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Tales of the Abyss Wrap-Up
Im just terribly misunderstood, honest!

As much as Luke is a giant part of my love for Abyss, the rest of the cast carries their weight and then some too. Its one of the best examples Ive seen of the party dynamic itself shifting as the game progresses. In the beginning, none of them trust each other. Very few of them like each other at all. A few of them outright despise one another. More than anything, their inability to communicate effectively is what leads to Akzeriuths destruction. But the fallout from that tragedy brings them together again, and though its only by circumstance, they slowly begin to respect their companions abilities and warm up to each other. By the end, theyre a true team. You could pick any two of the six at random out of a hat and be able to describe in a fair amount of detail what their relationship is like, and thats pretty damn rare in JRPGs. Anise is easily the least interesting and likable of the bunch and even she has a lot of nuance to her thats worth talking about.

I see the Abyss party get some hate every once in a while because they dont treat Anise after Ions death the way they treat Luke after Akzeriuth. If youve ever made this argument, youre just straight up missing the point. These are true friends now, far more concerned with helping their companion through an unfathomably difficult time than they are with pointing fingers. They realized that all the blame-shifting they did with Luke didnt accomplish anything and decided to take a more productive strategy this time. Thats not inconsistency, its growth, and its a silly thing to get upset about.

Sometimes youll love them. Other times youll hate them. But theyre always compelling. The Abyss party is the best cast of playable characters ever in an RPG.

And they were never heard from again...

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