The Top 7... Rockin' intros

News
By published

Seven hot games, tuned and ready to roll

3. Tales of the Abyss (PlayStation 2, 2006)

Back to anime! The Tales series is well-known for high-quality animated intros. The music that accompanies them, though, tends to vary - at least in the US. Usually, it's an original instrumental composition. In Japan, a pop or rock act always provides a fresh track.

Back to anime! The Tales series is well-known for high-quality animated intros. The music that accompanies them, though, tends to vary - at least in the US. Usually, it's an original instrumental composition. In Japan, a pop or rock act always provides a fresh track.

This time, though, the original track is kept - as an instrumental. The vocals were replaced with fierce guitar noodling, creating a song that's perfectly matched to the scenes of battle and drama that foreshadow the game's events. The reworked version ditches the indie-rock rawness of the original Japanese version - which is damn cool in its own right,check it out - for a polish that recalls the classic intros of days gone by.