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{{Infobox video game
| title = Tales of the Abyss
| image = Talesoftheabyss us.jpg
| caption = North American PlayStation 2 version cover art
| developer = [[Namco Tales Studio]]<!-- Put Team Symphonia here without a reliable source to receive a warning. -->
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|[[Namco]]|NA|[[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]]|EU|Namco Bandai Games<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/product/tales-of-the-abyss/nintendo-3ds |title=Tales of the Abyss for Nintendo 3DS |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330204956/https://www.bandainamcoent.eu/product/tales-of-the-abyss/nintendo-3ds |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| producer = Makoto Yoshizumi
| director = Yoshito Higuchi
| artist = [[Kōsuke Fujishima]]
| composer = [[Motoi Sakuraba]]<br/>Shinji Tamura<br/>[[Bump of Chicken|Motoo Fujiwara]]
| engine = 
| released = '''PlayStation 2'''<br/>{{vgrelease|JP|December 15, 2005|NA|October 10, 2006}}'''Nintendo 3DS'''<br/>{{Video game release|JP|June 30, 2011|AU|November 24, 2011|EU|November 25, 2011|NA|February 14, 2012}}
| series = ''[[Tales (video game series)|Tales]]''
| genre = [[Action role-playing game]]
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo 3DS]]<ref name="3DS">{{cite web |url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/29/tales_of_the_abyss_3ds/ |title=Tales of the Abyss Set for 3DS |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=September 29, 2010 |publisher=Andriasang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002000235/http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/29/tales_of_the_abyss_3ds |archive-date=October 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>
| writer = Takumi Miyajima
}}
'''''Tales of the Abyss'''''{{efn|{{nihongo|'''''Tales of the Abyss'''''|テイルズ オブ ジ アビス|Teiruzu Obu Ji Abisu|lead=yes}}}} is an [[action role-playing game]] developed by [[Namco Tales Studio]] as the eighth main title in their ''[[Tales (video game series)|Tales]]'' series in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary. Originally released for the [[PlayStation 2]], the game was published by [[Namco]] in Japan in December 2005, and [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Bandai Namco Games]] in North America in October 2006. Its development team included director [[Yoshito Higuchi]], producer Makoto Yoshizumi, and character artist [[Kōsuke Fujishima]]. The game features music by series composers [[Motoi Sakuraba]] and Shinji Tamura, and includes the opening theme song "Karma" by [[Bump of Chicken]], which is replaced with the instrumental version in the western release. Namco has given ''Tales of the Abyss'' the [[characteristic genre name]] ''To Know the Meaning of One's Birth RPG''{{efn|{{nihongo|''To Know the Meaning of One's Birth RPG''|生まれた意味を知るRPG|Umareta Imi o Shiru RPG}}}}. A port for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] handheld was released in Japan in June 2011, followed by an Australian and European release in November 2011 and a North American release in February 2012.

Taking place in a [[fantasy]] world, the story focuses on [[Luke fon Fabre]], a young swordsman whose pampered life turns upside down when he unwittingly becomes the target of a military-religious organization known as the Order of Lorelei, who believe him to be the key to an ancient prophecy. Together with his companions, Luke attempts to discover the truth and significance of his own birth, as well as unravel the mystery of The Score, the prophecy that has bound humanity's actions for thousands of years.

Reviews for both its original console and handheld releases were mostly positive, with critics praising the title's combat system yet remarking that the game's plot had a tendency to move slowly and adhered to many stock Japanese role-playing game conventions{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}. The PlayStation 2 version has sold approximately 734,000 copies worldwide. A 26-episode [[anime]] adaptation by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] was also produced, which first aired in Japan on [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]] between October 2008 and March 2009.

==Gameplay==

===Battle system===
[[File:Tales of the Abyss—Gameplay 2.jpg|thumb|left|Luke performing his Fang Blade]]
The game's "Flex Range Linear Motion Battle System" (FR-LMBS) is real-time. The game controls are very similar to other ''Tales'' games, especially [[Tales of Symphonia]], except with increased maneuverability. The player can attack, defend, perform a skill or call up a menu with multiple functions, such as using items or commanding an ally to perform an action. This system offers multiplayer co-op battles, and the camera for this mode is improved over the one found in ''Tales of Symphonia'', zooming out as characters move away from each other so that other players are now always on screen. A new feature, "Free Run," allows the player character to run in any direction, unlike previous ''Tales'' games.

