Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Reviews
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is the definitive remake: it improves the best parts of the original game while correcting almost all of its faults. It is made strong by an awesome art direction, together with an exciting storyline and an endearing gameplay: a must-have for RPG fans.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir reworks a title that already at the time showed great potential, turning it into an extraordinary experience. Artistically sublime, deep, captivating, the game of Vanillaware is a great title for every gamer.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Odin Spere Leifthrasir is a real remake of the PS2 version released 8 years ago already. It offers a serious refinement of the magnificent original graphics in 2D and a new gameplay more nervous than its elder, inspired by the latest Vanillaware productions. His five-part storyline still offers the same exciting narrative, with five heroes with distinct powers, but this aspect necessarily induces a minimum of redundancy in the places and enemies crossed on our way.
Review in French | Read full review
Odin Sphere is one of the best ports to modern day consoles available. It's vibrant, energetic and tweaked to the point that it feels like a new experience, while preserving the original in a different mode.
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir does not need conclusions. It needs to be played. Therefore, if you have read all the analysis you will have already taken out your own ideas. Certainly, as a Japanese role-playing game that it is and with such a peculiar style, it is not a video game for all tastes, but it is a project that deserves a chance.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Were all the remastered so beautiful, we would be truly happy. Odin Spere: Leifthrasir, beyond being unpronounceable, improves the original in every possible way, from the combat system to the graphics. The result is simply breathtaking, perfect for newcomers as well as for fans of the original.
Review in Italian | Read full review
If what you want is a good story, with enough duration and that gives you some recreation on a visual level, you can not miss these luxury tales. If you're not willing to forgive your dialogues or that sense of repetition, or you want something even lighter, don't touch it. It depends on your mood how you can enjoy the game. And if you're in the mood of such a story, it's more than recommended.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Every bit as lovely as the original, Leifthrasir breathes new life into Vanillaware's debut side-scroller and then some.
Despite the price, Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is a fantastic game, and I almost couldn't believe that one of my favorite games on the PS2 got the treatment it did. If you're unsure, you could always try out the demo, but trust me, this is one 2D Action RPG that's totally worth it.
Outside of some repetitive aspects in gameplay outside of battle, Leifthrasir is a fantastic ride that every action fan should try out.
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is an example of a remaster done right. Not only has the game been improved in just about every aspect, but it's also faithful to the original core.
In an age of unnecessary grit and brown tones, it's nice to be reminded that there are games out there that can succeed at being compelling, functionally competent, and beautiful at the same time.
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir takes a game that deserved a lot more praise than it initially received and makes it the game that it always had the potential to be.
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is the remake this story justly deserves, marred only by slight signs of age, and a time capsule that perfectly preserves the magic of Odin Sphere, for the many years it's lost and the many years to come.
Odin Sphere is a beautiful game and it's one of the best HD Remakes in a long time.
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is a must-play for fans of the original or platformers in general. Expertly written and well executed, the title played like some sort of grand theater, possessing a narrative that was both familiar but also new, filled with dynamic characters who interacted seamlessly not only with each other but also with the world itself. Don't let a few minor issues put you off, Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir is a top-tier action RPG effort that is more than worthy of your time.
It is one thing to have a variety of different item, crafting, spell and even botany dependent mechanics, but when all of those elements begin to cross-pollinate with each other, I found myself mentally checking out. It was just too overwhelming for my dudebro brain to process all of these tools at once.
Leifthrasir is an improvement of the original Odin Sphere in every way imaginable. If you were a fan of the original game, love beat-em-ups, or just want a game with solid combat, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is a must-play.
If you’ve never played Odin Sphere before, then now’s the time as this is about as good as an action-RPG can get. If you fell in love with the original all those years ago however, prepare to reassess your feelings; Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir will be akin to finding your soulmate, leaving the original title to feel like the empty husk of some great person you used to know in comparison.