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Jacob Fox

The Tales of the Shire system requirements are so light you'll be able to play it on an actual potato (whether boiled, mashed, stewed, or cooked in any other manner)

A hobbit cooking in Tales of the Shire, with the UI visible in the bottom right. It has options for making the food more tender, crisp, chunky, or smooth.

Tales of the Shire has been a little divisive so far, and I'm happy to say that the pool of gamers who will be able to form their own opinions after playing the game looks to be quite large. That's because the minimum and recommended specifications have been released, and it looks like you'll be able to run this game on the starchiest of foods, cooked exactly to your liking.

Whether you boil it, mash it, or stew it, your GTX 770 or Radeon R9 270X should be able to run this Hobbit sim (I'm sorry for any offence, ancient rig gamers, the potato fruit is just too low-hanging not to take a swing). Below are the full specs:

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