On
a whim, I purchased Tales of the Abyss for the PS2 near the end of sophomore
year of high school. What I didn’t know was that this game wasn’t your average
RPG in terms of plot. And after getting past the first major plot twists, I
couldn’t put the game down. However, most people can’t make it past the early
parts due to the protagonist Luke. I’ll be blunt here: he starts off as an
unbearable selfish asshole who’s spoiled. But that all changes. If you can bear
with it for the first bit of the game, you’ll go on to see some of the best
character development in an RPG.