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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:27:50 PM
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Super stoked homies.



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Smackems
07/09/21 7:32:02 PM
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Prepare for boring book length text scenes and gameplay so easy a monkey could play it

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:39:14 PM
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Smackems posted...
Prepare for boring book length text scenes and gameplay so easy a monkey could play it

I haven't had a hard time with a JRPG in probably 20 years and like narrative exposition. Lol.

I just remember liking the characters a lot. Haven't played it since the year it was released.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:39:38 PM
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ProfessorKukui posted...
Congrats

Thanks. :)

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Smackems
07/09/21 7:40:28 PM
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BettyWhite posted...
I haven't had a hard time with a JRPG in probably 20 years and like narrative exposition. Lol.

I just remember liking the characters a lot. Haven't played it since the year it was released.
Hope you enjoy. I didn't like it but maybe I should try it again some time

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FL81
07/09/21 7:40:45 PM
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Smackems posted...
Prepare for boring book length text scenes and gameplay so easy a monkey could play it
welcome to the JRPG genre

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07/09/21 7:45:06 PM
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Smackems
07/09/21 7:45:44 PM
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FL81 posted...
welcome to the JRPG genre
Ys

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Will_VIIII
07/09/21 7:46:53 PM
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I should finally give it a go since I have a digital copy, and got a series S a few months ago.

Used to own a physical copy and a 360 but never got around to it since I was in college. The digital copy was given away for free years ago for some promo so I made sure to redeem it.

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Jagr_68
07/09/21 7:48:02 PM
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That Charlie Kelly art is the greatest thing I've ever seen and I want it

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Vigilancespren
07/09/21 7:48:43 PM
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Excellent game. Enjoy!

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unnamedsoldier
07/09/21 7:49:13 PM
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It's also backwards compatible on the One/Series
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MacDaMurderer
07/09/21 7:50:21 PM
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I got it on my Series X but have so many games in backlog Ill probably never get to a long ass JRPG.

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mooreandrew58
07/09/21 7:51:07 PM
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Im mad I never beat it. Got all the way to the end decided to take a break and never got back to it. Now I work too much to enjoy a longish game like this

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:56:06 PM
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Smackems posted...
Hope you enjoy. I didn't like it but maybe I should try it again some time

I'm gonna probably make this into a spoiler free topic on my thoughts on Lost Odyssey vs Final Fantasy XIII. So maybe this will help?

But yeah, I initially hated XIII and loved LO back in the day. Sakaguchi and Uematsu making this game after leaving Square being a big reason why.

Though my recent XIII playthrough gained it a little favor since I was able to look at it as if it wasn't being compared to my beloved FF games of the previous era. Now I can also get a fresh take on LO.

And

CE_gonna_CE posted...
Great OST


The biggest immediate takeaway is OFF THE BAT it already has a better OST than XIII.


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DespondentDeity
07/09/21 7:56:23 PM
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Got a 360? Get Ninety-Nine Nights!

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:56:54 PM
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Maybe I can help everyone kindle an urge to play it. :)

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refmon
07/09/21 7:56:59 PM
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I remember the stories being the only good part.

Horrible annoying characters (oh god the kids) and a lame plot

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 7:58:31 PM
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Jagr_68 posted...
That Charlie Kelly art is the greatest thing I've ever seen and I want it



I think I got it on Etsy.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 8:01:31 PM
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DespondentDeity posted...
Got a 360? Get Ninety-Nine Nights!

I shall look into it. :)


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BettyWhite
07/09/21 8:04:50 PM
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Honestly the music alone makes it feel like a Final Fantasy.

Like Uematsu could compose the soundtrack for a porno and I would be like "Now this is what I call a good RPG"

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EmbraceOfDeath
07/09/21 8:05:05 PM
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BettyWhite posted...
The biggest immediate takeaway is OFF THE BAT it already has a better OST than XIII.
Lost Odyssey is great, but damn what a joke opinion.

