I'm beginning to see what the Tales regulars mean when they get annoyed at the Symphonia fanboys. Then again they have no right to talk because of posts like AnimeMasters'. With a name like that it's not as if his opinion matters anyway, though. Of course the game will be dubbed. However the voices in Symphonia were some of the best I've ever seen from American VA's; no one can deny that Cam Clarke is probably the best VA in the entire West. It's true that he never changes his voice at all, but that's a small sacrifice since he's one of the only American VA's capable of actually getting into the role given to him. I'd take emotion over not knowing who the VA is any day. Censored? Maybe. Again going back to Symphonia, compared to a lot of things it really didn't receive that much censorship. I was surprised in the cutscene of a certain person's death, they were actually nice enough to let us see Kratos' sword pertruding from the other side. Big step for Western games. And as for your totally not-trolling order of which Tales games are better... Surprise surprise, and I know this is completely ironic coming from ME, but if you're going to just give a bias, groundless opinion, don't bother doing it. Write a review for the game as to why it's not as good as the others or something, but don't annoy everyone else with stupid comments like that. FYI I found the old Tales games to be extremely boring. The battle systems were always slow, and while the story was better than certain other RPGs (Not that having a better story than a Square game is much of an accomplishment) I like Symphonia and Legendia for their balance of a great story and fun gameplay. If this game didn't have a good storyline it'd just be a sub-par fighting game. But if it didn't have good gameplay it'd just be another Square game, only with slightly better storyline. I've found my favourite moments in Symphonia weren't just from the story, but from the heated, tense battles that came after the cutscene, not like how all the drama just dies in an FF encounter. So keep your groundless opinions to yourself. And yeah, the 360 may be getting an RPG, but from the looks of things they're not getting a very GOOD one.
Namco Bandai ready to tell more Tales
Development wraps up on Tales of the Abyss for the PS2; publisher expects to ship the game to US stores next month.
Since 1995, Namco has been telling Tales. The publisher has released numerous installments, remakes, and spin-offs for the franchise, including the original Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Destiny, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Legendia, and more. Now it's going to add Tales of the Abyss for the PlayStation 2 to that list, as Namco Bandai today announced that development on the US version of the game is complete and it will ship to stores October 10.
While it takes a number of cues from Tales of Symphonia, Tales of the Abyss offers an entirely new story. Players assume the role of a young aristocrat who was kidnapped as a child and left with no memory of the events before the abduction. Although he has been confined to his mansion since his return for his own safety, the young man eventually finds himself transported out into the world through a strange rift. There he must overcome not only his adversaries, but also his naivete of the world outside his manor.
Tales of the Abyss has been rated T for Teen and will retail for $39.99. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.
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- ESRB: T