The game features many skills and spells to unleash upon enemies. Characters can learn "AD Skills," which can be equipped and unequipped at will, to help them in battles. The game features a large number of these skills, acquired through the use of "Capacity Cores" — items that give stat bonuses when a character levels up. Once a certain statistic has a large enough bonus, the AD skill is learned automatically. A new addition to the system is the "Field of Fonons" (often abbreviated as FOF). Whenever a character uses a spell or battle technique that features an elemental alignment, a circle will appear on the ground, corresponding to that element. After being reinforced with more techniques of the same element, the circle will light up in that element's color to signify that an FOF change is available. Finally, if a character stands in the circle and performs a specific skill that corresponds with the FOF circle, the skill will be upgraded into a more powerful version. Enemies can also use and create FOF fields. As with other ''Tales'' games, characters can engage in "Over Limit" mode when their green OVL bar is full. This can be filled by completing combos and making critical hits. During Over Limit, characters can use their Mystic Artes (Hi-Ougis), powerful skills that can only be performed when certain conditions are fulfilled. Every character has one standard Mystic Arte, along with an additional hidden one unlockable only on repeat plays. Enemy boss characters have Mystic Artes as well.

===Recurring features===
Many [[Tales (video game series)#Common elements|recurring features]] in the ''Tales'' series return, such as skits, grade, cooking, and titles. Skits are short conversations that may be viewed when prompted. During a skit, [[anime]]-style faces of the characters taking part in the skit appear and interact with each other.

"Grade" is awarded after each battle, either raising or lowering the player's total number of points depending on how the battle was played. For example, defeating the enemies within a short period or time or getting a large combo will increase the grade awarded; characters being killed or having negative status effects on them will lower the grade acquired. At the end of the game, players can use earned Grade to purchase bonuses for the next playthrough.

''Abyss'' also features a cooking system. The player collects recipes and ingredients throughout the game, and can use them to cook either after battles or between battles. Unlike Tales of Symphonia, up to four different recipes can be set to the control pad for use after battle. Different recipes require different items and have different effects. The player can increase characters' cooking stats for each recipe by having them cook the recipe frequently.

''Abyss'' features titles which each character gains through a series of tasks or events. Titles have various effects, some of which are stat-related. In the tradition of newer ''Tales'' games, some of these titles also change costumes. Each character has unique costumes; to acquire additional costumes, the player must accomplish certain tasks. Unlike some other ''Tales'' games, every title in ''Tales of the Abyss'' carries a special effect, varying from discounts in shops to recovering small amounts of HP periodically.

==Plot==

===Setting===
''Tales of the Abyss'' takes place on Auldrant, a planet composed of [[elementary particles]] called "Fonons".  For much of Auldrant's history, only six fonons were known to exist, representing the elements of [[Shadow]], [[Earth]], [[Wind]], [[Water]], [[Fire]] and [[Light]]; but eventually a seventh fonon, controlling [[Sound]], is discovered.  Its discovery brings great chaos: using this newest Seventh Fonon allows one to read the future. One such Seventh Fonist, Yulia Jue, an important religious figure in the game, puts in place a future for the world for thousands of years to come, with the promise of unlimited prosperity at its end. This prophecy of the future's set path becomes known as the "Score" and is documented on "Fonstones" scattered throughout the world. The nations of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear and Malkuth have fought over the fragments of these tablets for generations, each uncovering them and hoping to discover the future before the other.  Meanwhile, a holy order emerges dedicated to the reading of the Score and the keeping of the peace.  This "Order of Lorelei" is headed by a Fon Master and maintains both religious/political and military branches. Finally, the Score and its promise of prosperity lead to a dangerous complacency within the general population of Auldrant; the slaughter of an entire people living on the island of Hod and the destruction of that landmass was countenanced because it was predicted in the Score.

===Characters===
The game primarily follows [[Luke fon Fabre]], a teenage son of the Kimlasca King's sister who has suffered from amnesia ever since he was kidnapped. He encounters Tear Grants, a member of the Order of Lorelei who seeks the death of her brother, Luke's teacher Van Grants. As Luke and Tear meet and return to Kimlasca, they meet several other characters including Jade Curtiss from the Malkuth military forces, Fon Master Ion from Daath and his guardian Anise. They are also joined by Kimlasca's Guy Cecil, Luke's servant and best friend, and Princess Natalia, Luke's fiance. Acting as an [[anti-hero]] in the game is Asch the Bloody.

Along with Van, major antagonists of the game include: Mohs, a Score-devoted leader of the Order. In addition, there are the 6 God-Generals of the Order including: Legretta, Tear's former master with undying loyalty to Van; Arietta, a general who took a rivalry against the party after they killed the animals that raised her; Dist, a mad scientist with ties to Jade; Sync, a mysterious masked strategist; and Largo, the leader of the Oracle's shock troops.

