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Bandai Namco Files New Tales of the Abyss Trademark

Bandai Namco Entertainment has filed a new trademark for Tales of the Abyss, which could suggest that a remaster is on the way.

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Bandai Namco Entertainment has filed a new trademark for Tales of the Abyss, which could suggest that a remaster is on the way. If so, a Tales of the Abyss remaster would be part of the franchise’s “two-year-long” 30th anniversary project, as producer Yusuke Tomizawa previously teased.

The Tales of the Abyss trademark was filed on Thursday, January 16, according to the official filing. It went public on Friday, January 24. Bandai Namco didn’t make any 30th anniversary-related announcements at the time of this writing, but it’s possible that game announcements could be made at Tales of Festival 2025 this June.

This past December, producer Tomizawa teased that Bandai Namco is planning more announcements for the franchise’s 30th anniversary project after the release of Tales of Graces f Remastered. He also noted that Bandai Namco plans to remaster Tales of games “fairly consistently,” and that the company has a dedicated development line for remastered projects. As a result, we can expect to see announcements in 2025 and 2026.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

This could be cool… but has their track record for these remasters gotten better? I’ve typically found that I’m better off with the original than a lot of BN’s reworked versions.

But I want this to be good.

 

[adamsapple]

This could be cool… but has their track record for these remasters gotten better? I’ve typically found that I’m better off with the original than a lot of BN’s reworked versions.

But I want this to be good.

The recent Graces F remastered is *MUCH* better than Symphonia.

Besides Switch, all other console versions (even Xbox One VCR) run at 60fps with 1080p or higher depending on console.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The recent Graces F remastered is *MUCH* better than Symphonia.

Besides Switch, all other console versions (even Xbox One VCR) run at 60fps with 1080p or higher depending on console.

That is super exciting then.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Freaking awesome, I actually just got my remastered f the other day and I am gonna finish Arise, Tales games are always welcomed

 

[KàIRóS]

Abyss deserves a remake honestly and the after story of what happened with Luke and Tear at the end and what happened to the world without Yulia's Score that game has such good lore.

Legendia on the other hand would benefit from a remaster the most, the localized version was so incomplete, literally half the game was unvoiced.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Abyss deserves a remake honestly and the after story of what happened with Luke and Tear at the end and what happened to the world without Yulia's Score that game has such good lore.

I wish Abyss had a sequel, I hated the ending due to how open ended it was. Also Abyss is my favorite Tales and still has the best Cast and Story in the franchise

Legendia on the other hand would benefit from a remaster the most, the localized version was so incomplete, literally half the game was unvoiced.

Even though I loved Legendia Setting, I hated Shirley. I never did the Post Game. So if they ever remaster this, I would do Post Game

 

[Doom85]

My favorite Tales game. Let’s fucking go!

 

[Cornbread78]

 

[Magic Carpet]

Can’t wait for the weird spin off Anime versions.

 

[yogaflame]

Yes please

 

[od-chan]

Can’t wait for the weird spin off Anime versions.

You're in "luck", don't have to wait

Tales of the Abyss

The world of Auldrant is bound by the Score, a series of prophecies from centuries past that dictate the world's future. It is considered an absolute fate that everyone lives by—even people whose actions lead to bloodshed and tears. Using magical abilities known as the Fonic Arts, a war between...

myanimelist.net

 

[Barakov]

I really like Tales Of The Abyss. I also remember Luke being one of the unlikable protags in any game ever. So this news is

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

You're in "luck", don't have to wait

Tales of the Abyss

The world of Auldrant is bound by the Score, a series of prophecies from centuries past that dictate the world's future. It is considered an absolute fate that everyone lives by—even people whose actions lead to bloodshed and tears. Using magical abilities known as the Fonic Arts, a war between...

myanimelist.net

The Anime Adaptation is really good

 

[Ridicululzz]

Abyss had one of the best stories for a Tales game imo. Great character arc for Luke especially.

