Xbox World 360 went hands on with Mistwalker's latest Japan-smashing RPG:
"We're just a little disappointed, to be honest. Kaim Argonar, the star of Lost Odyssey, is an immortal. And yet, if you and your party are defeated in combat, then it's still game over. And there we were, secretly hoping for a game that would turn the Japanese RPG format on its head. Nope; quite the opposite, in fact. This is as much a traditional J-RPG outing as Blue Dragon. But, with that expectation junked and dusted, Lost Odyssey is simply four (yep, FOUR) discs of sweet prospect."
17 years later, it still stands out.
The game was indeed amazing. Great characters, gameplay and story!
But the dream sequences penned by Shigematsu were sublime.
I still remember many of these stories and I have integrated in the past in my D&D campaign many years ago.
Microsoft should have just kept pumping money into these guys. Same with a lot of the other studios... the blundered hard.
Lost Odysee deserved a franchise even though development wasn't smooth
It's not like it has had any competition since 2007. Would really like to own the short stories from it in book form.
The problem with most MS games on 360 was they didn’t make the games they paid for them and that makes you less money in the long run and isn’t something you can continue to do especially with declining sales of consoles. MS should have been starting and growing studios from the beginning but they went for paid games and it leaves them without the knowledge and culture of making games.
It’s quite hard to believe, but Lost Odyssey turns fifteen years old today. A curious product of the time, it has arguably only got better with age - and not just because of what it is, but also what it represents.
The short stories that Kaim collects/remembers are truly emotional. I remember one in particular made my eyes water.
If you've never played this, try to hunt down an original copy, or emulate it. This game was a gem.
I wish there was a remaster. This and Last Story. Sad these games were released on the...wrong platforms...
These JRPGs stand up on their own.
great preview, i really look forward to this game.
This is going to be a fantastic addition to the Xbox 360s AAA lineup, Lost Odyssey is another classic game from the mind of Hironobu Sakaguchi who has taken the power of the Xbox 360 and harnessed its potential to truly create something special.
Quite possibly the best JRPG this year? I think its a serious contender
Hardly
everytime i hear that it makes me cringe.
knowing it won't be out here in NA in 2008. I can't imagine other parts of the world, when they will get it.
70% done with Eternal Sonata, and this is my next Jrpg.
FF this, FF that. FF is not the only Jrpg that deserves play. Again off topic, but this game is as old-school, as it gets.
Luv my random/turn-based battle and the story seems interesting. As a Non "Only" FF Jrpg gamer, I'm getting this. FF13 will have it's time and day.