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I'll make this short. If you're an old school turn based JRPG fan who wants something with next gen graphics...this is your game! I'm 26 and I grew up playing the original Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior games as a kid. I've stayed up to date playing virtually every RPG I could get my hands on for every console since. Lost Odyssey's story, game play, and music are all exceptional in the realm of turn-based JRPGs and it's comparable to the legendary PSX RPGs. The graphics and cutscenes are exceptional. If you have an HDTV, expect lots of eye candy and well done cutscenes...also the English voice acting is well done unlike other next gen RPGs such as Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, and Enchanted Arms.
This game in my opinion is the best next gen RPG hands down. I'm actually sad it didn't come out to PS3 mostly because I'm console neutral (I have all the new consoles and most of the old ones) and I think Playstation exclusive owners are more likely to appreciate a quality JRPG than XBOX360 exclusive owners (who are bigger fans of FPS games). This game deserved better in terms of sales.
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I've been idly wondering if this is the best current-gen game I've played. It has incredibly awesome depth to the gameplay, but the place where it has a leg up on the Bioshocks and Devil May Cry's is in its story and characters. The only other game I've played in the past year and a half which has hooked me to its story and characters so much is Phoenix Wright 3. Everything else, with the possible exception of the Orange Box, has been simply "fun to play", but nothing that has me laughing one moment and sad the next, nothing that has me looking forward to the next cutscene just so I can see where the plot will go next, what the characters will do. I found out a few days ago that Lost Odyssey was written by a famous author, so....that explains it.
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The above paragraph is what happens when you excitedly write a review for a game when you've only played 2 discs out of 4. I had the gameplay down, so that part of the review is fine. But the story, which was so involving in the first two discs (as apparent from my frothing love for it) completely, utterly failed to live up its early promises. From the first two discs, you think you're in for a tale full of truly adult themes (like the death of your mother or child), which is why it is so horrendous that it completely devolves into "The Bad Guy went South! We must Stop Him!" and (paraphrasing): "Sarah, the path ahead is blocked with ice. Will you be our fire rod?" in the last two discs. Unfortunately I can't change the star rating for my review, but rest assured it would have went down at least one star. It's still fun to play, but in an RPG, you get your fill of the gameplay after 40-50 hours...and when the plot is this bad, there's not much incentive to go ahead and even finish the game.
Gameplaywise, it's a traditional turn-based RPG, with incredible depth. It has a fun timing-based attack system, but only if you equp a Ring to your character. Of course, you can assemble Rings on your own, determining what kind of effects it'll have on your character's attack. You can switch Rings around mid-battle, so you can change your sword from a water-based attack (complete with droplets gushing out of the sword), to a fiery blade, depending on what kind of enemy you're going to attack next.
The same goes for skills and spells. You can equip Accessories (which show up on your character in cutscenes and such) that teach your character skills. Immortals can learn these skills permanently, but anyone who has the Accessory equipped can use the skill it provides. This lends the system a kind of Final Fantasy X-2 feel, with everyone capable of obtaining access to high-level magic spells...so long as you're willing to give up whatever previous Accessory you had equipped on them.
To prevent the Immortals from becoming godly beings (at least early in the game), each Immortal has "skill slots", which you can equip a skill in. You can find things called Skill Seeds throughout the game, which creates a new skill slot for the Immortal you gave it to.
The incredibly fun strategic gameplay, along with the awe-inspiring music (Nobou Uematsu can do no wrong), means that if you're even slightly interested in traditional turn-based RPGs, if you have any fond memories of any of the Final Fantasy games, or Chrono Trigger, or Suikoden....you owe it to yourself to try this one out. Just go in there knowing the plot falls flat on its face about halfway through the game.
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I won't go into the detailed review of the game as others have done a much better job. However, I would like to discuss the nature of game reviewers, difficulties in games, and Lost Odyssey.
I remember when Ninja Gaiden came out for the Xbox and half the reviewers hated it for its difficulty. Unfortunately, as the nature of reviewers are, they like to speed through a game as fast as possible so they can finish their review and move on to the next. Most games today require not much more than button mashing to beat. In the same vein, certain RPGs, such as Final Fantasy only require the simple attack, attack, heal, heal strategy to beat. These reviewers EXPECT this kind of game play. But when they don't see that, rather than use strategy, they reverted to grinding levels. Which is why they got angry at the game, giving it 7.5 - 8.5 ratings.
What people need to know is that this game DISCOURAGES grinding, hence the 1 exp per battle once you hit your optimal level. Boss fights require tactics and strategy, which is refreshing for an RPG. One of the biggest problem with Mass Effect was that the game was too easy once your character levels up. The biggest problem with Bioshock is that there is virtually no fear of dying. The payoff and satisfaction most gamers get is when they overcome an obstacle that appears difficult and impossible at first. This is the same satisfaction you get when you beat Ninja Gaiden.
Reviewers are a jaded bunch. They no longer play games for the fun of it but rather to meet a deadline to post a review. Do yourself a favor and play this game for yourself and see why it's one of the best RPG released for the Xbox 360 or any system.
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This is a standard Japanese RPG if you havent played one before chances are you wont like it. But for RPG addicts like myself its a must buy.
Its just that simple.
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Lets cut right to the chase. I love the game. The graphics are amazing, the story is gripping, and the gameplay is what it is-old school turn based JRPG. If you're into that as I am, you'll be hooked. The only gripe I have with the game is there are a few long stretches in the game where you CAN'T SAVE. A part in particular involved the death and funeral of a certain character. That part goes on for over an hour with no chance to save. Theres a few long story sequences and some mini games that happen during this stretch. Its important to the story, but when I should've been focused on that I was only thinking "I'm tired, when the heck am I going to be able to save and quit!?" This might be a minor nitpick, but I felt it was big enough to warrant writing my first review on here. Other than that Lost Odyssey is an amazing RPG that shouldn't be missed.
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