Tales of the Abyss
SCORE: 65
Do you remember when the Wii first came
out? There were ports from the Playstation 2. As the Nintendo 3DS
marches towards its one year anniversary we are noticing some PS2 ports.
Tales of the Abyss is the latest from Namco Bandai. What makes this so
impressive is Tales of the Abyss is a previous home console generation
game which is now on the hand held.
Tales of the Abyss is one of the role playing games that reveals itself
slowly. Players are given bits of information here and there. Things are
hinted at, but not completely revealed. The characters have diverse and
sometimes strange backgrounds. They have different agendas that the
player must unearth and embrace or reject.
The 3D in Tales of the Abyss is not what was expected. There are some
neat spots, like the anime movies. But there are also spots where the
dialogue is on top of the characters. The background shows depth better
in some areas than others. Keeping Tales of the Abyss in 2D means less
charges needed for the little hand held.
Tales of the Abyss includes some bad language and choice words. There
are also characters with horrible attitudes. It is neat to see the
arrogance of the main character slowly stripped away. His personal
growth throughout Tales of the Abyss is very apparent. It also fits the
story, which is like a classic novel. The music is fantastic in almost
every area of Tales of the Abyss.
Family Friendly Gaming was provided a copy of Tales of the Abyss on the
Nintendo 3DS for this review. There are easily forty hours of game play
in this hand held role playing game. The length of Tales of the Abyss is
one of the reasons most role playing gamers will feel this game is worth
the price of admission. The various hidden items, and side quests can
bring the game time easily to fifty or sixty hours.
The game play in Tales of the Abyss is one of the areas this reviewer
feels is lacking. Players pick an enemy to attack. You and that enemy
get on the same line. Attack it until you defeat it, or switch to
another enemy. There are a few different attacks, and many skills that
can be learned. There is little point in learning the system since
running in and hacking away generally produces a victory. Stepping aside
to use a few items was required on a couple of the bosses. Leveling up
is what is done to make fights in Tales of the Abyss easier. Grind for a
few levels, and then take on that boss character.
Tales of the Abyss has a few oddities to it. Players fight off god
general characters. They are certainly not god, so it must be some
quirky title they were given. There is also some goddess worship in
Tales of the Abyss. A few of the female characters could have covered up
better. What is interesting is Tales of the Abyss is not as bad as was
expected. The storyline contains some interesting plot twists that make
this a fun game to spend time with.
- RPG Master
Graphics: 62%
Sound: 59%
Replay/Extras: 80%
Gameplay: 61%
Family Friendly Factor: 62%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Rating: ‘T’- Teen
{Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, Language, Simulated
Gambling, Suggestive Themes}
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