Allow yourself to be drawn into the twisted world of Odium.

User Rating: 8.9 | Odium (1999) PC
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Odium is a simplistic yet entertaining squad level tactical game, kind of like a turn based variant of Abomination. Your team of three elite soldiers, usually aided by one or more NPCs that wander about the mission area, walk about in real time on a two dimensional map of a city block or similar until activating one of a number of set trigger areas, which causes the game to zoom in for an encounter.

In battle mode the game is completely turn based and the immediate area has been mapped to a grid of squares. Battles feel more like puzzles than actual fights, but the great monster design and good voice acting brings the tension up close. As each encounter starts you usually find yourself overwhelmed by a frightening opposition, wondering how you will get out of this one alive.

Hardened turn-based players will likely be put off by the simplified combat rules, but those who are willing to accept the game for what it is will find an engaging and exciting, if somewhat short adventure.

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