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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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Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 17:57
Crunshii
wow that game looks orignaly sik!... I want to get it and play it on my PS3 to see that animation look its best!

looks like the sprite artists modeled some characters in 3D then converted the animation into sprites... im wow'ed. I was like meh, looks shitty of the beginning but once it gets into the fantasy.... nice!
Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:00
Buster
i love atlus rpgs, i still play izuna: legend of the unemployed ninja, its a shame i dont have my ps2 anymore :/
generaldane's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:13
generaldane
this is hands down the prettiest game i have ever seen
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:21
bleep
Chibi_Zero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:41
Chibi_Zero
And here I thought Spider-Man 3 would be last game I picked up for a while...
AndyCat's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:44
AndyCat
looks purdy!
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:48
TheBrain
Oh how I love 2D. We need more 2D games with big sprites.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:53
brad drac
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.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 18:54
BahamutZero
I want Atlus inside me
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 19:10
ZeroTolo
Man... now I really hate the fact this was supposed to be out this week...
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 19:12
ZeroTolo
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.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 19:53
wario67

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

Corenthian's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 19:53
Corenthian
Play Magazine just scored Odin Sphere 10/10

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


Holy crap.


....HOLY CRAP.
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 20:02
ZeroTolo
@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.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 21:24
wario67
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
Monte's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 21:33
Monte
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...
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 21:37
s0lesurviv0r
Dot dot frigging dot, I'm speechless.
ZMTToxics's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 21:56
ZMTToxics
That actually does look awesome. Next on the buy list.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2007 23:58
Crunshii
actually monte >_> you can probably enhance ur viewing experience with the PS3 :P lol.

Lord_Satorious's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 00:54
Lord_Satorious
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.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 00:57
Trowble
Funny, I was only interested before, but now I'm buying it (maybe).
RJG's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 01:29
RJG
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?
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 04:13
wardrox
Games like this give me hope for the Wii :-)
Chibi_Zero's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 07:04
Chibi_Zero
I think I'll pre-order the game when I go pick up Spider-Man 3...
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 08:05
topgeargorilla
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
ironic_name's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 14:45
ironic_name
They did a complete rewrite for the American version of this, so there wouldn't be any translation weirdness. I'm excited.
Creamsnake's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2007 17:37
Creamsnake
You've got to be kidding me... this is really coming to the U.S.?

In-fucking-credible.

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