Odin Sphere and Disgaea 1 - Greatest Hits

[scy]

If you haven't played either of these games, get out from under a rock and play them ^^. Odin Sphere is a stylish 2D Side-scrolling Brawler for lack of better ways to describe it. Disgaea is a hilarious, albeit Japanese/Anime-inspired sort of way, SRPG with surprising depth. Also, it's better than the DS port in terms of visuals and sound (and doesn't feel as sluggish >>).

Odin Sphere Trailer:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI-V3Uw1b3U[/youtube]

Odin Sphere Gameplay:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbEVHI5_MQ&feature=related[/youtube]

Shows some of the other non-combat things you can do (ie, growing Sheep!). The purple "things" absorbed occasionally are Phozons which are used for levelling your Weapon to increase Damage; they also are used to grow plants which yield items that, usually, heal your HP and grant you Health EXP. Levelling your Health will ... well, obviously, increase your max Health.

Worth noting, if you do get it ... I reeeeally hate the first Chapter (Gwendolyn). You might like it more, who knows, but man ... her story isn't that interesting. That and the others are just more fun to play as. I will say that the game isn't very forgiving and you may find yourself dying pretty often against some Bosses ... especially if you don't work on levelling your HP or just flat out suck at the combat (like I did for the longest time >>).

Disgaea Trailer:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQQ4IP-hDko[/youtube]

(Incidentally ... I still hate this song.)

[ZetaBladeX13]

I'm glad Disgaea will be getting more copies out there. Just what we needed, to expand the Netherworld's corruption


Maybe now it'll be easier for me to find a copy of Odin Sphere
And for $20? I think I'll pick up a copy this time around.

[Akarshi]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[scy]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[Akarshi]

[ZetaBladeX13]

[Maxine MagicFox]

I've never seen the one with Laharl and have come to believe it's only a rumor. PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!! ~_^

I, for one, am glad to see the return of Odin Sphere as I REALLY wanna give it a whirl, despite the probs that I've heard with it.

[scy]

My main beefs with the game were it was so damn repetitive; sure, each character plays vastly differently but you're playing the SAME stages for each one. It's the same damn motions over and over. That and the horrible slowdown it has when there's a lot of things going on at once (...or merely just one of the bigger bosses is on screen >>).

Still, it's a solid experience. As for the Laharl cover ... I've never seen one either and I tried Googling it but got nothing. doesn't have it so, therefore, I don't care!

[Maxine MagicFox]

@Odin - that's what I've heard from EVERYONE. Nothing new.

@Disgaea - that's exactly what I have found, too, and why I believe it is nothing more than a myth until I see it proven.

[noodles]

Ah, I know of a gamestop that has Disgaea 1 for 40bux and Disgaea 2 for 30bux, so this is very good news. And my friend is going to get Disgaea 3....

[Maxine MagicFox]

Disgaea 1 for $40? Was that used? I bought mine at GS for $25 used or was it $30? It was something around there.

[noodles]

Used. It was rare, apparently.

[Dario]