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Annoying game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: February 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game recently to decide if I want to purchase this title. I'm a die-hard RPG gamer, and enjoy all forms of RPG. As has been mentioned, you can not stop the extended cinematics (it seems like there's one for every single room). The most annoying aspect of the game, in my opinion, is the banter between characters. It's a voice over game, which is usually pretty cool. But this one in particular is nothing but people yelling at each other in the most snide way possible. After a few minutes, I felt so on edge and upset that I was tempted to just turn it off right then. But I figured, hey, maybe it'll get better. It never does. Don't bother.

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!

A POOR EXCUSE FOR A RPG!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: September 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is by far the WORST role playing game I've ever played! The Battle systum (STINKS)! You have 3 buttons wich you equip weapons to, every button executes that weapon, but you can't move and the voice programing gets anoying! And the voice acting is VERY poorly acted! There is NOT one message you read in this game! It is all the charecters voices, so those of you who have no volume, are scrwed!

And the story line, HA! The worst! It seems like a 4 year old worte it who knew "cool words" like "damn" and "hell" it is very sad! It is so corney you will die laughing!(actually, thats the best thing about it!)And the game play hours stink! And so does the ending! The graphics are good, but thats it! It is above all boring! oh! There are some cartoon clips that arn't SO BAD.And you have absolutely no options on where to go or secret places! You just go straight through the story line on what you're supposed to do!
Do your self a BIG favor! Don't buy this game, here is my over-all raitings-
(1-5 stars)
Game play hours-**
Battle systum-*
Re-play value-*
Storyline-*
Graphics-****
Music-***
Sound effects-**
Voice programing-**
Mapping-*
Neeed i say more?

Not Much Good Here

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 18, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is one of the worst games I have ever played. The "movie" segments are too long and you cannot skip them. The game requires no thinking. Mostly there is only one path to take and half the time the other characters tell you exactly what to do. All of the "challenges" are cheap rip-offs from Tomb Raider. Poor RPG, Poor Adventure Game, Poor attempt at anything.

I wish I hadn't bought this game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I should have remembered that doing game research before buying usually makes me a happier customer. While the idea of this game seems like it would be cool, the actual game play is really weak. I think I have tried playing it twice. The voices are really bad, and the movements of the characters are painful to watch. This game is awful and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Pure RPG nightmare

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: July 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game gives me doubts about sony's plans for RPG's. I could barely last this game, and very suprised I played it as long as I did. Every aspect of the game was a nightmare; The vision blurr effect was WAY overused, the voice actors were bad, and the sound effects got to me. After hearing the phrase "Hand Of Pyro" for the 200th time, I knew I was in trouble. I would rather be tied to chair and forced to listen fingernails on a chalkbord with state of the art amps and speakers, then hear "Hand of Pyro" again. Were the developers deaf? DO they seriously think anyone will be able to hear that phrase throughout the game? I also found that the graphics reminded me of a first generation N64 game: blocky and tons of pop-up. THIS IS THE PS2, RIGHT??? State of the art, Brand new? Not from the looks of it. Every now and then, I would see my character's arm pop in the air, and then down back and connect with the body. SHouldn't this have been caught during testing, so the gamers wouldn't hae to go through with it? I beg of you not to play this game. DO not touch it. Do not look at it: Not even the name. Go get DOA2 or some other game, PLEASE!

Uuugh!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: September 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This one is a severely damaged poop. Kinda like one of those rock hard poo rockets that gets stuck in the launcher and won't come out. The head pops out, but the rest is still stuck in there, that's about the gist of this Poo-filled adventure. Scion of Poop, Sh*tMaster is my new tittle. Poo-filled diasaster!

Why didnt I look around more WAAAHHH!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: March 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok folks two words DONT BUY!! This game is awful, so bad infact I have only played it once. Now I know you saw the rest of these reviews and sure your seeing the ones with more than one star... those people have never seen a game before, and if they have it was ECW Rulez for the dreamcast and that one might even be funner to play. Point being DO NOT BUY THIS GAME spend your money on SSX or ATV Offraod Fury, if your hard pressed for an RPG get Evergrace or wait for FFX.

OUCH!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game bites the big one. You don't do any interacting whatsoever. Basically you just run around and fight a monster or two here and there. The cut scenes and acting is horrible. Don't even bother renting this one. OUCH!!! I can't express that enough. I played it the day I got it and haven't touched it since.

This "game" is terrible, don't even bother

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is quite possibly the stupidest game I have ever played. From the first (and ONLY) time I played it, it got on my nerves. The voice acting is terrible and really annoying. In the very beginning on the boat, you walk into a room and the girl whines "Ohh NOOOO, my jeans are RUINED!" That did it for me, I just snapped the game off right there. The graphics are bad for the PS2, and the way the characters move is all jerky and repetative. They wave their arms when they talk and then kinda forget to stop waving them after they finally shut up. The combat system not very good, you just stand in one place and idly blast enemies with badly-animated spells. If you see this one on the shelf, don't even give it a second glance, just move on and get something else. ANYTHING can be better than this.

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