Posted May 4, 2007 Title: Odin Sphere Genre: Action RPG Platform: PS2 Release date: May 22, 2007 Developer: Vanillaware Publisher: Atlus Japan Website: http://www.atlus.com/odinsphere/ Odin Sphere is a 2.5D fantasy action RPG video game exclusive to the Sony PlayStation 2, featuring five different playable characters. Background story The nations of Erion had always held an uneasy peace, as the various kings and queens watched each other for any signs of weakness. When the country of Valentine is obliterated by the power of an ancient artifact, it sparks a bloody war between the fairies of Ringford and the warriors of Ragnanival. Little do they know that they are acting out an almost-forgotten prophecy: one that, if fulfilled, will lead to the destruction of the entire world. Take control of the warrior princess Gwendolyn, daughter of Odin, and follow the threads of an intricately woven story as you uncover the truth behind the prophecy – and how to bring it to an end. Game features Fully-voiced with a bilingual option: English or Japanese voices Over 40 hours of gameplay Hand-drawn artwork and animations Cooking and alchemy system that can be used to create attack and recovery items Game Cover USA Magazine Front Cover : Game Trailer: Random Game Screenshots! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 4, 2007 I feel obligated to post this :P The game Looks really good ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 4, 2007 thats quite possibly the most pleasant looking graphics ever in a videogame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 4, 2007 It looks even nicer in motion. This is why i wish more games were 2D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 5, 2007 Wow. That's better looking than most upcoming current-gen games. Just awesome. I wish it was in HD. That's just beautiful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 9, 2007 Famitsu gave it a review score of 9,9,7,7 = 32/40 These are the main points for the scoring... - Difficulty is high, but the controls are relatively simple but very intuitive and work well - The item creation aspect and how its used in the game is unique, but when there are too many items in your inventory management can be hard - Great directing with powerful music and voices, there's quite a lot of volume in the game - Lots of loading - Lots of stages look the same - In some of the boss fights there appears to be slowdown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 9, 2007 I often have discussion with friends on why games aren't more like this one. 2D games can expand so much with this kind of graphical improvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted May 11, 2007 I can't freaking wait. Is it coming out in EU? This is one of my most expected titles right now. Edit: Got the game now freaking awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 3, 2007 So, did anyone on here get this? I was going to pick it up as my US PS2 is gathering dust at the moment but alot of people on Gamefaqs claim that the game suffers from some heavy slowdown. Is this true? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 3, 2007 So, did anyone on here get this? I was going to pick it up as my US PS2 is gathering dust at the moment but alot of people on Gamefaqs claim that the game suffers from some heavy slowdown. Is this true? No slowdown at all, it's just breaks like in Zelda, those breaks when you hit an enemy, but some times you hit too many and some people think it's a slowdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 6, 2007 So, did anyone on here get this? I was going to pick it up as my US PS2 is gathering dust at the moment but alot of people on Gamefaqs claim that the game suffers from some heavy slowdown. Is this true? Yeah on the 1up Show they mentioned the slowdown and it was visible on the some of the videos but it just looks so gorgeous, god I've never wanted a PS2 so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 7, 2007 Is this coming to Europe? Looks absolutely stunning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 7, 2007 Is this coming to Europe? Looks absolutely stunning! Not likely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 9, 2007 it seems keeping my ps2 was justified, that along with ffXII and god of war. the ps2 is at its best in its dieing moments. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 14, 2007 The graphics are great, so is the story, but the battle system is broken in my opinion. I enjoy difficulty, but it wasn't any fun being owned because of slow down in quite a few boss battles, fighting the same enemies over and over, going throught the same chapter with almost every character(and the stage itelf repeats itself over and over) and having to constantly managing my inventory every three seconds. I quit playing it 4/5 in the game, because I got too frustrated after having beaten by a boss dozen times or so, and my memory cards seem to reformat more often lately, and I'm sick and tired of losing my precious saves. It's an okay game, buy it if you have desperate need for 2D games(there really aren't any other reason to buy it), but I suggest you buy Radiata Stories or Tales of the Abyss if you want a real-time action RPG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
