Good news for fans of Vanillaware and Atlus today! Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, the HD remake of the classic Odin Sphere for the PlayStation 2, will be released in the Americas both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita game systems. The art has been redrawn, the visuals improved, and the game’s combat has also gone through changes as well. We hope to have more information for you as soon as we can on Odin Sphere Leifthrasir. For now, here is Atlus’s press release, reproduced in its entirety below. We haven’t got anything on a European release yet, but hopefully our friends across the pond will get some Odin Sphere love too.
Change the Fate of the World When the End of Days Draws Near in Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
The Perfected HD Project from ATLUS and Vanillaware Remakes the 2007 Original
IRVINE, Calif. – July 23, 2015 – Vanillaware, the team behind the hit side-scrolling title Dragon’s Crown is working on a new authentic HD project with ATLUS to recreate and perfect Odin Sphere – the 2D action RPG with Norse Mythology roots. Told in five tales from the perspectives of five unique protagonists, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir expresses the original game with glorious HD graphics in Vanillaware’s renowned style, expanded worlds with new monsters, fully voiced story scenes, and a fine-tuned refreshing combat and RPG system to perfect the gameplay. Odin Sphere Leifthrasir will be available as a physical and digital release for the PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita in 2016 in North America.
More details about the game will be available later. Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is not yet rated by the ESRB.
About ATLUS
Atlus U.S.A., Inc. has become known across the industry as a mark of high-quality, deeply immersive, uniquely Japanese video game experiences. With award-winning titles that reach across a variety of genres and platforms, including the Shin Megami Tensei® and Persona® series of role-playing games, the ground-breaking action-adventure/puzzle game Catherine™, and the much-celebrated RPG Demon’s Souls™, Atlus is committed to offering the highest standard in interactive entertainment experiences. www.atlus.com
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