Tales of the Abyss is the 8th title in the main "Tales of" series and is also the title to commemorate the series' ten year anniversary (1995-2005 in Japan). Once "Tales of Symphonia" by Team Symphonia had made its debut on the Nintendo Gamecube, it seemed as though Namco and co. had much difficulty putting together a "Tales" game that would surpass it, and I still get that impression from playing "Tales of the Abyss". While it is a significant step up from "Tales of Legendia" (which isn't surprising since TotA is also done by Team Symphonia), it seems a little rushed and tossed together, which may or may not have been partially due to meeting the timeframe to qualify it as the 10th anniversary title (December 15th). This game's characteristic genre is "RPG to Discover the Meaning of Life". An anime was later made as well. Tales of the Abyss deals with a young "17 year old" by the name of Luke fon Fabre, the only son of the noble Fabre family within the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lanvaldea...
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