Odin Sphere

[Necronopticous]

Eventually you'll have 6 large bags which is more than enough space. Getting the hang of alchemy and gardening is pretty much the key to the game, you'll spend much more time doing that than actually battling enemies. It pretty much becomes your main source of leveling, and it's fun to boot. The idea is to always be building up your materials to 9 or 10 so you can mix 90s for the 30 phozons per potion mixed.

Some simple tips:

Mulberry seeds are plentiful and take only 5 phozons to grow, the resulting two mulberries can take a 0 material to a 10 material.

A good way to get your 9 is to use one mulberry for 5 and then a bone from an eaten chicken or lamb chop for 8, and finally a napple core or grape stem for the remaining tier.

[Marshall Banana]

Consomme soup, please!

[Necronopticous]

I get admittedly a little overexcited whenever that pooka brings me a new helping of consomme soup.

[Dragonsoul]

I should rent this game!

[Necronopticous]

You should buy this game!

[Raven Nox]

and for anyone who does own it. how much time will i probably end up playing it? I know there are 5 players each with their own story so how much on average does the game play for a single story take?

EDIT: wait a second. damn! is it being released in the UK? it was released a while ago for japan and north america.

It should take 40-50 hours on average. The first five books themselves can take anywhere from 5-10 hours each, but the 6th book shouldn't take more than an hour because it's all bosses and cutscenes. And the 7th book is only cutscenes. It took me about 42 hours total, inculding preparing for the 6th book.

And for if it's coming to the UK, nothing has been said. But from the looks of it, you'll probably have to import if you want to play it.

And yes, buy it! It's an awesome game. It's one that I think everyone should at least try once.

[Dragonsoul]

You should buy this game!

Dang, too many good rpg's coming out this fall, as usual.

Anyways, it's possible I could get this anyway. I'm definetely buying two new Nintendo DS rpg's this fall: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. I wanted to buy Xbox 360 and get Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and Mass Effect(Jan 2008) but five rpg's is a lot this fall for me and Xbox 360 costs $300, I could end up just playing some PS 2 rpg like Odin Sphere.

Also, I'm toying with an idea of playing all of the Zelda games. I could emulate most of them. I'm real excited about The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass coming out on October 1st.

[Deborah]

This game looks so beautiful and fun although I'm afraid with how bad of a gamer I am I would never make it though the game...awww... maybe one day soon if I have the courage to attempt playing, I'll get it.

[Tasura]

The first time I saw this thread I didn't bother reading it, but WZ mentioned on IRC that it looked to be good, so upon seeing this thread again I decided to read it, and upon reading it, I will rent this game at my earliest convenience, then possibly buy it when I have more money.

[Ultima Shadow]

I just ordered it (since it hasn't been released in europe yet). I can hardly wait for my copy to arrive. This game seems to be so awsome.