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DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There is no fun factor what-so-ever in this game. If I could give this game lower than a 1, I would.

No... simply, NO...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: May 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Orphen is by far one of the worst... no, it is THE worst game that I have EVER played, or any of my friends have played, or anyone that I KNOW PERSONALLY have EVER played. Yeah, I know anime, I draw anime, and I KNOW there are bad dubs as WELL as GOOD dubs out in the world of anime, and that ain't EVEN WHOLLY why this game sucks! But dude, I like to think I know how to make a good game... or at least RECOGNIZE a good game when I see one! C'mon folks... When I go into a game store, to prove to one odd friend that never heard of this game (lucky fools...), that it really IS bad, I ask the clerk how great he thought the game was. First, the clerk always seems to choke, then looks at me wide eyed, stutters some polite response, until I say "Sucks, don't it?" At which point, they look both relieved and sympathetic, AND I have no doubt that they'd be very embarressed if they had a brand new copy of it for sale on their shelves.

I couldn't even SELL mine to EB, the mall, or ANYONE for less than $1, at which point I just gave it to the kid down the street for his B-day, and HE HATES me for it! People... GO WATCH THE ANIME IF YOU LIKE ANIME. Otherwise, PLEASE get SOME FF game to REMIND yourself that we have not yet fallen THAT far to call "Orphen" a GREAT GAME.

Dudes... I'm not joking, this is NOT the game you want to buy, and all you poor souls that fell into the same trap I did (saw the half nifty anime cover at a flea market for $10) DO WHAT I DID AND GET RID OF IT AS FAST AS YOU CAN BEFORE YOUR FRIENDS FIND OUT ABOUT IT!

And to those who DID like it, take my earlier advice and FOR GODS SAKE buy an FF game or SOMETHING. Get this crud off your hands man... not to be rude, but it's just INSULTING to call this game "one of the greats" when it SOOOOOO aint!

Why bother??

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: January 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Awful.... Awful awful mess. No levelling. Ratchet and clank has more character development. Beaten in your own genre by an action game....sad. Battle system is as follows : Hold x for 3 seconds. Hold [] until enemy attacks Hold x again.
graphics - 2/10 (only because of excellent anime scenes)
gameplay - 0/10
sound - 0/10
lifespan 0/10
overall 0/10
Really, there are better RPG's on ps1..... FF7 + FF8 for example AND they have better graphics.
It is so bad I took it back to the video store and asked for a refund. Don't accept it if it's FREE.
It's crap geddit?

Piece of ..........

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: December 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was highly dissapointed in this game. I don't even know what to say about it. The Dubbing was just horrible, I mean I've seen some bad dubbing but damn, that was pathetic. The battle system was different, but it still sucks. i hate this game but i'm too ashamed to take it back to gamestop. don't buy it.

Interesting...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, I personally liked Orphen : Scion of Sorcery. I probably liked it because as stated, Orphen is also an anime and getting to see those few anime sequences here and there got my attention. I do have to admit that Orphen is simple in it's plot (although the ending with the whole Gaia thing was pretty interesting), and the fact that it's not the best RPG in the world with it's annoying battle system at times, it's really a good game all around. The anime sequences I think were the best and my opinion is that the people who will love this game most are RPGers who aren't picky or fans of the anime. The ending did leave a kind of, is that it feeling though. But otherwise good game, check it out, mainly if your an anime fan of the series.

Worst RPG ever made?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Orphen was another prime example of a rushed game that wanted to be a launch title. It contains a little bit of [bad] voice acting at the beginning, then from there they gave up and no one moves their mouth. As for gameplay, it's very limited, pretty boring, and overall lacking. ... I don't even know why they call it orphen. You just live out someone elses adventure as you join their party. The story is one of the worst ever made. ... my point is the story [is bad], and everything else about this game [is bad], it's the ... game that ever ... . Use the disk as it was obviously intended to be used as. A frizbee.

More Mistake-ridden than Stupid; a Nice Attempt from Shade

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This was my first PS2 game...I bought it two weeks before I even got my PS2. I remember looking at the super hi-res graphics in the pics (it both looked more impressive than it was, and I never played a Dreamcast by this point), and practically dreaming about it. While my every hope and dream wasn't met with the revolutionary game I was expecting, this game was a nice unique adventure that I still occasionally play today.

