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Total garbage

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 13
Date: April 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What idiot decided to label this abomination an RPG? Because it isn't. It's a mediocre 2-D sidescrolling beat-em-up with some RPG elements poorly integrated into the game engine. And by 2-D, I mean really 2-D. You can move forward and backwards, and jump. You can't move up and down, something that has been standard in beat-em-ups since the NES.

Sure, the graphics are good, but that doesn't mean anything when the game is monotonous and annoying. The game engine is hardwired for contradictory goals. To get more HP, you need to use healing items. But to get good items from a level, you must win fights without getting hurt, which obviates the need for healing items. I also never saw any results from levelling up my weapon.

The game was also shipped with what I consider a showstopper bug. Neat trick: Go into a tutorial that involves picking items up with a full inventory. Since your inventory is full, you can't pick anything up, so you can't progress in the tutorial. And since you're in a tutorial, you can't drop anything. You're stuck.

I played this game once, put it on a shelf, and traded it for store credit against Growlanser: Heritage of War a month later. I find the fact that Sony refused to publish Ys I & II Eternal in America because it was 2-D when it allows 2-D games like this, which are inherently inferior, to be an insult.

great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: July 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is great for all RPG fan, the only downside is that it sometimes lag during boss fight.

Spectacular!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The day of the boring, lackluster RPG is done. Atlus, a company with whom I have played with for quite a while, has usually given me mixed results. Their latest entry, Odin Sphere, bucks the standard by providing a racing soundtrack, intense graphics, and a wonderfully challenging and powerful interface. You command one of five heroes in an epic struggle to prevent Apocalypse from ravaging several warring nations. Just when you think you get the gist and succeed through several levels, the challenge ramps upward and onward. Aside from some technical quirks and a dreadful slowdown in frame rate, Odin is an action-packed and delightful title. If anything, whack some Unicorn Knights to get out your aggression. Well worth it!

Good game hampered by an aging system

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

While the gameplay can get a little repetitive, I didn't really mind. The story is good and the voice acting doesn't make me lunge for the mute button like many other games do (Disgaea, I'm looking at you). And the graphics are simply amazing - partly because they look great, partly because I can imagine the effort that went into making all those 2D sprites.

The only downside is the slowdown that happens when too many characters are on the screen at once. Apparently the PS2 is very bad at drawing semi-transparent sprites. A worst case example: at a few points in the game you take on Odette, the queen of the dead. But you aren't just fighting her, you're also fighting her horde of small ghost minions and the resulting 2 frames per second the PS2 is able to display. I wish I was exaggerating here. 2. Frames. Per. Second.

Great artistic game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Odin Sphere is beautiful and fun. It also contains a well written storyline.
I would recommend it for anyone because it is a game you can't miss.

Beautiful game with one huge flaw...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

To start off, I'd like to say that I loved Odin Sphere. I searched all over my town for a copy of the game and I was elated when I finally got my hands on one. When I first started up my game, I instantly fell in love with it, and enjoyed every moment...until Cornelius' storyline. In his storyline, the boss fights are great and there are enemies everywhere which happens to be the reason this game can't get five stars. The slowdown is AGONIZING. There was one particular boss fight that involves a dragon that spits out trash and sucks it back up. This fight was the reason that I gave up on the game and traded it back in, it is THAT BAD. I recommend that if you plan to buy this game, either get a PS3 or a boatload of patience, because you will need it. Otherwise, the game is great. The story is very intriguing, the characters are deep, and the music is wonderful. If you can deal with the excrutiating slowdown, I recommend giving this game a chance.

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