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Public Announcement: Tales of the Abyss 3DS is out today
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Well the fun thing about that. . . That's how the original game was domestically! Ho ho ho (voiceless skits etc etc)
If you're still in the forest, you're about to encounter some fine character development.
Magicpaint
Member
Lol, yep. And that didn't stop it from being a great game. I think I'll pass on the 3DS version though. 30fps battles sound like a real downgrade I don't want to experience.
But you experienced 10 FPS on the map on PS2.
slaughterking
Member
The framerate on the map on 3DS can be atrocious, too. 10fps sounds about right.
Green Mamba
Member
Luke goes through a lot of character development. He's a very different character by the end of the game.
Mr. Bubble
Member
This one is good:
http://talesof.cyllya.com/toa/mhm/sidequest.html
It goes in order of when they're available and will hide important spoilers unless you highlight them. You will need to remember to check the start points for steps in long quest chains though.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
This is the best US Tales game. That's all you need to know. Buy it now!
michaeltraps
Member
Just got mine yesterday but haven't played too much yet. My last Tales game was Vesperia so I'm really excited to sink my teeth into this.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
It looks quite unprofessional, also the descenders still look like they're still above the baseline. Yuck. It probably looks worse to me because I've experienced the older English font before, which flowed with the game's theme of music a little more. Japanese font seemed fine to me based on the pics I've seen of it.
Well. At least it ain't Comic Sans.
Framerate is waaaaay better in this version. I never liked Abyss's world map much, though; didn't really like how boring it was or the colour palette.
Does the camera rotate faster? It takes 30 seconds or so to rotate the camera 360 degrees on PS2.
Why would you do that?
Member
Is it just me, or is this game harder than other Tales games? For instance, I'm having a lot of trouble beating the boss in that "vacation home" near the beginning of the game. I actually might have to level up, or buy equipment from a store, two things I never really do.
Maybe it seems harder because I was just playing the rather easy Destiny 1.
Maybe it seems harder because I was just playing the rather easy Destiny 1.
Rising_Hei
Member
This game is quite easy, and definitely easier than Symphonia or Eternia for example
I played a bit of it last night. The game runs MUCH better than the PS2 version. From what I played of it, the thing I hate most is how the bottom screen is blank. I wish they would have added maps or anything to the bottom screen. It would have been nice if the world map displayed on the bottom screen. It's so small on the 3DS screen that I can't tell anything about it.
Eteric Rice
Member
I bought two copies!
No really, I did. :| Keeping one sealed, I get the feeling it's going to jump in price one day.
No really, I did. :| Keeping one sealed, I get the feeling it's going to jump in price one day.
Mr. Bubble
Member
The world map camera is still slow to rotate. Kinda silly, I think.
AceBandage
Banned
Maybe he hasn't gotten it from the Mayor yet.
So you do get the world map on the bottom screen eventually? That's good to know. I didn't play much. I just got through the first area and to the world map. I just wanted to see how better the loading was.
Realistically, probably anywhere between 25 to 30 hours.
Jaded Alyx
Member
So it's like 1/10th of Tales of Symphonia?
It took me 30 hours to beat symphonia.
I should note that these number are just the main story.
Jaded Alyx
Member
............Game Genie?
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
It still feels slow to rotate the camera, which is weird and ridiculous.
But battles, menus, towns, etc. load much faster than the PS2 version. It's better in that respect.
Questions to other people who've finished the 3DS version: do the glitches from the PS2 version remain? Ex: town music playing on the world map until you get to a certain section in the game, mystic arte freezing, silverware gald trick, etc?
Oh, and do certain spellcasters still cast Resurrection after they've cast Resurrection already? I always thought that was funny.
Mr. Bubble
Member
Don't know if it's changed in the 3DS version, but I doubt it. It's explained in this FAQ: http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/929343-tales-of-the-abyss/faqs/46167
Hikari62 said:
It will.
vagabondarts
Member
I can't believe I missed this on the PS2, I'm loving every minute of this game!!
About 8 hours in so far. It just keeps getting better
About 8 hours in so far. It just keeps getting better
Green Mamba
Member
So much faster it isn't even funny. The overworld is actually reasonable.
I'm just going by how they handled Abyss. I don't expect Grace f to have a large print either.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
Seriously? I had clocked out at 80 hours and only like 10 of those were sidequests and/or messing around.
Maybe if you're breezing through the game? It's been a while since I last played, but pretty sure it takes longer than that to beat Abyss.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on this since I'd really like to have a JRPG to play on the go on my 3DS, but I'm just not 100% sure yet... I don't want to spend $40 on a game I won't enjoy. I know I'm in a thread of Tales fans so this is a silly question, but can someone sell me on this?
My history with the Tales series is thus: I've played Symphonia (which I loved and finished) and Vesperia (which I liked quite a bit because of the characters, but never finished because the story just seemed to go on... and on...). I've also played a bit of Legendia but didn't like it much at all, and I skipped out on Symphonia: Dawn of the New World despite being interested in it because I heard it was horrible and had too much else to play at the time.
