Handheld gaming, which in time became the last bastion for this graphical style, has seen 2D games on the decline in recent years. That being said, they arecontinuing to fight the good fight in keeping this style alive and kicking, having recently announced that they are bringing the action RPG Odin Sphere to North America on the PS2.  It may be only one game, but the sheer level of detail in its 2D visuals is staggering. All one needs to do is look at some of the screenshots in order to see the quality of the visuals that this game will have. Vanillaware, who created the equally impressive Princess Crown for the SEGA Saturn, is developing Odin Sphere. Now, a generation of hardware later, the improvements in visuals are noticeable. The game appears to be going for a mixture of anime and water colors in the art style, making for some surreal environments thus far. Moreover, it’s promised that the spell and attack effects while fighting will be spectacular.

However, Vanillaware is setting out to make this game more than just a pretty face. There are a number of gameplay elements in Odin Sphere that should add some interactive meat to the game. First, players will have five different characters that they can choose to play as, each with their own unique skills. Second, there’ll be cooking and alchemy in the game that will allow players to create items that can be used in combat. Finally, the bosses in the download free games for pc are expected to be giant, screen-filling behemoths.