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For fans of epic, old school, turn-based Japanese RPGs, Lost Odyssey couldn't come quickly enough, but you've still got some waiting to do yet. Luckily, Gametrailers has a preview running that may satiate your appetite for a wee moment. 

All I can say is, as one of those aforementioned fans, I am positively drooling for this, but maintaining caution just in case it disappoints. That said, it looks gorgeous, has a promising story and is boasting some kick-arse music, which is really flavoring that caution with some heady optimism.

I do wonder why Japanese RPGs seem obsessed with casting female-to-male transsexuals in the lead role, though.


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Buster's Avatar
Buster at 01/28/2008 23:08
i already got the money saved waiting for it to come out
EtherealEcho's Avatar
EtherealEcho at 01/28/2008 23:13
I'm approaching this with cautious optimism,got my money set aside too.
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Trowble at 01/28/2008 23:19
I haven't played a JRPG in years, since Tales of Symphonia, which I didn't beat, but this is really grinding my gears. Maybe, I'll pick this up... maybe
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Peronthious at 01/28/2008 23:20
Looks nice, but I'm very wary about the rumored 20+ hours of cut scenes. The numerous seemingly endless cut scenes in Xenogears were bad enough; this doesn't sound too appetizing. Fingers crossed, it won't be that bad, but we'll see.
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Fading Star at 01/28/2008 23:35
Oh please don't suck!
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microwavefood at 01/28/2008 23:35
random encounters...
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Tekoa at 01/28/2008 23:45
im excited!
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MonkeyKombat at 01/28/2008 23:48
I've been looking forward to this game for a while now. I just hope the random encounters aren't too frequent.
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RJG at 01/29/2008 00:00
I fucking goddamn hate random encounters. They are the stupidest thing ever. Ambushes yes. They make sense. Walking through open scenery and suddenly coming across a giant dinosaur from nowhere is just fucking retarded. At least put the enemies visible on the map, and have them chase you. Grandia had an awesome battle system, one of the best if not THE best real time turn based battle system, and it didn't need random encounters.

That said, depending on the quality of the story, I might give it a go and suck it down. Hopefully there are plenty of items and abilities to ward of weak, time consuming enemy battles.
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RJG at 01/29/2008 00:03
I fucking goddamn hate random encounters. They are the stupidest thing ever. Ambushes yes. They make sense. Walking through open scenery and suddenly coming across a giant dinosaur from nowhere is just fucking retarded. At least put the enemies visible on the map, and have them chase you. Grandia had an awesome battle system, one of the best if not THE best real time turn based battle system, and it didn't need random encounters.

That said, depending on the quality of the story, I might give it a go and suck it down. Hopefully there are plenty of items and abilities to ward of weak, time consuming enemy battles.
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RJG at 01/29/2008 00:05
Goddamn double posts. Anyway, I forgot a point.

The 40 hour runtime. That better be bloody content too. I don't want 20 hours of actual fun stuff and then 20 hours of grinding or farming items to advance the story. Side quests are fine, as long as they're optional, and don't prevent the player from actually finishing the game by punishing them for not fighting 500 griffins to collect rat teeth to make a bone saw to fight the second form of the five stage final boss that is made of angel wings and an orchestra.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 01/29/2008 00:11
Aerith dies.
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Your moms new boyfriend at 01/29/2008 00:13
Not all that fond of random encounters, but it looks so good, I guess I could say I'm bicurious about this game.
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SourGr8pes at 01/29/2008 00:14
Yeah, it LOOKS pretty, but it also LOOKS like it has archaic gameplay. I love JRPGs as much as the next RPG enthusiast, but I dislike how they want to take the progression of 20+ years of RPGs and toss it out the window.
If I wanted to play oldschool games, I'll gladly go to my shelf and pick one. I buy new games for new concepts.

And do not want on the 20+ hours of cutscene. And I thought Xenosaga was bad... I like playing my RPG's thankyouverymuch.
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bottled dark at 01/29/2008 00:16
i dont even think "Do Want!" can describe the way i feel right now.
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maxio098ui at 01/29/2008 00:48
i heard four discs and peed my pants. i love jrpg's And i can only hope suckage does not belong to this games
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naia-the-gamer at 01/29/2008 01:25
I think I must be the only person left on the planet that actually still likes random encounters. For some reason it never bothers me.

I actually liked Blue Dragon and niche RPG's like it so I would imagine that I will most likely love Lost Odessy.
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ceark at 01/29/2008 02:11
I'm excited and uncertain about this at the same time. I didn't like blue dragon that much, so hopefully this lives up to the hype better. hopefuly that 40 hours of gameplay is mostly solid gameplay and not all cutscenes.

