Forget Halo, There's Only One Game I Care About On The 360
Lost OdysseyFor the record, I've played every Halo to date and I fully intend to play Halo 4. I expect it to be fantastic.
I have also played and enjoyed every Gears of War, and I have 15 other Xbox 360 games in my collection as well. I've got maybe 70 PS3 titles but that's because- 1. I work for a PlayStation-centric website and I get a lot of PS3 review copies, some of which I keep, and 2. There are simply waaaaaay more worthwhile exclusive titles on the PS3. And for the latter reason, the 360 mostly just gathers dust these days.
However, there is one game I'll go back to and play. There's one game that will force me to keep my Xbox 360 and amazingly enough, it's because this title allows me to relive the glory days of the PS1, when the JRPG ruled. The game, of course, is Lost Odyssey, which featured a true turn-based mechanic ('gasp'), a pretty decent story, strong characters, beautifully drawn environments, and perhaps strangely, some of the finest writing of the generation. I'm not talking about the actual script; I'm talking about the wonderfully penned dream sequences that were essentially short stories. A professional did those, I'm fairly certain.
At any rate, I definitely want to go back and play it again, and I can't say that about any other 360 game. Hell, I'm willing to keep the 360 plugged in and ready to go until I have time to play Lost Odyssey again. If you were a hardcore JRPG fan in the PS1 days like me and you haven't played the game in question, buy a 360. No, I'm not kidding. You can thank me later.
Tags: xbox 360, lost odyssey, rpgs, role playing games, rpg fans
11/30/2012 12:22:59 AM Ben Dutka
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dmiitrie
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 1:31:24 AM
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Mogreen
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 2:20:51 AM
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This website has been compromised lol
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 3:47:39 AM
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Underdog15
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 10:45:58 AM
Except no, because XBOX has had nothing in that genre since.
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Ultimadream
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 2:39:24 AM
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The story itself, I found a bit cheesy at times. But it was still fun, how can you not laugh when you first see Jansen as such a womanizer. But it was a fun game, and you really got the sense that you were going on an adventure, traveling the world on a quest, which is essential for an RPG and why I enjoy playing them, as I feel RPG's can present it far better than films.
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firesoul453
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 2:39:52 AM
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Ignitus
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 2:43:50 AM
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Too bad Mistwalker's third JRPG, Cry On, got cancelled because the first two didn't sell enough. You can't blame Microsoft for not trying. There isn't a mass market for JRPG's anymore. It's a shame.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 3:49:29 AM
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CrusaderForever
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 7:58:46 AM
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It's no wonder how Sony caught up in sales. Sony does it right with always pushing the creative process forward. Coming out with fantastic exclusives with new game play ideas. If Microsoft stays on this Kinect tangent with the X720 and Sony also comes out with their PS4 Holiday 2013 this next gen will be all Sony's for the taking.
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Temjin001
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 9:41:27 AM
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Ultimately, Halo is my biggest reason to stay near MS and their Xbox stuff. I like Gears well enough, I just have a hard time staying excited to play it. It's existence is more of an added perk but not a reason in and of itself.
Key 360 games/series I own are anything Halo, NG, DOA, LO, ME, AC1-3, Gears.
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Temjin001
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 10:14:50 AM
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maxpontiac
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 12:10:28 PM
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If games such Lost Odyssey would have offered the OPTION to play in real time, they might still be around.
Just a thought.
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Knightzane
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 12:51:46 PM
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firesoul453
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 4:26:51 PM
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jugheadjones
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 6:17:20 PM
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tes37
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 10:02:56 PM
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emily lockwind
Saturday, December 01, 2012 @ 4:49:58 AM
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saintaqua
Sunday, December 02, 2012 @ 1:38:41 AM
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Everyone thought it would sell on 360 so they ignored PS3 and put a big gamble on the last great turn based game on consoles.
It didn't sell well. Japan and the rest of the world decided that it meant no one wanted these big budget turn based games.
If the game had released on PS3 instead I think it would have blown up and have been something huge.
I own the game, it's fin and all, but I never could finish it, it just gets way too bland.
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ransomink
Sunday, December 02, 2012 @ 12:58:21 PM
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They made countless games for the system, one after another: Eternal Sonata (later came to PS3), Blue Dragon, Infinite Undiscovery (real title), Lost Odyssey, Tales of Vesperia, Star Ocean: The last Hope (later came to PS3), and The Last Remnant (on PC too). The PS3 only received multi-platform titles but not until waiting 2-3 years.
Japanese developers already had a huge fanbase from the PS1 and PS2, so I don't understand why they started freaking out - or who told them they need to change - in order to keep/grab new fans. That's my main question, "Who told you guys to change everything that made you great, who, WHO!?"
Anyway, Lost Odyssey is an amazing RPG in my eyes and I wish I had finished it (a friend borrowed my 360 when I was near the end of the game - 3 to 5 hrs left - and his place was broken into, along with my system).
p.s. White Knight Chronicles was the only PS3 exclusive RPG, and sadly, most of us bought it, because we finally had something ;). Too bad it destroyed the long-lasting hope beating from our hearts.
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WorldEndsWithMe
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Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 1:25:32 AM