Tales of the Abyss

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Tales of the Abyss

Post by angelx03 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:36 am

You guys know the story (if not, then look it up!), and for anyone who has played the game for the PS2 should be very familiar with the concepts and characters presented! :D

And with that in mind, the first 2 episodes (yeah, some Japanese channels actually did a double-episode premiere) showed that Sunrise REALLY did a nice job adapting this! They threw in a few additions of their own like introducing Natalia early, but overall it's pretty damn faithful and nicely paced. Hell, they even used the exact same OP theme song for the game. Obviously the guys of Bandai-Namco are looking over Sunrise's shoulder.
Spoiler :
The first 2 episodes ended at a point where Luke and Tear and then later Jade defeated the Liger Queen (with Jade's FUCKIN' INDIGNATION!!! BWAHAHAHA :twisted:) and then Luke and Tear getting arrested by Jade.
Of course, what makes this show awesome is.....TEAR!!!! Image

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Re: Tales of the Abyss

Post by Chrono63 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:15 am

angelx03 wrote:Of course, what makes this show awesome is.....TEAR!!!! Image

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Oh so true. <3<3<3
I was there thinking "she is sooo cute~~~" "hmm, she kinda reminds me of CC...". Then after a while I realise... they actually have the same seiyuu. :D

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Post by hasteroth » Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:36 am

So cute!

I thought it was neat how the used the same music for the anime opening as the game opening.
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Post by Albireo Imma » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:49 pm

She hawt D:

Though I've always wanted to play the Tales of series...

The thing that stopped me was the limited areas the games were released. I still regret not buying Symphonia... I went and got Windwaker instead D:

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Post by angelx03 » Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:06 am

Episode 3....ENTER THE AMAZING GUY!!! :o

Yup, they included it in this episode along with....
Spoiler :
- The Oracle Knights made their attack onto the Tartarus.

- Jade's fonic artes getting sealed by Largo

- Luke turning into a pussy when he made his first human kill.

- "I'LL KILL YOU BASTARDS!, " Anise shouted as she fell off after getting knocked off the Tartarus! :lol:

- And because of Luke's pussiness, Tear got injured. :?
Next episode.....Dist is introduced!!!
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Post by Niwa » Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:48 pm

Hmm... I should probably play the game first if it ever releases here in europe :roll:
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Post by c0j1r0 » Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:00 am

ah, I love the Tales series, I've beaten Symphonia and Vesperia. I'm working on Phantasia and Abyss right now, and love both of them. I hope that the Abyss anime gets licensed in the US.
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Post by hasteroth » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:12 am

I've only beaten Abyss and Symphonia.
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Post by angelx03 » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:36 am

Episode 4! You know, I have come to a conclusion that Liam O'Brian's rendition of Dist the Reaper is FAR better and more maniacally hilarious than the original Japanese.
Spoiler :
They compacted some of the scenes especially ones in Coral Castle (which means no surprise encounters with the Sword Dancer :lol: ) with the gang's first fight with Arietta in the lobby, not at the rooftop. But a lot of important scenes were still in tact like the probable source of Guy's phobia.
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Post by hasteroth » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:06 pm

Yeah they're doing rather well with this series. I like it.
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