===Story===
[[Luke fon Fabre]] is a teenager who has been held in his manor for years by his uncle, the King of Kimlasca-Lanvaldear, after being kidnapped and started suffering amnesia. As Luke's teacher and the Commandant of the Oracle Knight, Van, has to leave to search for the Fon Master Ion, a proud woman known as Tear Grants tries to kill Van. As Luke intervenes, the Seventh Fonons in the two individuals' bodies react causing a hyperresonance, a reaction that sends the two flying to a land faraway.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Tales of the Abyss|publisher=Namco Bandai Games|developer=Namco Tales Studio|year=2006|quote=But just as I was practicing with Master Van, I heard a strange song (a "fonic hymn," he called it... What's that?). It made me sleepy, and then this weird girl came in and attacked Van. I tried to stop her, but all of a sudden some incredible power appeared between us, and we were thrown into a valley neither of us were familiar with.}}</ref> Tear then decides to escort Luke back to the manor in Kimlasca-Lanvaldear. However, the duo finds themselves in Malkuth. The two meet Fon Master Ion as well as Colonel Jade Curtiss from the Malkuth forces who informs them of an impending war. Jade requires Luke's status as a noble to convince the King of Kimlasca to stop his forces and prevent the war.

As Luke's group heads back to Kimlasca, they are aided by Fon Master Guardian Anise and Luke's servant Guy Cecil. Luke learns that Tear is Van's younger sister, who suspects Van of scheming to threaten the world. They also encounter the members from the Oracle Knights with one of them, Asch, sharing an extreme resemblance to Luke. In Kimlasca, Luke, Jade and Ion inform the King of their worries. Luke is then made an ambassador and is sent to Akzeriuth to help the people who are being poisoned by miasma. Van tells Luke he can neutralize the miasma by using his own hyperresonance which the King has been aware of to use him as a weapon. Luke decides to follow his master's plan. However, in Akzeriuth the hyperresonance destroys the land's Sephiroth tree, making the entire town be consumed by the miasma.

Blaming Luke for his actions, Asch also reveals Luke is the result of fomicry, a replica based on the real Luke fon Fabre: Asch.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Tales of the Abyss|publisher=Namco Bandai Games|developer=Namco Tales Studio|year=2006|quote=When the Tartarus reached Yulia City, Asch was there. Asch said that Master is a replica of him. Is that why they look the same?}}</ref> As Luke's friends abandon him for what he did to Akzeriuth, Luke starts detesting his current form and makes a promise to Tear to change for the best. He then starts working with Jade to protect the people of St. Binah whose town is also collapsing like Akzeriuth. In order to prevent more of these collapses, the group takes advantage of Luke's hyperresonance skills to move the land to the subarea, the Qliphoth. In the meantime, they are opposed by Van's forces except Asch who is against his master's wishes of a new world populated by replicas in order to go against the score. After making a peace treaty between Kimlasca and Malkuth, Luke's group defeats Van who falls to the Planet's Core.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Tales of the Abyss|publisher=Namco Bandai Games|developer=Namco Tales Studio|year=2006|quote=We found Master Van on the lowest level of the Absorption Gate. Master Van says that humanity is addicted to Yulia's Score. That a powerful medicine, a replica world, is the only way to remedy that addiction. But I know, from my own existence, that the Score has gone off track. The future can be changed. Mankind can choose to discard the Score. And after a terrific battle, we succeeded in defeating Master Van. Even to the last, he never once accepted me... But there's no time to wallow in grief right now. And besides, I'm not the only one who's got it tough... Tear had to watch her own brother die.}}</ref>

A month after Van's defeat and moving the world population to the Qliphoth, the miasma starts affecting mankind. Additionally, a large number of replicas start appearing. Luke and Asch learn from the spirit of the Seventh Fonon, Lorelei, that Van has survived and took it. Grand Maestro Mohs from the Order of Lorelei forces Ion to read the Planet Score, killing him in the process. Mohs then forms the New Order of Lorelei with the Oracle Knights who are awaiting Van's return. Jade reveals that the miasma can be neutralized through a hyperresonance that sacrifices a large amount of lives. The replicas offer themselves in exchange that the rest of their kind are given home. Luke offers himself to perform the hyperresonance and although the plan is a success, Luke is left with little time to live.

The group then heads to confront the New Order of Lorelei who wish to follow Van's will. In confronting the remaining God Generals, Asch dies while helping Luke to reach Van. The group defeats Van who had sealed Lorelei inside his right arm and kill him. As the area starts collapsing, Luke decides to stay behind to free Lorelei.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Tales of the Abyss|publisher=Namco Bandai Games|developer=Namco Tales Studio|year=2006|quote='''Luke:''' All right. Everybody hurry up and escape. I'll stay here and free Lorelei. / '''Tear:''' Luke! / '''Luke:''' It's my promise to Lorelei. This is what I need to do.}}</ref> Two years later, he reappears to meet Tear and the rest of his friends.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Tales of the Abyss|publisher=Namco Bandai Games|developer=Namco Tales Studio|year=2006|quote='''Tear:''' Why are...you here? / '''Luke:''' This place has a nice view of Hod...also, I promised someone....}}</ref>

