The plot is not engaging enough to last the entire game with all of its campaigns.
Quality 2D RPG nonsense with lovely art.
I wish I could like this game more, but it's a bit too grindy on some aspects for me, and got me a bit stressed and everything. Vanillaware will always be on the top charts of developers for me tho.
Speedrunning this game and combat is great!
This was written for a GOTY piece back in 2016...
I'm not all that familiar with the PS2 version of this side-scrolling JRPG that came out nearly ten years ago, so I'm not privy to comment on the various adjustments and enhancements the remake has made over the original. What I will say is that Leifthrasir is the Vanillaware formula honed to (almost) perfection, a dark fairy tale slathered in theatrical storytelling and complimented by that familiar-but-pristine painterly art style, a heavenly soundtrack and a generous dose of chaotic, combo-based brawling that never grows old.
More of an 8.5 than an 8.
I'm not all that familiar with the PS2 version of this side-scrolling JRPG that came out nearly ten years ago, so I'm not privy to comment on the various adjustments and enhancements the remake has made over the original. What I will say is that Leifthrasir is the Vanillaware formula honed to (almost) perfection, a dark fairy tale slathered in theatrical storytelling and complimented by that familiar-but-pristine painterly art style, a heavenly soundtrack and a generous dose of chaotic, combo-based brawling that never grows old.
More of an 8.5 than an 8.
I really liked Gwendolyn's story and gameplay, but couldn't really do that for four more characters in 40ish hours of the game. I ended up watching the whole story through YouTube and it was just ok.
This game is incredibly long. I dropped it after 15 hours.
The art is beautiful, though a lot of the female characters are designed very similarly. The story is just not for me, its boring and I have to sit there and listen to the characters drone their lines instead of being able to click through text boxes once ive read them.
I loved the combat and it's one of the reasons I think I will come back to it eventually, but the fact that every character has to go through the same goddamn levels makes it mind-numbing.
The art is beautiful, though a lot of the female characters are designed very similarly. The story is just not for me, its boring and I have to sit there and listen to the characters drone their lines instead of being able to click through text boxes once ive read them.
I loved the combat and it's one of the reasons I think I will come back to it eventually, but the fact that every character has to go through the same goddamn levels makes it mind-numbing.
An excellent symphony of an idiosyncratic but beautiful presentation, smooth and expansive gameplay, a wonderfully told story and great music make this the best game released by VanillaWare
Best ps3 game
i was really enjoying this but the 3rd book really drained my motivation to continue, might come back and finish it later but for now i'll just stop
New Erion 🏆
A gorgeous little game with functional combat that's unfortunately not quite excellent enough to carry its dungeons, which are too long. The story that's there is good, enchanting, even, in the way it taps into fairy tale, but with the dungeons being as long as they are, getting to the next story beat can feel like a chore
There's lots of neat stuff in here, though, and I'd like to get back to it someday
There's lots of neat stuff in here, though, and I'd like to get back to it someday
My second favorite VW game. This remaster if fantastic. It runs at a smooth 60 fps for most of the game, with it only dropping at a few sections. This alone would make it the de facto version to play but it also overhauled the gameplay and made it more like Muramasa. All of this makes the game so much more enjoyable to play than it's original version. If you like VW games and action JRPGs as a whole, OS is a must play.
Pretty good but I wish it was shorter. Due to all of the characters going through the same areas and most bosses there were a lot of points where I felt like I saw all that it had to offer.
Not as great as 13 sentinels but still has good art and voice acting.
it's quite good
Unsurpassed art style with improved gameplay over the original. In addition, if you want to suffer you can play the original mode because it is included.
In Odin sphere we will be told the story of 5 characters, whose stories are intertwined, through the eyes of a girl who is living the adventures while "reading" the books.
Each book has its own character with its own personality, style of play, history... that will be discovered as you advance through the pages.
The way of telling the story is based on 13 sentinels his best known work (Playing the game it is clear that 13 was strongly inspired by Odin sphere in how to tell the story).
The only downside I can put to the game is that they do not take it out of playstation. I need this game on steam (I know it's impossible because they hate steam) or at least on switch.
