Tales of the Abyss 3DS Announced

• Paul wrote on 2010-09-30 20:29

  [Image: http://www.talesunion.com/images/news/custom/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-announced.jpg]

  
  
  Namco Bandai has announced that they will be bringing Tales of the Abyss to the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, which has now been reported on by a variety of different sources.
  
  Tales of the Abyss was originally released on the PlayStation 2 on December 15, 2005 and was localized in North America on October 10, 2006. The game was regarded as an improvement over Tales of Symphonia, extending that game's 3-line battle system into a battle system which allows players to freely move about the field in battle.
  
  The news first broke when Famitsu put up a list of Nintendo 3DS titles, which included Tales of the Abyss. Many were unsure if it was a mistake until NBGI's webmaster sent out a tweet confirming the game and tentative 2011 release date.
  
  4Gamer.net has put up some screenshots of the game, which look near identical to the game, albeit at a smaller resolution. No word has been given on an North American or European release of the title.
  
  Sauce: Tales of the Abyss 3DS Announced - Tales Union - Tales News, Music, Guides & More
  

  
  
  Personally, I'm not as hyped as others are probably since I'd rather have ToV (PS3) moved to US or ToG (PS3) moved to US after it's been moved from the Wii to the PS3.
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-09-30 20:30
  Eh.
  
  I want Tales of Graces or Tales of Vesperia (PS3) to come to the NA.
  
  Abyss was great, but I don't wanna play it again.
• Paul wrote on 2010-09-30 20:40

  Quote from Phunkie;171753:

  I want Tales of Graces and Tales of Vesperia both for the PS3 to come to the NA..

  
  
  
  Fixed.
  
  I'm not sure if Cat ever made a thread on it but Grace is getting moved to the PS3.
  
  Screenshots Comparison/Off Topic.
  Wii on Top, PS3 below. - http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4545/17cc824c.jpg
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-09-30 20:41
  Want PS3 versions NAAAAAAAAAAAOOO
• Tatsu wrote on 2010-09-30 20:54
  Abyss is probably my most replayed RPG ever... Replayed it about 4-5 times now... Despite the fact I hate Abyss's gameplay due to the lack of air combos, and I particularly didn't like the story.
  
  So, assuming that Abyss 3DS does get released in the US, will it be properly tested and not be riddled with typos and gamebreaking bugs? Having to go through 10 minutes worth of X tapping again because Van killed me with one of his mystic artes is not fun.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-09-30 22:20
  It's never gonna be localized
  they're already bankrupt.
• Taliya wrote on 2010-09-30 23:18
  I liked the game when I played it, well, the 2nd half. Having to hear luke whine and everyone whine at luke for 12 hours is X____________x
• Moppy wrote on 2010-09-30 23:48
  I never played Abyss, so I dunno if I should be excited for this. I'd prefer Symphonia though.
• Zid wrote on 2010-09-30 23:58
  =/ Still think Phantasia is the best out of all of them.
  
  Would like an update, but that's asking too much.
• Tatsu wrote on 2010-10-01 00:19

  Quote from Moppy;172001:

  I never played Abyss, so I dunno if I should be excited for this. I'd prefer Symphonia though.

  
  
  Imo, all Symphonia had was better sound effects than the other Tales games.
  
  

  Quote from Zid;172018:

  =/ Still think Phantasia is the best out of all of them.
  
  Would like an update, but that's asking too much.

  
  
  IIRC, it got another remake recently. It's included in the game Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X. Gameplay is much faster now, and spells don't pause the game anymore.
  
  Since it's a Narikiri Dungeon game, it'll never be localized, and the translation will take years to complete.