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I'm really, really enjoying Tales of the Abyss! The main character started out so arrogant and selfish but then (insert spoilers here) and now he's really changed and it just makes him feel really human and relatable how he's working hard to earn everybody's trust back. It's also very fast-paced and you never feel like your current mission is without purpose...I really like it! I just wish the skits were voice acted (they are in Japanese but I'd prefer English) because they're pretty enjoyable too and really help flesh out the relationships between the characters. Overall I'd recommend this game to any fan of JRPGs. It's a rollercoaster ride and a true classic Tales game!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Improves vastly over symphonia +Combat has been polished to a shine, new additions such as "free run" allow you to move around freely in the combat arena, these new additions are great and allow more options when approaching combat. + story is interesting and has preety good pacing with a pretty good cast to keep you company along the way. -lots of lag and slowdown on the overworld Tales of the abyss is a awesome game that i definitely recommend to arpg and jrpg lovers alike!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I really enjoyed playing this game. The story line is nice and the character are kind of goofy (which in this case is a plus). Anyway, do not believe that this is simply a button masher. There are complex combo to execute (and it is not simply pressing X and O: certain conditions have to be met before executing major attack). In combat there is an element of strategy involved. There is also a fair amount of puzzle solving(nothing too complicated though) You have 6 characters in your party and 4 may be used in combat. Anyway any one character may be controlled by the player and the others are controlled by the "computer" although the player may set them to perform certain actions. The player controlled character has a free run ability (can move in any direction during combat) which is helpful to avoid enemy attacks. Some of the bosses are easy to defeat while others tough as nail. As a matter of fact the hardest boss battle is not at the end of the game but is unlocked after completing a serie of side quests. Personally I got close to 90 hours of game play on my first round (heaps of side quests: I would say that I completed about 90% of them). The side quests vary in importance: - unlock new abilities - unlock new dungeons - new titles/ costumes for your character (titles impact how some of the character interact with your and/or improves the odds of finding rare items) - new weapons (which may not be obtain anywhere else in the game) - new cooking recipes (some recipe restore HP or TP, some both, other boost abilities in combat, and finally some cures of sickness, poison, petrification) Note that there windows of opportunities for side quests, some may be started/ completed only at specific time during the main story line), while others can be done any time during the game. Defeating the game unlock a second play mode (with additional side quests) and although I have not tackled it yet some of the abilities and items may be imported from the first game. The graphic are OK, they are neither flashy nor antiquated looking. The sound is decent. My biggest problem with this game was that 2/3 of the way through, lots of back tracking had to be done (required for the main story line) and visiting the same dungeon several times can become tedious. Minor irritations: - lots of skits, but they can either be ignored or once triggered skipped by pressing the start button. - a few dungeons are hard because of the surrounding (some of the floor and wall are somehow transparent) which makes it hard to really see where you are - During combat the camera angle can become a little weird: your point of view can be very far or so close that you can not see what the other characters are doing (not that it matters that much since you don not really control them) however it makes it hard to trigger certain attack/spells (you can always do that however standing on specific locations will greatly affect the damage your character can inflict) In a way it made me think of a cross between Dragonquest VIII and Soul Calibur. If you have plenty of time on your hands that is a game worth playing. I paid full retail for it, this was game was worth every penny 10 times over.Read full review
The story is phenomenal, with twists games haven't really touched upon before. The characters are all compelling and well-written to a very human degree, and the nuances in the gameplay make for a really fun and unique RPG experience.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Game was sealed and in perfect condition as advertized. Thank you for letting me rediscover this game that meant so much to me when I was a teen!
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