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|wikipedia        = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss Link]
|wikipedia        = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Abyss Link]
|gamefaqslink      = [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/929343-tales-of-the-abyss Link]
|gamefaqslink      = [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/929343-tales-of-the-abyss Link]
|reviewlinks      = {{ReviewLink|[http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/tales-of-the-abyss Metacritic]|78/100}}
|reviewlinks      = {{ReviewLink|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/tales-of-the-abyss Metacritic]|78/100}}
|gameinfo          = Tales of the Abyss follows the story of the young aristocrat, Luke fon Fabre. Kidnapped seven years ago, Luke returns to his family with no memories of his life before. In order to protect him, Luke's family keeps him confined to the quite lifestyle of the palace. Suddenly, Luke is thrust into the outside world and caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei and the Oracle Knights who serve as keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. He knows nothing of those who might be his allies or those who are already his enemies. He must learn of the power of friendship and feel the pain of sacrifice. Luke's actions could save the world or destroy it.
|gameinfo          = Tales of the Abyss follows the story of the young aristocrat, Luke fon Fabre. Kidnapped seven years ago, Luke returns to his family with no memories of his life before. In order to protect him, Luke's family keeps him confined to the quite lifestyle of the palace. Suddenly, Luke is thrust into the outside world and caught in the workings of the Order of Lorelei and the Oracle Knights who serve as keepers of the prophecy known as the Score. He knows nothing of those who might be his allies or those who are already his enemies. He must learn of the power of friendship and feel the pain of sacrifice. Luke's actions could save the world or destroy it.
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* Original names: '''テイルズ オブ ジ アビス''' (SLPS-25586) & (SLPS-73252)
* Original names: '''テイルズ オブ ジ アビス''' (SLPS-25586) & (SLPS-73252)
== Some settings information ==
==== Which hardware renderer to use? ====
* Direct3D 11
** Faster (uses less GPU) of the two
** Simpler to operate (less options to mess with)
* OpenGL
** Seems to be more stable/accurate (less frame drops / stutter)
** More options to help defer GPU resources if Vram is limited
==== Options that have the largest impact on visual quality ====
* Resolution - If you can spare the GPU horsepower putting the resolution to 2x or 4x native is the best option to improve visuals of TotA
* Half-Pixel offset - The blending/mixing of the native picture can stand to be improved by enabling either of the listed half-pixel offset settings
** Normal (Vertex) - The more accurate of the two methods as the crystal grid artifacts don't appear, but has a pixel wide flashing bar on the left and top sides (can help be mitigated by increasing the resolution and thus decreasing the size of the flashing when down-sampled to the screen)
** Special (Texture) - Fixes the mixing/blending without the flashing bars, but crystal grids can occur (only observable at title screen so far)
* FXAA - When using resolution settings under 2x-4x, this shader option helps sharpen the game, but for anything higher it is unnecessary
* Shade Boost - Enabling this feature allows the tweaking of brightness, contrast, and color saturation (these settings should be calibrated into your monitor first, BUT if the emulator/game is displaying odd enough from other applications/games then try tweaking with this option)
==== Other graphical notes ====
* Vsync - Standard and Adaptive didn't seem to improve stuttering/frame-drops and in two reproducible instances would cause it
* The various tick-box rendering hacks - None seemed to help GPU usage or stability in anyway and would sometimes cause a pixel wide streak from top left to bottom right of the screen 
* Lines Reappearing - Switching between the  half pixel offset:: (normal (vertex))and  half pixel offset:: (special (texture)) should remedy the issues. (I think only one time it wouldn't work - aRciii)
   
   
== Known Issues ==
== Known Issues ==
{{Issue
{{Issue
|IssueName=Rectangular outlines in the skybox and image ghosting
|IssueName=Teleporter miscalculation causing a soft lock
|IsFixed=2
|IssueLevel=1
|Description=When presented with 5 concurrent Teleporters, the back right (white?) one will teleport you halfway into the floor, unable to get out, effectively causing a soft lock until you reload your game/save.
|Workaround=Hold the left analog up when being teleported to avoid getting stuck in the ground.
}}
 
==Non-Issues==
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|IssueName=Rectangular outlines in the skybox when upscaling
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=0
|IssueLevel=0
|IssueLevel=-1
|Description=When upscaling you can see black lines form a repeating rectangular pattern in the game's skyboxes.
|Description=When upscaling, you can see black lines form a repeating rectangular pattern in the game's skyboxes.
|Workaround= For the outlines, you will need to set the Skipdraw range to 355-359. To do so on 1.6.0 go to "Config' > 'Video (GS)" > 'Plugin Settings' > "Advanced Settings and hacks" menu (you need to check the box first). To do so on 1.7.X go to "Config" > "Graphics Settings" > "Hacks" tab. Alternatively for NTSC-U version (CRC?) you can use the following pnach by sergx12 on the pcsx2 forums:
|Workaround=For the NTSC-U version (CRC?) you can use the following pnach by sergx12 on the pcsx2 forums:
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patch=1,EE,205E570C,extended,00000000
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* For the image ghosting, set Half Pixel Offset to "Vertex". It may not resolve all of it, but should clear up most of it.
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{{Issue
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|IssueName=Teleporter miscalculation causing a soft lock
|IssueName=Image ghosting when upscaling
|IsFixed=0
|IsFixed=1
|IssueLevel=1
|IssueLevel=-1
|Description=When presented with 5 concurrent Teleporters, the back right (white?) one will teleport you halfway into the floor, unable to get out, effectively causing a soft lock until you reload your game/save.  
|Description=When upscaling, there is heavy ghosting.
|Workaround=Hold the left analog up when being teleported to avoid getting stuck in the ground.
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|LastTestedOn=v1.7.5947
|LastTestedBy=TheTechnicican27
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== Gameplay Screenshots ==
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ToA Gameplay - Ghosting Fixed 001.jpg|<center><small>1. Ghosting fixed with the patched GSdx - Sheridan</small></center>
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File:Shader config.PNG|<center><small>(aRciii)my current shader settings</small></center>
File:Shader config.PNG|<center><small>(aRciii)my current shader settings</small></center>
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*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Tales-of-the-Abyss-SLUS-21386-U--28906 Tales of the Abyss (SLUS 21386) (U)]
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*[https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Tales-of-the-Abyss-SLPS-25586-J--30325 Tales of the Abyss (SLPS 25586) (J)]}}
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