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Odin Sphere Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Atlus
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ESRB Rating: Everyone
Platform(s): PlayStation2
Release Date: May 17, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2007-08-04
Great Game
This is one of my favorite games, especially to come out in the past few years. The gameplay is very similar to the old beat-em-up games, but with a lot of strategy needed to actually be any good. The art work is unique and very well done, with each character and background having large amounts of detail. The story is also unique and very well done, with a lot of Norse mythology thrown in for good measure.
If you've ever played and enjoyed Legend Of Mana for the PS1, you'll like this. Similar fighting system, several interwoven smaller plots, and an emphasis on hand drawn artwork. The only flaw with this game is the slowdown during one particular fight, it's irritating but easily overlooked.
Date: 2007-08-01
now for my review....
okay.. i'll give a full detailed review without trying to give away any spoilers for people who might buy it....
Odin Sphere is a very good game. It is so so pretty with the graphics. Its 2D with some 3D effects to it..it really is beautiful.. especially with the super-huge bosses that you fight....
the game is actually set in story books. you play as 5 different characters and their stories all connect with one another. you play one character at a time, and cannot choose what order you want to play them in...
the story is different from most rpgs.. it is very dark in some parts..and quite serious too. there is zero humor in it. really. and a lot of the story is built around prophecies and such that effect the way the charas in the game live...
the style of the game is very different from other rpgs....there are not a lot of cutscenes... the only cut scenes that you really see are: at the beginning of a charas story, before you go to a new level, and before and after you fight a boss, and then after you finish the charas story.
the gameplay. ... it is somewhat repetitive, but that's not really a bad thing. each level is set up like a web that leads to a big boss fight. you end up fighting sub-bosses as well. there is no such thing as sidequesting in the game, or doing things to go collect important things(well kinda.) but its not like your final fantasy games, or other rpgs games with common traits...
you basically go to a level, and fight your way to the boss, yet each stage is different from the other as far as difficulty, and how many monsters show up. now.. this may bore people, but the fighting isn't as easy as button smashing and just hacking away at the enemies...
the game is actually..pretty hard. xD... you can't just beat the monsters to a bloody pulp with your weapon. you have elemental-type attacks you can use against them, and using items is a HUGE part of the game. you use alchemy to create all sorts of things, weapons, healing items, protector type items, etc..you really rely on items a lot. you can also grow things like fruit, chickens, and lamb. for healing purposes. but you can only grow them in battle...or there are a couple other methods to make the stuff grow. and sometimes when fighting, if you are not careful, you can get K'OD immediately. some monsters can nail you with a single attack that will strike you dead, even if you have a high HP/full health. and sometimes you can get overwhelmed by enemies and have to back off. to be successful in battle you really have to strategize and be smart cos its so easy to get killed instantly if you don't watch yourself.
now i said there was so such thing as sidequesting, but there is one thing that is kinda like that. you can cook. at one point in each charas story you gain access to this little village with two restaurants(one for pastries and one for other food) where you can bring some ingredients and the cooks make meals for you that gives you lots of EXP which raises your HP level. you find recepies when you go to different levels. and you can end up collecting quite a lot of dishes.. o_O
the downsides to the game.. there are several i found bothersome, but it didn't stop me form playing the game, you just get used to it.
-the game could be really laggy, and loading times could be really long.
-in battles, such as boss battles and especially in final boss battles, everything would suddenly go in slow motion but only on your part. which was EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING cos you became more open to getting attacked.
-the instant KO's from monsters with just one hit. i mean really...
-the repetitiveness of the levels. there are really only 9 levels you go to in the entire game. and each character goes thru almost all of them. its kinda repetitive, i mean, its kinda different with each chara, the purpose they are there for, but the scenery, monsters, and bosses are the same of course, so you may end up fighting the same boss 5 times. xB
the really good things about it:
-entertaining gameplay despite the repetitiveness
-beautiful beautiful graphics
-good gameplay for a side-scrolling style of play
-the way the charas stories connected was nice, after you played a charas story, things from the previous characters story, made more sense..and the more you played, you could put all the pieces together, and realize how characters actions in their story effects/effected another chara..
-being able to change the audio to Japanese. :) the voice overs weren't bad for all the characters, but i played the whole thing in Japanese.
-the music is nice, the same music is used for each sub-boss and boss you fight, but its fine.
but yeah, i found it to be a very entertaining game to play, i recommend it to anyone..!
Date: 2007-07-13
great game
this game is great for all RPG fan, the only downside is that it sometimes lag during boss fight.
Date: 2007-06-29
Just one word, AWESOME!
I have played tons of RPG's, was getting tired of everything being pretty much the same old thing, but this was "fun". It's been awhile since i actually wasn't biting my nails off while playing a game and actually relaxed and enjoyed one. This was terrific, from graphics to the gameplay, even my two kids loved watching me play the game. It was like having a story book read to them, saved me the time of doing it..LOL...anyways, you will enjoy this game!!
Date: 2007-06-18
Great
Let me add a little praise for this game as well. Since all the positive points have been hit on, let me say some of the little niggles that set the game back a bit.
For one, combat can get repetitive. You only have one "combo" that you can perform, and special moves take a while to fill up. Basically each map is the same, enemies "spawn", you defeat them and you're allowed to progress. I guess what elevates the game is the animation and characters, and the strategy involved in the big boss battles and regular enemy fights. The limited combos though sorely hurt the game and keep it from that true 5 star rating. Basically it boils down to how quickly you can tap the x button over and over.
Should you pass this game up? No, this is one of the few games in a while I actually purchased, and it was worth it. It's too bad it couldn't have been more though.
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