Abyss Odyssey
SCORE: 52
If you took Diablo and put it in a 2D side scrolling world, then you
would get Abyss Odyssey. That really is how I see Abyss Odyssey. The
levels in Abyss Odyssey are randomly generated. Although there are
really only so many things they can do in a level, so they end up
looking and feeling similar.
Way too often in Abyss Odyssey we are stuck in an area until we kill off
all of the monsters. Are they monsters? They look hideous. All of them,
including the characters we play are figments of a warlocks imagination.
He is dreaming, and we are battling it out in his dream.
When you die in Abyss Odyssey, you will immediately take on the role of
a soldier. His goal is to get back to an altar to bring your main
character back to life. Then you take on the role of the main character
you are playing again. If he dies, then it is back to the beginning. You
keep your experience, and gold though.
There are continuation points in Abyss Odyssey. They require camp coins
which are extremely expensive to purchase. What does that mean? You will
need to one shot the entire abyss dungeon. Which will unlock more
content that can be randomly placed in the game.
Journal pages can be found in the abyss. I suggest your family refrains
from reading them. I am an adult, and a few of them made me feel like
throwing up. They are that gross, twisted, and disgusting. You may even
want to leave them where you find them.
Abyss Odyssey gets boring the first play through. Constantly having to
fight these monsters is tedious at best. What makes it worse is Ace Team
made them intelligent. They love getting behind you and attacking. Plus
they are very skilled at blocking, and hitting you. I groaned every time
I had to fight these things. It was even worse when I had to play a
monster.
I like the exploration aspects of Abyss Odyssey. I also liked seeing how
the levels were randomly generated. The violence and nudity are issues
families are going to have with Abyss Odyssey. The sick and twisted
journal pages is another issue - and one the ESRB forgot to mention.
- Sam
Graphics: 40%
Sound: 50%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 40%
System: PC/Xbox 360/PS3(tested)
Publisher: Atlus
Developer: Ace Team
Rating: ‘T' - Teen for THIRTEEN and OLDER ONLY
{Partial Nudity, Violence}
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