When comparing Odin Sphere Leifthrasir vs Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Slant community recommends Batman: Arkham Asylum for most people. In the question“What are the best PS4 (PlayStation 4) games?” Batman: Arkham Asylum is ranked 117th while Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is ranked 185th. The most important reason people chose Batman: Arkham Asylum is:
Arkham Asylum is the first game to bring us freeflow brawler melee combat in its full glory. It invented the combat genre where you fight a multitude of enemies who take turns attacking you, while the player has a basic attack, a parry+counter and a combat roll. Getting multiple hits in on enemies builds up a combo streak that makes batman stronger. This streak is reset by getting hit by an enemy. Other games, like Assassin's Creed, had superficially similar combat systems, but not as optimized as this and they did not feature hit/combo streaks. Arkham Asylum's freeflow combat system is very suitable to be played with controllers.
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Pros
Pro The action is nonstop and feels great
Combat is really the main draw to Odin Sphere. Yes, it has a good story, yes, the graphics are great, but combat is where it really shines.
Along with the slew of weapons you'll get, you also have access to two different types of skills: action skills and phozon (magic) skills. The great thing about Odin Sphere is that you're able to switch from regular weapon attacks, to action skills, to phozon skills, and back in any order you determine necessary. This allows you to rack up ridiculously cool looking combos and attain higher ranks at the end of battle, which means better loot!
Pro Runs incredibly smoothly on 1080p at 60 fps
While this may not seem like a huge deal to some, for those that played the original on PS2 it's a marked step up. The original was chuggy, a little choppy and slow; the remake is a huge improvement.
This especially helps with making the combat look great - with Odin Sphere's already wide range of weapons and magic, the extra animations and artwork you'll be able to see are simply beautiful.
Pro Freeflow combat pioneer
Arkham Asylum is the first game to bring us freeflow brawler melee combat in its full glory. It invented the combat genre where you fight a multitude of enemies who take turns attacking you, while the player has a basic attack, a parry+counter and a combat roll. Getting multiple hits in on enemies builds up a combo streak that makes batman stronger. This streak is reset by getting hit by an enemy. Other games, like Assassin's Creed, had superficially similar combat systems, but not as optimized as this and they did not feature hit/combo streaks. Arkham Asylum's freeflow combat system is very suitable to be played with controllers.
Pro Fun stealth & gadgets
Remaining stealthy and getting stealth takedowns is important in Arkham Asylum's gameplay. Arkham Asylum gives the player a relatively large number of different gadgets to use for different combat purposes, such as ranged takedowns, cutting ropes, diverting enemies' attention, blasting through doors, traversing longer distances and hacking.
Cons
Con The voice acting falls a bit short
There are a couple of great performances in the game, but overall it feels a little stale. You can, however, switch to the Japanese voices if you like, which deliver a great performance all around.
Con Dark atmosphere
You won't realize how many shades of black exist until you've played an Arkham game. It's always dark outside, so to people who like daylight and colors in their games, this might get a bit dull after a while.