==Development==
The first mention of ''Tales of the Abyss'' occurred when Namco filed a [[trademark]] for the game in December 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/namco-trademarks-three-tales-titles/1100-6119244/ |title=Namco trademarks three Tales titles |author=GameSpot staff |date=February 25, 2005 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/namco-trademarks-three-tales-titles/1100-6119244/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and first formally announced the title in an August 2005 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/07/28/namco-brings-more-tales-to-ps2 |title=Namco Brings More Tales to PS2 |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=July 28, 2005 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021648/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/07/28/namco-brings-more-tales-to-ps2 |url-status=live }}</ref> where the company also announced that the title would be released in celebration of the series' tenth anniversary.<ref name="IGN1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/01/first-look-tales-of-the-abyss |title=First Look: Tales of the Abyss |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=August 1, 2005 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021714/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/01/first-look-tales-of-the-abyss |url-status=live }}</ref> The first gameplay trailer was featured on a pre-order bonus DVD included with ''[[Tales of Legendia]]'' released later that month, which also revealed that the game would be developed by the same team that produced ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' for the [[GameCube]] and PlayStation 2, including producer Makoto Yoshidumi and character designer [[Kōsuke Fujishima]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/tales-of-the-abyss-trailer |title=Tales of the Abyss Trailer |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=August 25, 2005 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425041522/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/tales-of-the-abyss-trailer |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2006, four months after the game's Japanese release, Namco Bandai Games announced that ''Tales of the Abyss'' would be headed to North America the following fall,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/27/new-tale-to-tell |title=New Tales to Tell |first=Daemon |last=Hatfield |date=April 27, 2006 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426074048/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/04/27/new-tale-to-tell |url-status=live }}</ref> and would later showcase the game at the 2006 [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] in [[Los Angeles]] in June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/02/pre-e3-2006-namco-bandai-reveals-lineup |title=Pre-E3 2006: Namco Bandai Reveals Lineup |first=David |last=Adams |date=May 2, 2006 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426083259/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/02/pre-e3-2006-namco-bandai-reveals-lineup |url-status=live }}</ref>

The game was directed by [[Yoshito Higuchi]] who also acted as director of ''Tales of Symphonia'' and previously served on the development team of Namco's fighting game franchises ''[[Tekken]]'' and ''[[Soul (series)|Soulcalibur]]''.<ref name="Inter">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/tales-abyss_2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610095417/http://www.1up.com/news/tales-abyss_2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |title=How Tales of the Abyss was Made |first=Kevin |last=Gifford |date=June 29, 2011 |website=[[1UP.com]] |access-date=June 11, 2013 }}</ref> ''Abyss''{{'}}s Free Run battle system was originally designed for ''Symphonia'' and implemented in the middle of development, but was removed due to possible player exploitation of the game's enemy [[artificial intelligence|AI]] making battle too easy. This problem was avoided in ''Abyss'' by designing the battle system around this feature from the beginning.<ref name="Inter"/> The "Field of Fonons" (FOF) feature was added to supplement the Free Run system, with Higuchi stating that "we needed to have battle positioning play a more important role if we wanted players to use Free Run at all," with the concept becoming more streamlined as development when on.<ref name="Inter"/> The North American version of ''Tales of the Abyss'' includes new Mystic Arte attacks for most of the main characters not seen in the original Japanese release,<ref name="Inter"/> but also removed all spoken dialogue from the optional skit cutscenes, translating only the text.<ref name="Radar">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/tales-of-the-abyss-review-2-2/ |title=Tales of the Abyss review (3DS) |first=Heidi |last=Kemps |date=February 14, 2012 |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://www.gamesradar.com/tales-of-the-abyss-review-2-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Nintendo 3DS port===
The 3DS port of ''Tales of the Abyss'' was first announced in September 2010 during [[Nintendo|Nintendo of Japan]]'s "Nintendo Conference" press event, along with a tentative release date of spring 2011.<ref name="Return">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/17/tales-of-the-abyss-returns-on-3ds |title=Tales of the Abyss Returns on 3DS |first=Anoop |last=Gantayat |date=February 17, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812194734/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/17/tales-of-the-abyss-returns-on-3ds |url-status=live }}</ref> The following April, Namco Bandai announced that the 3DS port for Japan had been delayed and would miss its originally intended deadline,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talesunion.com/news/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-delayed-in-japan--1604.html |title=Tales of the Abyss 3DS Delayed in Japan |author=Shawn |date=April 5, 2011 |publisher=Tales Union |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323101403/http://www.talesunion.com/news/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-delayed-in-japan--1604.html |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> with a commercial release eventually coming the following June.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toa.namco-ch.net/ |script-title=ja:テイルズ オブ ジ アビス / バンダイナムコゲームス公式サイト |publisher=Namco Bandai |access-date=June 11, 2013 |language=ja |archive-date=June 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604123525/http://toa.namco-ch.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2011, Namco Bandai confirmed a North American release alongside ''[[Tales of Graces|Tales of Graces F]]'' for some time later that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/11/tales-of-graces-f-and-tales-of-the-abyss-coming-to-north-america |title=Tales of Graces F and Tales of the Abyss Coming to North America |author=IGN staff |date=May 11, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802112504/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/05/11/tales-of-graces-f-and-tales-of-the-abyss-coming-to-north-america |url-status=live }}</ref> A European release was confirmed a few days later for a spring 2012 time-frame, which also marked the first official release of the game in the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-also-heading-to-europe/ |title=Tales of the Abyss 3DS also heading to Europe |author=Brian |date=May 1, 2011 |publisher=Nintendo Everything |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://nintendoeverything.com/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-also-heading-to-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Namco's European branch would later feature the game at the 2011 [[Gamescom]] event in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/19/gamescom-all-the-nintendo-coverage |title=Gamescom: All the Nintendo Coverage |first=Richard |last=George |date=August 19, 2011 |website=IGN |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812194739/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/08/19/gamescom-all-the-nintendo-coverage |url-status=live }}</ref>

