Anyone who’s tried living with a parent after living alone for a few years can guess how well that went. In 2012, I lived with my mom for a year while I saved up money for my own place. I didn’t need Tales of the Abyss to remind me of that.
When we’re at our lowest, knowing that we can rely on our friends makes all the difference. When the game’s credits rolled, I looked over to my friend, and saw that she was in tears. His relationship with his friends - particularly the sympathetic healer Tear Grants - gives him the courage and determination to do the right thing, even when it would be easier to simply fall back on his wealth and power. Young lord Luke fon Fabre starts off by confronting his own pampered lifestyle, and ends by confronting an ideologue who would willingly sacrifice the whole world in the name of unfettered freedom. If you’ve played Tales of the Abyss, then you know it’s one of the better Tales games, primarily due to its cast of characters. She said no, but she definitely wanted to watch over my shoulder. Knowing she was a Symphonia fan, I picked up Tales of the Abyss and asked if she wanted to play co-op.
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“A week” quickly became “the whole summer.” I decided that rather than hole myself up in my room with my new Xbox 360, I’d keep her company down in the family room, where the PS2 lived. Could she come stay with my family for a week or so? A friend of mine had a publishing internship lined up in Manhattan, but her housing had fallen through at the last minute. I was between college semesters and interning at a nonprofit organization, when I received a troubling phone call. When Tales of the Abyss debuted in 2005 - and when I finally played it in 2006 - my life was already in a different place. But what I remember most about the game is how I learned to set aside a little money for leisure, and spend it wisely. Tales of Symphonia was everything that Destiny wasn’t, with gorgeous graphics, spirited voice acting, interesting level design and a fast-paced battle system.
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Eighteen years later, this is the exact advice I give my friends and family every time they wonder whether to invest in a new book, movie, TV show or video game.
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