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Lost Odyssey
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Lost Odyssey tells the epic journey of Kaim, a 1000 year old immortal with no memory of his past. He soon discovers there are other immortals as a conspiracy begins to unravel.
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This game is worth it for Jansen

The Short Pros - A JRPG from the original creators of Final Fantasy - Old school, turn based RPGs with several unique twists - A well crafted premise and story - Fantastic music by Nobuo Uematsu ( Fin… Read more

A JRPG that doesn't take many risks, but still has its charm

TL:DR version ------------------- Too tired: Didn't write. Sorry! Skim down to the Closing section if you want. ------------------- Long Version Wouldn't it have been crazy if our industrial revolutio… Read more

It Will Fill that Square Enix-Shaped Hole in your Xbox 360 Heart

Orignally posted on my blog SPOILER ALERT: This review may contain story spoilers. Read at your own risk! Sakaguchi’s new company Mistwalker has had its share of problems. For very perplexing reasons… Read more

Lost Odyssey was not a Final Fantasy killer but still a fun RPG.

There are a ton of things that I loved about Lost Odyssey. The dungeons were fun and full of random puzzles. I love the collection aspect of the game, there are a ton of accessories, skills, spells, a… Read more

A flawed gem in the JRPG genre

Ever heard of Hironobu Sakuguchu? If you haven't then you have been living under a rock. He is the creator of the most popular JRPG series and one of the most popular video game franchises, Final Fant… Read more

Familiar but long-lasting and enjoyable.

Lost Odyssey is everything you would probably expect from the man behind the now infamous Final Fantasy series. Whether or not this is necessarily a good thing or not relies solely on your opinion of… Read more

Final Fantasy Rival?

WARNING: Spoilers, Bad Language! Having finished Blue Dragon only quite a while before picking up Lost Odyssey at launch, I have to say that it feels that some content from Blue Dragon was inserted to… Read more

Review:Lost Odyssey

Lost Odyssey is a JRPG from famed team that has brought you some of the greatest of the final fantasy series over the years. Now broke away from squarenix to make their own gaming developing company M… Read more

Remeber when JRPGs were this good?

The reviews for this game that I saw touted it as a moderately fun, but archaic JRPG. I did'nt expect anything special when I picked it up. I'm glad to say I was surprised. Gameplay First off, this is… Read more

A trip down memory lane.

If I had to describe Lost Odyssey in one phrase, it would be old school. From the turn-based random battles to the frequent cut scenes to the game's 40-50 hour length (spread over four discs, even), t… Read more

An Unforgettable Odyssey

Any RPG fan will, from the out set of this game tell you one thing. Lost Odyssey plays a lot like Final Fantasy 10. In fact the combat system feels almost identical right down to the menus and 'Turn w… Read more

Get Lost in this Odyssey

2008 is shaping up to be the year of the RPG. It's still early on and yet there are numerous titles being released across many platforms, the most interesting of them being the 360. Lost Odyssey isn't… Read more

Lost Odyssey still stuck in the mist

Mistwalker Despite its impressive graphics, Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Lost Odyssey still doesn’t tick enough boxes to make the 360 exclusive a must-play game. It’s still a solid RPG, but odd camera control… Read more

Quirky, disjointed, but mostly enjoyable

Let me start this review by saying that if you're not into traditional Japanese roleplaying games, you might not want to start with Lost Odyssey. The difficulty of the early parts of the game might be… Read more

Lost Odyssey is a very good jrpg.

Lost Odyssey at first glance appears to be nothing special. It looks like a 90s style console rpg living in the past. Generic. Boring. Frustrating. However, when you actually play it, you realize that… Read more

Lost Odyssey "Almost, but not quite"

Time Spent: 40 to 50 Hours "Almost, but not quite" Well after finally getting my hands on this game I was blown away, it's probably the most enjoyable RPG I've played since Final Fantasy 8. The graphi… Read more

A very deliberate odyssey

Running four disks, perhaps one of the most insanely over the top intro’s in gaming, and a sometime obtuse and initially slow plot that centers around an amnesiac immortal warrior: Hironobu Sakaguchi,… Read more

Less than the sum of its parts.

I really wanted to like Lost Odyssey, I really did. But after spending nearly 60 hours with the game, the only thing I came away with, was wanting those 60 hours back. From a gameplay perspective, Los… Read more

instant classic

With so much hype going into Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey at the same time, it was hard to not get excited if you are an RPG fan. With the lack-luster performance of Blue Dragon, my expectations were… Read more

The best JRPG currently on 360

The game begins with Kaim fighting on a battle field, chopping down soldiers no problem, but then out of no where comes this meteor falling from the sky. Kaim manages to survive without a scratch. Not… Read more

From the makers of Final Fantasy comes Lost Odyssey

was excited, worried and also happy that this game was one of the first RPG's to come out this year, this game is infact a story telling game where you just get to fight and hear some pretty good voic… Read more

The journey of eternity begins with one step

Lost Odyssey is a special breed of JRPGs. While it doesn't do anything completely new with the gameplay, the story does a complete 180 compared to most out there. It tells the story of Kaim Argonar, a… Read more

An Odyssey that you can get lost in...

The Xbox and the Xbox 360 really have not had much to offer for RPG enthusiasts. That was mostly Sony's territory, as the PS2 had a barrage of excellent, and not so excellent, Role-Playing Games. The… Read more

A Franchise to Rival Final Fantasy

Lost Odyssey on the surface looks to be a typical JRPG that could be enjoyable for fans of the genre but nothing that memorable or stunning. However, as you delve into the world of Lost Odyssey, it ea… Read more

Lost Odyssey

My name is Adam and I'm a turn-based combat-aholic. My other confession? Lost Odyssey is my first Japanese RPG and I can say without a doubt that it won't be my last. Almost every moment of this game… Read more

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