Refreshing & Ambitious with little to complain about!

User Rating: 8.9 | Odin Sphere PS2
Everyone seems to obscure this game by focusing on 2 points which are present albeit in small portions:

1. Slowdown
2. Difficulty

In reviewing this game I can honestly say that the slowdown hasn't been an overwhelming issue, and in some ways its a blessing on some of the larger boss battles when it does slow. With so much action and colorful effects abundant it allows for the player to admire the chaos without taking excess damage do to slow reaction to it. The difficulty well I for one wouldn't enjoy this game if it weren't frustrating at times. RPG's/ARPG have become overly simplified and gameplay has become an afterthought to story lines, and this is an exception to that trend.

The pluses are far more abundant... 1.beautiful graphic representation and artistry in every sprite from the goons you smash on a regular bases to the massive bosses that encompass a screen. 2. excellent storyline... with connections that bring the show LOST to mind
3. inventive rpg elements
4. solid gameplay
5. redefines how 2D sprites are viewed in a genre that has been overrun by the overuse of 3D polygons

Don't believe the scores here... on average this game scores AA on most websites, and unlike all the games that are awarded AAA just for a namebrand this game actually earns that score easily!