Tales of the Abyss Part 1 Limited Edition

Never played the game
Luke fon Fabre is the son of a noble from the kingdom of Kimlasca-Lavaldear. He has led a very sheltered life due to an incident 7 years ago, when he was abducted by agents from the neighboring Malkuth Empire. But one day while training with his mentor, Van Grants, a strange woman breaks into the mansion. She comes with the sole intent of killing Van, but an accident occurs and Luke and Tear are magically transported far away. Now the spoiled and naive Luke must team up with the calm and capable Tear in order to survive his first jaunt into the real world. But the journey will change him far more than he ever could have imagined.

I was introduced to the Tales series through the Tales of Symphonia game, which I enjoyed for both gameplay and storyline. As I looked for more games in the series, I stumbled across the Tales of the Abyss anime. I kind of wanted to play the game, but didn't want to buy a PS2 game, so I opted for the anime instead. I was impressed. I've seen plenty...

Tales of the awesome
It's a great deal for what it gives you. Sure it sucks that there are no english dubs, but who cares? If you want it bad enough to pay then you want it bad enough to read.

Great Adaptation of a Great Game
Tales of the Abyss was a game that came out for the PS2 in 2005 in Japan and a year later in the US. It became my second favorite game ever, after Tales of Vesperia. While I have gone through the game multiple times I have so far only seen the episodes of the anime that come with this set. That said, so far the anime adaptation is faithful to the original story. It is much more faithful to the events of the game than the Tales of Symphonia OVA was (although that was still a good show, it was just condensed way too much). It feels a little rushed at times but that is what happens when you squeeze a 60-70 hour game into a single season anime.

The DVD set has the first seven episodes, as well as the collectors edition adding part one of the Asch the Bloody manga to the set. It is a neat addition but if you do not care about the manga you can pick up the regular version for a little less. The show is in Japanese with English subtitles which was a smart choice. Being such a fan...

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