Tales of the Abyss (2005)

Developer: Namco Tales Studio
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 66 player ratings
Main story: about 59 hours

How it feels

A grand, story-heavy RPG that keeps you moving — both across a sprawling open world and freely around fast, kinetic battles where positioning and quick decisions feel genuinely rewarding.

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About

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.

What players say

A heavy, ambitious RPG centered on a deeply flawed hero's painful journey through guilt and atonement, with a dense world and emotionally raw party dynamics that can feel genuinely gut-wrenching. Often cited as the most popular Tales entry, though its weight and tangled lore divide players.

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