Random Encounters though =P I could do without that. and 4 disc? -_-
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Lastrite at 01/29/2008 02:14
I have an import JAP version (works with PAL and has english voices) and the game is amazing!
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Spooky Electric at 01/29/2008 02:17
I am pretty much with bottled dark and naia. It is ridiculous how much I am anticipating this game. I also loved Blue Dragon, and random encounters don't bother me. It's strange, people complain when there are too many cutscenes, but they'll also complain when they have to battle. Do you want to play the game or not?
I must say I am a Sakaguchi fanboy. In fact, if he and Itagaki didn't hate Sony so much, I'd probably never have bought a 360, even with gems like Bioshock and Mass Effect on it. Here's hoping Mistwalker's next RPG features some Yoshitaka Amano artwork.
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Im OK at 01/29/2008 02:44
Okay, I didn't like Final Fantasy XII all that much over all (though I'm currently trying to play through it a second time, since I never beat it the first time), but it did get one thing right: it finally got rid of random battles.

I'm not saying that this is a deal breaker or anything, because I'm still getting Lost Odyssey, no doubt, just that it's a very minor annoyance.
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BlackDove at 01/29/2008 03:21
Hehe, four disks.

Yeah, we don't need a new format.
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Rainbowblack at 01/29/2008 03:24
jesus Ive yet to give UPS my 360 lol

not like it'll be back before this beauty though

GTA perhaps, god willing, but not Lost Odyssey
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Rainbowblack at 01/29/2008 03:27
whats everyones problem wioth random encounters? either you dont play RPG's very much or you just started playing RPG's within the past 5 years
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Necros at 01/29/2008 04:02
Looks good, but here's hoping it's not all cutscenes.
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Knives at 01/29/2008 04:50
I have ***swallows some hope and dreams*** average expectations for this game.

@I'm Ok
WorthPlaying said: "If you simply want to play Final Fantasy, then keep waiting because Lost Odyssey is not what you want. It may well be the opposite."
Dunno if that's good or bad for you.

@Naia
I like random encounters except when I'm passing through a place I outgrew a long time ago. I really like the tension of being low on health and running to a town/healing point wishing I don't get attacked, but I hate getting into 20 battles on my way back to somewhere with monsters that receive 3 or 4 times their hp in damage from me.
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Spooky Electric at 01/29/2008 05:38
That's a REALLY good preview, and it's somehow getting me even more excited for this game than I already am. Oh my lord, two weeks to go! Thanks knives!
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Batthink at 01/29/2008 06:08
I'm liking the look of this. I wonder when this is out in Europe.
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Im OK at 01/29/2008 06:11
@Rainbowblack

whats everyones problem wioth random encounters?

Random encounters suck ass. They were fine back with FF1 up through FFX, when we didn't really know any better, but now that there are many RPGs available that use alternatives to random battles, random battles seems incredibly archaic and lame.

either you dont play RPG's very much or you just started playing RPG's within the past 5 years

For what it's worth, I've been playing RPGs since 1995 when I first played EarthBound. EarthBound, by the way, didn't have random encounters, since the enemies were visible in the overworld prior to battle. See, even way back then, some games had already progressed beyond random battles.
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atheistium at 01/29/2008 06:41
Even though 2 of the main characters look like fags (the girl looks awesome), I shall still get this game xD
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dtomek at 01/29/2008 07:13
Since when have JRPG's progressed the model? I always thought people liked them because in all reality they don't. I'll take my JRPG's for what they are and look for any inspiration in the western flavors. Can't wait for this, but really can't wait for Fallout :)
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NUMBER-EIGHTY at 01/29/2008 09:07
It is good to know the voice acting is done by the godfather of balsa wood, Keanu Reeves
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moonkid at 01/29/2008 09:11
Random battles? Can someone please phone Japan and tell them it's 2008.

I was looking forward to this when I knew almost nothing about it. It's a good preview video but its got my generic JRPG alarm working overtime.
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Hitogoroshi at 01/29/2008 10:14
Looks pretty cool. Though I'm kinda done with the lost memory theme.
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Steel Squirrel at 01/29/2008 20:56
Looks like it's going to be really good. As far as archaic gameplay goes, if you don't like old-school JRPG's, don't bother playing it.

It's definitely looking like a very traditional JRPG, but so was Dragon Quest VIII and that game was fucking awesome.

Sometimes it's more about the high level of dedication, effort, and polish put into the same old RPG mold, than it is redefining the RPG genre altogether. Lost Odyssey is what it is. Pure Japanese RPG nerdgasm material.

I'm still really fucking confused about the whole mid-riff armor that Kaim is wearing though. Why the fuck do they still create costumes like this? Random encounters I can hang with, leaving your midsection completely vulnerable for the sake of being a sexy man-bitch I don't get.......
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Steel Squirrel at 01/29/2008 20:59
Looks like it's going to be really good. As far as archaic gameplay goes, if you don't like old-school JRPG's, don't bother playing it.

It's definitely looking like a very traditional JRPG, but so was Dragon Quest VIII and that game was fucking awesome.

Sometimes it's more about the high level of dedication, effort, and polish put into the same old RPG mold, than it is redefining the RPG genre altogether. Lost Odyssey is what it is. Pure Japanese RPG nerdgasm material.

I'm still really fucking confused about the whole mid-riff armor that Kaim is wearing though. Why the fuck do they still create costumes like this? Random encounters I can hang with, leaving your midsection completely vulnerable for the sake of being a sexy man-bitch I don't get.......
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Steel Squirrel at 01/29/2008 21:00
oops sorry
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