Ragnarok Odyssey ACE

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Ragnarok Odyssey ACE is a 3D Ragnarok Online game released for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3. It is also available to play on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 via PlayStation Plus, which emulates the Playstation 3 version of the game. It extends the gameplay of the original game, Ragnarok Odyssey, which was also released on the PlayStation Vita and allowed cross-play between PS Vita and PS3. [3]

Game

Added content

ACE features a variety of added content in comparison to Ragnarok Odyssey as well as included all of the original DLC from Ragnarok Odyssey[4]:

  • Tower of Yggdrasil - An area featuring 400 floors of procedurally generated content, as well as online content (which has since been discontinued)
  • Mercenary System - Adds the ability for players to recruit mercenaries in place of players given lack of an online feature.
  • New giants (bosses) - Loli Ruri (Ragnarok Odyssey Ace) and Lord of Death (Ragnarok Odyssey Ace) were added along with other monsters.
  • ACE Skills - New item drops are added for monsters which can be equipped to add new skills.
  • Save Import - allows original save data to be transferred over from the original Ragnarok Odyssey game including character appearance, weapon and monster cards.
  • Additional quests, weapons and items were also added.

Expansions/DLC

ACE featured several downloadable content packs, some of them available on day-one and later provided an expansion "Prison of The Gods"[5].

Day-one DLC

A day-one DLC pack which offered 12 DLC packs which were mainly cosmetic items from the original Ragnarok Odyssey game. 7 of the day-one DLC was available for free to those who had purchased it in Ragnarok Odyssey and for those who did not, were available at $0.99 USD[5]:

  • Archer's Apple
  • Bunny Hair Band
  • Floppy Cat
  • Gunslinger
  • Majestic Horns
  • Ninja
  • Taekwon Kid

The following DLC items were added to ACE:

  • Royal Ball Outfit ($0.99 USD)[5]
  • Gorgeous Headwear Set ($2.99 USD)[5]
  • Grandia Set (Free)
    • Incudes armor and hair pieces from the Game Arts title "Grandia" for the protagonists Justin and Feena.
    • Includes 5 music tracks from the Grandia game.
  • Ragnarok Odyssey Collection
    • Marketed as including "10 armor items and 115 tracks from the original Ragnarok Odyssey"[5], however this would not classify as DLC as it was just content moved over from Odyssey to ACE.

Free DLC

For the eight weeks following the launch of Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, free DLC was released including crossovers with several other non-Gravity IPs such as Tales Of Symphonia, Dead of Alive, Gravity RUSH, SOUL SACRIFICE and Akiba's Trip, as well as Gravity MMORPG Emil Chronicle Online and GungHo properties Princess Punt Sweets.

  • Week 1
    • Tales Of Symphonia Set - Costumes for TOS characters Collet Brunel and Lloyd Irving and card which reduces HP and SP consumption in Dansleif mode.
    • Giant King Mask - Giant regal mask
    • Ephemeral Swimsuit - A swimsuit
  • Week 2
    • Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Set - Costumes for DoA characters Kasumi and Ryu Hayabusa. Incl;udes special cards which give the player "Martial Arts Instruction" skill to boost damage of regular attacks and reduce AP consumption.
    • Mokkurkalfe Doll - A doll of the mini-boss Mokkurkalfe worn on the head.
    • Norn's Ribbon - A pear of bunny ears with ribbon worn on the head.
  • Week 3
    • Quests Blade of the Inhuman and Blade Of The Inhuman 2 were added which when completed added Halomonas weapons to the smithy.
    • Gravity Rush Set - Costumes for gravity rush characters Kat and Alias, and includes special cards which improve aerial maneuverability and Dansleif mode.
    • Big Bell - An oversized bell accessory.
    • Flower of a Beauty - A headgear accessory which adds a rose between the player's teeth.

Trailers

E3 Announcement trailer, released June 12, 2013

Launch Trailer, released 1 April 2014

Soundtrack

The Ragnarok Odyssey ACE soundtrack was released on Compact Disc (CD) on 29 August 2013 in the United States, featuring compositions predominantly from Japanese composer Kumi Tanioka, but also featured individual tracks from composer Keigo Ozaki and Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work on the Final Fantasy series. The Launch Edition of Ragnarok Odyssey Ace included a copy of the album, and it was also sold separately by XSEED Games.

Track Number Composer(s) Track Title
1 Kumi Tanioka Ace Of Aces
2 Kumi Tanioka Yggdrasil's Embrace
3 Kumi Tanioka This Journey, An Endless Road
4 Kumi Tanioka You Always Make Me Happy!
5 Kumi Tanioka Tower Of Yggdrasil
6 Kumi Tanioka The Depths Of A Dark Love
7 Kumi Tanioka Endless Thirst For Adventure
8 Kumi Tanioka Howl Of The Hermit
9 Kumi Tanioka Beast In The Stone Box
10 Kumi Tanioka Requiem For Vanr
11 Kumi Tanioka Distortion Of The Abyss
12 Kumi Tanioka Cradle Of The Slumbering Machines
13 Kumi Tanioka Ygg Ex Machina
14 Kumi Tanioka Dark Veil Of Niflheim
15 Keigo Ozaki Thazhi The Corpse
16 Kumi Tanioka Twlight Edda
17 Kumi Tanioka Weaving The Wind In The Trees
18 Kumi Tanioka Ragnarok!?
19 Kumi Tanioka The Valkyrie's Ordeal
20 Nobuo Uematsu Roar Of The Black Dragon
21 Kumi Tanioka The Great Dawn Is Coming
22 Kumi Tanioka Main Theme Medley -Piano Arrangement-
23 Kumi Tanioka Quest Medley -Piano Arrangement-
24 Kumi Tanioka Dark Veil Of Niflheim -Piano Arrangement-
25 Kumi Tanioka You Always Make Me Happy! -Piano Arrangement-

Gallery

References

  1. ESRB (n.d.). Ragnarok Odyssey Ace. [online] ESRB. Available at: https://archive.is/t8cK1 [Accessed 1 Jun. 2024].
  2. GungHo America (2014). Ragnarok Odyssey ACE Set For European Release April 30. [online] GungHo . Available at: https://archive.is/Odn1B [Accessed 7 Jan. 2024].
  3. GungHo Online Entertainment America (2013). GungHo Online Entertainment America to Publish Ragnarok Odyssey ACE in Europe. [online] GungHo America. Available at: https://archive.is/wip/VAXXT [Accessed 7 Jan. 2024]. ‌
  4. Ragnarok Odyssey Ace - GungHo Entertainment . (n.d.). Ragnarok Odyssey Ace - Added Features. [online] Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20140722202250/http://www.roa-gungho.com/ [Accessed 7 Jan. 2024]. ‌
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 GungHo Online Entertainment America (2014). Index [online]. Ragnarok Odyssey Ace. Available at: https://archive.is/BSc8N [Accessed 7 Jan. 2024].