Gamers have been somewhat shocked at the packaging solution for the 4 disc game Lost Odyssey. For the American version of the game, discs 1 to 3 are stacked, while disc 4 is in a paper envelope inside the case. In comparison, the Asian version of the game has a much more professional solution with the discs stored in a fatter flip book style case.
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.
Wow what else can you say...? This is cheap BS. I am getting this game today but at least the shock of the $hit packaging wont be a surprise now. Not only does the Asia packaging look better but I also prefer the white discs.
Guess I will just go out and buy a multi-case for myself.
i have the pal version and it has slots for each of the 4cd's , dunno why they did that for the us release
i would be royally cheesed if i was buying LO. that makes losing a disc just that much easier. was it really to much trouble to get the asian packaging
four discs is this a game or a pack of cards
Wow that's awful for shame on them for not wasting more plastics. No worries for me seeing that I put them in a CD case after getting the game.