Everyone here told me that Tales of Graces was just as sparkly as I assumed from the cover. Hahahahaha yOU LIED TO ME (still not as bad as Abyss lmao).
I've heard that as well. Once I finish Graces I'm going to play Xillia and Xillia 2, so we'll see. Mostly it's subjective after all. I've also heard that Rebirth and Destiny are pretty dang dark (I'm looking forward to it lol).