Omen of Sorrow
By Marc Saltzman,
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Fascinating fighting game with monstrous horror characters.
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What’s It About?
OMEN OF SORROW is a fighting game inspired by classic horror monsters. You can choose a monster to fight as, such as a mummy, a werewolf, Dante, Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, the Quasimodo hunchback, and so forth. As you'd expect, the monsters not only have their own individual melee moves, for punching and kicking enemies to deplete their health meter, but also have special abilities they can use, such as summoning a natural disaster or additional creature. Chained moves and combo attacks will inflict even more damage -- more than 250 moves in total. Environments are equally as creepy, such as castles, forests, and graveyards. The single-player campaign features 36 battles, plus there's a local versus mode for two people on the same TV or PC, online ranked matches, survival and arcade modes, custom rules, tutorial levels, and a fully featured Training Room.
Is It Any Good?
This is a surprisingly fun fighting game that has a lot of moves to master and modes to play, and an impressive roster of classic monsters and creepy locations. While it lacks polish in the presentation department, and swaps breadth for depth, Omen of Sorrow should appeal to fighting game fans and horror lovers. There were some responsiveness issues with the controls: There seemed to be some slowdown between pressing a button and the game executing a move. Despite this problem, this fighting game is quite accessible, plus there's a training and tutorial area to sharpen your skills. The AI isn't too tough either, so you can likely defeat the first batch of monsters you go up against. It might require a little trial and error to see what works, but you won't find this game too difficult to master.
There's a clever fighting system employed by the developer called Fortune/Fate, which is a gauge that judges you for how aggressively you play. By going on the offensive, you'll earn Fortune points, while defensive play earns Fate, meaning you'll become weaker and less likely be revived if knocked out. In other words, you're rewarded for taking chances and being more aggressive, rather than more defensive. If you max out your Fortune gauge, you'll enable the Blessed state, which is where you can inflict the most damage. With its fun fighting mechanic, several modes, and dark, horror theme, there's a lot to like about this B-grade title. Omen of Sorrow may not be for everyone, but it offers an enjoyable spin on the fighting genre for solo and multiplayer gamers alike.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about violence in video games. Is the impact of the violence in Omen of Sorrow affected by the fact that the gameplay centers around monsters fighting monsters? Would the impact be intensified if you were fighting humans instead?
Why do you think that women are depicted with revealing clothing in Omen of Sorrow? Does it oversexualize the characters, who are supposed to be monsters and creatures of the night?
Game Details
- Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: SOEDESCO
- Release date: November 25, 2018
- Genre: Fighting
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy, Book Characters, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- ESRB rating: T for Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Last updated: September 30, 2021
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