Sorry Grahamhsu, I'll try and be more clear.
Well, first off, I definitely think the graphics are dull. I think the overworld looks so empty, and while Symphonia had it's own style I feel like Abyss does not. However, I don't care so much about graphics, so it's not a big issue for me regardless.
As I said in my first post, the load times really tick me off. Sometimes it takes like 20 seconds of loading for it to just save my game or something.
The story... I have a feeling I'd like the story more if I got into it more. The beginning of it is alright, but nothing spectacular. I was intrigued that they had some gang of villains, and even though it's somewhat cliche that doesn't really bother me.
As for the characters, I like Luke and Guy, but most of the others I either just don't really care about or they really annoy me. Examples of characters I find annoying are that little weird creature that Luke constantly tells to shut up, and that little girl who's in love with Luke.
The music doesn't grip me like Symphonia did. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, I just don't get the same feeling I did from some of the tracks in Tales of Symphonia.
The enviroments don't really catch me as interesting, and the villages feel like pretty generic places in general while I got a specific feeling from each location with Symphonia... It's hard to explain. It was like when I played Tales of Symphonia, even though I'd never touched it before, it quickly gave me a sense of comfort and familiarity, while Abyss just feels cold and distant. I guess.
