Finished playing Odin Sphere. I can say that this is one of the great and one of the most beautiful games on the Playstation 2.

Odin Sphere has focused on it graphics, and with good justification. The artwork is fantastic. Odin Sphere successfully creates a unique artstyl3. The characters are designed and drawn with incredible imagination. The artwork is anime, mixed with fantasy. In addition to the wonderful artwork, are detailed frames of animation.

Odin Sphere has amazing gameplay. Upon first playing, one might be inclined to button-mash. Fortunately, Odin Sphere will punish button smashing hard. One of my personal favorite features, is the ability to play as five different characters, each with a unique playstyl3. This concept is central to the way the story is told. The player receives part of the story by playing through the first character Gwendolyn, a flying, spear-wielding Valkyrie.

Slowdown can be a disappointment at times, but it never cripples the gameplay completely. It is unfortunate, but it is very tolerable. During long sessions of playing, I would completely ignore the slowdown, and I honestly feel that it does not warrant the reduction of any points from the game's score.

This is exactly the quality that makes video games so enjoyable, the hybridization of artwork, literature, and music in an interactive format. But Odin Sphere takes this formula to the next level, and proves that 2D games will never die.