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A playthrough of Working Designs' 1997 role-playing game for the Sega Saturn, Albert Odyssey: The Legend of Eldean. This is the first part of a two-part playthrough. The second half can be found here: I show all of the optional cutscenes and side-quests as I go. Albert Odyssey isn't a name that tends to pop up a lot in conversations about old video games, likely due to the fact that this Saturn-exclusive JRPG is the only game in Sunsoft's series to ever be released in English. In Japan, the first two Albert Odyssey games are highly regarded strategy RPGs for the Super Famicom, with the first being considered a major classic and genre staple. Legend of Eldean diverges from that formula quite a bit, and its original name, Albert Odyssey Gaiden, makes that quite clear from the outset. In most ways, it is as traditional of a JRPG as you would find in the 1990s. It follows the typical set-up - a boy finds out that he's exceptional af