The port made use of the handheld's 3D and dual screen capabilities, including the ability to register combat skills on the bottom screen for quick access, which is replaced by a world map while outside battle. Artist Kousuke Fujishima, who had worked on the previous version of the game, provided a new title logo graphic and promotional character art for the release.<ref name="Return"/> In addition, the Japanese version includes the new Mystic Arte attacks added to the original North American PlayStation 2 version.<ref name="Inter"/>

===Audio===
The music for ''Tales of the Abyss'' was mostly composed by series veterans [[Motoi Sakuraba]] and Shinji Tamura.<ref name="OST">{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/1908 |title=KICA-1393 TALES OF THE ABYSS Original Soundtrack |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607104617/http://vgmdb.net/album/1908 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Japanese version features the theme song {{nihongo|"[[Supernova/Karma|Karma]]"|カルマ|Karuma}} by [[Music of Japan|J-Rock]] group [[Bump of Chicken]], with group's lead vocalist, [[Bump of Chicken#Motoo Fujiwara （藤原基央）|Motoo Fujiwara]], also providing compositions for certain songs in the game that later appeared on his album ''Song for Tales of the Abyss''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/8240 |title=TFCC-86193 SONG FOR TALES OF THE ABYSS MOTOO FUJIWARA |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607105925/http://vgmdb.net/album/8240 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Karma" was also used as the opening theme of the anime adaption. The western version uses the instrumental version of the theme song, due to licensing rights. The incidental vocal theme performed by Tear throughout the game, {{nihongo|"''Fu Uta''"|譜歌|Tone Song}}, was sung by [[Yukana]].<ref name="OST"/>

