Odin Sphere is getting remastered on PS4, PS3 and Vita
Due for Japan in January, western release unknown.
Vanillaware's ambitious PS2 action-RPG Odin Sphere is getting an HD remaster with Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir.
Due 14th January in Japan, this spruced up remake will arrive on PS4, PS3 and Vita. A western release has yet to be confirmed, but seems very likely.
For the uninitiated, Odin Sphere paved the way for Vanillaware's later Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Dragon's Crown. Set in a lavish fantasy world, Odin Sphere's ambitious story structure cast players as five different characters, each with their own campaign adding to the non-chronological story in a Rashomon-like capacity. As such, there was a fair amount of repetition in this otherwise inventive game, so a Vita version seems like a more palatable fit for one to chip away at over a long period of time.
According to Siliconera's translated summation of the game's official site, Odin Sphere: Leifdrasir will include "added features to enhance the 2D action characteristics, making it a more in-depth and enjoyable title than before."
Eurogamer contributor Simon Parkin thought highly of Odin Sphere upon its 2007 release. "Artistically Odin Sphere is one of the most marvelous video games we've yet played," he said in his Odin Sphere review, though he otherwise criticised its repetition and noted that "few who start on this adventure will ever finish it." The question is: will Leifdrasir's improvements address this?
