Odin Sphere: Have you played it?
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Somewhat overrated but still pretty decent niche title. It's a clumsy RPG Brawler that controls rather clunky and can be painfully hard unless you go and break it, in which case it become 'lol' easy with no real middle ground there.
The game's really pretty, and can be really fun once you get your bearings even with the difficulty curve that shoots upwards at about a seventy-five degree angle about two chapters into each characters campaign, but that's mostly from good game design that's held back slightly because of occasionally poor implementation.
The game's really pretty, and can be really fun once you get your bearings even with the difficulty curve that shoots upwards at about a seventy-five degree angle about two chapters into each characters campaign, but that's mostly from good game design that's held back slightly because of occasionally poor implementation.
^It's not overrated. It's a pretty good game.
It's a beautiful game and the RPG brawler style works well. It controls well, but sometimes it will start to lag badly due to the large amount of enemies on screen. It's fairly difficult and can range from a walk in the park to a prison break from hell. Probably my biggest issue are the load times. While they're good for the most part, sometimes they can be a real pain. Another issue, though a small one, is that the bosses are often recycled. The items are well implemented, the spells can be a bit game-breaking (though not so much that it's unbalanced). It's a pretty good length and the five characters plots are pretty cool. I like the screen that shows when all the events happened compared to the others. Yup. Damn good game, and I recommend it to anyone who has a PS2
It's a beautiful game and the RPG brawler style works well. It controls well, but sometimes it will start to lag badly due to the large amount of enemies on screen. It's fairly difficult and can range from a walk in the park to a prison break from hell. Probably my biggest issue are the load times. While they're good for the most part, sometimes they can be a real pain. Another issue, though a small one, is that the bosses are often recycled. The items are well implemented, the spells can be a bit game-breaking (though not so much that it's unbalanced). It's a pretty good length and the five characters plots are pretty cool. I like the screen that shows when all the events happened compared to the others. Yup. Damn good game, and I recommend it to anyone who has a PS2
I'd never played an RPG brawler before, and I didn't find it clumsy at all. It's certainly a lot simple than most Fighting Games I've played (and suck at.) The controls were simple enough to master, but fights remained challenging despite the simplicity of the interface (1 attack button, a jump button: I call that simple, not clunky!). I think it was implemented well, and frankly I am hard pressed to find a game where I was content and happy even when I needed to grind a bit.LordLocke said:
The difficulty does hop up a little faster than the character advances though, but fights are fast so grinding wasn't too time consuming. The recycled bosses thing was an issue, but at least you knew how they worked for later fights against the same boss later. Also it helped tie each character's story into the others'. Heck, I even liked the English voice acting, pretty music too.
If this is a niche game, it's a niche I'm happy to climb into.
I thought the game was beautiful and certainly fun, but I definite felt that it was hyped far more than it delivered. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I found the game a bit repetitive and it didn't hold my interest for too long.
Hm, in my perspective it was hyped just right. The gameplay was nothing particularly new or really deep, but the storytelling and visual design made all the difference for me.Hengst2404 said:
Dude what the heck!?! What did I do? I said you should play the game, but I did it in a humbly matter. Its not like an order. I believe it is a beautifully crafted game in story, design and in atmosphere. And its fun to boot. Oh and dont swear here please. I come to these site for an more intelligent look at video games, where they can be appreciated at different levels. Thats why I used this game as a prime example.Joe said:
you need to chill. Play some Odin Sphere.
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The point was that the post itself added nothing to the discussion. You just pimped the game.Zera said:
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Been thinking about getting it, but I've been sucked back into Phantom Brave and Disgaea. Here's the deal: Is it a good pick up and play whenever game? I expect something more casual from a brawler, but I'm addicted to customization. Are the controls really that clunky?