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

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.

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.

Leifthrasir é uma versão aprimorada do clássico Odin Sphere de PS2, produzido pela nossa saudosa Vanillaware, um dos poucos estúdios que temos no mercado atualmente que ainda consegue entregar jogos side scrolling extremamente bonitos com essa pegada anime´like, e esse aqui em questão, se tratando de um remake/remaster não foi diferente.

O segundo jogo da companhia se trata de um beat'em up com elementos de RPG, situado em um universo fantasioso, onde iremos acompanhar 5 protagonistas com suas respectivas narrativas se aventurado pelo mundo, com isso, teremos uma valkiria buscando aprovação de seu pai, um coelho espadachim amaldiçoado, uma fada inexperiente tendo que assumir a liderança de seu povo, um cavaleiro sombrio procurando propósito pra sua vida vazia e uma bruxa carmesim tentando parar o inevitável traçado pelo destino.. ui.
A história é bem bacaninha de acompanhar, é meramente simples com cinemáticas de personagens estáticos falando um com os outros, mas funciona da mesma forma, a dublagem japonesa é maravilhosa e ajuda muito a digerir a trama; ela é conduzida por seleção de capítulos, que vai do prelúdio até o sexto capítulo e finalizado com um epílogo, cada campanha atinge umas 4 ~ 5 horas em média para completude.

Eu gostei bastante do sistema de combate, sendo um beat'em up o gênero fala por si só, mas aqui temos diversas habilidades únicas por personagem junto com o sistema de alquimia, o preparo de poções dá mais camada de aprendizagem, assim como a refeições que fazemos durante os intervalos, sendo o nosso meio principal de ganhar nível no jogo; além disso temos o phozons, um recurso que ganhamos quando derrotamos inimigos ou extraímos de plantas/borboletas, ele serve como moeda para melhoramentos de habilidades, mas também utilizamos o mesmo pra cultivar plantas, que vai nos garantir frutos, servindo como ingredientes para pratos mais sofisticados, que nos darão mais XP consequentemente, então você sempre fica naquela dualidade na hora de usar, algo que achei bem implementado na gameplay.

Um dos problemas principais desse jogo é a sua barriga, ele é bem repetitivo, levando em conta que temos 5 campanhas diferentes, a maioria dos eventos se passam nas mesmas regiões, então.. espero que tenha gostado de explorar aquele mapa pela primeira vez, porque você vai voltar pra lá com outro personagem.. mais 4 vezes. É meio cansativo senhores, não vou mentir, mas a progressão de personagem nesse game é tão bem feita, que eu ficava até animado pra próxima aventura, de qualquer forma estejam avisados.

Seguindo para termos visuais: qualidade Vanillaware, os caras não decepcionam nesse departamento e vale dizer que o Odin Sphere original é de 2007, então envelheceu super bem; apesar dessa nova versão possuir melhoramentos, a direção de arte se manteve da mesma forma (obviamente)

A trilha sonora é um ponto neutro do título, sinceramente não me pegou com quase nenhuma faixa, mas também não desgostei.

Pra finalizar, eu tive uma ótima experiência com o título, gostei pakas da reta final e fiquei viciado nas mini mecânicas integradas na gameplay, por conta disso recomendo pra geral ai.

Ps: VELVET MELHOR PERSONAGEM

You know that RPG you start, then life happens, then when you get back to the game it's been so long you forget what was happening so you restart it? Odin's Sphere was that for me every 3 years, for nearly 2 decades.

I'm glad I finally finished it, it was pretty cool!

Everyone should play 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Good, but a bit unsatisfying in some way I can't quite put my finger on - both story- and gameplay-wise. Of course the art is phenomenal, though it does occasionally feel like the game is padded to wring the absolute most out of the beautiful assets. The localization is also kind of weirdly bad in spots, which, given that this is a second pass at it, is unfortunate.

From what I understand, this remake is a massive improvement on the original, which sounds much less playable. But this is certainly that - playable. I had no problem pouring 40-ish hours into it and had a good time learning about these characters and the world from start to finish. Probably not going to stick in my mind to any real degree and I don't feel like I need any more of it, but it was a good enough time!

I searched for this game for a long time before realizing earlier this year that it was remade on PS4 and I just never knew about it for some reason.

I went into this excited just on the art style alone and that department did not disappoint me one bit. I was surprised to find myself playing a beat 'em-up type RPG and completely creamed my jeans. Each character has their own playstyle and powerful abilities to unlock that breaks up a bit of the monotony from obliterating endless hordes of enemies. I preferred Cornelius and Mercedes personally, but each one stood out in unique ways.

The leveling system is interesting, but easy to manage. It was pretty easy to just pop an XP boost right before shoveling several of the best food in the game down your character's throat right before a huge battle and demolishing them.

While the remake added some changes to make this process go by a little smoother, it still feels extremely routine to downright annoying near the end of the game. I like that the story is stilted per character, it makes you surprised to find out how things came to be later down the line when you realize their timelines aren't exactly running simultaneously, but it can get monotonous fighting the same boss 3-4 times throughout the game. Especially if you hate fighting that boss. That big ass Dwarf battleship fight made me want to tear my face off every time I ran into it and you fight it 5 times.

Play it in one go if you can deal with that, but it may benefit to taking breaks between chapters because of this. I recommend at least giving it a try because the art style juxtaposed with the dark plot makes for a very compelling experience. Dread starts to seep in as you push forward and the build up to that was my favorite part.

Charming!

Wish I developed stronger feelings about it. A good portion of my friend group described it as "straight fantasy romance written for gay people." Kind of hard to match those expectations. What I got instead was just a great, fast, action game.

You can really see the building blocks for what would become 13 Sentinels. Multiple playable characters, interacting storylines. Whole she-bang. Each character's gameplay style feels more concrete here than in 13S, especially when you've just finished a speedy character and started a slower one. My favorite characters relied significantly more on how comfortable they controlled rather than personalities. The 2D shooter style gameplay of Mercedes stressed me out far more than speedy Cornelius fight boy.

But the story telling is the real high point. Once you accept this as a straight-forward fantasy adventure without much subversion, the interweaving narrative is truly something. Gwendolyn's struggle to impress her father, Cornelius fighting for love against a curse, Mercedes avenging her mother, Oswald rediscovering his identity outside of being a soldier, Velvet defeating the sins of her family. All compelling frameworks. There's a few missed opportunities here to develop more conflict between the cast. Their goals keep them divided, but for the game's supposed interweaving narrative, the main cast actually interact very little. Their fights can never take place inside both of their narrative, only before one narrative has begun or ended. A character isn't allowed to lose during their own story. Feels like its not quite ready to commit to how its characters can have deeper or more antagonistic relationships. By the final scene, most of the cast doesn't know each other. Its an odd feeling.

But the sheer charm and warmth of the game tends to overpower that sense. Dragons, evil kings, family drama. All the tenants of good fantasy. It works! Even if it worked on me less than others, I can't deny that it works.

Positives:
- Good story
- Well written characters
- Nice art style and animation

Negatives:
- Extremely repetitive
- Bland level design
- Characters don't feel that unique (individual traits are not used enough)
- Some bosses are poorly designed (specifically the mage bosses)

7.5 / 10