Estilo artĂstico insuperable con una jugabilidad mejorada respecto al original. Además, si quieres sufrir puedes jugar al modo original porque está incluĂdo.
En Odin sphere se nos contará la historia de 5 personajes, cuyas historias se entrelazan, a través de los ojos de una niña que va viviendo las aventuras mientras "lee" los libros.
Cada libro tiene su personaje con su personalidad, estilo de juego, historia... que se irá descubriendo a medida que se avance las páginas.
La forma de contar la historia está basada en 13 sentinels su obra más conocida (Jugando al juego queda claro que 13 se inspiró fuertemente en Odin sphere en cómo contar la historia)
La Ăşnica pega que puedo ponerle al juego es que no lo sacan de playstation. Necesito este juego en steam (sĂ© que es imposible porque odian steam) o como mĂnimo en switch.
In Odin sphere we will be told the story of 5 characters, whose stories are intertwined, through the eyes of a girl who is living the adventures while "reading" the books.
Each book has its own character with its own personality, style of play, history... that will be discovered as you advance through the pages.
The way of telling the story is based on 13 sentinels his best known work (Playing the game it is clear that 13 was strongly inspired by Odin sphere in how to tell the story).
The only downside I can put to the game is that they do not take it out of playstation. I need this game on steam (I know it's impossible because they hate steam) or at least on switch.
Estilo artĂstico insuperable con una jugabilidad mejorada respecto al original. Además, si quieres sufrir puedes jugar al modo original porque está incluĂdo.
En Odin sphere se nos contará la historia de 5 personajes, cuyas historias se entrelazan, a través de los ojos de una niña que va viviendo las aventuras mientras "lee" los libros.
Cada libro tiene su personaje con su personalidad, estilo de juego, historia... que se irá descubriendo a medida que se avance las páginas.
La forma de contar la historia está basada en 13 sentinels su obra más conocida (Jugando al juego queda claro que 13 se inspiró fuertemente en Odin sphere en cómo contar la historia)
La Ăşnica pega que puedo ponerle al juego es que no lo sacan de playstation. Necesito este juego en steam (sĂ© que es imposible porque odian steam) o como mĂnimo en switch.
Vanillaware games just resonate with me every time but now I'm a little sad there's no Odin Sphere-likes in the world. It's a fantasy RPG where every character has wildly different combos and gameplay like picking an FGC. They all feel great mostly (I have problems with Cornelious) while having unique movement options some of the times and others more arbitrarily difficult levelling difficulty (HP Scaling with food or Levels on certain characters felt punishing.) The story has a similar sort of progression to 13 Sentinels but is entirely linear - until the Book of Armageddon (pick any character any order final scenario.) The writing here isn't fantastic it has a lot of romance that feels right for the themes of mythology and gods and so on. You feel the weakness of the stories structure most when you face a boss after a sequence of events you've seen or heard of from another characters POV - you want to know where everyone fits in but this game, unlike 13 Sentinels, can't and won't provide that context, also everyone having access to the Pooka Village feels wrong but it is funny. This is the most gameplay heavy Vanillaware experience I've played so I understand other aspects like stories syncing up, like in 13S, can't be done at least not back in 2007 but then this game feels ambitious enough already with the complexity of the character roster and the systems and art etc. With certain boss fights and scenarios feeling like a fantasy Metal Slug game using various skills and combos in a 2D setting, Devil May Cry combo chains to keep a good score and grade it keeps hitting the right balance. This is an amazing game to play if I had any criticism it would be that character progression breaks take up too much time and the boss roster is great but a little thin. Eating food, growing food, and phozons are all good but more ways to speed up this stuff would've been very welcome and while the menuing isn't bad sometimes it feels a little awkward.
Eu não consigo lembrar se eu zerei esse jogo, só lembro que joguei MUITO, e tem um combate action rpg side scroller excelente e uma história até que interessante pelo que me lembre.
Story stands pretty strong for the most part, while being pretty confusing at times due to the way it's structured.
Gameplay is quite fun albeit quite repetitive with each character fighting mainly the same bosses.
