AmethystEnd
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God, Velvet is so awesome. I can't wait to hear Miyuki Sawashiro Velvet again.
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Odin Sphere Leifdrasir announced - PS4/PS3/Vita, HD remaster w/ new shit, Jan 14 2016
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Chance Hale
Member
I remembered that I re-bought GrimGrimoire on PSN when that was a novel thing and good lord it makes the game look like blurry garbage. Does the game look better via a PC emulator? Such a shame given how good the art is.
You know what Dragon's Crown and hunting games have that Odin Sphere doesn't? Multiplayer.
They sure do and it certainly helps them a bit, but (for me at least) the bulk of my playtime was not in multiplayer for any of those games. I'm sure I'm not the only one either.
Umm, yes?
fivepersondude
Member
Damn, announcement wasn't Muramasa 2? Oh well, my vita craves some Odin Sphere!
I am conflicted about this. On the one hand, I liked Odin Sphere but had some issues with it which seem to be fixed now.
Alas, as I've stated in the older thread, the European release done by Square Enix on the PS2 featured the Japanese VAs (not sure if this was true for the U.S. release as well) as well as EFIGS text. I hope I am wrong about this, but I fear that Atlus USA or rather whoever their partner in Europe will be is going to ditch these features, which would make it a less desirable release for me.
Alas, as I've stated in the older thread, the European release done by Square Enix on the PS2 featured the Japanese VAs (not sure if this was true for the U.S. release as well) as well as EFIGS text. I hope I am wrong about this, but I fear that Atlus USA or rather whoever their partner in Europe will be is going to ditch these features, which would make it a less desirable release for me.
Don't care about EFIGS that much, but no JP audio would be a loss.
AmethystEnd
Member
I have the USA release published by Atlus on PS2 and it had dual audio.
That's good to hear. Maybe this means they're going to keep it.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
This. I got bored with it before seeing every characters story. Nice graphics but a very shallow repetitive experience.
Oh, haha. I thought you were talking about games where you hunt animals. Stuff like Big Game Hunter and the like.Yes, there are people playing Monster Hunter for literal thousand(s) of hours, but those are very few. Most dedicated player usually clocked their games for 100 hours or so, but even then that is still a lot of repetition
I play 300 hours of Toukiden almost exclusively in single player!
Dice//
Banned
Or I can continue enjoying those games for their gameplay and still being critical of the art. Imagine that!
Apparently it's hard for some to imagine that it IS possible to like even LOVE something but still be critical of a part of it.... Huh.
I feel like I'm repeating what you said, but this happens way too much when it comes to these discussions. "omg you don't like this THEN DON'T BUY IT"....It's nuts.
Odin Sphere has the best characters/story out of all of the Van games, but in its original state, it's definitely the most arduous/tiring game to play. As much as I liked the game when I first played it on PS2, it was a grueling/long experience. The post-game, true ending scenario stuff was worth it though.
If these new additions/enhancements make the game more fun/less of a chore, I'm all about it. Regardless, I can't not buy a Sakimoto/Basiscape joint day one. <3 that OST!
If these new additions/enhancements make the game more fun/less of a chore, I'm all about it. Regardless, I can't not buy a Sakimoto/Basiscape joint day one. <3 that OST!
Weltall Zero
Member
So, no alternate sources on the stream that was pulled?
But they're also addressing the repetitiveness. They may or may not be successful, it may or may not be enough, but revamping the combat, making it a platform game rather than flat surface, having some of the characters fly, making it faster, adding new moves, and mixing in new enemies and bosses is at the very least intended to make it more varied and enjoyable. Again, you might think they will be successful or not, but how can you judge that without seeing the final product?
Yes, exactly my point. Odin Sphere was very repetitive because how similarly all characters played. That also happened with Muramasa, and in the DLC they learned their lesson and had each of the new four characters play much more differently than the original two. I don't find it so hard to believe that they would apply all that knowledge to drmatically improve on what was their second game at the time.
Because the problem with Odin Sphere wasn't that the combat was terrible, it was because it was really repetitive? There's a huge difference between a game being fun for 7 hours and that same game still being fun for 40 hours. Sometimes less is more.
But they're also addressing the repetitiveness. They may or may not be successful, it may or may not be enough, but revamping the combat, making it a platform game rather than flat surface, having some of the characters fly, making it faster, adding new moves, and mixing in new enemies and bosses is at the very least intended to make it more varied and enjoyable. Again, you might think they will be successful or not, but how can you judge that without seeing the final product?
Yes, exactly my point. Odin Sphere was very repetitive because how similarly all characters played. That also happened with Muramasa, and in the DLC they learned their lesson and had each of the new four characters play much more differently than the original two. I don't find it so hard to believe that they would apply all that knowledge to drmatically improve on what was their second game at the time.
SliceSabre
Banned
Well its coming to the west if there was any doubt.
https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/624646491823587328
https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/624646491823587328
ramoisdead
Member
While I don't think there would've been any doubt, it's nice to have confirmation that OS:L is coming to the West.
Weltall Zero
Member
Long gameplay video, not sure if posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htsy4hF4sAk
At this point it's safe to say it's a new game reusing the assets of the original (while adding a lot more). It's in a new genre, even: it's a platformer beat'em up now, much like Muramasa. In fact it seems to share several Muramasa moves/mechanics. Tons of new skills and spells, which with any luck will be character-specific (all the ones shown for Gwendolyn are ice-elemental). Everything is sped up like 2x, with options to plant seeds and eat food in bulk. The utterly cumbersome inventary management seems to be gone, with seeds stacking and items being sorted on the rings by category. Quite possibly the single most reworked game of all time that doesn't involve a full, ground-up remake like Resident Evil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htsy4hF4sAk
At this point it's safe to say it's a new game reusing the assets of the original (while adding a lot more). It's in a new genre, even: it's a platformer beat'em up now, much like Muramasa. In fact it seems to share several Muramasa moves/mechanics. Tons of new skills and spells, which with any luck will be character-specific (all the ones shown for Gwendolyn are ice-elemental). Everything is sped up like 2x, with options to plant seeds and eat food in bulk. The utterly cumbersome inventary management seems to be gone, with seeds stacking and items being sorted on the rings by category. Quite possibly the single most reworked game of all time that doesn't involve a full, ground-up remake like Resident Evil
FiveMinuteHero
Member
Any news of Odin Sphere coming to Europe (on disc), or is it import time?