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  • Silver_Brian
    ¯\(°_o)/¯ ¯\(o_°)/¯
    FFR Simfile Author
    • Apr 2005
    • 5576

    #1

    It may be a little old

    But Tales of the Abyss is seriously the best game I've ever played. Just thought I'd let everyone know.


    ps in case you don't believe me:



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  • tsugomaru
    FFR Player
    • Aug 2004
    • 3962

    #2
    Re: It may be a little old

    I've wanted to play this game for so long but I don't have a PS2 and the game. I've heard so many good things about this game and I like the Tales series as well. Oh well, maybe one day.

    ~Tsugomaru
    Originally posted by Hiluluk
    WHEN do you think people die...?
    When their heart is pierced by a bullet from a pistol...? No.
    When they succumb to an incurable disease...? No.
    When they drink soup made with a poisonous mushroom...? NO!!!
    IT'S WHEN A PERSON IS FORGOTTEN...!!!

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    • Ground_Breaker
      FFR Veteran
      • Jun 2007
      • 789

      #3
      Re: It may be a little old

      It's obviously not turn-based. So you just pause it and use special abilities and what-not?
      fgsfds

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      • tsugomaru
        FFR Player
        • Aug 2004
        • 3962

        #4
        Re: It may be a little old

        The best way to describe the battle system is that it's like a fighting game. You assign your attacks to a certain button combination and when you're fighting, you just hit the buttons in the correct order to use the attack. If you need to use an item or reassign attacks, then you would have to pause it.

        ~Tsugomaru
        Originally posted by Hiluluk
        WHEN do you think people die...?
        When their heart is pierced by a bullet from a pistol...? No.
        When they succumb to an incurable disease...? No.
        When they drink soup made with a poisonous mushroom...? NO!!!
        IT'S WHEN A PERSON IS FORGOTTEN...!!!

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        • Red_Comet
          Not your typical member
          • Jan 2003
          • 341

          #5
          Re: It may be a little old

          that's cool, can't believe I never saw or heard of it when I had a ps2
          Originally posted by Panic4Me
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          • Chaosvermin
            FFR Player
            • May 2007
            • 140

            #6
            Re: It may be a little old

            Reminds me of Star Ocean, annoying spell scenes and all.
            Note: I'm not good with writing or speaking my thoughts/ideas, what i have written makes perfect sense to me but to you im not so sure. I apologise in advance.

            It sounds like love is an amazing feeling. I guess its like dinosaurs, they sound amazing but I'm never gonna see one.
            Some guy from some other forum.

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            • Squeek
              let it snow~
              • Jan 2004
              • 14444

              #7
              Re: It may be a little old

              Shame that it reminds you of Star Ocean (3, probably?) because Star Ocean 3 was dreadfully bad.

              Tales has been a real-time RPG from the beginning on the SNES. But the focal point of Tales games isn't the combat system--it's the storytelling. Rather than focus on a massive ever-twisting plot, Tales games focus on character development.

              What makes Tales of the Abyss the best in the franchise is that all six main characters are fantastic. You will like them all and sympathize with everything that's going on with them. While this is the case with most Tales games, it's especially great in Tales of the Abyss due to excellent writing.

              I've been saying since I played the game last year that everyone who likes RPGs needs to get it. Go get it.

              If you don't have a PS2 or hate playing great games, you could always watch the anime, which is currently halfway through the plot of the game.

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              • Ground_Breaker
                FFR Veteran
                • Jun 2007
                • 789

                #8
                Re: It may be a little old

                I don't see it at most retailers, would the best place to get it be Amazon or somewhere else online?
                fgsfds

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                • Squeek
                  let it snow~
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 14444

                  #9
                  Re: It may be a little old

                  It came out two years ago and is becoming increasingly rare as people realize how amazing it is.

                  Retailers will not have it. Don't expect to see it new at Best Buy or used at GameStop. Online stores are your only option.

                  If you have a 360, you could get Tales of Vesperia. It's much better graphically and the combat engine is vastly improved, but the story cannot hope to match up to Abyss's.

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                  • Chaosvermin
                    FFR Player
                    • May 2007
                    • 140

                    #10
                    Re: It may be a little old

                    Originally posted by Squeek
                    Shame that it reminds you of Star Ocean (3, probably?)
                    Nope SO2, why is it a shame? SO2 was an awesome game and its just the battle style that reminds me of it.
                    Note: I'm not good with writing or speaking my thoughts/ideas, what i have written makes perfect sense to me but to you im not so sure. I apologise in advance.

                    It sounds like love is an amazing feeling. I guess its like dinosaurs, they sound amazing but I'm never gonna see one.
                    Some guy from some other forum.

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                    • GG_Guru
                      Let em' do what they want
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 3219

                      #11
                      Re: It may be a little old

                      I'm getting an Xbox 360 on my birthday.

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                      • Squeek
                        let it snow~
                        • Jan 2004
                        • 14444

                        #12
                        Re: It may be a little old

                        Originally posted by Chaosvermin
                        Nope SO2, why is it a shame? SO2 was an awesome game and its just the battle style that reminds me of it.
                        Star Ocean 3 ruined the series and that was the one most people played, so I naturally assumed that was the one. I loved SO2 though. That was the last good one in the series... of three.

                        But really if you want realtime RPG combat Tales is the de facto standard. I've played every realtime jRPG franchise and none of them hold water to Tales.

                        And, like I said, that's not the focal point of the game. The characterization is.
                        Last edited by Squeek; 12-26-2008, 06:57 PM.

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                        • Relambrien
                          FFR Player
                          • Dec 2006
                          • 1644

                          #13
                          Re: It may be a little old

                          Hey I liked Star Ocean 3

                          But yeah, definitely get Tales of the Abyss. I was lucky and found it used at GameStop a while back but you're probably not going to find it there anymore. Use an online store like Squeek said.

                          Also about Tales of Vesperia. The story isn't bad at all, it's just vastly inferior to that of Tales of the Abyss, primarily because Tales of the Abyss has one of the best storylines of any game ever. Vesperia also has its share of amazing characters, though Abyss has more.

                          Let me put it this way: Vesperia is fantastic, but Abyss even more so (in terms of story and characters). Battle-wise, Vesperia far outpaces Abyss. If you can't find Abyss, definitely get Vesperia.

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                          • -Fallen-
                            xqsite OG
                            • May 2005
                            • 2836

                            #14
                            Re: It may be a little old

                            I recently became lucky and have come into posession of a PS2, Tales of the Abyss here I come Among other games as well, but I love the Tales series, I'm not that great at the newer ones you know like Symphonia and up but the story is solid, characters are incredible and voice acting is just enough to keep me hooked
                            One of the original members of the xqsite + FFR community.
                            BlankZero - 15 year vet + RobbyZero - 15 year vet

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                            • Syhto
                              BuMP it
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 2466

                              #15
                              Re: It may be a little old

                              I liked ToS about the same amount as ToA.
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