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Don't junk that PS2 just yet: Odin Sphere is coming
5:55 PM on 05.03.2007, Aaron Linde 32 comments

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Little-known fact: despite the upswing of next-gen hardware, a few great games are still waiting in the wings for the PS2. For those of you still deeply entrenched in last-gen or just looking for some, y'know, games to play on that PS3, Atlus' Odin Sphere is due out on May 22nd, and looks to be shaping up pretty damn well. This video, courtesy of Famitsu, showcases the game's stunning 2D sprite-based beauty and a taste of its action RPG gameplay. If it plays half as well as it looks, we should be in for a wild ride.

 


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generaldane at 05/03/2007 18:13
this is hands down the prettiest game i have ever seen
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bleep at 05/03/2007 18:21
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Chibi_Zero at 05/03/2007 18:41
And here I thought Spider-Man 3 would be last game I picked up for a while...
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AndyCat at 05/03/2007 18:44
looks purdy!
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TheBrain at 05/03/2007 18:48
Oh how I love 2D. We need more 2D games with big sprites.
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brad drac at 05/03/2007 18:53
If the gameplay is anywhere near as good as the aesthetic, this will be an absolute winnar. Also, really nice song playing in the first half of the trailer. I sincerely hope this gets an EU release, but I fear that it shan't.

For the record, ps2 > (ps3 + wii + 360) in the only way it matters: games.
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BahamutZero at 05/03/2007 18:54
I want Atlus inside me
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ZeroTolo at 05/03/2007 19:10
Man... now I really hate the fact this was supposed to be out this week...
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ZeroTolo at 05/03/2007 19:12
forgot to add something...

At least it'll be here before the a PC version of Puzzle Quest... then again, I might have a 360 by then anyway.
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wario67 at 05/03/2007 19:53

Is it like ulimeted sega where the game allows you pick a character at the begining and each character's story is linked to the other stories

or is it just one mass party
just wondering

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Corenthian at 05/03/2007 19:53
Play Magazine just scored Odin Sphere 10/10

Here's to hoping they're correct!
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ArrestedDeveloper at 05/03/2007 19:55
A little too japanese for my taste.
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Imako at 05/03/2007 19:55
This game looks better and better every week
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deiga-the-semivaliant at 05/03/2007 20:01
Holy crap.


Holy crap.


....HOLY CRAP.
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ZeroTolo at 05/03/2007 20:02
@wario67

It's a side-scroller. I guess the only thing I could compare it to would be Maple Story except the difference is that this doesn't suck. There are five people and you go through each person's story one at a time as far as I can tell.
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wario67 at 05/03/2007 21:24
Zero_Tolo

yea it looks that way
thanks

the hack and slash gameplay and the anime art style is mkaeing me want to get this game
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Monte at 05/03/2007 21:33
This game looks great... i loved penny-arcade's reaction...
Tyco: "What is this feeling? i'm tingling inside"
Gabe: "i don't know, joy maybe?"
Tyco: "it burns ussss"

Ah, yet ANOTHER reason to hold off on getting a wii/360/PS3...
Really... between the games i have yet to play and the few new ones that are coming out on the PS2, it will be awhile before i really feel the need for next-gen...
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s0lesurviv0r at 05/03/2007 21:37
Dot dot frigging dot, I'm speechless.
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ZMTToxics at 05/03/2007 21:56
That actually does look awesome. Next on the buy list.
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Crunshii at 05/03/2007 23:58
actually monte >_> you can probably enhance ur viewing experience with the PS3 :P lol.

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Lord_Satorious at 05/04/2007 00:54
This game makes me want to buy a PlayStation 2.... no seriously, I'm the last human on Earth not to own one and FINALLY I'm considering it. Maybe one more price drop, an even $100 price tag.
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Trowble at 05/04/2007 00:57
Funny, I was only interested before, but now I'm buying it (maybe).
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RJG at 05/04/2007 01:29
Atlus make/translate good games. In the US.

PAL gamers? Not so lucky. I might have to acquire this through nefarious means. Sigh.

So, how long until the 17th?
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wardrox at 05/04/2007 04:13
Games like this give me hope for the Wii :-)
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Chibi_Zero at 05/04/2007 07:04
I think I'll pre-order the game when I go pick up Spider-Man 3...
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topgeargorilla at 05/04/2007 08:05
Jeeze, can you believe it? We are finally on the verge of stylized carton games that actually look like the cartoons. And on the PS2!!! can you imagine what this game COULD look like n the newer systems! I loved the style of Wind Waker, and with Odin Sphere, We may actually be able to play a cartoon. Beautiful. Just beautiful
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ironic_name at 05/04/2007 14:45
They did a complete rewrite for the American version of this, so there wouldn't be any translation weirdness. I'm excited.
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Creamsnake at 05/04/2007 17:37
You've got to be kidding me... this is really coming to the U.S.?

In-fucking-credible.

Thanks for the heads-up!
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GatsuTheBerserker at 05/04/2007 18:10
Anybody find yourself strangely attracted to most of the female characters?, lol.
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