Like I said in the OP, they're practically identical. Apparently the character models have been redone but you can hardly tell, not with the resolution difference anyway.
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Tales of the Abyss [3DS] |OT| "The wait better be worth it!" - PALland
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Like I said in the OP, they're practically identical. Apparently the character models have been redone but you can hardly tell, not with the resolution difference anyway.
Just keep in mind that the Abyss kind of doesn't show it's best qualities early on (story/character-wise it can be a bit of a PITA), but it gets a lot better if you get through the beginning.
I pretty much always expect a relatively slow beginning, the problem is that I often end up losing interest around half-way into the game. Hopefully being on a portable will make me less prone to dropping it, even if this didn't help Eternia that much.
Dwight Schrute
Member
Ok, bought it. Very quick impressions, will come back soon with more in depth opinion.
Lading are 80% shorter than ps2 version. 3D is subtle but looks good.
fps rate is solid, almost NO drop down.
Looks way,WAY less aliased in motion than in shots.
Only "complaint", the OAV cinematics could have been remastered.
So far : Ok, it's not a complete remake, just a port, but load times are real real better, can't compare to ps2, really. I might enjoy the game a lot this time. Plus, it's in my pocket.
Lading are 80% shorter than ps2 version. 3D is subtle but looks good.
fps rate is solid, almost NO drop down.
Looks way,WAY less aliased in motion than in shots.
Only "complaint", the OAV cinematics could have been remastered.
So far : Ok, it's not a complete remake, just a port, but load times are real real better, can't compare to ps2, really. I might enjoy the game a lot this time. Plus, it's in my pocket.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Game and HMV are not selling it in stores, it's online only. Bastards!
Guaranteed sales bomba. I recommend buying it ASAP, before it becomes rare.
Guaranteed sales bomba. I recommend buying it ASAP, before it becomes rare.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Got this today just waiting for my 3DS to charge!
If you live in Northern Ireland, Or Ireland however, Gamestop are selling it. I got a copy there this afternoon. Are there Gamestop stores in the rest of the UK yet?
My local Game said it may have been in the order that had just arrived and to call back later. I am glad I didn't.
I picked it up now as I guessed it may become hard to find pretty soon.
They got shut down when the UK website launched.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
I live in London, so I'm fucked. Bought it from Amazon in the end. Now I just have to play the waiting game...
Android18a
Member
Yay, it came today. About an hour in.
Early speculation, but I think Luke is
.
Just got Mieu. First thought: Is this Flonne? One Wiki search later, yep, it's Flonne. Woo. Can't un-hear.
Early speculation, but I think Luke is
an arsehole
Just got Mieu. First thought: Is this Flonne? One Wiki search later, yep, it's Flonne. Woo. Can't un-hear.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
That's entirely intentional. Stick with it...
Don't they usually drop the price significantly before they become rare?
I know the German amazon for a very short time had really good deals on Dragon Quest V before it became very expensive again. (Should have bought it then and there!)
Anyway, I shall buy Abyss before christmas. The 3DS version is the reason I stopped my playthrough of the original (I had only started this year and played for five hours, but the load-times were too frustrating).
Only if it's not sold out before that point I'd think.
They do, and I've managed to get some rare games for £18 or less, including Tales of Vesperia, but it can be a gamble. Sometimes it's not worth it.
R_thanatos
Member
Luke is that way for various reason it's explained later ..
slaughterking
Member
Played this for an hour. Seems like a Tales game so far.
MuddyDonut
Member
I have only played one tales game (Symphonia). How does it stack up to that?
chickdigger802
Banned
I liked lloyd a fair bit more than whiny luke, but the supporting cast is solid. The game is noticeably harder imo until you master the art of free run, than combat gets a bit broken.
if this version has comparable loading to symphonia on gcn, I'll probably jump in when this comes to the states.
I personally prefer Abyss to Symphonia, but I think that comes down to preference of characters/story. It's more of the same greatness really.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
I played the hell out of this on the PS2, so don't know if I want to pick this up. The only incentive to get it again is if Bamco added new voices to it like during the cut scenes when the characters talk to each other.
Looks like they didn't.
But the 3DS don't have many games at the moment so I may just get it someday. It was still a good Tales game, arguably, the best one.
Looks like they didn't.
But the 3DS don't have many games at the moment so I may just get it someday. It was still a good Tales game, arguably, the best one.
MuddyDonut
Member
Good to know, will pick up.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Just to add that although I personally like Symphonia more than Abyss, the only reason for it is because it was arguably the best RPG on the Cube, a system that lacked good JRPGs. So it was more memorable.
But Abyss is by far the better game, in my honest opinion.
But Abyss is by far the better game, in my honest opinion.
slaughterking
Member
It's already very hard to find if you believe this thread.
Yup, as I said before, Namco would like them to sell it in shops but they don't have faith in it to sell (which is ironic considering some shovelware I've seen that are sitting in shops for months >_> )
Can't find it for £30 either. Amazon and Play have it in stock, but it's £35.
Guess we may have to dip at that price. What are the chances of restocking do you think?
You know what, scratch that I'm ordering it from Amazon LOL.
RpgN
Junior Member
I've pre-ordered the game over a month ago and still no text or call wether I can pick it up. Looking at various (Dutch) online sites, all of them are sold out or have them in stock around 12.2...that seems to be very odd. It was supposed to be released today. This seems pretty weird, it feels as if it's worse than the case with Xenoblade Chronicles back then.
I guess it's too early to panic since I've pre-ordered the game, they might have just not received it yet. Usually, they call me 2 days in advance and I get to pick games up early.
I guess it's too early to panic since I've pre-ordered the game, they might have just not received it yet. Usually, they call me 2 days in advance and I get to pick games up early.
Here's hoping it turns out alright for you.
GasProblem
Member
Where did you pre-order it? I pre-ordered it at GameMania and they're getting it next tuesday.
storafötter
Member
I think I used as much as 50 hours on the game, but could be I was playing a bit slow. It is a lengthy game! However some of the length is due to some unfortunate backtracking towards the end.
RpgN
Junior Member
Thank you, I'll try and be patient. But I was mistaken about the date, it was supposed to be released yesterday officially
GasProblem said:
I ordered it at Gameshop Twente. Not sure if there's problem with distribution in Holland? It doesn't sound THAT bad in the UK. Surprisingly, I heard bol.com has it in stock. Not sure if that's still the case.
If an enemy misses it's because you moved your played character out of the way. You'll never see the word 'missed'.
Namco has done a very good job with the port. I'm loving the smoothness of the world map, though it slows in areas with a lot of trees. The 3D effect, although subtle, is growing on me. Sometimes you can't even tell there is 3D, but when you can, it really adds to the experience.
Only negative so far is the voice acting, which seems low quality. I'm not sure if it was like this in the original, but it sounds too compressed.
Very happy a quality 3D Tales game has found its way on the 3DS, even though it is a port. Hopefully Namco will release an original someday (and localise it of course).
Only negative so far is the voice acting, which seems low quality. I'm not sure if it was like this in the original, but it sounds too compressed.
Very happy a quality 3D Tales game has found its way on the 3DS, even though it is a port. Hopefully Namco will release an original someday (and localise it of course).
Well, given that the PS2 version is 2.8GB and the 3DS version is 2GB, I'm willing to bet the audio quality did take a hit.
2D arts are problably lower res, but considering sound is very space consuming, you are probably right. Still, 3DS games are the first handheld games to hit 2GB and we are already complaining.