Otogi: Myth of Demons

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Otogi: Myth of Demons
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Developer(s) FromSoftware
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Rintaro Yamada
Producer(s) Masanori Takeuchi
Designer(s) Daisuke Satake
Programmer(s) Takeshi Suzuki
Platforms Xbox
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Hack and slash, Action
Mode(s) Single-player

Otogi: Myth of Demons, known in Japan as simply Otogi (御伽?), is a hack and slash action game by From Software, published by Sega for the Xbox. The game was followed by a sequel, titled Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors, in 2003.

Plot

The game's protagonist Raikoh Minamoto (based on Minamoto no Yorimitsu) was born into a clan of executioners under the emperor's command. Raikoh was given the order to kill his own father. He couldn't bring himself to do it, so he stole Soul Shrine, his clan's ancestral sword, and fled the capital city of Kyoto. Upon his departure, the seal separating the demon and human worlds was broken. Kyoto was all but leveled and a wave of demons appeared. Raikoh was almost killed by the flood of darkness, but a princess banished to the netherworld saved him and held him in a state between life and death. The princess gave him a new body in exchange for his services. She would allow him to repent for his sins as an assassin by saving the world from the demons unleashed upon it. Raikoh begins his quest to restore the seal and stop the one responsible for its collapse.

Gameplay

Otogi boasted a number of notable features including destructible environments (for which the game awards the player) and an unusually high level count for a 3D action game (29 stages).

Reception

On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 31 out of 40.[1] Otogi holds a rating of 8.4 at GameSpot, the reviewer praised the game for its production values and stunning visuals.[2] Criticisms of the game stem from its reuse of some level designs and slight frame rate slowdown.

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External links

  1. ↑ Xbox - O・TO・GI -御伽-. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.108. 30 June 2006.
  2. ↑ "Otogi: Myth of Demons Review for Xbox - Page 2 - GameSpot." GameSpot is your go-to source for video game news, reviews, and entertainment. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. <http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/otogi-myth-of-demons-review/1900-6073938/>.
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