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Tales of the Abyss

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First release
Dec 15, 2005
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Open world, Action
Platforms
PlayStation 2

This entry in Namco's popular Tales series takes place in a world where prophecies clue people in to future happenings. Tales of the Abyss boasts a revolutionary new free roaming battle system allowing players to move anywhere on the battlefield, a first in the Tales series which brings new depth to the intense, high-action battles that Tales games are knows for.

Also known as TOA

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Storyline
Tales of the Abyss will follow the story of the young aristocrat, Luke fon Fabre. Kidnapped seven years ago, Luke returns to his family with no memories of his life before. Suddenly, Luke is thrust into the outside world and caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei and the Oracle Knights who serve as keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. He must learn of the power of friendship and feel the pain of sacrifice. Luke's actions could save the world or destroy it.Read more

Tales of the Abyss will follow the story of the young aristocrat, Luke fon Fabre. Kidnapped seven years ago, Luke returns to his family with no memories of his life before. Suddenly, Luke is thrust into the outside world and caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei and the Oracle Knights who serve as keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. He must learn of the power of friendship and feel the pain of sacrifice. Luke's actions could save the world or destroy it.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Dec 15, 2005
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
39h
Main + Extras
59h
Age ratings
ESRB T
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
anime, death, cooking, revenge, amnesia
… All 34, sword & sorcery, anthropomorphism, leveling up, human, bow and arrow, damsel in distress, transforming boss, non-player character, melee, real-time combat, a.i. companion, rock music, coming of age, clone, plot twist, pausable real time combat, banter during gameplay, not-so-bad guys, androgyny, new game plus, battle screen, adapted to - anime, on-the-fly character switching, timeskip, linear motion battle system, heroic sacrifice, evil empire, retroactive achievements, lgbtq+

At a Glance

Critic Score
69
Main Story (IGDB)
39h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
59h
OverviewMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

Overview

Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 27 Oct

Feature data: IGDB