 

[Magic Carpet]

You're in "luck", don't have to wait

Tales of the Abyss

The world of Auldrant is bound by the Score, a series of prophecies from centuries past that dictate the world's future. It is considered an absolute fate that everyone lives by—even people whose actions lead to bloodshed and tears. Using magical abilities known as the Fonic Arts, a war between...

myanimelist.net

Ive seen those. I’m waiting for the weird spin off like Berseria.

 

[od-chan]

Ive seen those. I’m waiting for the weird spin off like Berseria.

I'm not following. What spin off? I just checked, there isn't even a Berseria anime. I think there's one for Zestiria and one for Vesperia as well?

 

[Magic Carpet]

I'm not following. What spin off? I just checked, there isn't even a Berseria anime. I think there's one for Zestiria and one for Vesperia

Yes like in Zestiria. Just stick a weird couple of episodes in the middle based on Berseria, Weird stuff like that.
I’m making a half joke cause it actually happened in zeateria and now I’m waiting for it to happen again.

 

[Paltheos]

I wish Abyss had a sequel, I hated the ending due to how open ended it was. Also Abyss is my favorite Tales and still has the best Cast and Story in the franchise

Abyss' ending is clear: The man in the flower field at the end is the replica Luke fon Fabre. Based off the literal events of the story, this makes sense. Asch is implied to have taken his last breath before the final battle and following the ceremony with Lorelei, Luke even takes Asch's cold body into his arms. He reappears in the valley at the end, reminiscing about the promise he (Luke) had made to Tear. The most likely explanation is that Luke and Asch fused together through some fon magic or whatever. The particulars of how this occurred or why he took so long to appear aren't particularly important and really only serve to distract from the main point.

On a narrative level it makes sense Luke is the survivor. Both characters made a lot of mistakes, but Abyss is a story about carving your own path and finding your own identity divorced from your history. Ashe over and over failed at this - He couldn't get over how Van tore him away from his life and family, couldn't get over the self-consuming hatred for the replica that took his place, and in general refused to move forward with his life (even refusing to cooperate unless he absolutely had to). Luke did not, highlighted both by winning against his original and in his speech to Van. Asch coming out as the survivor makes no sense in the context of the story.

Maybe there are elements of Asch that Luke adopted - people have highlighted the differences in his hair and supposedly his tone (although listening to it again now, the performance just sounds like Luke) - but again these distract from the main point: The end of Luke's journey. For his relentless efforts at self-reform, he's been rewarded by becoming a true human being, both in body and spirit. The details of how much of Asch remains are cutely not revealed and not particularly important.

 

[lh032]

i bought the game new few years ago, and it still sits on my shelf collecting dust.

Too many games to play.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Abyss' ending is clear: The man in the flower field at the end is the replica Luke fon Fabre. Based off the literal events of the story, this makes sense. Asch is implied to have taken his last breath before the final battle and following the ceremony with Lorelei, Luke even takes Asch's cold body into his arms. He reappears in the valley at the end, reminiscing about the promise he (Luke) had made to Tear. The most likely explanation is that Luke and Asch fused together through some fon magic or whatever. The particulars of how this occurred or why he took so long to appear aren't particularly important and really only serve to distract from the main point.

On a narrative level it makes sense Luke is the survivor. Both characters made a lot of mistakes, but Abyss is a story about carving your own path and finding your own identity divorced from your history. Ashe over and over failed at this - He couldn't get over how Van tore him away from his life and family, couldn't get over the self-consuming hatred for the replica that took his place, and in general refused to move forward with his life (even refusing to cooperate unless he absolutely had to). Luke did not, highlighted both by winning against his original and in his speech to Van. Asch coming out as the survivor makes no sense in the context of the story.

Maybe there are elements of Asch that Luke adopted - people have highlighted the differences in his hair and supposedly his tone (although listening to it again now, the performance just sounds like Luke) - but again these distract from the main point: The end of Luke's journey. For his relentless efforts at self-reform, he's been rewarded by becoming a true human being, both in body and spirit. The details of how much of Asch remains are cutely not revealed and not particularly important.

Yeah thanks for reminding me


I guess I'm just sad the ending isn't long and I wanted to see what happens afterwards