A commercial soundtrack was released in Japan in March 2006 by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] featuring 115 tracks across four discs.<ref name="OST"/> A number of [[radio drama in Japan|radio drama]] albums featuring the Japanese voice cast were also produced by [[Frontier Works]], including a five-volume set titled {{nihongo|''Drama CD Tales of the Abyss''|ドラマCD テイルズオブ ジ アビス|Dorama CD Teiruzu Obu Ji Abisu}} released between September 2006 and February 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/1103 |title=FCCT-0044 Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.1 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625052430/http://vgmdb.net/album/1103 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/5846 |title=FCCT-0045 Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.2 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516134455/http://vgmdb.net/album/5846 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/5847 |title=FCCT-0046 Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.3 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=July 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703183006/http://vgmdb.net/album/5847 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/5848 |title=FCCT-0047 Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.4 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620194243/http://vgmdb.net/album/5848 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/5845 |title=FCCT-0055 Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.5 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051043/http://vgmdb.net/album/5845 |url-status=live }}</ref> and a two-volume set called {{nihongo|''Anthology Drama CD Tales of the Abyss''|アンソロジードラマCD テイルズ オブ ジ アビス|Ansorojī Dorama CD Teiruzu Obu Ji Abisu}} released in July and August 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/5848 |title=FCCT-0077 Anthology Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.1 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620194243/http://vgmdb.net/album/5848 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vgmdb.net/album/7833 |title=FCCT-0078 Anthology Drama CD Tales of the Abyss Vol.2 |publisher=VGMdb |access-date=June 11, 2013 |archive-date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614180857/http://vgmdb.net/album/7833 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
|3DS = true
|PS2 = true
|na = true
|EGM_PS2 = 7.33/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tales of the Abyss (PS2) |author=EGM staff |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis|Ziff Davis Media]] |issue=210 |date=December 2006 |page=142}}</ref>
|EuroG_3DS = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-13-tales-of-the-abyss-review |title=Tales of the Abyss Review (3DS) |first=Dan |last=Whitehead |date=December 14, 2011 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515002701/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-13-tales-of-the-abyss-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Fam_3DS = 31/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/japan-review-check-tales-abyss |title=Japan Review Check: Tales of the Abyss |first=Kevin |last=Gifford |date=June 22, 2011 |website=1UP.com |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108193240/http://www.1up.com/news/japan-review-check-tales-abyss |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|Fam_PS2 = 36/40<ref name="Fam"/>
|GI_3DS = 6.75/10<ref name="GI2">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/tales_of_the_abyss/b/3ds/archive/2012/03/08/tales-of-the-abyss-review-not-improving-with-age.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615182554/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/tales_of_the_abyss/b/3ds/archive/2012/03/08/tales-of-the-abyss-review-not-improving-with-age.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |title=Tales of the Abyss (3DS) |first=Kyle |last=Hilliard |date=March 8, 2012 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref>
|GI_PS2 = 7.25/10<ref name="GI">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/7C89C0E9-36F0-4F8A-8358-873DA4356B3A.htm |title=Tales of the Abyss (PS2) |first=Matt |last=Miller |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=[[GameStop|Gamestop Corporation]] |issue=163 |date=November 2006 |page=134 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324000540/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/7C89C0E9-36F0-4F8A-8358-873DA4356B3A.htm |archive-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>
|GamePro_PS2 = 4.25/5<ref name="GamePro">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/83840.shtml |title=Review: Tales of the Abyss (PS2) |author=((T3hPanda))|date=October 11, 2006 |magazine=[[GamePro]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018181113/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/83840.shtml |archive-date=October 18, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref>
|GSpot_3DS = 7/10<ref name="GSpot2">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tales-of-the-abyss-review/1900-6346724/ |title=Tales of the Abyss Review (3DS) |first=Ashton |last=Raze |date=November 28, 2011 |website=GameSpot |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=May 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516151248/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tales-of-the-abyss-review/1900-6346724/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|GSpot_PS2 = 7.9/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tales-of-the-abyss-review/1900-6159629/ |title=Tales of the Abyss Review (PS2) |first=Greg |last=Mueller |date=October 10, 2006 |website=GameSpot |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/tales-of-the-abyss-review/1900-6159629/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|GSpy_PS2 = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GSpy">{{cite web |url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tales-of-the-abyss/738031p1.html |title=GameSpy: Tales of the Abyss (PS2) |first=Heidi |last=Kemps |date=October 9, 2006 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104133134/http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/tales-of-the-abyss/738031p1.html |archive-date=November 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>
|GT_PS2 = 8.3/10<ref name="GT">{{cite web |url=http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=2176 |title=Tales of the Abyss Review (PS2) |date=October 23, 2006 |publisher=[[GameTrailers]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218051012/http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=2176 |archive-date=February 18, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>
|GameZone_PS2 = 7.8/10<ref name="GameZone">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/tales_of_the_abyss_ps2_review |title=Tales of the Abyss - PS2 - Review |author=Aceinet |date=November 1, 2006 |publisher=GameZone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004111014/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29429.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |url-status=live |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>
|IGN_3DS = 7/10<ref name="IGN2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/14/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-review |title=Tales of the Abyss 3DS Review |date=February 14, 2012 |first=Keza |last=MacDonald |website=IGN |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515232518/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/14/tales-of-the-abyss-3ds-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
|IGN_PS2 = 8.3/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/11/tales-of-the-abyss-review |title=Tales of the Abyss Review (PS2) |first=Jeff |last=Haynes |date=October 11, 2006 |website=IGN |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/11/tales-of-the-abyss-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
|NP_3DS = 7/10<ref name="NP">{{cite magazine |title=Tales of the Abyss |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |volume=275 |date=January–February 2012 |page=88}}</ref>
|OPM_PS2 = 5/10<ref name="OPM">{{cite magazine |title=Tales of the Abyss |magazine=[[Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine]] |date=December 25, 2006 |page=119}}</ref>
|MC_3DS =75/100<ref name="MC2">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tales-of-the-abyss/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds |title=Tales of the Abyss for 3DS Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426170233/http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/tales-of-the-abyss |url-status=live }}</ref> 
|MC_PS2 = 78/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/tales-of-the-abyss/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=Tales of the Abyss for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=May 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503133325/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/tales-of-the-abyss |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

