It seems impossible but it could very well be true. The Xbox 360 might be home to the single best traditional turn-based role-playing game of the generation.
17 years later, it still stands out.
The game was indeed amazing. Great characters, gameplay and story!
But the dream sequences penned by Shigematsu were sublime.
I still remember many of these stories and I have integrated in the past in my D&D campaign many years ago.
Microsoft should have just kept pumping money into these guys. Same with a lot of the other studios... the blundered hard.
Lost Odysee deserved a franchise even though development wasn't smooth
It's not like it has had any competition since 2007. Would really like to own the short stories from it in book form.
The problem with most MS games on 360 was they didn’t make the games they paid for them and that makes you less money in the long run and isn’t something you can continue to do especially with declining sales of consoles. MS should have been starting and growing studios from the beginning but they went for paid games and it leaves them without the knowledge and culture of making games.
It’s quite hard to believe, but Lost Odyssey turns fifteen years old today. A curious product of the time, it has arguably only got better with age - and not just because of what it is, but also what it represents.
The short stories that Kaim collects/remembers are truly emotional. I remember one in particular made my eyes water.
If you've never played this, try to hunt down an original copy, or emulate it. This game was a gem.
I wish there was a remaster. This and Last Story. Sad these games were released on the...wrong platforms...
These JRPGs stand up on their own.
Lost Odyssey, without question. best JRPG this generation, period.
the best rpg game on consoles is easily demons souls. but lost odyssey is incredible as well, i would say its the best rpg on the 360, it improved on where final fantasy failed this gen.
In all fairness (and not to take anything away from Lost Odyssey) there hasn't exactly been much stellar competition in the turn-based RPG department this gen.
That said, Lost Odyssey was great. It pretty much perfected the old FF structure from previous gens, with gorgeous visuals, audio and a beautiful story to match.