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"Lost Odyssey might be one of the most touching games I've ever played. I remember meeting that dying woman in the village who turned out to be my - lead character Kaim's - long-lost daughter, even though we looked roughly the same age. Then there was the gnarled old pirate your team meets (and recruits) who turns out to be the son of a lady in your party, who looks much younger than he does. This is possible because Kaim and a few others are immortals and have lived for hundreds of years."
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.
This game should get UE4 treatment by developers. Either that or a genuine sequel using UE4, The engine has much to offer.
Article left a lot to be desired, but I'm thankful it led me to that Youtube channel with all the Thousand Years of Dreams ( https://www.youtube.com/cha...
Lost Odyssey IS a classic. It's amazing, actually. In part for its "A Thousand Years of Dreams", yes. They are so unbelievably beautiful.
LO was one of the most memorable game experiences of the last generation for me. Scenes, snippets of dialogue, the dreams, the music, the art - they all seem permanently printed beneath my skin. It's a beautiful, beautiful game and I honestly think the author of this piece downplays its quality. Oh well, I'm glad for any new piece written about LO; it deserves to be remembered.
This game was so underrated, on Metacritic it average's a 78, that is ridiculous. This game deserves at least a 9 out of 10.