===PlayStation 2 version===
''Tales of the Abyss'' was well received in Japan, with ''[[Famitsu|Weekly Famitsu]]'' magazine awarding it a 36 out of 40 based on individual scores of 9, 9, 9, and 9, which earned it the publication's Platinum Award,<ref name="Fam"/> and was later ranked 44th in a ''Famitsu'' reader poll of the 100 greatest games of all time in March 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |title=Japan Votes on All Time Top 100 |author=Edge staff |date=March 3, 2006 |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730204546/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/japan-votes-all-time-top-100 |archive-date=July 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref> The game would go on to sell 440,225 copies in the region by the end of 2005, becoming the 23rd most-bought software title that year,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2005.shtml |title=2005 Best Sellers Chart Japan |publisher=The Magic Box |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=April 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414115024/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2005.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> and over 556,000 copies in Japan by the end of 2006,<ref name="EBsales">{{cite book |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2007 |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-4-7577-3577-4 |location=Tokyo |page=387 |id={{JPNO|21240454}} |language=ja |script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2007 |trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2007 |chapter=2006年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500 |trans-chapter=2006 Game Software Annual Sales Top 500 |access-date=2015-05-01 |archive-date=2012-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506003953/http://geimin.net/da/db/2006_ne_fa/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> with worldwide sales totaling approximately 734,000 copies by December 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20071211/tales.htm |script-title=ja:バンダイナムコゲームス、「テイルズ オブ」シリーズ、全世界累計販売本数1,000万本を突破 |author=Takizawa, Osamu |publisher=Game Watch |date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=June 8, 2013 |language=ja |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624121135/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20071211/tales.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Overall, English reviews for the game became "favorable" according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MC"/> The game has been praised for its diverse cast with [[IGN]] particularly placing attention on the game's protagonist and his ensuing character development.<ref name="IGN"/> Others likewise praised the game's dialogue and cut-scene direction, although some questioned both the overabundance of "skits" which popped up from time to time as well as the localization team's decision to omit the voice-acting that accompanied the skits in the Japanese version.<ref name="1UP"/><ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/us/ps2/game/reviews/article.jsp?articleId=20061005101921746038&sectionId=1000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215235/http://www.gamesradar.com/us/ps2/game/reviews/article.jsp?articleId=20061005101921746038&sectionId=1000|date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> Most reviewers praised the battle system, stating that it was an improvement from earlier ''Tales'' installments while at the same time noting that it often devolved into "mindless button mashing".<ref name="GSpot"/> The graphics have received mixed attention. In particular, [[1UP.com]] felt that they were "rough around the edges"<ref name="1UP">{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/tales-abyss |title=Tales of the Abyss (PS2) |first=Shane |last=Bettenhausen |date=November 7, 2006 |website=1UP.com |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://www.1up.com/reviews/tales-abyss |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and [[GameSpot]] pointed out a drop in frame-rate on the world map, along with a generic mix of RPG locales.<ref name="GSpot"/>

===3DS version===
''Famitsu'' granted the 3DS version a lower score than its predecessor based on individual reviews of 8, 8, 7, and 8, primarily due to the lack of new features compared to the original, with one editor remarking that "It's well-made and doesn't feel old, but there also hasn't been much added to it, although touch-screen skill selection on the bottom screen is nice."<ref name="Fam"/> It would enter the Japanese sales charts as the top-selling game of its debut week with 74,173 copies sold,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/06/this-week-in-sales-namco-retell-the-tales-of-the-abyss/ |title=This Week In Sales: Namco Retell The Tales of the Abyss |author=Ishaan |date=July 6, 2011 |publisher=Siliconera |access-date=June 10, 2013 |archive-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020101434/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/07/06/this-week-in-sales-namco-retell-the-tales-of-the-abyss/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and would go on to sell a total of 126,808 copies in the region by the end of 2011.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Media Create 2012年4月号特別付録 |journal=Nintendo Dream |publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]] |language=ja |date=March 2012}}</ref>

The Nintendo 3DS port also received "favorable" reviews, though slightly less than the PS2 original, according to Metacritic.<ref name="MC2"/> GameSpot called the game "entertaining" and "engrossing", but felt that it was not well-suited to the handheld's stereoscopic 3D, remarking that "for those who have already played the game on the PS2, it's harder to recommend a repeat purchase when the central new feature actively makes the game worse."<ref name="GSpot2"/> While IGN praised the fact that the portable title had not lost any features from the console version, they nonetheless felt that the title "hasn’t aged well in all respects,"  adding that "Having fallen in love with games like ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest IX]]'' in the past few years, it's difficult to return to this complex world of menus and jargon without a bit of reluctance."<ref name="IGN2"/> ''[[Game Informer]]'' called the game a "well-executed port", but ultimately felt that the story moved too slowly and adhered to too many stock "JRPG" conventions.<ref name="GI2"/> In 2012, the magazine would name Jade and Tear among the best characters in the ''Tales'' series.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/12/21/the-best-tales-characters.aspx |title=The Best Tales Characters |first=Kimberley |last=Wallace |date=December 21, 2012 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=June 8, 2013}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> That same year, ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' would name the 3DS version the 228th greatest game released for a Nintendo console in their farewell issue.<ref name="NP2">{{cite magazine |title=Nintendo Power's 285 Greatest Games of All Time |magazine=Nintendo Power |publisher=Future US |volume=285 |date=December 2012}}</ref>