This game was IMO easily better than Evergrace, Eternal Ring, and even Summoner, the other three launch PS2 games, and I liked it more than some that have come out since. The game isn't stupid like many people say; it was just shrouded in a large number of bad decisions for the overall production. The graphics were nice, the battle system inventive, the plot decent, and the voice acting good.

The game's story involves a time-lapse in which Orphen is shot into a time and particular story, and when it's over, he is shot back to the begining, only to play through another. While remembering that something is odd between times he goes back and starts over, his memory of those he met, the places he's been, or the searching for the artifact called the Crystal Egg (which can control time), soon no longer exist, and similar plot twists occur in the three scenarios.

While not as linear as Final Fantasy X, it's also nowhere near as epic, nor does it make as much sense. Really the plot, while with some nice original moments, really seems like an excuse to have a game starring the decently famous character: the Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. The ending is pretty weak, despite the gorgeous music during the big end-credit sequence (there are two kinds of end credit sequences), and the writting of some scenes is simply terrible. Not to mention, there are just too many parts where something just happens to go wrong or right, and as such, things happen the way they do...which is sometimes the way they just happened, only now again, but ever so slightly different. However, due to the game's shortness (about 12 hours altogether), if you can tolerate a chunk of cheezy lines and repeditive or silly sequences, this game isn't much to bear.

The voice work during the cutscenes is great, however. Sure, they're all very, very annoying, but it's because the original writers only partially understood the true character of the Orphen anime saga. The voices are full of life, energy, emotion, and Quinton Flynn being chosen to play Orphen's role was one of the most brilliant moments of game-voice casting, ever! The character movement during the game isn't anywhere as nice...the big thing about it is that when a character is knocked over, the common thing for them to do isn't to stand back up, but to reverse-fall. Moments of almost unbearable tackiness start to clutter up any feelings of reality the game offers.

The game is, apart from the now outdated graphics and terrible movement, a rather believable and entertaining fantasy epic. This mostly comes because the ways the graphics are handled. The polygon counts in almost every other launch title was higher than in this, but the colors are vibrant, saturated and glowing, as well as the lighting very true-to-life, and the art direction rather decent. The monster battles are very cinematic in feel as unless hit by an attack, no enemy or ally HP display is projected onto the screen, while the camera follows the action very flashily, full of rapid camera-cuts, fast motion, and tons of flying effects. And, my favorite graphical touch by far: the sun, when looked upon, shines that great line of light that just barely misses hitting your eye perpendictularly, like in the movies...a great zenith, nice color temperature, and nice shadow work too.

Truthfully, while I love this game, I do not recommend it to anyone except the most patient of gamers. However, since it has so many of my memories in it, and it's well acted out and well colored (and that I'm trying to write an Orphen movie, inspired to be a sequel to the series), I know I'm going to be playing this game for years to come...despite that I know it's just me. I REALLY wish that they would either remake this title, or create another Orphen game (sequel, or side-story), since this game had shining potential, and nice imagination. If only the testers were able to mouth opinions as well as say simply: "yup, when I hit the square, I jump."

a pretty good rpg game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

orphen:Scion of Sorcery is a pretty dern good rpg game i mean the graphics arent all that good.Okay here are my reviews for this game.Graphics8.5/10,gameplay10/10.and the sound9.5/10.So all in all i would give this a game a 9.5/10.And what i have to say for this game it is totally superb.This game is good for children and adults.So this is practically a got to get game.~merry christmas~

Kinda Off-Balance.... But pretty well done.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: December 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok, for starters, I have to say that I gave up on this game just as I got out of the first building on that strange island. Why? Because when you come out, you arrive in a different time, and It's all icy, right? Well, I got lost (turned around, whatever), and kept running into these icy things, losing hit points, and died. So....after that, you can guess what my opinion of the walking screen was. >.< Ouch! Otherwise, this game is really good. The graphics are a bit sketchy, but the cinimatics are DEFINATLY worth it! THe battle system is compleatly unique, and totally fun! I suppose I really would reccomend this game. Toodles! ^_^

annoying little game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

the attemt to make the game exciting by putting a lot of stupid puzzles makes this game a not very fun game at all. the battle system is alright and i like the anime sequences that take place. its rather annoying when you get trhough little puzzles, maze like areas that take you ages to figure out. Im used to the experience points and equiping weapons you bought or forged, since its in most other RPGs that ive played. also the fact that you cant skip movies makes it annoying when you die after watching a long movie because you have to watch it again.

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