I never understood the need for new innovations in games. Yes, innovative gaming is great and is needed to push the industry forward, to knock a game (especially good games) for using an existing formula is idiotic. A great game is a great game, whether it pushes the genre forward or not should not matter. More props to games that do propel gaming forwards though but those that don't shouldn't be heavily criticized for not doing so.
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Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) Official Japanese Release Thread
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At least battles were awesome in that. I take it you are talking about what happens when you run out of VP/SP/TP whatever. That one health, one skill point shit.McDragon said:
And we are nothing but hardcore gaming nerds. They as critics probably get tired of seeing the same thing used over and over again with the same characters and similar moveset (but zelda still scores good). I respect them for trying to promote new ideas constantly. Old ideas are good but not what we should just sit down and love because they are "solid".
I think they mention it as negative because of the team involved and money being thrown at it. LO does some nice new things though just hasn't broke the mold like sakaguichi did before. He has his older self to live up too remember.
Rabbit Lord
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.Psychotext said:
L0st Id3ntity
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He's a poor man, he's looking for excuses to shrink his list.h3ro said:
j/k
Paracelsus said:
Thanks. It's good to know BD finally passed 200k. I was looking for some solid proof for that.
I think jonnyram has the right idea. Too many dickhead trolls just hanging on to every last word that anyone who gives impressions might have to say. That actually goes for both positive and negative comments. Not worth giving early impressions with people like that around.
Dai Kaiju
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Sakaguchi has said himself that he doesn't believe he has what it takes to make a good action game, and that he's better at telling a story. I kind of look at Mistwalker the same way I look at Bioware, in that they create these incredible universes/stories that are hampered by mediocre gameplay. It would be really cool if devs like that could team up with devs that have the opposite problem, such as Team Ninja or Epic.
Ack, and I was looking forward to yours. I'll patiently wait then. :_(duckroll said:I think jonnyram has the right idea. Too many dickhead trolls just hanging on to every last word that anyone who gives impressions might have to say. That actually goes for both positive and negative comments. Not worth giving early impressions with people like that around.
Alaluef said:
Well I didn't actually get the game yesterday. Damn delays.
I'll definitely be getting it today. I just feel that people should stop hanging on to every minor comment in impressions to push their agenda without playing it themselves. It's really stupid and annoying. I'll probably be posting impressions, but I think I'll put a bit more time to promoting Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida first. That underdog needs some recognition.
Looks like I'll be playing it sooner then planned, a friend purchased a Japanese console off Ebay and ordered Lost Odyssey of yes asia. Kind of an idiotic purchase but it benefits me. A question for those that have played, is it difficult to navigate through the game without the english menus?
Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida looks addictive.duckroll said:Well I didn't actually get the game yesterday. Damn delays.
I'll definitely be getting it today. I just feel that people should stop hanging on to every minor comment in impressions to push their agenda without playing it themselves. It's really stupid and annoying. I'll probably be posting impressions, but I think I'll put a bit more time to promoting Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida first. That underdog needs some recognition.
LO really piqued my interest after many things you pointed, but I'm still curious about some technical stuff that people have been mentioning. But yeah, it seems that the opinions are getting overly positive or negative, it would be better if everyone was more rational.
Well, take your time. I hope you're able the game without further delays.
Wow, looking at the videos , the game might actually exceed my expectations. The VA seems to be decent and I quite like the emotions displayed in the characters's face during conversations. However , I am not sure if it is my codec or not but ... is the voice abt 2 seconds too early than the lip movement?
props to Blim and Mizuhara for the vids!
props to Blim and Mizuhara for the vids!
FateBreaker
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When someone gets a chance, I'd love to see some combat videos.
I think the story, characters, visuals and music are all really neat and interesting, but it's not worth a damn if there's no gameplay. Obviously that's not the case, but man, how long do you go before you see combat?
I think the story, characters, visuals and music are all really neat and interesting, but it's not worth a damn if there's no gameplay. Obviously that's not the case, but man, how long do you go before you see combat?
KTallguy said:
First boss: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1712464
Some other boss: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1705372
Some other other boss: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1712339
Some other other other boss: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1714905
Haven't seem them myself aside from the first boss. Don't want spoilers. Enjoy.
duckroll said:
Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply... heads to playasia to check on OST availability...
Edit to add link:
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-na-49-en-70-2e4e.html
$38.00 after shipping...
Do you have a nicovideo.jp account? They have videos showing off the combat at early and later stages in the game there.KTallguy said:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/tag/ロストオデッセイ
That's the tag for all the Lost Odyssey videos(I believe). Beware of some spoilers though.
Edit: Nevermind, I see Duckroll already provided the links.
FateBreaker
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ethelred said:
if only the majority of people were like you.
FateBreaker
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ethelred said:
OK. Well thanks for that elaboration.
duckroll said:But but.... Cry On is an action RPG! Maybe that's why you cry every 15 minutes.
Is Cry On even in development anymore? I think the last news we received about it was them announcing the switch in development teams back in January. Hopefully we see something next year, it was actually the game I was most excited about coming from Mistwalker.
FateBreaker
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Error said:the world would've been a sad place if 90% of the games were turn based rpgs! with 5% being 2d platformers and the other 5% being adventure games.
no action games
god, you're right. what the HELL was i thinking.
â Narayan
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You, and several others, pimp this statement a lot, you know?duckroll said:But but.... Cry On is an action RPG! Maybe that's why you cry every 15 minutes.
FateBreaker
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U K Narayan said:
Well come on, how could you not?
AndriaSang
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h3ro said:
The music is fantastic. I don't know about 5.1, but it does support Dolby Digital.
I gave in and played the first 30 mins or so without saving just to check it out.
So amazing. Outside the loading, which is a bit longer than is acceptable, it's the most incredible looking and sounding experience. This is what a next-gen rpg is. Can't really care much about FFXIII when I have LO.
So amazing. Outside the loading, which is a bit longer than is acceptable, it's the most incredible looking and sounding experience. This is what a next-gen rpg is. Can't really care much about FFXIII when I have LO.
L0st Id3ntity
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Nice, I knew the game would look great, too bad for the loading, altough it doesn't bother me that much.Bebpo said:
If you play more, please post more impressions.
Thanks.
dark steve
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Anyone who's qualified to give an opinion on the quality of the writing - I'd love to hear more impressions about it, especially the text-only bits.
FOR BONUS POINTS: Find and describe scenes which will be censored or otherwise altered, as well as intricacies that will obviously not make it through even the best localization intact!
FOR BONUS POINTS: Find and describe scenes which will be censored or otherwise altered, as well as intricacies that will obviously not make it through even the best localization intact!