Gameplay is quite fun albeit quite repetitive with each character fighting mainly the same bosses.
Good game with a decent story. Gameplay is good too, but it gets really tiring fighting the exact same bosses 5 times with very little changing each time, especially over the course of 40 hours.
the great remaster of the game from ps2 era that i never play before!!!!
story and gameplay are top notch that you can connect them directly
recommend this game!!!!
going to platinum this game!!!!
already platinum this and omg the last scene of the complete ending is bitter sweet for mercedes and ingway
story and gameplay are top notch that you can connect them directly
recommend this game!!!!
going to platinum this game!!!!
already platinum this and omg the last scene of the complete ending is bitter sweet for mercedes and ingway
A great game with a true fairy tale atmosphere, amazing background and overhaul artstyle. Even if it's quite repetitive I really liked my expercience with the game. My favorite play styles were Cornelius's and Velvet's.
If you like this gameplay loop I got good news for you. This game is essentially just that, and it does it really well.
If you don't like this gameplay loop I got bad news for you. This game is essentially just that, and it has nothing else.
If you don't like this gameplay loop I got bad news for you. This game is essentially just that, and it has nothing else.
cool game
It’s really great, for like 20 hours. Then it’s pretty good for another 10. Then it’s a chore for another 10. I love the art, the combat is a lot of fun, the leveling system is satisfying, and the storytelling is pretty solid. But it’s just too long. It couldn’t pull its weight by the end and I was really ready for it to be over.
A really cute storytelling game and avenue by the people who did 13 sentinels before 13 sentinels.
Gwny and Oswald are a hot mess of a fairy tale but they are just little babies. Mercedes please...get it together. Odette is very much a design and I can say that but also ma'am i have fought you so many times please for the love of the dead just die already and leave me in peace. some real cool twists and some designs that are just sdlfsjdlfsjd.
Gwny and Oswald are a hot mess of a fairy tale but they are just little babies. Mercedes please...get it together. Odette is very much a design and I can say that but also ma'am i have fought you so many times please for the love of the dead just die already and leave me in peace. some real cool twists and some designs that are just sdlfsjdlfsjd.
Very good action RPG which does overstay its welcome a tiny bit but Vanillaware have rarely, if ever, missed a beat with their games.
meh.
after 13 sentinels i wanted more of that vanillaware magic.
i didnt quite get that. artstyle is beautiful, the gameplay feels fast & responsive at all times. but this game lacks substance. the story couldnt get any more basic, the characters don't grow on me. i do not want to engage with them or get to know them more. the english dub also sounds kinda whacky. an endless gameplay loop with okayish controls also does not seem to do it for me. they tried to give this some kind of atelier flair by giving you the chance to mix potions and a lot of other things with ingredients you find along the way. this gets more complicated to the point where you just stick with the first formular you learned in the beginning which absolutely is enough for this game because its button mashing at its finest while looking out for your level. if you do that, this game is really easy.
and sorry but doing this over and over with all the cast? i dont know if i want to do that. step by step maybe but this story isnt worth grinding another 40ish hours to fight the same enemies in the same areas again just with a different character.
after 13 sentinels i wanted more of that vanillaware magic.
i didnt quite get that. artstyle is beautiful, the gameplay feels fast & responsive at all times. but this game lacks substance. the story couldnt get any more basic, the characters don't grow on me. i do not want to engage with them or get to know them more. the english dub also sounds kinda whacky. an endless gameplay loop with okayish controls also does not seem to do it for me. they tried to give this some kind of atelier flair by giving you the chance to mix potions and a lot of other things with ingredients you find along the way. this gets more complicated to the point where you just stick with the first formular you learned in the beginning which absolutely is enough for this game because its button mashing at its finest while looking out for your level. if you do that, this game is really easy.
and sorry but doing this over and over with all the cast? i dont know if i want to do that. step by step maybe but this story isnt worth grinding another 40ish hours to fight the same enemies in the same areas again just with a different character.
O jogo é muito agradável e recomendo muito para quem gosta de jogos com uma pegada mais acelerada com JRPG