Otogi: Myth of Demons

"Come See The ReviewKing's Take on this Game"

Introduction:
I really hate to hear a game like this get bashed by so many. It has everything a good game should have. Notice I didn’t say great because it does lack some things.

Length: 8/10
This is one of my most important parts because without good length, I will bashing the game with the rest of them. Thankfully though, Otogi has a fairly long setup but many complain because the point of the game is to is to complete each level at least 70 percent and they don’t do it. When someone just rushes through, they ruin their experience and miss out on the secret spells and weapons. I have clocked in 21 hours and I have yet to see the end so I think that for a single player game, it has plenty of length.

Multiplayer: none
Even though there is absolutely no multiplayer, I have put this section because I am so many times frustrated trying to find out if a game has multiplayer. The answer for this game is No.

Graphics: 10/10
This game, in my honest opinion, has much better graphics than Halo, the king of all games :p, has. The environments are all so beautiful ... that is, until you crush them and turn them into rubble and craters. Yes you heard me, you can level your environment and put huge holes in the ground which I personally think we gamers see too little of. The spells are just as amazing as the environments though. As you charge throughout to your ultimate spell power and let go, You burst into a flash of colors and then see before you a ring made in the trees or fallen enemies lying all around you. What a wonderful job the makers have done in this aspect. Also, your character, Raikoh, looks extremely tough with two rhinoceros skulls for shoulder guards and a sweet looking helmet which is enough too make a young'en pee himself.

Environment: 10/10
Most people do not set their reviews up like mine but to truly understand this game I have to show you environment as a category by itself. Like I said before you can smash almost any area on the ground but that is just scraping the environment aspect. You also have the ability, thanks to your mysterious friend, whom by the way never helps you fight, to destroy buildings, crystals, pillars, wells, boulders, and even bridges. I was very pleased with this and therefore am disappointed with the makers of other action for leaving this destruction out. One more thing about the environment that really gets me singing is the beautiful they add, fog, sunlight, and rushing water to give different feels of the game like when your traveling through the swamps on a creaky old boat and the fog slowly rises interfering with you visibility just enough to scare you.

Character building: 7/10
I don’t know about you but this is really a nice part of a game. Now don’t take this the wrong because I don’t want you to be disappointed. You cannot actually change attributes like strength or agility but you can ''Build Your Character'' like adding defense beads or dark statue to enhance you experience points so you level up quicker. These are all things that make the game better but they do not really add the RPG element.

Moves: 7/10
this is another area people bash a lot so I let you decide for yourself by listing for you all the moves available in the game. There is first the best looking part of the game, the spells. You have 20 different spells to chose from and buy and they all vary in their damage depending on type and level. Next there is Dash which you will use until your head spins because it not only looks beautiful but also helps you incredibly well when trying to escape from a large number of enemies. Now for the weapon attacks. The attack I use a lot is the Heavy attack. This does a lot of damage and pushes the enemy back up to 50 feet and sometimes causes them to die from the impact of a wall or another object. You then have your fast but less powerful attack. This is really good to use when fighting a lot of guys because you probably wont have enough time to keep using the heavy attack. Also to change you heavy attack into a Hard upper cut you just push the heavy attack button with the dash button and it sends your enemies hurling through the air. Great move when you are fighting a tough guy. You can do the same with your fast attack. It doesn’t do much damage but it still lets you get your enemies as far away as possible. The absolute best though is how you can leap into the air about 100 feet and hold the ''A'' button to slowly fall or you can dash so its like you’re flying. this is a technique that you master very quickly and feels amazing. Now I think that should be enough to prove those others wrong.

Story: 7/10
The story is pretty cool but the cinematic that go with it really aren’t anything special. You just see your character standing there listening to your mysterious friend tell you what the problem and how your must stop it to bring back the Great Seal. I wont reveal to much because its good story it just doesn’t have the cinematic. Another good point is that this is a killer action game, and most have no story at all.

Weapons/Spells: 10/10
This is the area that I have most fun changing and messing with. You get to chose from somewhere around 20 spells and have a ton of weapons that you pick up or buy along the way. I really cant stress enough how amazing these weapons are. The weight of each weapon effects how high you jump and how long you can stay in the air. They also effect you swinging and running speed which are very important throughout the game.

Fun level: 9/10
Like I said before I am having such a good time with this game that I want to stop typing right now and go play it. It has so much to offer gamers like us. One part of the game that really keeps me hook is how you can almost fly using the Dash. Its just too cool. The most exhilarating part of the game is the hard levels were you literally have 120 guys pilled on top of you and you use the Heavy-Dash attack and blow them all away. I honestly have one level that says enemies killed: 254 . That is 254 guys killed in 6 minutes 35 seconds. That is just too cool.

I would advise any hardcore action lover to BUY this game as soon as you get the money because this game goes up in my top 3 of all time. Anyone who still isn’t sure if they want it or not, just rent the dang thing and I guarantee if you put some time into you wont be disappointed.

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 11/16/03