Tales of Destiny Review

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(More customer reviews)I've played too many games to even remember most of em' and I decided to buy Tales of Destiny due to an urge to have a new RPG. I wasn't sure of what to expect, I thought it'd probably be some lame no name chance out ofnowhere like Tecmo's Secret of the Stars. But then I played it, now thisgame hit me pretty hard considdering what my idea of it was. I couldn'tstop playing, I played this unique battle system and the storyline until Icouldn't stay awake. I played this game for two and a half days streight. Ididn't even do this for Final Fantasy 7 or Suikoden, this is a game thatyou wanna play more and more of. very powerful plot indeed but the graphicswere certainly weak, I mean they were pretty bad(not as bad a Lunar SilverStar Story Complete's but still pretty weak.) However the music was thebest part about the game I think that it beat out any other game's music.Most games have their strongpoints and that's it. Xenogears has the bestplot I've ever seen. Suikoden has the best battle system I ever seen. FinalFantasy 8 has the best graphics I've ever seen.But Tales of Destiny havethem all balanced out(cept the graphics). I'd reccomend this game toanybody accept the people who only play a game for it's graphics. ~Seth~

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Tales of Destiny 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)I didn't think it was all that great at first because of the poor english voice actings, but once you really get into the game, it's no problem at all! The small faults wouldn't affect th game-play too deeply, and after all, fortunately, the voice acting gets better as you advance in the game. The voices do match the characters well, although.

Anyways, like I said, don't let the voices get to you, after all, it's an honest to goodness, excellent game!!! It's one of the most memorial ones I've played, even though I've been through many rpgs. Once you've completed the game, it'll have you thinking, "Why does it have to end!" Lol.

The main plot is quite alright, although it wasn't one of the strong points of this game. The character developement and the events that take place within the whole main plot makes up for it big time though. Although to repeat again, the main plot isn't that bad anyways.

The little morals and dialogues in the game are so touching. One of the strong points of this game.I found myself trying to stop tears when Meredy questions Reid what good memories really are. This game also brings a good point to discrimination.

The characters are simply brilliant. You get to really understand them and they're great. The character developement is great. In fact, this was what motivated me to write this review even though I'm not that sort of person, really. You'd think a 15 year old would have better things to do. But I thought I really should to put in my compliments for this game. And yeah, the characters are simply lovable.

The battle system is excellent. This game really sticks out from the rest of the rpgs how getting into battles can be also fun too, not like the others how you'd wish you could run away from all the annoying, boring battles. The voices in the battles aren't that bad, in fact, with the full awesome animation of swordsman techniques and spell casting for each character, simply excellent. The awesome battle music gets you going too.

The graphics of this game was pretty satisfactory I guess. Even though it's 2-d, it's still beautiful. I don't get what people were complaining about. After all, animes are 2-d. the backrounds have a nice, crisp look to it in my opinion.

The music wasn't that bad either. Even though the tunes weren't THAT catchy, it still has depth and feeling in it. It also has mood in it. I should know, I love music. Like Reid's hometown music, it has a homey, gentle feel to it. Oh yeah, and the battle music. Awesome. But not to be biased, I've played other rpgs too, and yeah, theirs isn't bad either. Still, the battle music for this game is GOOD.

Oh yeah, and not to forget about the mini games. They are fun. The game developers sure know what fun is. I've found myself playing Meredy's dancing thing over and over, trying to continously beat my own record. Lol.

The anime intro in this game was so cool!! It looks great. You should see it.

Anyways, I think I'm done. Ps. A very memorial game. I recommend it. Even for rpg haters. The battles system is so much better!

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Product Description:
This latest Tales centers on the realm of Eternia, a place where the surfaces of two worlds meet. Inferia is home to our heroes, and Celestia is the world of the skies above. Inferia is rich in academia, art, history, and culture. Celestia is inhabited by the uncivilized (by Inferian standards). A girl shrouded in mystery, finds her way to Inferia and crash-lands her spaceship in a nearby forest. Nothing is known of her except that she has come with a message of impending doom. Here, the adventure begins. Tales of Destiny II is a real-time action RPG that takes place within two massive worlds. Its engaging storyline presents a huge cast of characters, each with distinct personalities and abilities. Intriguing subworlds and countless minigames lie within this quest to provide over 60 hours of gameplay. Hundreds of arcane items, powerful spells, and enchanted weapons are at a player's disposal.

