Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey

Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey is a role-playing video game developed and published by Kobojo (now Celsius online). The game was released for iOS in November 2015. Releases for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 were also announced, but have not been released.

Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey
Developer(s)Kobojo
Publisher(s)Kobojo
Writer(s)Kazushige Nojima[1]
Composer(s)Hitoshi Sakimoto[1]
EngineUnity[2]
Platform(s)iOS
ReleaseNovember 10, 2015
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game plays as a Japanese role-playing video game, specifically taking elements from Final Fantasy, Valkyrie Profile and Dragon's Crown.[3] While the game does contain heavy online multiplayer elements, the game is entirely able to be played from beginning to ending, without use of any online elements, as well.[2]

Development

The game's conception began as part of the company's desire to change its focus out of the simple, casual Facebook games it had been making in the past.[4]

The game was first announced in September 2014, at the Tokyo Game Show, for the iOS and PlayStation Vita platforms.[5] At the time of announcement, the game had already been in development for a year.[6] In June 2015, the game's subtitle was revealed to be Orcanon Odyssey, and an additional platform, PlayStation 4, was announced.[7] The game launched onto iPhone and iPad in November 2015, though neither of the Vita or PS4 versions have ever been released.

Reception

The game's announcement won one of IGN's "Best Surprise" award in its retrospective reveal of the Tokyo Game Show in 2014.[8] When the full game was released it received generally negative reviews from audiences, who pointed out its highly unfinished state, bugs, lack of content at launch, poor sound design, badly-implemented save and inventory systems, sloppily-written plot and awkward lack of dialogue between cutscenes, but praised its combat, graphics, Zodiac system, and interface. They also noted that the game has not been updated for three years.

References
  1. McWhertor, Michael. "Final Fantasy creators' mobile RPG Zodiac goes from free-to-play to 'premium' game". Polygon. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. Moriarty, Colin (September 18, 2014). "TGS 2014: Introducing Zodia, A New JRPG For PS Vita". IGN. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. McWhertor, Michael (September 19, 2014). "Zodiac brings Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts creators together for a new touch-based RPG". Polygon. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  4. Kollar, Philip (June 12, 2015). "How A French Studio Set Out To Make The Next Great Japanese RPG". Polygon. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  5. Morris, Tatiana (September 19, 2014). "Zodiac revealed at TGS 2014". GameZone. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  6. Romano, Sal (September 19, 2014). "Final Fantasy scenario writer announces RPG Zodiac for PS Vita and iOS". Gematsu. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  7. Priestman, Chris (June 22, 2015). "Final Fantasy X Writer's Next Game Will Also Be Heading To PlayStation 4". Siliconera. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  8. Dyer, Mitch (September 21, 2014). "TGS 2014: The Best Games Of Tokyo Game Show". IGN. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

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