"We all know Hironobu Sakaguchi’s work from the classic Final Fantasy series. He combined great storytelling together with traditional RPG gameplay to create enjoyable games for everyone. Now Sakaguchi brings that successful formula to the 360 with Lost Odyssey."
Overall: Lost Odyssey is finally here. This is the game many XBOX 360 owners have been waiting for; does the game live up to the hype?
Yes and no. You see even though the graphics are amazing and the attack system is extremely easy to use. I think Lost Odyssey suffers from a lack of balance. On the first disc alone you literally are forced to fight three boss figures in a row(A worm, another worm and then right after that a ton of what appears to be genetically enhanced soldiers because these guys take FOREVER to die).
Yes, Lost Odyssey is one of those games where they make you fight 50 enemies whose health meters/hit points are equal to your own. That would not be so bad if they spread the enemies out but they cram all 50 soldiers into ONE FIGHT! So, here you are with your little team that p@!%#*!es out if someone breathes on them too hard and on the other side there are at least two dozen soldiers with hit points either equal to or greater than your own. Oh yeah, and there are archers on the hill that shoot you while your fighting. Starting to see how hopeless this scene is yet? JRPGs just seem to be pretty cheesy.
Then you have the dream sequences which I don't prefer. They are way too long and you must read every little shrunken word. Aside from feeling like you're reading a bad novel this is not THAT bad. The characters Kaim, Seth and Jansen are cheesy. They just don't seem that realistic, like they were dropped into the game at the last minute. Kaim is some kind of silent idiot, Seth the typical feminazi braggart and Jansen is just dumb. Since I already paid for the game I'll keep playing -- and praying -- that it gets better. I don't have much hope for it though.