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Tales of the Abyss Review

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(More customer reviews)While the Tales series isn't nearly as big as other series (namely Final Fantasy), it's still a particularly fun and satisfying game to play.For one, the Tales series has always been able to bring about fantastic gameplay and expansive worlds.While the stories sometimes seem generic they're brilliantly told with fantastic characters.Tales of the Abyss is the latest in the series and needless to say, if you liked Tales of Legendia or even the far superior (and arguably best) Tales of Symphonia, you'll more than likely enjoy this game.

Tales of the Abyss follows Luke Von Fabre.A spoiled rich kid who is busy trying to regain his memories.He was kidnapped seven years ago and can't remember a thing from before then.He's cooped up in a manor, though, and is restricted from leaving.During a training session with his master Van, someone breaks into the manor and attempts to kill him.When Luke steps up to defend his master, the two are suddenly teleported to a different location.It would be pretty basic... if you didn't meet such entertaining characters along the way.Just the same, the dialog is really clever, witty and full of humor.Simply put, you'll have a ball with these characters as they go off and save the world. It overall makes what would've been a generic story very interesting. Not only that, but there are several plot twists.Many of which you won't see coming.

Needless to say it's pretty standard stuff that you'd find yourself getting into some battles.It is, after all, an RPG.Tales of the Abyss has the best battle system in the entire series.It's far more expansive and free.

Battles are pretty much free roam.It's much faster and more intense than turn based combat.At first it's pretty simple stuff.You control one character while the AI controls the other three.Usually in a game when the AI controls the characters it's not a good thing.In the Tales of the Abyss, it's not only a good thing, but easy to tweak with as well.You can change the settings if need be to the point where characters won't waste their tech points so fast, or maybe you want them to focus primarily on attacking all together.Either way, the AI works rather well for this game.

While in battle you can use artes.These are your characters special attacks and techs.You can also string them together all you want as you get further in the game.Characters have their own unique artes, and they have quite a bit of them.This makes battling rather fun.Another great aspect of Tales of the Abyss is that up to four people can play by using a multi-tap.

The game is not an easy game, however.Many boss battles are a pain and even some normal battles can throw you for a loop.Even if you feel you're not being challenged enough, you can change the difficulty level whenever you want.Upon completing the game once even more difficulty levels are unlocked.

Everything about the battle system is pretty simple stuff.There is first the field of fonons.Fonons are the elemental factors at work.When a character cast a spell of a certain fonon a field will appear where the spell struck.Characters can then use these field of fonons for certain artes to perform a much more devastating attack.

There are also Capacity Cores for your characters.You can equip them to certain artes and abilities go to work.For example, you can power up an arte, or make it cost less MP.Some will even allow you to steal or make the effects of certain status artes last longer.

Perhaps the best part about Tales of the Abyss is that it's overall a huge game.Almost everywhere you go is filled with secrets.The main quest alone will keep you busy for hours.Even when it comes to secrets, you'll have to play through the game a second time to unearth them all.This easily makes the game over 100 hours long in and of itself.Tales of the Abyss is filled with as many secrets as any Final Fantasy game.

The voice acting is fantastic.It's lively, full of heart.Even the moments where it's not to the best of it's abilities, the voice acting is good.A lot of the music in Tales of the Abyss is forgettable.Battle themes are really good and catchy, but on the field there's nothing you'll be humming any time soon.

I wish I could tell you the graphics were absolutely fantastic.They're not, unfortunately.Many of the environments are vague.When playing on an HD television the games rougher edges really come out.For a late generation PS2 RPG, Tales of the Abyss is just not pretty to look at.The load times between battles are also very annoying.

At the very least, however, Tales of the Abyss is an exciting RPG filled with secrets, side quests, and tons of likeable characters.Any RPGer would be proud to have it.

The Good

+The characters really bring the story to life.The story itself is basic, but with these characters it become interesting
+The battle system is fast and addictive with lots of interesting aspects
+Great voice acting
+Great dialog and sense of humor

The Bad

-Horrendous Load times
-Some of the graphics could use a touch up
-Battle themes are good, but the rest of the soundtrack is forgettable

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In Tales Of The Abyss, you'll enter the life of Luke fon Fabre, sole heir to a family of aristocrats. He was kidnapped seven years ago, and the shock left him with no memories of his life before. For his own protection since his return, he has been confined to a quiet, boring life within the family's residence, learning little of the world beyond the palace walls. Luke is suddenly thrust into the outside world, caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei, keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. No longer in the shelter of the palace, Luke must get along in the confusing and often hostile world. He knows nothing about those who might be his friends, or those who already are his enemies.

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