Unskippable: Orphen: Scion of Sorcery

[Scud422]

I remember playing this game as a kid. By the time I realized how shitty the game was, I figured I had to be almost done so I decided to tough it out. When you beat it you get a shitty ending and a message that if you want to get the better, true ending, you have to beat it with each character. NOPE! *snaps disc in half*

 

[busterkeatonrules]

This was actually my very first PS2 game. Fortunately, my second one was Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Orphen may or may not be an actual orphan.

Graham, I challenge you to do the next video in nothing but that pirate voice from the beginning.

 

[Draconalis]

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery

Orphen may or may not be an actual orphan.

<a href='/videos/view/unskippable/6774-Orphen-Scion-of-Sorcery'

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For the record... because you care so much and I know it, yes, Orphen is an orphan.

 

[Darth_Payn]

Well done guys! I almost forgot how non-animated Japanese animation could be. It's like your jokes just wrote themselves. My favorites were the pink-haired girl asking "What is this? Can I eat it?" and the gags about frame rates. Keep it up!
Next week: Assassin's Creed III, please?

 

[Random Wanderer]

...I bet the original Japanese voices were better. Or if they weren't, the English-speaking players couldn't tell.

Or maybe it was just a crappy game. I wouldn't know, PS2 is outside my area of expertise.

 

[Strife2GFAQs]

"wait that was Quinton Flynn??"

Sure was. Thing with anime/game voice actors is you don't get paid for crap. You usually take what is given to you. The original Orphen anime was gone by Funimation/ADV (damn good dub by the way). This was just a terrible game all around. For every role like Axel, Reno, or Raiden, Flynn's probably got a million obscure things like this. At least when I met him, I made sure to reference the Human Torch instead. I kept yelling "Flame On," and it became a running gag all con weekend.

Final note: he's also a decent singer. If you meet him, he might peddle some songs he worked on. It's pretty good indie light rock stuff.

 

[Farther than stars]

I actually went to see "Body Worlds". It's fun to see how you can blend art and science in such an intricate and meaningful way.

 

[Mydnyght]

How the hell did Paul get away with that "Rules of the Road" comment?...

 

[The Random One]

What if the guy not only has no parents, but also really like unprocessed metal? Than he'll be Orphen, orphan ore fan.

(I'm so sorry)

 

[Evil Smurf]

ewww, 4:3 is such an ugly aspect ratio.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

They must've run into those shrieking eels from The Princess Bride.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

They must've run into those shrieking eels from The Princess Bride.

Not enough Wallace Shawn. That would have sold this cutscene.

The best part was how Orphen was catapulted from his bed when he heard their screams. Quality animation there folks.

 

[Xman490]

I feel bad for Jennifer Hale too. From Spider-Man and Metal Gear to this...BLEH!

Was she the voice actress for the girl at the end with the brother, the line-making, and the snakes? She sounds awfully familiar...

Okay, I'll admit it. I remember her from Totally Spies. I'm pretty sure that voice is the exact same as the voice of Mandy (another sassy whiner girl) from that show.

 

[leviadragon99]

Ugh, this one hurt my eyes it looks so terrible...

 

[Strife2GFAQs]

Yes, Jennifer Hale was the "girl." To think I watched the anime version and I forgot the names of everyone not named Orphen. That shows just how much the game sucked.

I remember Chris Cason from Funimation once said, "If the dub sucks, feel free to blame the dubbing directors."

Well, when Flynn and Hale can't save this **** from drowning, you're damn right I'll blame the directors. Now I just need to figure out who ****ed up Love Hina for me.

 

[Ryan Hughes]

Now I can see why everyone used their PS2 as a DVD player instead of a gaming console when it launched.

Funny thing: this and SSX snowboarding were the only good titles released for the PS2 launch. I personally decided to go with Evergrace, a game so bad that even on launch day I could not play more than a half-hour before I gave up and decided to see if Metal Gear looked better on the system. I think we finally got Summoner, a decent game, a week or two later, and then Silent Hill 2 and Zone of the Enders in early 2001, which was the start of the system's awesomeness.

 

[DanHibiki]

I don't know why but I found that Oh My Goddess comment far too funny.

 

[Rad Party God]

Ah, the PS2 launch lineup. How shitty you were.

Makes me glad that I didn't get one until 2005.

And that's exactly what made me regret selling mine at the end of 2003. 2004 and onwards and it's a blast for PS2's library.

As for the video itself... gosh, that looks like a PS1 game ported almost directly to the PS2, heck, Vagrant Story had much better character models than this and they were much better animated too.