Tales of the Abyss
Redesigned to make use of the dual screens of the Nintendo 3DS, and now with stunning stereoscopic 3D graphics, Tales of the Abyss is an entirely new handheld experience. Accompany a party of adventurers as…
Tales of the Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Namco Tales Studio, released 30 June 2011 on Nintendo 3DS. The main story takes about 45 hrs to finish.
What Tales of the Abyss is
Tales of the Abyss is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Namco Tales Studio and released in 2011. It was published by Namco Bandai Games. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Redesigned to make use of the dual screens of the Nintendo 3DS, and now with stunning stereoscopic 3D graphics, Tales of the Abyss is an entirely new handheld experience. Accompany a party of adventurers as they explore Auldrant, a world ruled by an ancient prophecy known as the Score. As a child, Luke fon Fabre, sole heir to the throne of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, was kidnapped by a rival kingdom. The trauma of this incident caused him to lose all memories of his childhood. Since his return, he has been confined to his family's manor for his own safety, completely unaware of the evil that now draws close.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Tales of series
Tales of the Abyss is the 56th of 96 entries we hold in the Tales of series. The next entry was Tales of Xillia in 2011. Its critic score of 65 is 10 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Tales of Symphonia at 89.
How it was received
Tales of the Abyss holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 21% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 45 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 65 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Tales of the Abyss launched on 30 June 2011, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Bastion, Alice: Madness Returns and F.E.A.R. 3. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Bastion, Alice: Madness Returns, F.E.A.R. 3.
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