Weekly Try A Thing: Odin Sphere Leifthrasir started

[swordianmaster]

So I admittedly have only gotten a few hours into this, but... well, I have some good and bad thoughts on it.

GOOD:
oh my god this game is BEAUTIFUL. The voice acting is just kind of extant, but it's not bad (and the game offered to let me choose between English and Japanese voices when I started the game, which is always good - having AN OPTION is better than forcing in all situations) but the music is great, the backgrounds are gorgeous, and spritework is absurdly detailed.

BAD:
That doesn't mean I've gotten used to the art style, especially with regards to a few of the larger characters I've encountered. That will take some time to warm up to. In addition, the level of detail on the backgrounds makes it kind of awkward to tell what is and is not a platform at times.

GOOD:
Gameplay is snappy, responsive, and allows some level of ease-of-play without being a straight up buttonmash fest (like, say, Dynasty Warriors). Honestly, I think of it as being like Dust, but a little more smooth in chaining motions together.

BAD:
The analog is a bit oversensitive and sometimes I find myself launching into the wrong attack because my stick was a smidge too low. I could switch to D-Pad, but the d-pad on a Dual Shock has never been particularly comfortable to use.

GOOD:
Pookas. They're adorable. I want to fuck the cute rabbit people.

BAD:
I just openly admitted on my blog that I am furry trash. (Not like any of you didn't know, but.)

GOOD:
The translation is solid, and the plot is at least coherent enough to keep me following it.

BAD:
oh god have I ranted recently about how much I hate when a character refuses to drop an obsession and move on after being stabbed in the back? IF YOU'RE EXILED, DON'T THINK YOU CAN JUST WALTZ THROUGH THE DOORS OF YOUR HOME AND GO "HEY I JUST GOT THIS THING YOU WANT ARE WE COOL" NO YOU ARE NOT COOL YOU IGNORAMUS AUGH



So, overall: game good. need play more.

Comments

[xyzzysqrl]

I keep hearing the rebalanced mode is miles, miles better than the "original" mode.

I've yet to hear WHY.

[swordianmaster]

Just looking at videos of the PS2 original (aka the "original" mode, assumedly), animations and combat flow is a lot smoother in Leifthrasir. I'm seeing a lot of jumps and jerks in between movements, that sort of thing you get when your character has too many frames of animation and no actual way of interrupting them? The overall flow of the game feels better in Leifthrasir.

Not sure about the underlying inventory flow and how that's any different.

I hear the PS2 game had a few slowdown issues, too, but that's just secondhand word of mouth.

[penguinmayhem]

Pretty much any game by Vanillaware comes along with the baggage of sex appeal and how comfortable you are with the casual titties.

I mean, I can understand why some people might object. But on the other hand, the artwork is always absolutely gorgeous, boobs and all.

Also the gameplay is always really damn good.


The translation is solid
Which is more than I could say for the original Wii release of Muramasa.