Tales of the Abyss (2008–2009)
5/10
Brilliant but missing half of the game
17 February 2009
I would have given this a straight 10 but because of the substance it's missing I can't go beyond half the top score.

To start with, this Anime is a simply brilliant adaptation of one of the greatest games in the 'Tales of' games history. The story is gripping; it is a perfect mirror of the game! It almost uses the exact same dialogue in the exact same order. It is literally like watching the game animated. Whilst the game would definitely work up a score of 10, this anime can only work up a score of 5 because the game lacks any 'action' scenes. A reason the game was so good is because of it's battle system but this anime has completely gotten rid of that by having minimal action scenes with only a couple of tributes to the famous "Artes" of the Tales series.

Even though it lacks action, I definitely recommend this breath taking beautiful adaption anime. If you like any Tales games you will simply adore this anime.
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