TALES OF THE ABYSS
OFFICIAL TITLE  Tales of the Abyss
COMMON TITLE  Tales of the Abyss
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLPS-25586
REGION  NTSC-J
GENRE / STYLE  Action / RPG

DEVELOPER  Bandai Namco.
PUBLISHER  Bandai Namco.
DATE RELEASED  15 December 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLPS-25586
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLPS-25586
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Settle in for the story of Luke fon Fabre and his adventures in Tales of the Abyss, a magical story about the value of friendship and sacrifice. As Luke, you begin inside your family's manor, a quiet character shut away from the world due to a terrible case of amnesia caused by the shock of being kidnapped years ago. Shattering your solitude, a girl named Tear breaks into the castle and the two of you are transported far from the safety of your family home. Luke can roam freely through his environment, uncovering treasure chests, magical items, and enemies to increase his skills as a fighter, and sorcerer.

The land is full of subatomic particles created from such elements as light, dark, air, earth, fire, and water called Fonons, and the protagonist can master the make-up of a particular area by using attacks that are based in one of six particles. Luke can charge-up normal actions to become super assaults by using moves that require the primary Fonon found within that environment. As in other RPG titles, Luke will meet people along the way including Mieu and Jade who will join your party and provide back-up during squabbles. The game gives you the option of controlling Luke directly or allowing the computer to fight for you.

Elemental attacks can be made stronger by using fon slot chambers to add special effects such as power, damage, and health increases, and as your characters level up, you can distribute over 80 unlockable attributes to 20 different capacity cores that affect Luke and members of his posse in such ways as physical, fonic attack, and defense points. As you journey through your main quest of uncovering Luke's affiliation with the Order of Lorelei, there will be side activities to break up gameplay that include cooking tasty meals to increase attributes and unlocking costumes such as swimsuits and formal wear. You can journey alone or invite up to three friends to play along as characters in Luke's party.

Features:
* Journey through a magical land to learn the secrets of a forgotten past as Luke fon Fabre, a royal recluse
* Learn to harness the six powers of the land including light, dark, air, earth, fire, and water to increase attack damage
* Play alone or recruit three friends for cooperative multiplayer combat

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

A TALE OF HONOR AND SACRIFICE, OR DUTY AND CHOICE, OF WHAT IS WRITTEN AND WHAT WILL BE.
Luke fon fabre, sole heir to a family of aristocrats, has led a sheltered life within the family's residence, learning little of the world beyond the palace walls. Suddenly thrust into the outside world, Luke is caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei, keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. Finding himself in a confusing and often hostile world, he has not yet noticed the evil that is drawing close to him.

Use Fields of Fonons to transform strikes and spells into devastating displays of power.
The most realistic character models to date in the series, with characters designed by renowned artist Kosuke Fujishima.
Detailed expressions and innovative camera angles immerse players into the story like never before.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Medieval Fantasy themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  100 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = No / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Sorround = No / Dolby Digital = No / Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes ( 1 to 4 Players )
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  No
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  No
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.0.0
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 1; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = Yes; mVU Flag Hack = No; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX r5559 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = No )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X r5545 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 OPERATIONS ON THE MAP SCREENS CONTROLS:
  Move character -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Rotate camera -  L1 Button / R1 Button / Right Analog Stick
  Enter town/dungeon/search -  X or L2 Button
  Open menu screen -  Triangle Button
  Open World map -  R3 Button
  Start skit -  Select Button
  Toggle minimap display -  Start Button


 NORMAL MAP OPERATIONS CONTROLS:
  Move (walk while pressing Circle button, change mieu action while pressing r2 button) -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Speak / Search -  X or L2 Button
  Change character direction -  L1 or R1 Button
  Open menu search -  Triangle Button
  Open World Map -  R3 Button
  Start skit -  Select Button


 BASIC BATTLE OPERATIONS CONTROLS:
  Move character/free run (while pressing the l2 button/select spell target (while casting a spell)/move selection cursor -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Arte shortcut -  Right Analog Stick
  Normal attack -  X Button
  Use Arte -  Circle Button
  Open battle menu -  Triangle Button
  Defend -  Square Button
  Decline item request -  L1 Button
  Choose target -  R1 Button
  Trigge over limit -  R2 Button
  Change between auto and semi-auto mode character control -  Select Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

RAW CODES:

Infinite Gald -  
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Luke Infinite & Max HP -  
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Luke Infinite & Max TP -  
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Recipe for cooking fully open -  
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MAX chip casino -  
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MAX level in the battle one after combat -  
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Dim. - 500 x 713 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 131 KB
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 NTSC-J:
  • Tales of the Abyss [PlayStation 2 the Best] [SLPS-73252]  - 
     
 ASIA:
  • Tales of the Abyss [SCAJ-20163]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Tales of the Abyss [SLUS-21386]  - 
     

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