So where does Abyss fall in terms of quality in the series? Fans seem to praise it and most reviews seem to say it's a JRPG worth playing if you've never played it on the PS2 (which I haven't) but that it's not truly *great*... anyway, I just need that final push to decide to purchase it (or not). I will literally go out and get it tonight if I'm sold on it, though.
Help? Thanks!
My history with the Tales series is thus: I've played Symphonia (which I loved and finished) and Vesperia (which I liked quite a bit because of the characters, but never finished because the story just seemed to go on... and on...). I've also played a bit of Legendia but didn't like it much at all, and I skipped out on Symphonia: Dawn of the New World despite being interested in it because I heard it was horrible and had too much else to play at the time.
So where does Abyss fall in terms of quality in the series? Fans seem to praise it and most reviews seem to say it's a JRPG worth playing if you've never played it on the PS2 (which I haven't) but that it's not truly *great*... anyway, I just need that final push to decide to purchase it (or not). I will literally go out and get it tonight if I'm sold on it, though.
Help? Thanks!
Played three or four hours now and the load times are a GODSEND.
I don't hear any compression on the audio... except a bit if I crank it to max with headphones in a quiet room. I can't imagine the ENG voices were compressed too much when they the space left over from not voicing skits anyway.
3D doesn't really add much to this game by its nature so I end up switching it off half the time.
Font looks fine. Besides the couple of downscaled PS2 fonts they used which do look bad.
Somehow I need to tear myself away from this so I can beat Revelations and try Raid Mode.
If you liked Symphonia and Vesperia I doubt you will not enjoy this. The game does have pacing issues later on and the cast is not likeable as Vesperia's, but the battle system is solid and the story/"lore" is the most interesting of the series IMO. I wouldn't put it above Symphonia or Vesperia but it's nearly as good and definitely worth the asking price if you haven't played it.
I don't hear any compression on the audio... except a bit if I crank it to max with headphones in a quiet room. I can't imagine the ENG voices were compressed too much when they the space left over from not voicing skits anyway.
3D doesn't really add much to this game by its nature so I end up switching it off half the time.
Font looks fine. Besides the couple of downscaled PS2 fonts they used which do look bad.
Somehow I need to tear myself away from this so I can beat Revelations and try Raid Mode.
If you liked Symphonia and Vesperia I doubt you will not enjoy this. The game does have pacing issues later on and the cast is not likeable as Vesperia's, but the battle system is solid and the story/"lore" is the most interesting of the series IMO. I wouldn't put it above Symphonia or Vesperia but it's nearly as good and definitely worth the asking price if you haven't played it.
I got 27 hours in doing very little side questing and I still seem to have a fair bit to go. My characters are only levels 40-42 and the end is nowhere in sight (hence why I decided to quit). I don't exactly see how 25 hours is even possible.
cartman414
Member
Wow. Amazon's already all out.
Gonna try one of the other shops listed on Mysimon.com.
Gonna try one of the other shops listed on Mysimon.com.
RPG Wizard
Member
I was all set to get this!
...and then I found out it had no multiplayer. So instead three of my friends are dropping by, we're hooking up a multitap, putting in the non-3DS owning friend's PS2 copy, and playing it together.
Three lost sales, Namco. Why couldn't you have put in the effort to make portable multiplayer work instead of minimizing cost and effort with a fast port?
...and then I found out it had no multiplayer. So instead three of my friends are dropping by, we're hooking up a multitap, putting in the non-3DS owning friend's PS2 copy, and playing it together.
Three lost sales, Namco. Why couldn't you have put in the effort to make portable multiplayer work instead of minimizing cost and effort with a fast port?
Not too far in yet, but the cast has great chemistry (with Jade being a standout as the snarky bastard he is). The main character starts out a bit insufferable, though.
Just played the first 20 minutes.
I totally forgot how insufferable Luke is, whiny brat! Everything looks good so far, the load times are really fast now. The 3D is lame, I would actually advise against playing with the 3D on. Waste of battery life and it doesn't seem to add any aliasing to anything because the hair still has jaggies.
The text is ugly as sin, why did they choose it? Other than that, the port is fine, no major complaints thus far. The voiceacting doesn't really sound all that compressed to me honestly.
I totally forgot how insufferable Luke is, whiny brat! Everything looks good so far, the load times are really fast now. The 3D is lame, I would actually advise against playing with the 3D on. Waste of battery life and it doesn't seem to add any aliasing to anything because the hair still has jaggies.
The text is ugly as sin, why did they choose it? Other than that, the port is fine, no major complaints thus far. The voiceacting doesn't really sound all that compressed to me honestly.
chickdigger802
Banned
Isn't aliasing added which 3d off for most games? There ain't any aliasing at all... which is why I recommend the opposite. You notice the jaggies a little less when it's in 3d.