AndyMoogle
Member
Yes, sadly it was not implemented back then. But at least if we get the game on Xbox One BC it should have significantly shorter load times.
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I want a Lost Odyssey PC port
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Yes, sadly it was not implemented back then. But at least if we get the game on Xbox One BC it should have significantly shorter load times.
yeah each area has a level limit where you start getting crap exp, I kind of like that since it stops you from overleveling when trying to grind for skills/or doing whatever, and other party members can catch up in level fast.
blue dragon is better with encounters though, you can grind for skill points without entering battle and you can see enemies on screen
I had a good time with both Mistwalker games, although I find both games' story to be weak
blue dragon is better with encounters though, you can grind for skill points without entering battle and you can see enemies on screen
I had a good time with both Mistwalker games, although I find both games' story to be weak
Haha, ok good. Glad I wasn't misremembering. Yea, fighting the early bosses without a full party was pretty punishing without the ability to grind.
gregor7777
Banned
LO and BD to BC and PC please. 
Wow, thanks for this! The game itself was mediocre as fuck, but these stories were insanely good.
IIRC there was a trick or something to grind easily at Numara Atoll.
Frank Jaeger
Member
The thing is, that for me, PERSONALLY and considering that I would buy a xbone down the line, I prefer immensely to have a virtual library that I just download from.
For at least another 10 years I'll have to move frenquently (each two years maybe, academic work sucks) and having to deal with consoles AND discs is just too much. I think that next time I have to move I'll just take my PS3 back home for good and I sold my Bloodborne disc to buy the digital GOTY edition... so yeah, having it in my steam library would be 10x better!
The Illiterati
Member
Basically, this game was the one unplayed regret I had about selling my 360 a few years ago. Everything else I either played or can be obtained elsewhere. So I hope it's one day ported or at least BC.
Oh I definitely agree. Part of the reason I prefer the PC by far over everything else is the fact that my entire library is always available. It's pretty amazing being able to play games that are 30 years old on the same device I'm playing a brand new release without having to buy it again. I always buy multi-platform games on PC if possible.
That said, I don't think it is ever going to happen and the only way I'll replay it is if it is available on a console I have hooked up.
AndyMoogle
Member
But it would be a digital title on Xbox One.
Agreed, didn't play through and enjoy anything as much as I did LO.
Yep. Even even came with Japanese, Korean AND English dubs (well at least the PAL version did).
The Elite
BOSS
Yeah, I think it didn't quite reach its audience on the 360 despite the die hard fanbase. It's not remembered or revered by as nearly as many people as it should be.
It was on 360 and Sony fanboys were shitting on it hard. Those were the days.
I only owned an Xbox 360 at the time, loved the game to pieces, but I openly admit that it was on the "wrong system".
It a brilliant game by the creators of Final Fantasy made to appeal directly to the Japanese audience.... and they just plain ignored it. It was on the Xbox 360 and, well, Japan just wasn't interested in that system, no matter what games came out on it (see also: Blue Dragon, Star Ocean 4, Tales of Vesperia, etc.)
If LO had come out on PS3, it definitely would have found a much stronger, larger audience. Granted, with Microsoft publishing it, that never was going to happen, but the game definitely deserved better.
That would be cool...loved it a lot....remember this nice trailer...awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-x12UEo-rs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-x12UEo-rs
I would totally buy a Lost Odyssey remaster. Better framerate and fastest loading times would make a big difference in this game.
It is wonderful, my favorite jrpg from the last gen.
Oh, and that transition from the opening to gameplay is magnificent. I think it was my last "wow" playing videogames.
It is wonderful, my favorite jrpg from the last gen.
Oh, and that transition from the opening to gameplay is magnificent. I think it was my last "wow" playing videogames.
Amazing game. Would love to see this come to PC but not gonna happen.
That main theme...beautiful .
https:www.youtube.comwatch?v=YBRqLm-seys
That main theme...beautiful .
https:www.youtube.comwatch?v=YBRqLm-seys
This could have been a much better game but the pacing and the characters (for the most part) are pretty terrible.
Game: "Looks like you're tired of fighting all these enemies with high magic defense with only Kaim in the party as an attacker. We're sorry. But guess what? We've got a new character for you!"
You: "Yes! Finally! Another attacker?! Or-or-or maybe a speedy character who's good with items?! As long as they have good physical defense then I don't ca-..."
Game: "SURPRISE! It's another mage! Aren't you lucky?!?"
You: "....god dammit...."
Man that game was pretty and had fun combat, but it was such a grind and the villains were so lame I ended up giving up on the game. What a waste.
Game: "Looks like you're tired of fighting all these enemies with high magic defense with only Kaim in the party as an attacker. We're sorry. But guess what? We've got a new character for you!"
You: "Yes! Finally! Another attacker?! Or-or-or maybe a speedy character who's good with items?! As long as they have good physical defense then I don't ca-..."
Game: "SURPRISE! It's another mage! Aren't you lucky?!?"
