Tales of the Abyss (3DS)

Tales of the Abyss is an RPG developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco in Japan. It was published in North America by Namco Bandai. It is the eighth title from the Tales series. It was released back in December 15, 2005 in Japan as the series celebrates its 10th anniversary. The game was released in North America almost a full year later, on October 10, 2006.

Tales of the Abyss receives fresh treatment as it was set to be released on Nintendo 3DS on May 19, 2011. Namco Bandai, however, had announced a delay to June 30, 2011 in North America. The 3DS port was further delayed to February 14, 2012 in North America.

The game boasts of many skills and spells that the player can use to defeat enemies. Characters can learn AD skills that they can use in their battles. These AD skills can be automatically learned if a certain statistic is large enough. Some of the skills can be acquired through the use of “Capacity Cores”, which are items that provide stat bonuses during a character level up. The instalment also comes with “Free Run”, a feature that makes it a little different from previous titles from the serious. The character can now run towards any direction.