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mooreandrew58
07/09/21 8:13:28 PM
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refmon posted...
I remember the stories being the only good part.

Horrible annoying characters (oh god the kids) and a lame plot

Yeah I loved the stories. I teared up a few times. Being the unemotional sort I am in real life I enjoy when something fictional can stir emotions

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 8:16:32 PM
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EmbraceOfDeath posted...
Lost Odyssey is great, but damn what a joke opinion.

I prefer Uematsu's melody-driven compositions.

XIII's soundtrack is almost entirely devoid of distinct melodies and thus is a weak OST in my opinion. The battle theme being the only song I can actually recall, which I'll admit is a good piece.

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CountDog
07/09/21 8:37:53 PM
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One of my favorite games. Has a good story, and good character. Having both in a game is rare. Gameplay is subjective.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 8:40:12 PM
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Okay.. So the beginning of Lost Odyssey is much more gripping than XIII.

Didn't like how XIII just immediately starts at 70 MPH and hardly lets up outside of disjointed flashbacks.

LO is a bit tropey so far, but I'm entirely aware of what's going on and am left wondering what is up with Kaim and therefore wanting to progress the story. Where XIII just had me confused most of the way where I had to put forth the effort to make sense of what was going on as it tossed information at me.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 8:46:19 PM
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CountDog posted...
One of my favorite games. Has a good story, and good character. Having both in a game is rare. Gameplay is subjective.

I honestly don't remember shit about it outside of liking it a lot. I was doing a lot of drugs at that point and it was over a decade ago. Lol.

I remember thinking Jansen should be played by Adam Sandler.. For some reason that stupid opinion lingers.

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Trumpo
07/09/21 8:46:46 PM
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Lost Odyssey is a bc game with X1 and XSX
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VitalGetPrank
07/09/21 8:49:48 PM
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Smackems posted...
Prepare for boring book length text scenes

Boring? They were some of the more memorable parts for me. I barely remember the plot but the short stories have stuck with me since.

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Sajo
07/09/21 8:55:47 PM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
Boring? They were some of the more memorable parts for me. I barely remember the plot but the short stories have stuck with me since.
The Dreams are the best part of the game. Makes sense as they were written by an award winning author while the rest of the game was written by... someone else... who writes game plots...

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Venger2112
07/09/21 9:01:06 PM
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NICE

literally only reason I still have a 360. game aged like wine too.

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Venger2112
07/09/21 9:01:40 PM
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Sajo posted...
The Dreams are the best part of the game. Makes sense as they were written by an award winning author while the rest of the game was written by... someone else... who writes game plots...
wasnt it the dude who created final fantasy?

but yeah the dreams are THE best bar none.

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Yazarogi
07/09/21 9:03:36 PM
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Smackems posted...
Prepare for boring book length text scenes and gameplay so easy a monkey could play it

everyone is entitled to an opinion, even bad ones.

TC, congratulations, it's one of the best RPGs out there, it's an unoffical final fantasy game, no doubt.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 9:47:42 PM
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Trumpo posted...
Lost Odyssey is a bc game with X1 and XSX

I was honestly considering getting an XBone for the longest time because of this.. But the prices haven't plummeted yet so I just got a 360 instead.

VitalGetPrank posted...
Boring? They were some of the more memorable parts for me. I barely remember the plot but the short stories have stuck with me since.

I have vague memories of being totally enthralled by them.

Sajo posted...
The Dreams are the best part of the game. Makes sense as they were written by an award winning author while the rest of the game was written by... someone else... who writes game plots...

I feel like I vaguely remember this fact. Makes you wonder how good a JRPG you could make if you took a well-established author and paid them good money to write the whole plot.

I would love an Anne Rice vampire RPG..

Yazarogi posted...
everyone is entitled to an opinion, even bad ones.

TC, congratulations, it's one of the best RPGs out there, it's an unoffical final fantasy game, no doubt.