Although exact numbers were not disclosed, a representative from Namco Bandai stated that sales of the game in Europe exceeded the company's expectations, and had to reprint the title "three or four times" to meet demand.<ref name="NE">{{cite web |url=http://nintendoeverything.com/namco-bandai-considers-tales-of-the-abyss-a-success-in-europe/ |title=Namco Bandai considers Tales of the Abyss a success in Europe |author=Brian |date=July 11, 2012 |publisher=Nintendo Everything |access-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113031259/http://nintendoeverything.com/namco-bandai-considers-tales-of-the-abyss-a-success-in-europe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The success of ''Tales of the Abyss'' in the region encouraged the publisher to reconsider their western markets and potentially localize more ''Tales'' games in the future.<ref name="NE"/>

==Adaptations==

===Anime===
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Tales of the Abyss
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| ja_kanji        = テイルズ オブ ジ アビス
| genre           = [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]], [[Fantasy]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| producer        = {{ubl|Hiroo Maruyama|Naohiro Ogata|Hiroko Kuwazono|Yoshito Higuchi}}
| writer          = Akemi Omode
| music           = [[Motoi Sakuraba]]
| studio          = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| network         = [[Tokyo MX]], [[Mainichi Broadcasting System|MBS]], [[Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting|CBC]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], [[Animax]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA|[[Funimation Entertainment]]}}
| first           = October 4, 2008
| last            = March 28, 2009
| episodes        = 26
| episode_list    = List of Tales of the Abyss episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{main|List of Tales of the Abyss episodes}}
A 26-episode animated TV adaptation of ''Tales of the Abyss'', produced by Bandai Visual, Namco, and Sunrise Animation Studios, began airing on October 4, 2008, and ended its run on March 28, 2009. The episodes were directed by [[Kenji Kodama]] and written by Akemi Omode.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv-toa.jp/ |script-title=ja:テイルズ オブ ジ アビス公式サイト |publisher=TV-TOA.com |language=ja |access-date=July 7, 2008 |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427055257/http://www.tv-toa.jp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The game's theme song, "Karma" by Bump of Chicken, was reused as the opening theme; most of the voice actors from the game also reprised their roles.

On July 22, 2010, Anime News Network announced that the North American anime distributor [[Bandai Entertainment]] acquired the license to the ''Tales of the Abyss'' anime. Originally set to release on July 7, 2011, it was later delayed to October 11, 2011.<ref name="Tales of the Abyss Anime Gets Delayed">{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-14/bandai-ent-delays-tales-of-the-abyss-to-october-11 |title=Bandai Ent. Delays Tales of the Abyss to October 11 |date=July 14, 2011 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718083845/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-14/bandai-ent-delays-tales-of-the-abyss-to-october-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the closure of Bandai Entertainment in 2012, [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] announced at their panel at [[Otakon]] 2013, that [[Funimation]] has rescued the series, along with a handful of other former Bandai Entertainment titles.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/funimation-adds-code-geass-tales-of-the-abyss-witch-hunter-robin-more |title=Funimations Adds Code Geass, Tales of the Abyss, Angel Links, More |date=August 10, 2013 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081015/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-10/funimation-adds-code-geass-tales-of-the-abyss-witch-hunter-robin-more |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Manga===
Three [[manga]] adaptations of the ''Tales of the Abyss'' game have been created and released in Japan. The first, which is simply named ''Tales of the Abyss'' and is written and illustrated by Rei was serialized in ''[[Dengeki Maoh]]''. The second, {{nihongo|||Tales of the Abyss: Asch The Bloody}}, written by Rin Nijō and illustrated Hana Saitō ran in the official ''Tales of Magazine''.<ref name="Third Manga">{{cite news |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-03/tales-of-the-abyss-manga-to-launch-this-month |title=Tales of the Abyss Manga to Launch This Month |date=April 3, 2009 |work=Anime News Network |access-date=April 3, 2009 |archive-date=April 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425041231/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-03/tales-of-the-abyss-manga-to-launch-this-month |url-status=live }}</ref> A third manga adaptation, {{nihongo|''Tales of the Abyss: Jade in My Memories''||Tales of the Abyss -Tsuioku no Jade-}} was written by newer artist Ayumi Kano and is a [[side story]] piece focusing on character Jade Curtiss' background. The first chapter premiered in ''[[Monthly Asuka|Asuka]]'' magazine's April 24, 2009 issue.<ref name="Third Manga"/>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* {{moby game|id=/tales-of-the-abyss}}
* [http://toa.namco-ch.net/ps2/ Official PlayStation 2 version website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061019021632/http://tales.namco.com/abyss/ Official PlayStation 2 version website] 
* [http://toa.namco-ch.net Official Nintendo 3DS version website] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{ann|manga|13709}}

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