Orphen: Scion of Sorcery

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
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Developer(s)	Shade
Publisher(s)	JP Kadokawa Shoten NA Activision EU Activision
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release date(s)	JP August 3, 2000 NA October 23, 2000 EU November 24, 2000
Genre(s)	Action RPG
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: T

Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (known in Japan as Sorcerous Stabber Orphen) was one of the first games for the PlayStation 2. Based on the anime and manga series Sorcerous Stabber Orphen by Yoshinobu Akita, the game was an adventure/RPG that had around 10–20 hours of gameplay.

Characters

Orphen - A brilliant but independent-minded sorcerer. Orphen has turned his back on the formal society of sorcerers and their home, the Tower of Fang, and now supports himself by working as a money lender.

Cleo (Creao) - Born into an old family with a proud lineage, Cleo is anything but a polite young lady. Pushing Orphen's strident objections aside, Cleo has crowned herself Orphen's partner, and accompanies him everywhere.

Magnus (Majik) - Magnus is a novice sorcerer who looks up to Orphen as his master. Unfortunately for Magnus, his gentle personality is no match for the sharp tongued Cleo. Orphen tends to look at both Magnus and Cleo as unwanted hangers-on, but Magnus has the potential to become a powerful sorcerer someday.

Sephy - Sephy is a former dancer, on her way to Chaos Island to pray for the soul of her fiancé when she meets Orphen and company. She seems to be nothing more than a faithful woman mourning the loss of her beloved fiancé, but there is so much more to her.

Mar - Mar is a young musician searching for his mother, with his only clue being a song he remembers from the crib. When Cleo takes Mar under her wing, he finds himself embroiled in the frequent and pointless arguments of Cleo and Orphen.

Zeus - A mercenary searching for a daughter he hasn't seen in years, he has followed her trail to Chaos Island. Zeus' simple and polite demeanor belies his ferociousness in battle.

Volcan - Despite having borrowed a minor fortune from Orphen, Volcan doesn't appear to be in any hurry to pay him back. Volcan is often found on the receiving end of Orphen's anger.

Dortin - When Volcan decided to run away from home, he dragged his younger brother Dortin along with him. He is very quiet.

Story

Tricked by Volcan into sailing to the merchant city of Arvanrama on the premise of "easy money," Orphen and his friends quickly find themselves in trouble when monsters attack their ship. Somehow, they all make it off the sinking ship safely, only to find themselves stranded on Chaos Island, together with three other travelers. They set off to explore the island and learn of a time traveling object. Upon beating the game you are given the choice to go back in time and replay the story and help out a different person. After helping all three fellow travelers, the final battle initiates, in which you learn the whole thing has been a computer simulation, and the fellow travelers never existed.

References

External links

Anime

• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
• Ex:Anime Review

Videogame

• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery at GameFAQs
• Orphen: Scion of Sorcery at GameSpot