Straight up. It just feels like a Final Fantasy as you play it. I really wish they would release Fantasian on other platforms because that seems like the only other option for recapturing that feeling.

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Will_VIIII
07/09/21 9:48:42 PM
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I forget, does this game have quick save or let you save anywhere?

That's actually a bit of a barrier for me these days when it comes to jRPGs.

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BettyWhite
07/09/21 9:51:59 PM
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Will_VIIII posted...
I forget, does this game have quick save or let you save anywhere?

That's actually a bit of a barrier for me these days when it comes to jRPGs.

Save points only it seems.

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mooreandrew58
07/09/21 10:32:02 PM
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BettyWhite posted...
I prefer Uematsu's melody-driven compositions.

XIII's soundtrack is almost entirely devoid of distinct melodies and thus is a weak OST in my opinion. The battle theme being the only song I can actually recall, which I'll admit is a good piece.

I liked 13s music. Ill give you a bit of it feels samesy though. I think I really liked the one that played while vanille and sazh where in that jungle like area

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Sajo
07/10/21 1:58:04 AM
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BettyWhite posted...
Save points only it seems.
BTW, any time you load your game you get full HP/MP. So you can abuse this if you fight around save points then save and reload.

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BettyWhite
07/12/21 1:38:57 AM
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Wow...

The first dream teared me up.. The story and music were just amazing.

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mooreandrew58
07/12/21 5:19:53 AM
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BettyWhite posted...
Wow...

The first dream teared me up.. The story and music were just amazing.

Most of them are like that. I didn't beat the game but I did find all of those

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BettyWhite
07/14/21 1:49:22 AM
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One thing Lost Odyssey does a billion times better is ACTUALLY SHOWING THE VILLAIN MORE THAN A FEW TIMES.

Dysley/Barthandelus sadly had tonsss of potential, but holy shit he's barely ever on screen and what time he's on the screen you're like "Wait.. The pope is a robot.. A.. Falcie? What's that again? Ok.. What does he want? His.. Mama? Ok.. Oh, he's dead now."

The same goes for his two flunkies whose names I can't recall.

That said, Gongora's supreme wizard pulling the strings of a monarchy/government is about as trope-ridden as it gets.. But at least he's fucking on screen often.

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BettyWhite
07/14/21 1:49:37 AM
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mooreandrew58 posted...
Most of them are like that. I didn't beat the game but I did find all of those

Are any missable?

Edit

God this spell check app pisses me off some times.

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Tyranthraxus
07/14/21 1:53:12 AM
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Lost Odyssey is fucking garbage and the prose dreams are the only good part. They were also written by a real author who didn't work on any of the rest of the script so it would make sense that there was a massive disparity of quality between the prose and the horrid garbage story script.

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Sajo
07/14/21 2:19:37 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Lost Odyssey is fucking garbage and the prose dreams are the only good part. They were also written by a real author who didn't work on any of the rest of the script so it would make sense that there was a massive disparity of quality between the prose and the horrid garbage story script.
Recently reviewed this for my podcast and that was my and my co-hosts opinions as well. I tried to be gentle about it here lol:

Sajo posted...
The Dreams are the best part of the game. Makes sense as they were written by an award winning author while the rest of the game was written by... someone else... who writes game plots...


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RockLee94
07/14/21 2:22:07 AM
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Best Final Fantasy game in the last 20 years

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teep_
07/14/21 2:37:59 AM
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I have a 360 but no lost Odyssey
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BettyWhite
07/14/21 2:44:17 AM
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I have to agree with the dialogue being very low grade. It's like a silent guy who barely talks as an overly charismatic chick plays straight guy to goofball non-stop.

I'm enjoying it despite that.. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.

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BettyWhite
07/14/21 2:45:03 AM
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teep_ posted...
I have a 360 but no lost Odyssey

I got a physical copy for 20 bucks on eBay.

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