You: "....god dammit...."
Man that game was pretty and had fun combat, but it was such a grind and the villains were so lame I ended up giving up on the game. What a waste.
why the hell this and blue dragon aren't on steam is infuriating.
Why stop there? Panzer Dragoon Orta and Ninja Gaiden Black aren't on Steam either? Halo 3? Gears of War 2? Why not just list the entire first party 360 catalog?????????? Lol.
Aris Shadows
Member
Despite already owning it, I wouldn't mind owning it digital via Steam. But I highly doubt we will see it.
Shifty1897
Member
Actually I'd take any Panzer Dragoon on any console/PC.
I can't find a decent copy of Orta for a reasonable price and I can't afford to buy a Saturn and the other titles.
Which country are you located in? Orta is available used, with case and manual, for below $20 on Amazon.
NDP_Mulcair
Banned
Now that the 360 is more than a decade old and has become basically irrelevant in the software marketplace, it may be actually feasible to bring some of their old, 1st-party 360 exclusives to the new-gen and recoup some extra profit.
Fable Anniversary sold 270K according to SteamSpy, for example. That's nearly $10 million in revenue (before Steam's cut):
http://steamspy.com/app/288470
I don't know much about the 360 hardware-wise, but isn't it similar to a PC? Because if they can do a cheap port without requiring a significant amount of effort, some of the lower-selling titles like Lost Odyssey might be viable in terms of ROI.
Fable Anniversary sold 270K according to SteamSpy, for example. That's nearly $10 million in revenue (before Steam's cut):
http://steamspy.com/app/288470
I don't know much about the 360 hardware-wise, but isn't it similar to a PC? Because if they can do a cheap port without requiring a significant amount of effort, some of the lower-selling titles like Lost Odyssey might be viable in terms of ROI.
So would I! I'm just pointing out that BD and LO are hardly unique in terms of Xbox and 360 games which should be preserved in some form but well, it sucks but I don't think MS cares.
-Stranger-
Junior Member
Glad i still have my 360 and copy of Lost Odyssey
VolticArchangel
Member
Lol, agreed with first party but both Panzer Dragoon and the Ninja Gaiden games actually qualify as they're third party IP's and way past their console generation for exclusivity. We can hope at least SEGA with their PC ports initiative that someday a PD collection (including Saga) and KoeiTec won't invest in porting their back catalogue but has a hit ir miss chance at future titles. I'll include MGS4 as well. A legacy collection for PC/Xbox/NX (a return of Metal Gear on Nintendo platforms) would be wonderful (but Konami...) for the consumers to get the full experience and not isolated ones like TPP+GZ, Rising and HD collection.
Ichabod
Banned
Absolutely loved the game. The soundtrack is masterful and the battle theme is one of my favorite rpg battle themes of all time. The novelist-written story vignettes were excellent and, at times, heart wrenching; this is coming from someone who has a low tolerance for frivolous text in games. I got to the final dungeon but had to stop playing and then lent the game to a cousin who never returned it. Needless to say, I'd love the chance to revisit it.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I don't think their ability to profit off a port was ever in doubt. Actually I think pretty much any port of pretty much any game to pretty much any system that's an ongoing concern is going to be revenue-positive. I think the bigger issue is ROI: $10,000,000 isn't a lot of money when it means tying up staff and producers. Microsoft downsized their 1st party producer stable significantly at the beginning of the gen (transitioning away from assigning MGS producers to every indie game to ID@XBOX accounts for much of this reduction). It's notable that Microsoft has been among publishers that have done the least PC porting and haven't done any late ports of catalogue titles.
Hell, Fable 3 (which I think sold upper 6-figures or lower 7 on PC) ran out of keys and Microsoft couldn't even allocate a programmer to remove GFWL and put the game back on sale.
I also think with MS, the divided loyalty internally between actually supporting their software and using their software in a vain effort to push dead-end storefronts like the Windows 10 App Store is still a problem. We saw it with Windows 7, where they published quality first-party game apps and deliberately didn't release them on iOS or Android where they would actually sell. Later on they partially changed their tune, but with the release of Windows 10 and Windows Phone 10 devices they seem back on the bandwagon that they should be willing to sacrifice their software to push their platforms. I think that's a bad trade personally but it seems to be where they'd be.
I think the question of whether or not they will continue releasing any software on Steam is a more manageable one than whether they'll greenlight new software specifically to take advantage of the Steam long tail.
Belmonte
Member
From time to time I think of buying a 360 to play it. Would be really happy to see a PC port! Day one for me.
Is there any technical issue with the game impeding the port? Seems to me that JRPGs sells well enough on PC since we have so many ports on the last years. Even Dragon Quest is on PC! C'mon Sakaguchi San! 360s are expensive in my country yet!
Is there any technical issue with the game impeding the port? Seems to me that JRPGs sells well enough on PC since we have so many ports on the last years. Even Dragon Quest is on PC! C'mon Sakaguchi San! 360s are expensive in my country yet!