CowboyAstronaut
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L0st Id3ntity said:
Kotor's battle system is actually many times more fun.
If FF12's battle system was done as it was in Kotor then I would actually enjoy playing Final Fantasy XII.
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Gametrailers - Lost Odyssey review
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Kotor's battle system is actually many times more fun.
If FF12's battle system was done as it was in Kotor then I would actually enjoy playing Final Fantasy XII.
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Gantz said:
Good idea! Write it off without even trying the game! Make sure to come back in a few weeks and flame the game based off of summaries from negative reviews! Just make sure you never admit you haven't actually played it!
ColdDeckEd
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Synless said:
Is there really that much of a difference in gameplay? The battle systems and settings are different, but they still follow the same basic RPG formula so the comparison works.
While I can appreciate the traditional approach (especially after BD, which tried too hard to be different IMO), I wish the battle sequences in LO were more ME-like, but perhaps I am asking too much of LO... After playing ME, I was hoping that LO would be like ME only in a JRPG setting.
Phoenix 2.0
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Wow, what a great review. I've grown to trust and love GameTrailers' reviews more than any site online.
I had pretty much dismissed LO earlier, but this review single-handedly made it one of my most wanted game.
It's dangerous to put that much stock in one single review, but LO seems like exactly the kind of game I've been waiting for since Final Fantasy X.
I had pretty much dismissed LO earlier, but this review single-handedly made it one of my most wanted game.
It's dangerous to put that much stock in one single review, but LO seems like exactly the kind of game I've been waiting for since Final Fantasy X.
Quite frankly, I just don't care about (most) reviews anymore. I've come to discover that my tastes, as I get older, differ more and more from what reviewers rate highly. That's not to say "my tastes get shittier with old age", I'm only 22 for christ's sake, but I think I subscribe to the notion that any future games I play should provide something new for me.
While LO clearly doesn't redefine contemporary expectations of what RPG gameplay "ought" to be, I think I subscribe to this ridiculous ambition Sackaguchi is always pimping with the emotion of LO. If the game can be emotionally stimulating in any way (something most games I've played fail over and over to do, when they try), then I'll consider it a 10/10. I prefer this narrow-minded yet focused attempt at great storytelling with an emphasis on evoking emotion more than I do the mindless hack-and-slash action RPGs that crowd the heavens.
While LO clearly doesn't redefine contemporary expectations of what RPG gameplay "ought" to be, I think I subscribe to this ridiculous ambition Sackaguchi is always pimping with the emotion of LO. If the game can be emotionally stimulating in any way (something most games I've played fail over and over to do, when they try), then I'll consider it a 10/10. I prefer this narrow-minded yet focused attempt at great storytelling with an emphasis on evoking emotion more than I do the mindless hack-and-slash action RPGs that crowd the heavens.
Phoenix 2.0
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Just ordered this from Play Asia. First time I've ever imported something like this (unless you count buying already imported games from retailers in my country.)Durante said:
Hope everything goes well. Even with VAT it should end up cheaper, and it'll be here 10 days early.
If anything screws up, I'm blaming you.
HomerSimpson-Man
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shpankey said:I too just saw the commercial for this game, holy SHIT wow! i had a friend and peer with me there and they were all like "whoa, wow" too and they rarely play games. one guy said "if that was a movie i'd run out to the theater to watch it right now".
Yes. That commercial is one hell of a eye catcher. LO looks gorgeous.
AgentOtaku
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man....wish there was a place I could print out the Jpan Boxart and swap it out with my US one =(
StriKeVillain
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A 9.6 for story? That's all I care about so I can say I'm pleased.
Kabuki Waq
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striKeVillain! said:
yea great reason to play a GAME. :lol
AgentOtaku
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Himuro said:
yeah....when they were talking about it...it pretty much also sounded near identical to the Blue Dragon battle system....even with the same spell names and what not.
Is this true? ...is it just a modified version of that...if so, thats kinda cool as far as Mistwalker continuity
The front/back row system isn't the same as BD's at all. In BD if you are in the back row you are protected whatever happens, but in Lost Odyssey each time one of your character at the front loses HP, the GC bar diminishes. The GC is divided in 4 zones, if it's between 3/4 and full, then your back row gets 4 times less damage... You should get what I'm meaning.AgentOtaku said:
Even if you heal your front row chars the GC is not going back up. You can use spells to do it, but simple healing doesn't work.
Enemies also have GC of course, so in the case of "regenerating" enemies it's still possible that the back row isn't protected at all on concentrate on it.
AgentOtaku
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Blimblim said:
so, with that, does it add a good layer to the combat then?
HomerSimpson-Man
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clashfan said:
Saw a lot of advertisement on the Military channel for some reason.
Yeah it adds a bit of depth to the combat since it allows you to concentrate on the back row (usually the most dangerous) once you have the GC down enough.AgentOtaku said:
During some boss fights it's very important since some of them have always respawning monsters on their front row. So you have to at least kill all of them once to reduce the GC to zero, then you can concentrate on the boss itself. It's something you couldn't do with the usual front/back row system. Or at least not as efficiently.
AgentOtaku
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Blimblim said:
aaahhh....like that fight early on with the Worm and the crabbies yeah?
Night_Trekker
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CowboyAstronaut said:
KotOR's battle system... fun?
On one had, I loath JRPGs and I really doubt this will be any different.
On the other hand, that commercial is pretty cool.
I guess the key factor would be the storyline, is it interesting? I know it's very derivative but is it good regardless? This is coming from a fellow who thought FFXII's storyline was boredawful.
On the other hand, that commercial is pretty cool.
I guess the key factor would be the storyline, is it interesting? I know it's very derivative but is it good regardless? This is coming from a fellow who thought FFXII's storyline was boredawful.
dermannmitdemcolt
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striKeVillain! said:
wow, that is way too much. the plot is solid but hardly anything special. a lot of wasted potential here...
