Tales of the Abyss is probably going to be the first RPG that I'll be all up in on my Nintendo 3DS. There's other good offerings for other genres on the horizon, but I know there isn't anything close to this game when it comes to something I can really dig into and get lost in.
As you'll see from these new gameplay videos (2!) and screenshots from gamescom, Abyss is looking really great on the 3DS. The screenshots are really small, but it's still clear to see that this game has never looked better. Watching the battle in the above video has me more excited about my 3DS than I've ever been before. Be sure to check out the other gameplay video, found after the jump.
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I played the original, but it was a friend's copy; now I'll be able to own it AND have it portable. I'm excited. Between this and Devil Survivor: Overclocked, I have my RPG fix for a while.
I want to get it, but after having decimated the PS2 version, I don't know if I got another 80 hours in me, especially staring at the screen at that proximity for that long cumulative.
Never did get around to Tales of the Abyss so this will be a good chance to finally do so. I might even finally pick up a 3DS depending on when this gets released, seeing as I seem to do most of my RPG-gaming these days on handhelds.
Definitely interested in this. But I can't wait for Overclocked on tuesday! And maybe Deus Ex if they knock it out of the park like people are hyping it up to be.
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2:15 PM on 08.17.2011 | 
But I am looking forward to the other original rpgs
REXX, kingdom hearts, imagepoch/level 5/ atlus stuff, ect
But still. TotA without horrendous load times!
I've neve played either
Are you not going to be reviewing Devil Survivor:Overclocked then? Who is if your not?
It's a slow burner at the beginning by design.
Anyways, Tales looks great!