Arise is the seventh RPG installment of the entire Tales series that made its first debut in 1995. The Japanese hit has posed a good impression on users with lots of content and action to play through. The story goes around two worlds of medieval Dahna and advanced Rena, which took over the prior by force to seed its sway and set the entire population of Dahna in slavery. After 300 years have passed, two people from separate worlds encounter and unite to dethrone five Lords that torture the captivated world of Dahna. The characters’ names are Calaglia, a masked Dahnan slave cursed to have no memories of the past, and Shionne from Renan that gets rescued from long-term captivation by the resistance formed with the help of Calaglia himself. Shionne is in suffers from thorns that reverse-damage anybody who tries to get in physical contact with her. Using a blazing sword from the Master Core, both Calaglia and Shionne will have to try their best and defeat the evil of Renan occupants to free the innocent land. Tales of Arise is based on Unreal Engine 4 and no doubt full of various details alongside gaming mechanics that leave nobody bored. Endless fights along with constantly changing events will keep you up and content throughout the whole play. At this moment, the Japanese masterpiece is available for Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox series. Even though there is no Mac on this list, we are still going to launch it regardless. Read the article below to learn how.
System Requirements
| Minimal | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Windows 10 (64-bit Only) | Windows 10 (64-bit Only) |
| Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 or AMD FX-8350 |
| RAM: 8 GB | RAM: 8 GB |
| Video card: GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon HD 7950 | Video card: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390 |
| DirectX: from 11 version | DirectX: from 11 version |
| Disc space: 45 GB | Disc space: 45 GB |
Play Tales of Arise on Mac with Parallels
Tales of Arise requires lots of PC resources, but you can play the game if you have a powerful Mac computer (iMac, iMac Pro, or Mac Pro), and Parallels Desktop can be a solution. This is software for Windows virtualization on Mac with the full support of DirectX and GPUs. It allows you to install Windows 10 on Mac with a couple of clicks and switch between MacOS and Windows instantly. You can run Windows just like on a regular PC, install Steam and enjoy the Tales of Arise game on Mac.
Note: Recommended devices to run resource-demanding games: MacBook Pro (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 GB of RAM or more), iMac (models with Intel processor, discrete graphics cards, and 16 GB of RAM or more), iMac Pro (all versions are suitable), Mac Pro (all versions are suitable). Parallels on Mac computers with M1 (M1 Pro, M1 Max) chips may not support recent games. Games that require DirectX 12 and later currently not supported by Parallels.
Play Tales of Arise on Mac with Boosteroid or Nvidia GeForce Now
Update: Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now fully support Tales of Arise to the date, which allows you to play the game on Mac, Android or a weak PC! Register and explore cloud gaming now!
If you have an old Mac or it cannot satisfy Tales of Arise game system requirements, there is an easy solution. Cloud gaming provides you sufficient cloud resources for a fixed fee. All you need is a small client program and a good internet connection starting from 15 Mbits/s. There are several great services, that provide such an opportunity, among the best are Boosteroid, Xbox Cloud and Nvidia GeForce Now. Boosteroid and Nvidia GeForce Now have Tales of Arise in their game catalog, which allows you to play it on any Mac device and even Android!
Play Tales of Arise on Mac with BootCamp
Note: Mac computers with new Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3 Pro, or M1, M2, M3 Max) currently do not support BootCamp. In this case, please, use the options above to run Tales of Arise on Mac
This method is simple but time-consuming. If your Mac meets all the system requirements above, this is probably the best way to play Tales of Arise for now. You need to set up a dual boot of Windows and Mac via BootCamp. BootCamp allows users to choose the system to work in on startup, however, you won’t be able to switch between systems like in Parallels. You will need to reboot your machine every time you switch from Mac to Windows and vice versa. Remember that Mac is just a computer, that uses common processors, RAM, disks, and other components. So you can install Windows on Mac by allocating disc space of a minimum of 64 Gb (to be able to run Windows and a couple of games). To set up Windows via BootCamp, please, do the following:
For OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later
Mention, that for MacOS versions prior to OS X El Capitan 10.11 you will need to create bootable Windows USB.
- Download Windows ISO file
- Open Boot Camp Assistant (Go to Applications > Utilities)
- Define the Windows partition size, choose downloaded Windows ISO file
- Format Windows partition and go through all Windows installation steps
- When Windows boots for the first time, follow on-screen instructions to install Boot Camp and Windows support software (drivers)