Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition by developer Ace Team is a 2D action platformer where the player takes control of Katrien, a free-thinking, imaginary warrior that derives from the twisted mind of an evil warlock. Destined to battle the evil that conjured her, Katrien must enter the abyss to confront the unthinkable horrors that dwell beneath.
With the Holiday Sale behind us, the North American PlayStation Store kicks off 2016 a bit slowly.
- PSLS
Got a Vita for christmas in addition to some psn cards. Was hoping for at least a few PSP/PSOne Classics for cheap. Oh well.
RPGFan:
Roguelike games are pretty far out of my gameplay norm – particularly action roguelikes. I tend more toward turn-based strategy or hack & slash games. And yet, I always seem to find roguelikes hard to put down! Whenever I start one, I wonder if I'm just getting lucky, and starting Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition was no exception to that rule. Now that I'm done with it, I think I got lucky yet again, because I'm writing the review and still thinking about going back for one more game.
GN:
Team ACE is definitely one that can’t be accused of sticking to the same tired formula. Look at their back catalog and you can see that aside from Zenoclash 2, they have no other sequels and each game has been distinctly different from the last. Abyss Odyssey has some familiar formula elements from platformers of old with a combat system similar to Super Smash Brothers, and while the initial release was a tad unpolished there were still some fun elements to the game. Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition takes the base game and expands upon it in a number of ways, and while the improvements are certainly welcome there are still some nagging issues that prevent this game from being a true classic.
