Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir is an HD remake of the side-scrolling PS2 classic, Odin Sphere. It will include new features, apparently, although we don’t know what they are.
Get the tidbits below.
Western release has not been announced, but it hits Japan in January for PlayStation 3, PS4 and Vita, according to Siliconera.
Thanks, Gematsu
Get the tidbits below.
Regarding recreation…
Ohnishi: “While we loved Odin Sphere, it’s a game that received some critical feedback. It was made as a successor to Princess Crown, but the result was something that betrayed the original form.
“Because we released it with slowdowns and such, we couldn’t just do a simple HD-ification.
“We didn’t want to seem like we thought, ‘sure enough it’s an old title, so,’—so instead thought we should rebuild it all again as we would a new VanillaWare game.
“But on the other hand, since I’m sure we’ll have players that value the original version, we have the completely preserved original version included in HD [via Classic Mode]. We decided to make it a double-feature.”
Regarding new mechanics…
“We’re putting in mid-boss monsters not included in the original version. They’re called mid-bosses, but they’re more splendidly made than the old bosses. And enemies from the original game have a new thought logic to them, so you can play it with a fresh sense.
“The controls have a Dragon’s Crown and Muramasa-like familiarity and easier sense of control to them.”
Western release has not been announced, but it hits Japan in January for PlayStation 3, PS4 and Vita, according to Siliconera.
Thanks, Gematsu
