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 On 02/18/2019 at 06:14 PM by Matt Snee See More From This User » |
Lost Odyssey was part of Microsoft's plan to get JRPG's released on their Xbox 360. To an extent, it worked. There were a good deal of them, some of them good, some of them terrible. Lost Odyssey was a good one. Unfortunately, people who tended to play JRPG's didn't buy the 360, so they had low sales, and later in the 360's life, the program dried up.
Developed by Mistwalker, it was produced by the legendary Hironobu Sakaguchi, of Final Fantasy fame, and even included beautiful music composed by Nobuo Uematsu, also of Final Fantasy fame (great music!). The game is about a few people who are immortal, living on when their loved ones die, and forgetting their lives as a defense mechanism.
It's not a perfect game by any means, but it reaches a lot of highs. There are also some lows - random battles in a HD game, a bizarre minigame during a funeral, and a bit of grinding. But it's a beautiful game, with a great story.
What I liked best about it is it allowed you to have five members in your battle party, where most JRPG's only allow three or four. I really dug that, and it made the combat interesting. Others complained it made the battle slow.
I keep hoping they'll re-release a remastered or definitive version (c'mon, Switch port!) but I don't think it's going to happen. It is backward compatible on the Xbox One.
I had a great time with this game, and was truly moved by the story.
I put a ton of hours into this game and enjoyed every minute of it. The dreams were beautifully written and brought me to tears more than once.
The promise of RPGs is what got me to buy a 360 (er, it was a Christmas present for my son actually) but after this game and Blue Dragon there was a lot of crap.
yeah this game was really cool. Had a lot of great things going for it.
That's a really interesting concept and I wish every JRPG with a good story could have action mechanics so I could experience these interesting concepts without all the turn-based combat and menus. 
Noooooooooooooo
It's sitting in my digital library still. I'd like a whole summer to go through my now massive backlog on Xbox.
yeah my backlog ain't pretty either.
Whenever someone throws out the question "What's the best Final Fantasy?" there is always snarky person who says Lost Odyssey. I picked up a copy of this a few years ago for a couple bucks at a consignment sale for children's clothes (you never know what you're going to find), but haven't played it yet. Such a cool premise.
I had to look up the box cover because it sounds familiar. I was never into these style of games but it maybe something I like now. Now you're making me find a reason to visit GameStop.
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