Cartridge Club #54 - Odin Sphere

Odin Sphere is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake titled Odin Sphere Leifthrasir was released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2016. The story follows five characters on the fantasy continent of Erion during a war between the nations of Ragnanival and Ringford over a weapon called the Crystalization Cauldron, and their roles in the Armageddon, a catastrophe which will destroy Erion.

 

Introductions

 

Panel  

Agent Poyo

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Scott

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Minotaur Zombie

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Cartridge Club Intro/Outro Music

Ser Flash

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Cartridge Club Logo

Will Pruitt

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Level 1  

P2(Mark) gives a quick overview of Odin Sphere and panel discusses their memories of the game and first impressions.

 

Developer: Vanillaware

 

Publisher: JP: Atlus

 

NIS America (Leifthrasir)

Director: George Kamitani

Platform(s):

 

PlayStation 2
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
PlayStation Vita

 

Release Date:

May 22, 2007

June 7, 2016

Genre: Action Role Playing

 

Level 2

Discuss story of the game:

Odin Sphere is set on the fictional continent of Erion, which is divided into multiple nations scattered across the land. The two main nations are the warrior land of Ragnanival, and the forest-bound Fairy Kingdom of Ringford, separated by a wasteland that was once the kingdom of Valentine. At the game's opening, Ragnanival is ruled by the Demon Lord Odin, and Ringford is ruled by the Fairy Queen Elfaria with help from her nephew Melvin. The other nations include the neutral land of Titania; the volcano-bound Fire Kingdom ruled by the one male resident King Onyx; and the Netherworld, the land of the dead where natural crystals grow, ruled by the undead Queen Odette. The plot is driven by the tale of Armageddon, a foretold catastrophe in which Erion is destroyed and the survivors reign the new world.

 

Characters:

Gwyndolyn

Oswald

Cornelius

Mercedes

Velvet

 

NPC:

Odin

Odette

Onyx

Melvin

Elfaria

Brom

King Gallon

Valentine

Ingway

Brigan

The Wise Ones

 

Dragons:

Belial

Wagner

Hindel

Leventhan

 

The Pooka Curse

Multiple endings

Love story

 

Discuss gameplay mechanics:

Fighting Mechanics

Favourite Character to use

Food

Phozons

Alchemy

POW

PP

 

Discuss sound:

BGM - memorable or forgettable

Sound Effects

Voice Acting

 

Discuss graphics:

Holy shit this game is gorgeous

Favourite designs of enemies/characters

Favourite Environments

 

Level 3

Lasting Impressions, overall rating and final thoughts. Did this make you want to play it again and if not, what would need to be changed? Would you suggest it to friends?

 

Level 4

3 Word Review #CC3WR from Twitter first followed by panel

 

Level 5

Outro (thank panel and plug)

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